List of active aircraft of the Afghan Air Force
This is the list of active aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, prior to the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Inventory prior to Taliban takeover
[edit]| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Cessna 208 | United States | ground attack / ISTAR | AC-208 | 10[1] | ||
| A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | COIN / attack | 19[1] | |||
| Transport | ||||||
| Boeing 727 | United States | VIP transport | 1[2] | former owned by Ariana Afghan Airlines[3] | ||
| C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 4[1] | ||
| Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 24[1] | |||
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | transport / utility | PC-12NG | 18[1][4] | assigned to the Special Mission Wing | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | utility | Mi-8/17 | 95[1] | 56 aircraft are in use with the Special Mission Wing[5] | |
| Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | attack | Mi-25 | 8[1] | ||
| Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H | 10[1] | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama | France | utility | 3[1] | |||
| Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | UH-60A | 16 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Afghan AF acquires 3 Boeing 727s". Air Forces Monthly. Key Publishing: 30. December 2014.
- ^ "Afghan SpecOps gets PC-12NG Transport Planes." defenseindustrydaily.com, 12 October 2012,
- ^ "The Afghanistan Special Mission Wing". www.armyaviationmagazine.com.