United Arab Emirates Air Force

The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) is the air force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its predecessor was established in 1968, when the Emirates were still under British rule. Since then, it has undergone a continual reorganization and expansion in terms of both capability and numbers of aircraft. Currently, the UAEAF has around 6,000 personnel and operates approximately 530 fixed and rotorcraft.
==Aircraft Inventory==
===Combat Aircraft===
*Air Tractor AT-802I x 6 (COIN/Light Attack Aircraft)
*Dassault Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD x 50 (Strike Fighter)
*Dassault Rafale F3 x 0 (Multirole Fighter) - 60 on order + 80 Rafale F4 planned
*Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Blk.60 Fighting Falcon x 56 (Multirole Fighter) - 30 x F-16E/F Blk.61 on order
===AWACS Aircraft===
*Bombardier/Saab GlobalEye AEW x 4 (AWACS Aircraft) - 2 more on order
*Saab 340 AEW&C x 2 (AWACS Aircraft)
===Maritime Patrol Aircraft===
*Bombardier Dash-8 MPA-D8 x 2 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
===Reconnaissance Aircraft===
*Ayres S2R Archangel x 0 (Reconnaissance Aircraft) - 24 on order
*Bombardier Global Express x 0 (Reconnaissance/ISR Aircraft) - 2 on order
*Cessna 208 Caravan x 2 (Surveillance/Utility Aircraft)
*De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Guardian 400 x 4 (Surveillance/Utility Aircraft)
===Transport Aircraft===
*Airbus A330-243 MRTT x 4 (Aerial Tanker) - 2 more on order
*Beechcraft Super King Air 350 x 2 (Utility Aircraft)
*Boeing C-17 Globemaster III x 8 (Strategic Airlifter)
*Boeing KC-46A Pegasus x 0 (Aerial Tanker) - 4 on order
*CASA/IPTN CN-235 x 2 (Transport Aircraft) - 6 more on order
*Cessna 208B Grand Caravan x 8 (Transport/Utility Aircraft)
*De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter x 8 (Transport/Utility Aircraft)
*Lockheed C-130H Hercules x 8 (Tactical Transport)
*Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules x 2 (Transport Aircraft)
*PAC P-750 XSTOL x 2 (Light Utility Aircraft)
*Piaggio P.180 Avanti x 2 (VIP Transport Aircraft)
*Saab 340 x 2 (Transport Aircraft)
===Helicopters===
*AgustaWestland AW139 x 10 (Utility/VIP Transport)
*Bell 412 x 4 (Utility/SAR Helicopter)
*Bell 407 x 32 (Light Utility Helicopter)
*Boeing CH-47C/F x 20 (Heavy Lift Transport Helicopter) - 16 more on order
*Boeing AH-64D/E x 30 (Attack Helicopter) - 38 AH-64E on order
*Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin x 2 (VIP Transport Helicopter)
*Eurocopter AS550C3 Fennec x 12 (Liaison Helicopter)
*Eurocopter AS565SB Panther x 16 (SAR/Maritime Helicopter)
*IAR-330SM Puma x 20 (Utility Helicopter)
*Sikorsky UH-60L/M Blackhawk x 60 (Utility Helicopter)
===Trainer Aircraft===
*Aermacchi MB-339NAT x 12 (Jet Trainer)
*Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master x 20 (Advanced Trainer)
*BAe Systems Hawk Mk.61/63/102 x 32 (Jet Trainer)
*Beechcraft King Air 90 x 4 (Multi-Engine Aircraft Trainer)
*Bell 407 x 14 (Rotorcraft Helicopter)
*Dassault Mirage 2000-9D/DAD x 18 (Conversion Trainer)
*Eurocopter AS550 Fennec x 2 (Rotorcraft Trainer)
*Lockheed Martin F-16F Blk.60 Fighting Falcon x 24 (Conversion Trainer)
*GippsAero GA8 x 2 (Trainer Aircraft)
*Grob G115 x 12 (Light Trainer)
*Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer x 32 (Advanced Tainer)
*Pilatus PC-21 x 26 (Advanced Trainer)
===UAVs===
*CAIG Pterodactyl I x ? (UCAV)
*Denel Dynamics Seeker II x 12 (Surveillance UAV)
*General Atomics MQ-1 Predator XP x ? (Surveillance UAV)
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Category:United Arab Emirates
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