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Order of Battle - United Kingdom

The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by British armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

The United Kingdom shares borders with Ireland.

  Royal Air Force
14x   Airbus A330MRTT   deliveries from 2011
22x   Airbus A400M   delivery date(s) unknown
3x   A109E Hirundo   VIP transport
2x   AW139   rotary flying training
6x   BAe125 CC3   VIP transport
2x   BAe146 CC2   VIP transport
9x   Beech 200 King Air   basic flying training
6x   C-17A Globemaster   heavy transport
  "          "   +1 on order
39x   Chinook HC2   heavy-lift transport
  "          "   +22 on order
3x   Chinook HC3   heavy-lift transport
  "          "   +5 on order
10x   Dominie T1   navigation training
4x   Griffin HAR2   search and rescue
11x   Griffin HT1   advanced flying training
68x   Harrier GR7/9   close air support & ground attack
9x   Harrier T10/12   operational conversion
125x   Hawk T1   advanced flying training
17x   Hawk T2   advanced flying training
  "          "   +11 on order
3x   Hercules C1   tactical transport
8x   Hercules C3   tactical transport
6x   Hercules C3A   special operations
14x   Hercules C4   tactical transport
10x   Hercules C5   tactical transport
3x   Islander CC2   photographic mapping
22x   Merlin HC3   medium-lift transport
6x   Merlin HC3A   medium-lift transport
12x   Nimrod MRA4   deliveries from 2010
2x   Nimrod R1   electronic intelligence & reconnaissance
34x   Puma HC1   medium-lift transport
25x   Sea King HAR3   search and rescue
5x   Sentinel R1   battlefield intelligence
7x   Sentry AEW1   airborne early warning
4x   Shadow R1   battlefield intelligence
20x   Tornado F3   air defence
130x   Tornado GR4   ground attack
3x   Tristar C2   heavy transport
2x   Tristar K1   air-to-air refueling
4x   Tristar KC1   air-to-air refueling & heavy transport
97x   Tucano T1   basic flying training
92x   Tutor T1   basic flying training
10x   Typhoon F2   air defence
38x   Typhoon FGR4   multi-role
  "          "   +.. on order
16x   Typhoon T1/3   operational conversion
  "          "   +.. on order
6x   VC10 C1K   air-to-air refueling & heavy transport
6x   VC10 K3/4   air-to-air refueling
   
  British Army
4x   A109A Hirundo   special operations
2x   A109E Hirundo   rotary flying training
67x   Apache AH1   anti-armour attack & close air support
4x   AS365N3 Dauphin   special operations
34x   AW159 Future Lynx   deliveries from 2011
7x   Bell 212HP   utility
7x   Defender AL2   surveillance
  "          "   +1 on order
27x   Gazelle AH1   utility
6x   Islander AL1   reconnaissance
82x   Lynx AH7/9   anti-armour attack & utility
24x   Squirrel HT1   rotary flying training
11x   Squirrel HT2   rotary flying training
   
  Royal Navy
28x   AW159 Future Lynx   deliveries from 2011
4x   Beech 350ER   observer training
12x   Jetstream T2/3   crew training
30x   Lynx HAS3   advanced flying training
34x   Lynx HMA8   anti-submarine warfare
40x   Merlin HM1   anti-submarine warfare
2x   SA365N Dauphin   utility
13x   Sea King AsaC7   airborne early warning
38x   Sea King HC4   special operations
15x   Sea King HU5SAR   search and rescue
5x   Tutor T1   basic flying training
   
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