The following is a list of aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force.
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Version | In service | Total number | Notes |
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Combat aircraft | |||||||
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | United States | Fighter | F-35A | 0 | 20+20 | US approved the sale of up to 40 F-35 to Greece.[1][2][3][4] | |
Dassault Rafale | France | Fighter Trainer |
Rafale F3R (DG, EG) | 18 | 24 | 6 are on order.[5][6][7][8][9] | |
Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States Greece |
Fighter Trainer |
F-16C F-16D |
114 39 |
153 | Operating versions: Block 30/50/52+/52+ Adv./72 Viper. 84 Block 52+ and Block 52+ Adv.(52M) are being upgraded to Block 72 Viper by the HAI. 38 Block 50 are being upgraded to Block 52+ Adv. by the HAI from the spare parts of the 36 Block 52+ Adv. that are being updated to Block 72 Viper.[6][7][8] | |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Fighter | Mirage 2000-5 Mk II | 24 | 24 | 16/2 Mirage 2000 EGM/BGM were given back to Dassault in 2023 as part of the Rafale deal. Greece could buy up to 36 Mirage 2000-9 from the UAE.[6][7][8][10][11][12] | |
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | United States Germany |
Fighter Bomber |
F-4E PI 2000 | 33 | 33 | Upgraded under Peace Icarus 2000 program, designed by DASA and carried out by HAI.[6][7][8] | |
Transport | |||||||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130B C-130H |
5 10 |
15 | Greece will acquire up to 4 new C-130J/J-30 Super Hercules to replace the older C-130B. Another 2 C-130H will be acquired through EDA.[8][13][14][15][16][17] | |
Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italy | Transport | C-27J | 8 | 8 | 12 originally ordered, the last 4 were cancelled.[8][13] | |
Dassault Falcon 7X | France | Staff transport | 7X | 1 | 1 | [8][13] | |
Gulfstream V | United States | Staff transport MEDEVAC |
G500 | 1 | 1 | [8][13] | |
Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy | Brazil | Staff transport MEDEVAC |
ERJ-135LR/BJ | 1 | 1 | A second Embraer ERJ-135 has been donated to Cyprus since September 2022.[8][13][18] | |
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Air ambulance FIA |
350ER King Air 360 King Air |
2 1 |
3 | The two 350ERs are operated on behalf of Ministry of Health.[13] The third one is equipped with flight inspection systems (FIS) and is used for aerial surveillance and RNAV procedures.[19] | |
AWACS | |||||||
Embraer EMB-145-H | Brazil | Airborne early warning (AEW & C) | R-99A | 4 | 4 | Also known as "Ericsson Erieye".[8][13] | |
Electronic warfare | |||||||
Lockheed C-130H(EW) | United States | Electronic warfare | C-130H | 2 | 2 | [13] | |
Trainer aircraft | |||||||
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master | Italy | Trainer Light combat |
M-346FA | 5 | 10 | 5 more on order.[13][20][21][22] | |
Rockwell T-2 Buckeye | United States | Trainer Light combat |
T-2C T-2E |
5 34 |
39 | [8][13] | |
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | United States | Trainer | T-6A | 45 | 45 | [8][13] | |
Tecnam P2002 Sierra | Italy | Trainer | P2002JF | 12 | 12 | [8][13] | |
Aerial firefighting | |||||||
Canadair CL-415 | Canada | Firefighting SAR |
CL-415GR CL-415MP |
7 1 |
8 | [8][13] | |
Canadair CL-215 | Canada | Firefighting | CL-215GR | 11 | 11 | [8][13][23] | |
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader | Poland | Firefighting Air spraying |
M-18 M-18AS |
18 3 |
21 | [8][13] | |
Air Tractor AT-802 | United States | Firefighting Observation |
AT-802 | 11 | 11 | [13] | |
Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane | United States | Firefighting | S-64 Erickson | 2 | 6 | Four more to be bought by 2027.[13][24] | |
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | France | Utility helicopter | AS 332 A2 | 2 | 2 | [13] | |
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 | Germany Japan |
Observation helicopter | BK-117-3M | 3 | 3 | [13] | |
Helicopters | |||||||
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | France | Combat SAR SAR helicopter |
AS 332 A2 AS-332 C1 |
2 8 |
10 | The 2 AS332 A2 are used for MEDEVAC.[8][13] | |
Bell 205 | United States Italy |
SAR helicopter | AB 205 | 12 | 12 | Built by Agusta.[8][13] | |
Bell 212 | United States Italy |
Staff transport Utility helicopter |
AB 212 | 4 | 4 | [8][13] | |
Agusta AW109 | Italy | MEDEVAC helicopter | A-109E Power A-109 Trekker |
3 2 |
5 | [8][13][25] | |
UAV | |||||||
IAI Heron TP | Israel | ISR | Heron 1 | 2 | 3 | One system is on order.[13][26][27] | |
EAV (HAI) Pegasus | Greece | ISR | E1-79 Pegasus I E1-79 Pegasus II |
16 | 10 6 |
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Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In Service | Notes |
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SAM (surface-to-air missiles) | |||||
MIM-104 Patriot | United States | SAM system | 6 squadrons/batteries[28] | PAC-II/III/ 2 ICCS/ 24 OE-349 Antenna Mast Group/ 12 ECS/ 12 MPQ-65 radars/ 36 M901 Launching Stations with 4 launchers each/ 325 missiles (MIM-104A, MIM-104D GEM, MIM-104B SOJC and ERINT types).[7][29][28] | |
S-300 PMU1 | Russia | SAM system | 1 squadron/ 2 batteries[7][30][31] | Organised in one squadron (since 2006)[30]/ up to 12 systems/ 4 radars 64N6/ 8 76N6 radars/8 30N6E(1) radars/ 32 5P85TE2 trailer launchers/ up to 175 48N6P-01 missiles.[32] | |
TOR M-1 | Russia | SAM system | 4 systems | 4 Ranzhir-M command posts with 16 launcher vehicles, protecting S-300 units. 21 more systems under the Hellenic Army.[7] | |
Crotale NG/GR | France | SAM system | 9 systems | 18 launchers, 4 missiles each (VT-1 type). 2 more systems operated by the Hellenic Navy.[7][33][34] | |
Skyguard III Velos | Switzerland | SAM system/ Anti-aircraft gun | 12 systems[7][35] | Each system is equipped with one Super Giraffe radar/ 2 Skyguard radars/ 4 RIM-7M launchers and 4 2x35mm GDF-003 guns.[36][37][38][39] | |
Air defence artillery | |||||
Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 | Germany | Anti-aircraft gun | 326 | 2x20mm gun[7] | |
EVO Artemis 30 | Greece | Anti-aircraft gun | 38 | 2x30mm gun[7] |
Air-to-air missiles:[8]
Air-to-ground missiles:[8]