List of active Egyptian military aircraft

The following is a list of active Egyptian military aircraft in use by the Egyptian Air Force.

Aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Comments
Combat Aircraft
Dassault Rafale	France	Multirole	Total B C	6 6 0	16 Rafale-B and 8 Rafale-C on order.
F-16 Fighting Falcon	USA	MRCA	Total C D	228 174 54	Total 228 delivered (46 built by Turkish Aerospace Industries) delivered, of which 220 either block 40/42 or upgraded to block 40/42, the last order of 20 F-16 ( 8 already delivered and 12 to be delivered by 2015 (16 C and 4 D) are block 52.
Mirage 2000	France	OCU MRCA	Total BM EM	17 3 15	Out of 18 delivered (the original order was for 20 aircraft but 2 crashed in France during trials) Another Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Jets maybe bought from UAE.
Mirage V	France	OCU Interceptor MRCA Reconnaissance	Total E2 SDE SDR SDD	82 $\Big\}$ 76 6	Maybe less number in service.
Mikoyan MiG-35	Russia	Interceptor MRCA	Total	48	Egypt Has Signed An Agreement With Russia In Early 2015 To Supply around 50 Mig-35 Fighter Jets To Egyptian Air Force.
MiG-21 Fishbed	USSR Ukraine	MRCA Interceptor Reconnaissance OCU	Total MF PFM R UM	56 42 12 6 3	Out of over 490 delivered. Upgraded with British avionics and armed with mixed Russian and Western weapons. To be phased out.
Chengdu J-7	China	Interceptor	B/M	57	Some claims as much as 60, out of total of 150 delivered. To be phased out.
Close air support
Alpha Jet	France Egypt	COIN	MS2 MS1	14 40	License built by AOI. Also Listed as trainer.
Air Tractor AT-802	USA	Armed Reconnaissance/Patrol	AT-802U	12	The EAF AT-802Us Sent as a gift from UAE to EAF for COIN / Border Armed Patrol
UAV
Anka-A	Turkey	MALE		10	Ordered. (Cancelled)
Model-324 Scarab	USA	Jet Reconnaissance UAV		52	Out of 56 delivered.
R4E-50 Sky Eye	UK	Reconnaissance UAV		48
Schiebel Camcopter S-100	Austria	Helicopter Reconnaissance UAV		4
ASN-209	China Egypt	Reconnaissance UAV		21	Produced locally under license with 99.5% locally produced
Kader	Egypt	Reconnaissance/Target UAV		N/A
Meggitt Banshee	UK	Target Drone		N/A
MQM-107 Streaker	USA	Target Drone		N/A
Lipán M3	Argentina Egypt	Reconnaissance UAV		N/A	Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license
Yarará	Argentina Egypt	Reconnaissance UAV		N/A	Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license
Nostromo Caburé	Argentina Egypt	Reconnaissance UAV		N/A	Bought In 2007 & Produced locally under license
Trainer Aircraft
Alpha Jet	France Egypt	OCU COIN	Total E(MS1) MS2	54 40 14	License built by AOI. May be replaced with Hongdu L-15.
K-8 Karakorum	Egypt	Advanced trainer	E	120	110 were license built by AOI.
L-59 Super Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Advanced trainer	E	47	Out of 48 delivered.
L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Advanced trainer	ZO	10	Ex-Libyan. To be phased out.
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak	Pakistan	Basic Trainer	B	54
EMB 312 Tucano	Egypt	Basic Trainer	A	54	Built under license by AOI, out of 134 built; 80 delivered to Iraq.
G-115 Tutor	Germany	Primary trainer	E	74
Z-142C	Czechoslovakia	Primary Trainer	C	48
Transports
C-130 Hercules	USA	Tactical transport Tactical transport EW/ELINT	Total H H30 EC130H	26 22 2 2	30 aircraft were delivered. 4 were lost, including one during the Cyprus operation.
Beechcraft 1900	USA	Maritime patrol ELINT	Total C C	8 4 4
Super King Air	USA		200	1
C-295	Spain	Tactical transport	Total C-295M	20	Out of an initial total order of 6 (3 + 3), 1 remaining to be delivered in 2013. 6 more are on order and another 8 now on new order on 15/4/2014, making Egypt the largest operator of C-295 fleet worldwide with total of 20.
An-74 Coaler	Ukraine	Tactical transport	T-200A/TK-200A	13
DHC-5 Buffalo	Canada	Tactical transport Navigational training	Total D D	9 5 4	To be phased out.
Helicopter
CH-47 Chinook	Italy USA	Navigational training Assault Support	Total D D	18 4 14	All 4 Navigational training CH-47C were upgraded to D standard by 2010. New order for additional 6 rebuilt CH-47D is in progress.
SH-2G Super Seasprite	USA	ASW	G/E	13	Electronic/Navigation Suite upgraded to Egyptian Navy requirements.
AgustaWestland AW109	Italy	AM		3	Aeromedical evacuation.
AgustaWestland AW139	Italy USA	SAR		2	Search and Rescue.
Mi-17 Hip	Russia	Assault Support	H	24	Including 24 units ordered in 2009 & were delivered in 2010.
Mi-8 Hip	USSR	Assault/Gunship Gunship Command EW Reconnaissance MedEvac Artillery observer	Total T TVK PPA MV R MB K	42 16 10 3 4 4 3 2	Out of over 140 delivered, some replaced by Mi-17 Hip.
AH-64 Apache	USA	Attack helicopter	D	47	On May 22, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and support for an estimated cost of $820 million. These helicopters would join 35-42 AH-64s already operated by the Egyptian Air Force, which have already been upgraded to AH-64D Block I status.
Sea King	UK	ASW	Mk.47	5	Egyptian variant of the British HAS.2 model, out of 6 delivered.
Commando	UK	Assault Support Assault Support EW	Total Mk.1 Mk.2 Mk.2E	26 5 17 4	A total of 28 were delivered, 2 Mk.2B version were relegated as VIP transport of the Presidential fleet.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	USA	Assault Support CSAR Assault Support	Total A M M	30 22 4 4
SA-342 Gazelle	France Egypt	Maritime Patrol Battlefield Scout Attack helicopter	Total K L M	84 9 40 35	Out of 108 license-built by the Arab British Helicopter Company.
Airborne Early Warning and Control
E-2 Hawkeye	USA	AEW	C HE2K	8	Egypt upgraded its E-2C aircraft to the Hawkeye 2000 (HE2K) configuration.