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British Air Force

United Kingdom 🇬🇧
SMR Grade C
British Total Air Assets
Air Force Rank 14th

Technology Generations 

Combat Aircraft 
4+ Gen Fighters (189)
4++ Gen Fighters 93 (17)
4.5 Gen Fighters 50
5th Gen Fighters 35
6th Gen Attack Aircraft 40
5th Gen Attack Aircraft 55
4th Gen Attack Aircraft 12 (266)

Bombers 
2nd Gen Strategic Bombers (1)

Special Type Aircraft
2nd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 5 (13)
3rd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 1
2nd Gen AGS Aircraft (5)
4th Gen EW Aircraft 3
4th Gen ASW Aircraft 67
4th Gen Recon Aircraft 44

Logistical Aircraft
Tankers 12 (6)
Trainers 207 (130)
4th Gen Helicopters 162
5th Gen Transports 36

Drones
Unmanned ASW Aircraft 1
Unmanned Stealth bombers 1
Unmanned EW Aircraft 5
Recon UAVs 48
UCAVs 19

Small Drones 
Small Recon UAVs 507
Small EW Aircraft 30
Nano Drones 290




Stocks

4+ Generation Fighter Jets 
Tornado GR4 (142)
Tornado F3 (47)

4++ Generation Fighter Jets
Typhoon FGR4 33x
Typhoon T1 20x (17)
Typhoon F2 40x

4.5 Generation Fighter Jets 
Typhoon T3 50x 

5th Generation Fighter Jets
F-35B 35x

6th Generation Attack Aircraft 
AH-64E 40x

5th Generation Attack Aircraft 
AW Apache 27x 
Hawk T-2 28x

4th Generation Attack Aircraft 

Hawk T-1 (180)

Hawk T-1A 12x (86)



2nd Generation Strategic Bombers

Vulcan B2 (1)


2nd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

E-3D (6)

ASAC Mk.7 (7)

Merlin Crowsnest 5x CC2


3rd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

Wedgetail AEW1 1x CC4


3rd Generation Reconnaissance Aircraft

R-1 8x

Wildcat AH1 34x


2nd Generation Airborne Ground Surveillance Aircraft

Raytheon Sentinel (5)


4th Generation Electronic Warfare Aircraft

RC-135W 3x


4th Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

P-8A 9x

Merlin HM2 30x

Wildcat HMA2 28x 



Aerial Refuelling Tankers

A330 MRTT 12x

TriStar K1 (6)


Trainer Aircraft

T-6C 14x

G103 60x

G115 119x

G120TP 23x

Short Tucano T1 (130)


5th Generation Transport Planes

C-17 8x

A400M 22x

F900 2x

B200GT 4x


4th Generation Helicopters

AS365 5x

H145 13x

H135 29x

EMB-500 5x

Merlin Mk.4 24x

Chinook HC6 27x

Chinook HC5 33x

Puma HC2 17x



Unmanned Anti Submarine Warfare Vehicles

Proteus 1x


Unmanned Stealth Bombers

Taranis 1x


Unmanned Electronic Warfare Vehicles

Vampire 1x

Banshee Jet 80 4x


Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Reaper 10x

Protector 3x

SkyGuardian 1x

 S-100 1x

Mojave 1x

Fury 2x


Unmanned Reconnaissance Aerial Vehicles

WK450 47x

HERTI 1x


Small Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

Skydio X2D 20x

Swarm Drones 30x

Black Hornet 190x

Bug drone 100x

Desert Hawk III 229x

Puma AE 18x 

VXE30 50x

Magni-X 10x

Indago 4 159x


Small Unmanned Electronic Warfare Vehicles

Thor 30x


Loitering Munition Drones

Switchblade 360x




Aircraft in Permanent Storage 



Logistics


Tankers 12

Trainers 196

Transports 36

Rotorcraft 162

Airports 460

Heliports 170

Air Force Bases 40

Aircraft Carriers 2

Flight Schools ~130



Maintenance Capabilities


Aircraft Technicians 24,845

Air Force Engineers ~15,000

Air Force Bases 40



Production Capabilities


Production 

Aircraft Producers 1,224

Global Aircraft Manufacturing 0.9%


Capacity per Year 

Planes 8-20 5th Gen 

Drones 8-28

Rotorcraft 10-90 4th Gen 



Capabilities of Aircraft 


Weapons Systems 

30mm+ Guns 40

20mm+ Guns 235

Hardpoints 2,229

Ordinance Capacity 1,866,000 kg


Passive Systems 

AESA Radars 30

Pulse Doppler Radars 143

Radar Missiles 3rd Gen 

IR Missiles 4th Gen 


Number and Variety of Aircraft and Drones


Aircraft 

Stealth Strike Aircraft 35

Multirole Aircraft 143

Attack Aircraft 107

AEW Aircraft 6

EW Aircraft 3

ASW Aircraft 67

Recon Aircraft 44

CC4 Aircraft / 1

CC2 Aircraft / 35


Drones

Unmanned ASW Aircraft 1

Unmanned Stealth bombers 1

Unmanned EW Aircraft 5

Recon UAVs  48

UCAVs 19


Small Drones 

Small Recon UAVs 797

Small EW Aircraft 30

Munition Drones 360


Personnel

Air Force 31,025

Reserve 3,028

Naval Aviation 150


Total Number of Aircraft 405

Total Number of Drones 74

Total Number of Small Drones 1,117

Total Number of Personnel 34,203

Total Variety 18



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