Armée de l'Air

The French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air (ALA), literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933. The number of aircraft in service with the French Air Force varies depending on source, however sources from the French Department of Defence give a figure of 710 aircraft in 2013.

Fighters

 * Dassault Mirage 2000 x 136 (Fighter, Strike Aircraft, Trainer, Nuclear Strike Aircraft)
 * Dassault Rafale x 112 (Multirole Fighter) - a further 138 on order

ELINT

 * Boeing E-3 Sentry x 4
 * Transall C-160 x 2

Transport Aircraft

 * Airbus A310 x 2 (Strategic Airliner)
 * Airbus A330 x 3 (Presidential Transport)
 * Airbus A330 MRTT x 14 (Aerial Tanker)
 * Airbus A340 x 2 (Strategic Airliner)
 * Airbus A400M Atlas x 50 (Tactical Transport)
 * Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker x 14 (Aerial Tanker)
 * CASA CN-235 x 27 (Tactical Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 7X x 4 (VIP Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 900 x 4 (VIP Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 2000 x 4 (VIP Transport)
 * De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter x 5 (Utility Transport)
 * Lockheed C-130 Hercules x 14 (Tactical Transport)
 * Socata TBM 700 x 15 (VIP Transport)
 * Transall C-160 x 36 (Tactical Transport)

Helicopters

 * Aérospatiale SA.330 Puma x 26 (Transport Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS.532 Cougar x 10 (SAR Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS.555 Fennec x 40 (Utility and Training Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter EC.725 Caracal x 12 (Combat SAR Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

 * Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet x 85 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Diamond HK36 Super Dimona x 5 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Embraer EMB 121 Xingu x 23 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Jodel D-140 x 17 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Socata TB 30 Epsilon x 33 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Walter Extra 300 x 3 (Trainer Aircraft)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

 * EADS Harfang x 4 (Reconnaissance)
 * General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper x 4 (Battlefield Surveillance) - a further 12 on order