Hi dudes

This thread is to reflect on the comabt aircraft that serve in the different nations,you might like to post on your own countries numbers and the most effective combat aircraft you have.or maybe another countries airpower you think is strong,it could inclued Air Force power Army aviation and also naval airpower,serious posts would be awesome guys


Id like to document the US airpower:-

Air Force

F-15..... Active force, 396; Reserve, 0; ANG,126.
F-16..... Active force, 738; Reserve 69; ANG,473
F-18..... Active force, 398; Reserve,0: ANG,243
F-117....Active force, 55; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0

B-52.... Active force, 85; ANG, 0; Reserve, 9
B-1B.....Active force, 65; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0
B-2......Active force: 21 ; ANG: 0; Reserve: 0

A-10....Active force,224; Reserve,56; ANG,122
A-130...Active duty: 21 Reserve, 0; ANG, 0

Army

AH-1 Cobra.....Active Force,189; Reserve,75;ANG,0
AH-64 Apache...Active force,585; Reserve,100,ANG,76

Plus over 1000 Naval combat aircraft

Fighters

F-15J/DJ (225)
F-4EJ (70)
F-2A/B (62)

Attack Helicopters
AH-1S (90)
AH-64D (unknown - in process of replacing Cobras)

Haha... I was wondering when this was coming up...... well I cant post the Aircraft we have cos its a national secret....... We can bomb anywhere in the world cos everybody would think its a WW2 to Korea War flying roadshow.... haha.... Its embarrasing really.... We do have modern Casa Transport Aircraft which are good Para jumpers.... and come new Helos on order from the Italians.... Outside of that.... haha!!.... No contest unless its an Air History Museum show.... hehe!! Our size and location doesnt need anything more really... I suppose the first high evelope airstrike will change that, but until then its all good!!!....

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according to wikipedia:
McDD F-18 C/D Hornet (HN), fighter interceptors (63)
BAE Hawk Mk51/51A (HW), trainers (50)
Learjet 35A/S (LJ) (3)
Valmet L-70 Vinka (VN), trainers (28)
Fokker F.27 (FF), transportation aircraft (2) (will be replaced by two EADS CASA C-295M by 2008)
Valmet L-90 TP Redigo (RG), liaison aircraft (9)
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain (PC), liaison aircraft (6)

the Hornets are now being upgraded with ground attack capability making it F/A-18.
as i said earlier, our F-18's have Finnish made realtime surfrace
information link system and several optimizations which are made by FiAF with
Finnish Firms. software upgrades etc.
the hawks are sceluded to be replaced with new planes
which are being kept under wraps for now.

Army has several helicopters and Ranger UAV's
which i'm too lazy to list here.

This is the UKs current amount of combat aircraft

TORNADO F3

25 Squadron.......... 16 x Tornado F3 ............ RAF Leeming
43 Squadron .......... 16 x Torando F3 ............ RAF Leuchars
111 Squadron......... 16 x Tornado F3 ............. RAF Leuchars
1435 Flight ........... 14 x Tornado F3............ RAF Mount Pleasant
56 Squadron......... 20 x Tornado F3 ............ RAF Leuchars

TORNADO GR4, GR4A

9 Squadron ........... 12 x Tornado GR4......... RAF Marham
12 Squadron........... 12 x Tornado GR4......... RAF Lossiemouth
14 Squadron ........... 12 x Tornado GR4 ......... RAF Lossiemouth
31 Squadron........... 12 x Tornado GR4......... RAF Marham
617 Squadron.......... 12 x Tornado GR4......... RAF Lossiemouth
15 Squadron......... 26 x Tornado GR4.......... RAF Lossiemouth
II (AC) Squadron..... 12 x Tornado GR4A......... RAF Marham
13 Squadron .......... 12 x Tornado GR4A .......... RAF Marham


JAGUAR GR3/3A and T4

6 Squadron......... 11 x Jaguar GR3 and 21 x Jaguar T4.......... RAF Coltishall


HARRIER GR7/7A GR9/9A T10/T12

1 Squadron...... 16 x Harrier GR9 and 16 x Harrier T12............RAF Cottesmore
4 Squadron....... 13 x Harrier GR7 and 16 x Harrier T10 ...........RAF Cottesmore
20 Squadron........ 16 x Harrier GR7 and 16 x Harrier T10 ..........RAF Wittering



TYPHOON

3 Squadron.........12 x Typhoon .............RAF Coningsby (from 1 April 2006)
17 Squadron......16 x Typhoon..............RAF Coningsby (Typhoon OEU)
29 Squadron.......12 x Typhoon..............RAF Coningsby (Typhoon OCU)


Combat helicopters

APACHE (AH Mk1).....67 Delivered
LYNX AH MARK 7/9......110

Fleet air arm

36x Harrier GR7As.
The Royal Navy currently operates 38 Merlin anti submarine/ship helicopters
12x sea Lynx Naval combat helicopters


Dont know how many combat aircraft that is but you do the maths......it fits our requirement

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HA.......dont worry the RAF have got you covered Exo......

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Its 609 by your numbers,i throught the RAF had 900 alone dude

It has got around 900.......but thats transport recon and other types..... the ones i listed above are British combat aircraft the squadrons.....and where the are based

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GB has onle 600 fighter bombers we have 300 mig21 and 400 f-4 and many morre figter

Nice one mate... Nothing like good neighbours......

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