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APPENDIX A

Air Forces and Fighter Aircraft Fleets of Select NATO and G-20 States[1]

Country

Fixed-Wing Combat Aircraft

Aircraft Fleet (Combat and Non-Combat)a

Fighters as % of Aircraft Fleet

Fightersb

Bombers

Othersc

Total

Fixed-Wing

Rotary-Wing

Total

Australia

97

0

51

148

264

169

433

22.4

Army

0

0

0

0

0

129

129

0

Air Force

97

0

51

148

264

0

264

36.7

Navy

0

0

0

0

0

40

40

0

Belgium

59

0

29

88

139

31

170

34.7

Air Force

59

0

29

88

139

31

170

34.7

Brazil

106

0

127

233

636

253

889

11.9

Army

0

0

0

0

0

81

81

0

Air Force

106

0

115

221

624

99

723

14.7

Navy

0

0

12

12

12

73

85

0

Canada

77

0

14

91

214

162

376

20.5

Air Force

77

0

14

91

214

162

376

20.5

China

1,746

150

756

2,652

3,599

1,069

4,668

37.4

Army

0

0

0

0

8

913

921

0

Air Force

1,468

120

718

2,306

3,077

53

3,130

46.9

Navy

278

30

38

346

514

103

617

45.1

Denmark

44

0

0

44

78

30

108

40.7

Air Force

44

0

0

44

78

30

108

40.7

France

277

0

83

360

614

504

1,118

24.8

Army

0

0

0

0

13

338

351

0

Air Force

217

0

64

281

483

80

563

38.5

Navy

60

0

19

79

118

86

204

29.4

Germany

235

0

8

243

421

365

786

29.9

Army

0

0

0

0

0

220

220

0

Air Force

235

0

0

235

411

102

513

45.8

Navy

0

0

8

8

10

43

53

0

Greece

232

0

12

244

429

213

642

36.1

Army

0

0

0

0

20

163

183

0

Air Force

232

0

7

239

404

31

435

53.3

Navy

0

0

5

5

5

19

24

0

India

834

0

118

952

1,516

841

2,357

35.4

Army

0

0

0

0

0

275

275

0

Air Force

791

0

90

881

1,390

441

1,831

43.2

Navy

43

0

28

71

126

125

251

17.1

Italy

226

0

34

260

417

348

765

29.5

Army

0

0

0

0

6

189

195

0

Air Force

210

0

34

244

392

102

494

42.5

Navy

16

0

0

16

19

57

76

21.1

Japan

361

0

276

637

879

589

1,468

24.6

Army

0

0

0

0

8

412

420

0

Air Force

361

0

196

557

722

46

768

47.0

Navy

0

0

80

80

149

131

280

0

Netherlands

63

0

0

63

83

75

158

39.9

Air Force

63

0

0

63

83

75

158

39.9

Norway

57

0

6

63

86

33

119

47.9

Air Force

57

0

6

63

86

33

119

47.9

Poland

98

0

0

98

214

225

439

22.3

Army

0

0

0

0

0

122

122

0

Air Force

98

0

0

98

202

78

280

35.0

Navy

0

0

0

0

12

25

37

0

Russia

793

139

344

1,276

2,052

854

2,906

27.3

Air Force

677

139

274

1,090

1,805

669

2,474

27.4

Navy

116

0

70

186

247

185

432

26.9

Saudi Arabia

285

0

40

325

495

205

700

40.7

Army

0

0

0

0

0

114

114

0

Air Force

285

0

40

325

495

45

540

52.8

Navy

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

0

South Korea

488

0

84

572

765

602

1,367

35.7

Army

0

0

0

0

0

511

511

0

Air Force

488

0

68

556

744

49

793

61.5

Navy

0

0

16

16

21

42

63

0

Spain

159

0

5

164

383

190

573

27.8

Army

0

0

0

0

0

108

108

0

Air Force

146

0

5

151

366

44

410

35.6

Navy

13

0

0

13

17

38

55

23.6

Turkey

364

0

0

364

764

370

1,134

32.1

Army

0

0

0

0

112

301

413

0

Air Force

364

0

0

364

640

40

680

53.5

Navy

0

0

0

0

12

29

41

0

United Kingdom

194

0

72

266

513

366

879

22.1

Army

0

0

0

0

13

262

275

0

Air Force

194

0

60

254

479

8

487

39.8

Navy

0

0

12

12

21

96

117

0

United States

3,004

157

548

3,709

7,769

5,753

13,522

22.2

Army

0

0

0

0

222

4,380

4,602

0

Air Force

1,603

157

312

2,072

4,696

198

4,894

32.8

Navy

956

0

236

1,192

2,018

720

2,738

34.9

Marine Corps

445

0

0

445

833

455

1,288

34.6

Noteworthy Air Forces of Non-NATO and Non-G-20 States

Egypt

393

0

191

584

799

256

1,055

37.3

Air Force

393

0

191

584

795

241

1,036

37.9

Navy

0

0

0

0

4

15

19

0

Iran

300

0

37

337

626

289

915

32.8

Army

0

0

0

0

17

223

240

0

Air Force

300

0

34

334

590

36

626

47.9

Navy

0

0

3

3

19

30

49

0

Israel

394

0

46

440

586

177

763

51.6

Air Force

394d

0

46

440

586

177

763

51.6

North Korea

431

80

34

545

977

286

1,263

34.1

Air Force

431

80

34

545

977

286

1,263

34.1

Taiwan

423

0

78

501

584

294

878

48.2

Army

0

0

0

0

0

255

255

0

Air Force

423

0

78

501

584

19

603

70.1

Navy

0

0

0

0

0

20

20

0

Notes: The table does not include aircraft operated by coast guards or paramilitary forces.

  1. The fixed-wing combat aircraft category includes anti-submarine warfare aircraft (ASW), bomber aircraft (BBR), fighter aircraft (FTR), fighter/ground attack aircraft (FGA), and attack aircraft (ATK). The fixed-wing non-combat aircraft category includes, among other things, airborne warning and control system aircraft (AWACS), combat search and rescue aircraft (CSAR), electronic warfare aircraft (EW), electronic, communication and signals intelligence aircraft (ELINT, COMINT and SIGINT), fire-fighting aircraft (FF), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft (ISR), maritime patrol aircraft (MP), multi-role aircraft (MR), search and rescue aircraft (SAR), tanker (i.e., air refuelling) aircraft (TK), training aircraft (TRG), and transport aircraft (TPT). Please note that tilt-rotor aircraft have been included in the fixed-wing aircraft category. The rotary-wing aircraft category includes both combat types (ASW and ATK helicopters) as well as non-combat types (CSAR, ISR, MR, SAR, and TPT helicopters).
  2. The “Fighters” category includes both FTR and FGA fixed-wing combat aircraft.
  3. The “Others” category mainly consists of ATK and ASW fixed-wing combat aircraft (it excludes BBR, FTR and FGA fixed-wing combat aircraft).
  4. This only includes FTR and FGA that are currently in-service in Israeli Air Force squadrons. It does not include the more than 200 additional FTR and FGA that Israel keeps in storage, in case of a national emergency.

Source:       Table prepared using data from International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), The Military Balance 2016, pp. 27–480.


[1]      NATO member countries are: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), “NATO Members Countries.” G-20 member states are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and European Union. Global Affairs Canada, “History and Membership of the G‑20.”