The following is a list of military aircraft currently in service in the three main branches of the French Armed Forces: French Army, French Navy, and French Air and Space Force.
Air Force
Fixed wing aircraft
Rotorcraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Navy
Fixed-wing aircraft
Rotorcraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Army
Aircraft Origin Role Variant In service Notes Military transport aircraft Pilatus PC-6 Porter Switzerland Tactical transport / liaison – 5 Aircraft modernised in the early 2020s. Socata TBM 700 France Liaison – 9 Combat helicopters Eurocopter Tiger France /Germany /Spain Attack HAD (Mk I) 67 HAD being modified to HAP Mk II standard.Project to modify all the HAP to the Mk III standard. HAP (Mk I and Mk II) Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle Reconnaissance /attack helicopter SA 342M 103 Transport and utility helicopters NHIndustries NH90 France /Germany /Italy /Netherlands Medium utility NH90 TTH Caïman 63 Special forces helicopter NH90 TTH Caïman (standard 2) - special forces 0(+18 on order) 10 ordered in October 2020, 8 ordered in December 2023. Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal France Special forces helicopter H225FS 8 8 helicopters to be transferred from the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment of the French Army Light Aviation to the French Air Force once they receive the new NH90 FS. Eurocopter AS532 Cougar France Medium utility /tactical transport – 24 Sud-Aviation SA330 Puma France Medium utility – 15 France Multi-role – 0(+ 80 on order) The profile of missions includes reconnaissance, transport, liaison, armed support, etc. Training aircraft Eurocopter AS555 Fennec France Rotorcraft trainer AS555 UN Fennec 2 17 References