The following is a list of military aircraft currently in service in the three main branches of the French Armed Forces: French Army, French Navy, and French Air and Space Force.[1] [2]
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | B / C | 95 | 117 on order |
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Multirole | 2000D 2000-5F | 65 26 | |
| AWACS | |||||
| Boeing E-3 Sentry | United States | AEW&C | E-3F | 4 | |
| Reconnaissance | |||||
| Dassault Falcon 8X | France | SIGINT / ELINT | 0 | 3 on order | |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | 2 | 3 on order | |
| Tanker | |||||
| Airbus A330 MRTT | Europe | Aerial refueling / Transport | 10 | ||
| Lockheed KC-130J | United States | Aerial refueling / Transport | 2 | ||
| Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker | United States | Aerial refueling / Transport | 5 | ||
| Transport | |||||
| Airbus A330-200 | Europe | VIP transport | 5 | ||
| Airbus A400M Atlas | Europe | Tactical airlifter | 20 | 30 on order | |
| Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Tactical airlifter | 2 | ||
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Tactical airlifter | 14 | ||
| CASA CN235 | Spain | Tactical airlifter | 27 | ||
| Socata TBM 700 | France | Liaison | 15 | ||
| DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Liaison | 5 | ||
| Helicopter | |||||
| Airbus H225M Caracal | Europe | Transport / CSAR | 13 | 9 on order | |
| Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | Utility | 0 | 40 on order | |
| Airbus H215 Super Puma | France | VIP transport | 3 | ||
| Aérospatiale SA330 Puma | France | Utility | 21 | ||
| Eurocopter AS555 Fennec | Europe | Utility | 40 | ||
| Trainer | |||||
| Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Conversion trainer | 6 | ||
| Pilatus PC-21 | Switzerland | Advanced trainer | 26 | ||
| Embraer EMB 121 Xingu | Brazil | Trainer | 17 | ||
| Beechcraft Super King Air 350 | United States | Trainer | 1 | ||
| Grob 120A-F | Germany | Basic trainer | 18 | ||
| Cirrus SR20 | United States | Basic trainer | 16 | ||
| Cirrus SR22 | United States | Basic trainer | 9 | ||
| Airbus H225M | Europe | Rotorcraft trainer | 1 | ||
| Alpha Jet | France | Jet trainer | 27 | ||
| UAVs | |||||
| General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | United States | ISTAR / UCAV | 16[4] | ||
See main article: French Navy.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | M | 41 | 12 on order |
| AWACS | |||||
| Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW&C | 3 | 3 on order | |
| Maritime patrol | |||||
| Bréguet 1150 Atlantic | France | ASW / Maritime patrol | 22 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 20 | France | Maritime patrol | 5 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France | Maritime patrol | 8 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 2000 | France | Maritime patrol | 12 on order | ||
| Transport | |||||
| Embraer EMB 121 Xingu | Brazil | Transport | 10 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 10 | France | Transport | 6 | ||
| Helicopter | |||||
| NHIndustries NH90 | Europe | ASW / SAR | 27 | ||
| Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | ASuW / SAR | 4 | 49 on order | |
| Eurocopter AS565 Panther | Europe | Utility | 38 | ||
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopter | |||||
| Eurocopter Tiger | Europe | Attack | 69 | ||
| NHIndustries NH90 | Europe | Utility | 58 | 15 on order | |
| Airbus H225M | Europe | Utility | 8 | ||
| Airbus Helicopters H160 | Europe | Utility | 0 | 80 on order | |
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | Europe | Utility | 25 | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France | Utility | 17 | ||
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | Utility | 106 | ||
| Transport | |||||
| Pilatus PC-6 Porter | Switzerland | Transport | 5 | ||
| Socata TBM 700 | France | Transport | 9 | ||
| Trainer aircraft | |||||
| Eurocopter AS555 Fennec | Europe | Rotorcraft trainer | 17 | ||