This is the list of active aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, prior to the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Inventory prior to Taliban takeover
edit| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Cessna 208 | United States | ground attack / ISTAR | AC-208 | 10[1] | ||
| A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | COIN / attack | 19[1] | |||
| Transport | ||||||
| Boeing 727 | United States | VIP transport | 1[2] | former owned by Ariana Afghan Airlines[3] | ||
| C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 4[1] | ||
| Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 24[1] | |||
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | transport / utility | PC-12NG | 18[1][4] | assigned to the Special Mission Wing | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | utility | Mi-8/17 | 95[1] | 56 aircraft are in use with the Special Mission Wing[5] | |
| Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | attack | Mi-25 | 8[1] | ||
| Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H | 10[1] | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama | France | utility | 3[1] | |||
| Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | UH-60A | 16 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Afghan AF acquires 3 Boeing 727s". Air Forces Monthly. Key Publishing: 30. December 2014.
- ^ "Afghan SpecOps gets PC-12NG Transport Planes." defenseindustrydaily.com, 12 October 2012,
- ^ "The Afghanistan Special Mission Wing". www.armyaviationmagazine.com.