page_title: List of Afghan Air Force aircraft
section_title: By name
hierarchical_section_title: List of Afghan Air Force aircraft / By name
caption_attribution_description: English: Two Afghan UH-60A Black Hawks pass on the taxiway Oct. 3, 2017, at Kandahar, Airfield. Afghan aviators are taking part in the first UH-60 flight training class after the Afghan Air Force recived the first shipment of helicopters Sept. 18, as part of the AAF's modernization plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
context_page_description: This list of Afghan Air Force aircraft covers all aircraft operated by the Afghan Air Force and its predecessors, including the Royal Afghan Air Force, Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and the air forces of the various militias and warlords.
context_section_description: Aero L-39 Albatros:  35 received from 1977, three reported in use in 1999 by Dostum-Gulbuddin Militia, three remaining in Air Force service, current status unknown
  Aeritalia C-27A:  20 of these tactical transports have been ordered by the United States for delivery from Italy by 2012. Delivered, but no longer in service
  Antonov An-2: More than a dozen received from 1957 for a variety of utility transport roles, some may have remained in service with various forces through 2000
  Antonov An-12:  20 received from 1981 for heavy airlift duties, operational until 2001
  Antonov An-14:  12 received from 1985 as utility transports, operational through 1991
  Antonov An-24:  6 received from 1975 as passenger transports, operational through 2001
  Antonov An-26:  More than fifty  received from 1975 as military cargo transports, operational until 2009
  Antonov An-30:  One received in 1985, did not survive the 1990s
  Antonov An-32:  As many as seventy three received from 1987 as military cargo transports suited to Afghanistan's hot and high environment, operational until 2011
  Avro Anson 18:  13 received from 1948, with the last removed in 1972
  Bartel BM-4b:  One obtained in 1928
  Breda Ba.25/28:  Eight obtained from 1937, eliminated by 1945
  Bristol F.2 Fighter:  Three obtained in 1919, served through 1929
  Boeing 727: 3 Entering service as VIP transports
  Cessna T182T: Six used between 2011 and 2016. Used as a basic trainer.
  Cessna 208B: 26 aircraft currently in service
  de Havilland DH.9A:  Two added in 1924
  de Havilland R-1:  16 obtained from 1924 to 1926
  Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: Advanced fixed wing trainer and COIN Attack aircraft. 20 on order by 2019; first four received on Jan 2016
  HAL Cheetah 3 obtained from 2014, currently operational
  Hawker Hart:  Eight obtained from 1937, soon replaced
  Hawker Hind:  28 obtained from 1938, served as late as 1957 (one flying model currently in Shuttleworth Collection)
  Ilyushin Il-10:  Unconfirmed
  Ilyushin Il-14:  26 received from 1955 on, served through 2001
  Ilyushin Il-18:  5 received from 1968, served through 2001
  Ilyushin Il-28:  50 received as bombers plus 4 more as trainers from 1957, finally retired in 1994, although trainers may have remained through 2001
  IMAM Ro.37:  16 obtained for reconnaissance from 1937, out of service by 1941 (one on static display at Italian Embassy, Kabul)
  Junkers A.20:  One squadron equipped from 1925 through 1929
  Junkers F.13fe:  4 obtained in 1924 and served through 1939
  Junkers G.24ge:  1 obtained in 1928
  Lockheed C-130 Hercules: 4 C-130H models obtained in 2013 as replacements for the C-27A's
  MD 530F: 18 currently operational.
  Mikoyan MiG-15:  4 fighters received in 1951 and remained through 1979
  Mikoyan MiG-15UTI:  38 trainers received from 1957 and served as late as 1998
  Mikoyan MiG-17F/PF:  100 fighters received from 1957
  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19: 36 acquired by the Royal Afghan Air Force from 1964
  Mikoyan MiG-21F-13:  40 fighters received from 1965 and serving up to 1999
  Mikoyan MiG-21MF:  70 fighters received from 1980 and serving up to 2001
  Mikoyan MiG-21bis:  50 fighters received from 1980 and serving up to 1999
  Mil Mi-1:  12 utility helicopters received from 1957 and retained through 1976
  Mil Mi-2:  About six delivered for use as utility transport helicopters in 1982
  Mil Mi-4:  18 utility helicopters received from 1963 and remaining in service as late as 1997
  Mil Mi-6:  Perhaps served briefly during the Soviet presence
  Mil Mi-8:  30 transport helicopters received from 1971
  Mil Mi-17:  35 transport helicopters delivered from 1987, with 98 currently in Air Force service (including three dedicated to presidential/distinguished visitor airlift)
  Mil Mi-24:  115 assault helicopters delivered from 1979
  Mil Mi-35:  As of 2015, 6 in Air Force service, to be partially replaced by 20 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano
  Nieuport 24:  Unknown number obtained from 1921
  Pilatus PC-12: Special operations light transport/ utility aircraft, operational from 2014
  Potez 25:  One obtained in 1928, destroyed in 1929
  Sopwith 1½ Strutter:  A few obtained from 1921, discarded by 1925
  Sukhoi Su
caption: UH-60A Black Hawks at Kandahar Airfield
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