List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
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This is a list of currently-active military aircraft in use by the United Kingdom.
[edit] Royal Air Force
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Puma |  United Kingdom |
Transport Helicopter | HC1 | 41 | Licence-built |
| Agusta A109E |  Italy |
Liaison Helicopter | - | 3 | Leased |
| AgustaWestland Merlin | United Kingdom |
Transport Helicopter | HC3 | 22 | |
| Avro Lancaster | United Kingdom |
Bomber (Historic) | B1 | 1 | Memorial Flight |
| BAe 125 | United Kingdom |
VIP Transport | CC3 | 6 | |
| BAe 146 | United Kingdom |
VIP Transport | CC2 | 2 | |
| BAE Harrier | United Kingdom |
Strike | GR7
GR9 T10 |
73
?? 10 |
|
| Beechcraft King Air |  United States |
Multi-engined Trainer | - | 7 | |
| Bell Griffin |  Canada |
Training Helicopter
Rescue Helicopter |
HT1
HAR2 |
11
4 |
|
| Boeing Chinook | United States |
Heavy Lift Helicopter | HC2 | 40 | |
| Boeing C-17A Globemaster | United States |
Strategic Transport | - | 4 | One on order |
| Boeing Sentry | United States |
Airborne Early Warning | AEW1 | 7 | |
| Britten-Norman Islander | United Kingdom |
Transport | CC2 | 2 | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk | United Kingdom |
Trainer | T10 | 2 | Memorial Flight |
| Douglas Dakota | United States |
Transport (Historic) | C3 | 1 | Memorial Flight |
| Eurocopter Squirrel |  France |
Training Helicopter | HT1 | 25 | |
| Eurofighter Typhoon | United Kingdom |
Fighter | T1
F2 |
||
| Grob Tutor |  Germany |
Trainer | T1 | 99 | |
| Grob Viking | Germany |
Training Glider | T1 | ||
| Grob Vigilant | Germany |
Trainer | T1 | ||
| Hawker Hurricane | United Kingdom |
Fighter (Historic) | IIc | 2 | Memorial Flight |
| Hawker Siddeley Dominie | United Kingdom |
Navigation Trainer | T1 | 11 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Hawk | United Kingdom |
Trainer | T1 | 118 | |
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod | United Kingdom |
Maritime Patrol | R1
MR2 |
2
19 |
|
| Lockheed Hercules | United States |
Tactical Transport | C3
C4 C5 |
25
15 10 |
|
| Lockheed Tristar | United States |
Transport/Tanker | K1
KC1 C2 |
2
4 3 |
|
| Panavia Tornado | United Kingdom |
Air Defence
Strike |
F3
GR4 |
112
139 |
|
| SEPECAT Jaguar | United Kingdom |
Strike | GR3
T4 |
51 | |
| Short Tucano | United Kingdom |
Trainer | T1 | 125 | |
| Slingsby T-67M Firefly | United Kingdom |
Elementary Trainer | - | ||
| Supermarine Spitfire | United Kingdom |
Fighter (Historic) | - | 5 | Memorial Flight |
| Vickers VC-10 | United Kingdom |
Tanker | C1K
K3 K4 |
7
4 2 |
|
| Westland Sea King | United Kingdom |
Rescue Helicopter | HAR3
HAR3A |
16
6 |
[edit] Fleet Air Arm
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgustaWestland Merlin | United Kingdom |
Maritime Helicopter | HM1 | 38 | |
| BAE Harrier | United Kingdom |
Strike | GR7
GR9 |
??
?? |
|
| Eurocopter AS365N2 Dauphin | France |
Transport Helicopter | - | 2 | Leased |
| Grob G-115D2 Heron | Germany |
Basic Trainer | - | - | |
| Hawker Siddeley Hawk | United Kingdom |
Target Facilities | T1 | 11 | |
| Scottish Aviation Jetstream | United Kingdom |
Trainer/Transport | T2
T3 |
6
4 |
|
| Slingsby T-67M Firefly | United Kingdom |
Basic Trainer | - | - | |
| Westland Lynx | United Kingdom |
Maritime Helicopter | HAS3
AH7 HMA8 |
35
12 35 |
|
| Westland Sea King | United Kingdom |
Transport Helicopter
Transport Helicopter AEW Helicopter |
HC4
HU5 ASaC7 |
??
?? 11 |
[edit] Army Air Corps
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | United Kingdom |
Helicopter | AH1 | - | Licence-built |
| Agusta A109 | Italy |
Liaison Helicopter | - | 4 | |
| Bell 212HP | United States |
Transport Helicopter | AH1 | ? | |
| Britten-Norman Defender | United Kingdom |
Liasion | AL1 | 5 | |
| Eurocopter Squirrel | France |
Training Helicopter | HT2 | 12 | |
| Slingsby T-67M Firefly | United Kingdom |
Basic Trainer | - | - | |
| Westland Apache | United Kingdom |
Attack Helicopter | AH1 | 70 | Licence-built |
| Westland Lynx | United Kingdom |
Attack and Troop Helicopter | AH7
AH9 |
76
23 |
