This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps.
Military aircraft currently in active service with the Irish Air Corps are as follows:
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Trainer / Light Attack | |||||
Pilatus PC-9 | Switzerland | Trainer / CAS | PC-9M | 8[1] | Can be armed with machine guns or rocket pods.[1] |
Transport | |||||
Learjet 45 | United States | VIP / Air ambulance | 1[2] | ||
Maritime patrol | |||||
CASA CN-235 | Spain | Maritime Patrol | MPA 100 | 2[3] | To be replaced by two CN-295 MPA in 2023[4] |
CASA C-295 | Spain | Maritime Patrol | MPA | 2[5][6] | |
Surveillance | |||||
Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | ISTAR / Utility | PC-12NG | 4[7] | |
Britten-Norman Defender | United Kingdom | Police Air Support | 4000 | 1[8] | Flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU)[8] |
Helicopters | |||||
Eurocopter EC135 | France | Utility / Training | P2+/T2 | 2[9] / 2[10] | Of which the T2s are flown for the GASU[11] |
AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Utility | 6[12] |
A few examples of former Air Corps aircraft are retained in the Air Corps Museum in Baldonnel. These include an Avro Anson, An Alouette III and a Fouga Magister. A De Havilland Vampire and a Miles Magister are on display in the National Museum in Collins Barracks (Dublin).[13]
Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following: