Royal Earentian Air Force
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Aircraft inventory
| Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter aircraft | ||||
| Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II | USA | Fighter aircraft | 49 | |
| Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon | USA | Fighter aircraft | 73 | |
| Trainers | ||||
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | Switzerland | Training Aircraft | 16 | Originally painted yellow/red, now black with 2 yellow markings. |
| Transporters | ||||
| Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules | USA | Transport aircraft | 7 | All have been upgraded to common Digital Cockpit. |
| McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 | USA | Aerial refueling | 4 | All upgraded to common digital cockpit, to be replaced by Airbus A330-MRTT in 2020. |
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | USA | Strategic Transport | 3 | |
| Gulfstream IV | USA | Utility aircraft | 2 | VIP transport. |
| Dornier Do 228 | Germany | Coastal patrol | 2 | Civil registrations but with military crews, ViZion Strait area. |
| Helicopters | ||||
| Boeing AH-64D Apache | USA | Attack helicopter | 30 | Upgraded to Block II standard |
| Eurocopter AS 532U2 Cougar Mk2 | France | Utility helicopter | 21 | |
| Boeing CH-47F Chinook | USA | Heavy lift helicopter | 20 | |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | USA | Heavy lift helicopter | 11 | |
| NHIndustries NH90 | Italy | NATO frigate helicopter | 20 | Deliveries started in 2010. 12 NFH and 8 TNFH (Navalised) to be used from LPD/LPH in support of Marines. |
| Eurocopter Dauphin 2 | France | Search and rescue | 3 | Operated by the Earentian Coast Guard with Coast Guard markings. |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||
| MQ-9 Reaper | USA | UAV | 4 | |
| RQ-11 Raven | USA | Mini-UAV | 72 | Used by both army and navy with airforce roundels. |
| ScanEagle | USA | Reconnaissance / Surveillance | 12 | Used by the Royal Army, one analogue ground station with six aircraft, two digital ground stations with three aircraft each. Additional capacity will be acquired. |