Irish Air Corps
Current inventory

Irish Air Corps

Section Title: Current inventory
Table Section Text: None

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes

Maritime patrol

CASA CN-235	Spain	maritime patrol	MPA 100	2

Transport

Learjet 45	United States	VIP / air ambulance	1

Surveillance

Britten-Norman Defender	United Kingdom	police air support	Defender 4000	1	flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU)

Cessna Reims FR172 H	France	surveillance / utility	5	based on the Cessna 172

Helicopters

AgustaWestland AW139	Italy	utility	6

Eurocopter EC135	France	utility	EC135 P2+/T2	4	two P2+s are flown for military purposes, with two T2s for the GASU

Trainer

Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	advanced trainer / CAS	PC-9M	8	armament option include heavy machine gun or rocket pods.

Sentence(s)

The Irish Air Corps, operates two Eurocopter EC135 T2 helicopters and a Britten-Norman Defender aircraft for the Garda Air Support.

final_sentence: The Irish Air Corps, operates two Eurocopter EC135 T2 helicopters and a Britten-Norman Defender aircraft for the Garda Air Support.