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.

Combat Aircraft

 * Dassault Mirage 2000C/5F x 40 (Fighter-Bomber)
 * Dassault Mirage 2000N/D|Dassault Mirage 2000D x 68 (Attack Aircraft)
 * Dassault Rafale B/C x 180 (Multirole Fighter) - 70 more aircraft on order

Reconnaissance Aircraft

 * Beechcraft Super King Air 350 x 2 (ISR Aircraft)
 * Boeing E-3F Sentry x 4 (AWACS Aircraft)
 * Transall C-160G Gabriel x 2 (ELINT/SIGINT)

Transport Aircraft

 * Airbus A310-304 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Airbus A330-243 x 4 (VIP Transport)
 * Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix x 6 (Aerial Tanker) - 10 more on order
 * Airbus A400M Atlas x 20 (Tactical Transport) - 30 more on order
 * Boeing C-135FR Stratotanker x 12 (Aerial Tanker)
 * CASA/IPTN CN-235M-200/300 x 28 (Transport Aircraft)
 * Dassault Falcon 7X x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 900 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 2000 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter x 6 (Transport Aircraft)
 * Lockheed C-130H/H-30 Hercules x 16 (Tactical Transport)
 * Lockheed Martin C-130J/KC-130J Super Hercules x 4 (Transport/Aerial Tanker)
 * Socata TBM 700 x 16 (VIP Transpor)

Helicopters

 * Aérospatiale SA330 Puma x 20 (Transport Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma x 4 (Transport Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS555 Fennec II x 40 (Utility/Training Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma x 2 (Transport Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter EC725 Caracal x 18 (CSAR/SOF Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

 * Cirrus SR20 x 14 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Cirrus SR22A x 6 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E+ x 80 (Jet Trainer)
 * Dassault Mirage 2000B x 8 (Conversion Trainer)
 * Diamond HK36 Super Dimona x 5 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Embraer EMB 121 Xingu x 22 (Transport Trainer)
 * Grob G120A x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Pilatus PC-21 x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Walter Extra 300 x 3 (Trainer Aircraft)

UAVs

 * EADS Harfang x 4 (Reconnaissance)
 * General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper x 12 (ISR/Attack Aircraft)
 * IAI Eitan x 10 (Reconnaissance UAV)

Future Procurement

 * Airbus Helicopters H160M Guépard x 40
 * Dassault Falcon 8X Archange x 4