List of active United Kingdom military aircraft - wikipedia List of active United Kingdom military aircraft For RAF aircraft no longer in service, see List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force. For aircraft expected to enter service with the RAF in the future, see Future of the Royal Air Force. Tri-service badge of the United Kingdom 's armed forces. This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Royal Air Force 1.1 RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 2 Fleet Air Arm 2.1 Royal Navy Historic Flight 3 Army Air Corps 4 Defence Helicopter Flying School 5 UK Military Flying Training System 6 Empire Test Pilots ' School 7 Ministry of Defence 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Royal Air Force Main article : Royal Air Force Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Agusta A109SP GrandNew Italy Rotorcraft Transport 2016 Used for transportation of senior military commanders or government ministers Airbus A400M Atlas Spain Propeller Transport 2014 18 18 Four on order Airbus Voyager Spain Jet Tanker / Transport 2011 14 14 Beechcraft King Air USA Propeller Trainer 7 7 To be replaced as part of the new Ascent UK Military Flight Training System detailed below Beechcraft Shadow USA Propeller ISTAR 2009 5 6 Bell Griffin HAR2 Canada Rotorcraft Utility 2003 Used for SAR duties in Akrotiri Cyprus Boeing Chinook USA Rotorcraft Transport 1980 60 66 Boeing C ‐ 17A Globemaster III USA Jet Transport 8 8 Boeing E ‐ 3D Sentry USA Jet AEW&C 1990 6 7 Boeing RC ‐ 135W Rivet Joint USA Jet SIGINT 2013 British Aerospace 146 UK Jet Transport 1995 6 British Aerospace Hawk T1 UK Jet Trainer 1976 35 175 Used in the aggressor role by 100 squadron and the Red Arrows British Aerospace Hawk T2 UK Jet Trainer 2009 28 28 Used as an advanced fast jet lead - in trainer Eurofighter Typhoon UK Jet Multi-role 2007 125 147 Of the 22 two seat trainer aircraft the 16 Tranche 1 's are to be scrapped under the RTP ( reduce to produce ) requirement which started in late 2016 General Atomics MQ - 9 Reaper USA UAV ISR / attack 2007 10 10 Grob G115E Tutor Germany Propeller Basic Trainer 1999 90 91 To be replaced as part of the new Ascent UK Military Flight Training System detailed below Grob Vigilant Germany Glider Trainer 1991 15 15 Grob Viking Germany Glider Trainer 1990 73 73 Lockheed C ‐ 130J Hercules USA Propeller Transport 2000 20 25 Shorter C5 variant being withdrawn as part of SDSR 2015 to leave 14 of the C4 variant Lockheed Martin F ‐ 35B Lightning II USA Jet Multi-role 2013 15 15 Joint operated with Fleet Air Arm. Panavia Tornado GR4 UK Jet Attack 1979 30 138 OSD Q1 2019 Raytheon Sentinel Canada / USA Jet ISTAR 2008 5 Short Tucano UK Propeller Trainer 78 130 To be replaced as part of the new Ascent UK Military Flight Training System detailed below Westland Puma HC2 UK Rotorcraft Transport 1971 23 24 RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Main article : Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Avro Lancaster ( PA474 ) UK Propeller Bomber 1942 1 B.I De Havilland Canada Chipmunk UK Propeller Trainer 1946 753 1 T. 10 Douglas Dakota USA Propeller Transport 1942 1 C. 3 Hawker Hurricane UK Propeller Fighter 1937 2 Mk IIc Supermarine Spitfire UK Propeller Fighter 1938 7 1 Mk IIa, 1 Mk Vb, 1 LF. IXe, 1 LF. XVIe, 2 PR. XIX Fleet Air Arm Main article : Fleet Air Arm Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat UK Rotorcraft Attack 2014 28 28 EH Industries EH101 Merlin UK Rotorcraft Transport 2000 55 71 Westland Sea King ASaC7 UK Rotorcraft AEW 1979 8 8 OSD Q3 2018 Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II France Rotorcraft Utility 1999 Used as transport of instructors as part of FOST training British Aerospace Hawk T1 UK Jet Trainer 14 14 Used in the aggressor role by 736 squadron Beechcraft Avenger USA Propeller Trainer 2011 To be replaced as part of the new Ascent UK Military Flight Training System detailed below Grob G115E Tutor Germany Propeller Basic Trainer 2002 5 5 To be replaced as part of the new Ascent UK Military Flight Training System detailed below Lockheed Martin F ‐ 35B Lightning II USA Jet Multi-role 2013 - - To be Jointly operated with Royal Air Force Royal Navy Historic Flight Main article : Royal Navy Historic Flight Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes de Havilland Chipmunk UK Propeller Trainer 1946 1 T10 Fairey Swordfish UK Propeller Torpedo - bomber 1936 2 Mk. I / II Hawker Sea Fury UK Propeller Fighter - bomber 1945 1 FB11 Hawker Sea Hawk UK Jet Fighter - bomber 1953 1 FGA6 Army Air Corps Main article : Army Air Corps ( United Kingdom ) Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes AgustaWestland Apache UK Rotorcraft Attack 50 67 AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat UK Rotorcraft Attack 2014 34 34 Bell 212 Canada Rotorcraft Attack 1995 5 5 Used by No. 7 Flight and No. 25 Flight AAC in Brunei and Kenya in support of TTB and BATUK Britten - Norman Defender UK Propeller Patrol 2003 9 9 Britten - Norman Islander UK Propeller Patrol 1997 6 6 Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II France Rotorcraft SAS 2009 5 5 Thales Watchkeeper WK450 UK UAV ISR 2014 50 50 Westland Gazelle UK Rotorcraft Patrol 34 34 OSD 2025 Defence Helicopter Flying School Main article : Defence Helicopter Flying School Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Bell Griffin Canada Rotorcraft Trainer 1997 11 11 Out of service Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel France Rotorcraft Trainer 1997 34 34 Out of service UK military flying training System The contractors providing the new UK Military Flying Training System will eventually operate 38 fixed wing aircraft and 32 helicopters on the military register, but the aircraft are initially civilian - registered. Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Grob G120TP Germany Propeller Basic Trainer 2018 19 23 ISD expected early 2019 Beechcraft T - 6 Texan II USA Propeller Trainer 2018 10 ISD expected early 2019 Embraer Phenom 100 Brazil Jet Trainer 2018 5 5 ISD expected mid 2018 H135 Juno Germany Rotorcraft Trainer 2018 29 29 ISD 1 April 2018 H145 Jupiter Germany Rotorcraft Trainer 2018 ISD 1 April 2018 Empire Test Pilots ' School Main article : Empire Test Pilots ' School Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service No. Notes Agusta AW109 Italy Rotorcraft Utility Avro RJ UK Jet Transport British Aerospace Hawk UK Jet Trainer / experimental Short Tucano UK Propeller Trainer Ministry of Defence As well as the military services a number of defence contractors operate military aircraft on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes Agusta AW109 Italy Rotorcraft Utility QinetiQ Boscombe Down. Eurofighter Typhoon UK Jet Multi-role BAE Systems, Warton. Hawker Hunter UK Jet Fighter Hawker Hunter Aviation. Lockheed Martin F ‐ 35B Lightning II USA Jet Multi-role 2013 Lockheed Martin, United States. Panavia Tornado UK Jet Attack BAE Systems, Warton. Westland Sea King UK Rotorcraft Utility QinetiQ Boscombe Down. See also British Armed Forces List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force Future of the Royal Air Force References Jump up ^ `` Leonardo GrandNew A109SP - Royal Air Force ''. raf-beta-public.org. Jump up ^ `` British RAF opens new £ 70m hangar for Atlas aircraft - Airforce Technology ''. 2 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Voyager family is complete at RAF Brize Norton ''. Royal Air Force. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` UK armed forces equipment and formations 2017 ''. Ministry of Defence. HM Government. 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` UK Typhoon Fleet by Block `` Articles `` Fast Air Photography ''. www.fast-air.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` RAF to scrap twin - seat Typhoons - Jane 's 360 ''. www.janes.com. Jump up ^ `` Scrapped : Eurofighter Typhoon ZJ815 Sent for RTP - Urban Ghosts ''. 12 December 2016. Jump up ^ 28 Tutors have been sold to the Finnish Air Force as of 2018 `` Five More ex-UK Grob Tutors Delivered to Finnish Air Force ''. Royal Air Force. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018. ^ Jump up to : Delivering Carrier Strike. National Audit Office. 10 March 2017. p. 32. ISBN 978 - 1 - 78604 - 110 - 4. Retrieved 30 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Written question HL867 : Lord Campbell of Pittenweem 17 - 07 - 2017 ''. UK Parliament. Jump up ^ http://www.janes.com/article/79519/raf-sentinel-r1-hunting-is-again Jump up ^ `` Navy Hawks get new boss - Royal Navy ''. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Jump up ^ `` UK Gazelle helicopters to have lives extended until 2025 - The Gazelle Squadron ''. www.gazellesquadron.co.uk. ^ Jump up to : `` Affinity completes UK military 's Phenom trainer fleet ''. 30 January 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` £ 1.1 billion investment by MOD in future military flying training - GOV.UK ''. www.gov.uk. Jump up ^ `` First T - 6C Texan trainers arrive at RAF Valley - Aviation Wales ''. 16 February 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` PICTURES : Juno and Jupiter helicopters arrive at RAF Shawbury ''. 29 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : Empire Test Pilots ' School - Our Fleet and Facilities Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine., etps.qinetiq.com External links United Kingdom Defence Statistics - 2014 ( gov.uk ) United Kingdom Defence Statistics - 2013 ( dasa.mod.uk ) Lists of aircraft By name pre-1914 0 - Ah Ai - Am An - Az B - Be Bf - Bo Br - Bz C - Ca Cd - Cn Co-Cz La - Lh Li - Lz Q U V X Y Z Gliders List of human - powered aircraft List of unmanned aerial vehicles Civil aircraft By characteristic Type Aerobatic Bush planes Electric aircraft Flying wings Gliders Human - powered Prone - pilot Rocket - powered Seaplanes and amphibious aircraft STOL Supersonic Trimotors Triplanes Unmanned VTOL Fuselage Double - deck Narrow - body Wide - body Weight Size Maximum takeoff weight Light aircraft very light jets Large aircraft Manufacturer Airbus Antonov Boeing Bombardier Douglas / McDonnell Douglas Embraer Ilyushin Tupolev Engine number Trijets Trimotors Twinjets Range Jet airliners Regional airliners Use Light transport Racers Regional airliner regional jet Research Early flying machines Experimental X-planes Rotor - powered Rotorcraft utility Tiltrotors Executive Private Business jets Light - sport aircraft Roadable aircraft Other lists By date and usage By tail number Most - produced Military aircraft Role AEW Attack Bomber Torpedo Carrier - based Fighter Maritime patrol Submarine - borne Tanker Nation Afghanistan Albania Argentina Australia Bangladesh Belize Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Morocco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines Portugal Romania Russia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Era WWI Entente WWI Central Powers Interwar World War II World War II jets Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_active_United_Kingdom_military_aircraft&oldid=838013898 '' Categories : British military aircraft Lists of military aircraft United Kingdom military - related lists Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use dmy dates from March 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 24 April 2018, at 12 : 00. 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