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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by French armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.   French Air Force 3x   Airbus A310-304   heavy transport 2x   Airbus A319-115X   VIP transport 2x   Airbus A340-211   heavy transport 140x   Alpha Jet E   advanced flying training 2x   AS332C Super Puma   combat search and rescue 3x   AS332M1 Super Puma   VIP transport 38x   AS555AN Fennec   utility 14x   C-130H(-30) Hercules   tactical transport 14x   C-135FR Stratotanker   air-to-air refueling & heavy transport 2x   C-160G Gabriel   electronic intelligence 53x   C-160R Transall   tactical transport 19x   CN235-200M   tactical transport 24x   D140E/R Mousquetaire   glider towing 5x   DHC-6-300 Twin Otter   ? (send update) 4x   E-3F Sentry   airborne early warning 6x   EC725 Caracal   combat search and rescue 28x   Emb121AA/AN Xingu   basic flying training 46x   Emb312F Tucano   basic flying training 4x   Falcon 50   VIP transport 2x   Falcon 900   VIP transport 22x   Grob 120A   basic flying training 36x   Mirage 2000-5F   air defence 22x   Mirage 2000B   operational conversion 50x   Mirage 2000C   air defence 80x   Mirage 2000D   ground attack 64x   Mirage 2000N   nuclear attack 13x   Mirage F1B   operational conversion 48x   Mirage F1CR   reconnaissance 40x   Mirage F1CT   close air support 26x   Rafale B   operational conversion   "          "   +113 on order 8x   Rafale C   multi-role   "          "   +87 on order 20x   SA330B Puma   medium-lift transport & search and rescue 100x   TB-30 Epsilon   basic flying training 15x   TBM-700   liaison flight & VIP transport       French Army 23x   AS532UL Cougar   medium-lift transport 4x   AS532UL Horizon   battlefield intelligence 18x   AS555UN Fennec   rotary flying training 12x   EC665 Tigre   anti-armour attack   "          "   +68 on order 8x   EC725 Caracal   special operations 5x   PC-6 Turbo Porter   light transport 90x   SA330B Puma   medium-lift transport 230x   SA341/342 Gazelle   utility 12x   TBM-700   VIP transport       French Navy 15x   AS565MA Panther   search and rescue 24x   Br1150 Atlantique NG   maritime patrol 7x   CAP10B   basic flying training 3x   E-2C Hawkeye   airborne early warning 12x   Emb121AA Xingu   basic flying training 6x   Falcon 10MER   navigation training & VIP transport 5x   Falcon 20G   maritime patrol 4x   Falcon 50M   surveillance & VIP transport 28x   Lynx HAS2/4   anti-submarine warfare 9x   MS893-100S Rallye   basic flying training 12x   N262E   light transport 24x   Rafale M   multi-role   "          "   +36 on order 23x   SA316B Alouette III   utility 9x   SA321G Super Frelon   heavy lift transport 10x   SA365 Dauphin   search and rescue 43x   Super Etendard   maritime strike       Future orders 50x   Airbus A400M   deliveries from 2009 3x   Extra 300   deliveries from 2008 12x   NH90-TTH   deliveries from 2009 27x   NH90-NFH   deliveries from 2009     Remarks The Air Force VIP fleet will soon be modernized with A330s and new Falcons. The Emb312F Tucano will be withdrawn in April 2009. The Grob 120s are leased and carry civil registrations. The Mirage 2000N fleet will be reduced to 40 over the next years. The Mirage F1CT fleet will be reduced to 28 in 2008 and phased out in 2010. The Army's AS532UL Horizons will be rebuilt to normal Cougar configurations. The Super Frelon will be withdrawn from use in 2011. 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