List of active Canadian military aircraft

This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. List of aircraft of Canada's air forces includes all aircraft operated by the RCAF and its predecessors, current and past while List of aircraft of the Royal Canadian Navy covers all RCN aircraft.

Current aircraft

Source: FlightGlobal.^[1]

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant	Italy/UK	Helicopter	Search and Rescue (SAR)	2000	14		An order for 50 EH-101 Merlin helicopters to serve in the anti-submarine role was cancelled in 1993. Nine VH-71 Kestrels were bought from the US in 2011 to be used for spare parts.[2]
Airbus CC-150 & CC-150T Polaris	France	Jet	Transport/tanker	1992	5	5	8 Wing Trenton
BAe CT-155 Hawk	UK	Jet	Trainer	2000	16	22	22 delivered to 419 sqn and 2 CFFTS[3]
Bell CH-139 Jet Ranger	USA	Helicopter	Trainer	1982	13[4]	13
Bell CH-146 Griffon	Canada	Helicopter	Transport/SAR	1995	85[5]	100	15 SAR and 85 tactical helicopters. Eight armed in 2009 to escort CH-147 Chinooks in Afghanistan.
Boeing CC-177 Globemaster	USA	Jet	Transport	2007	5	5	At 8 Wing Trenton[6][7]
Boeing CH-147F Chinook	USA	Helicopter	Transport	2013	15		Previous variants no longer in service.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Bombardier CC-144 Challenger	Canada	Jet	Transport	1982	4	4	412(T) Sqn under 8 Wing Trenton. VIP and medevac transport.
BTE CU-171 Super Hauler	USA	UAV		2012	2	2	Under evaluation.[14]
Canadair CT-114 Tutor	Canada	Jet	Air demonstration	1962	24[15]		Now only used by "The Snowbirds"; replacement expected by 2020.[16]
de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo	Canada	Propeller	SAR	1967	6		442 Sqn 19 Wing Comox. To be retired and replaced by new FWSAR aircraft from 2017-2018[17]
de Havilland Canada CC-138 Twin Otter	Canada	Propeller	Transport/SAR	1970s	4		440 Sqn Yellowknife attached to 17 Wing, Winnipeg.
de Havilland Canada CT-142	Canada	Propeller	Trainer	1987	4		402 Sqn 17 Wing, Winnipeg
Lockheed CC-130 Hercules	USA	Propeller	Transport/SAR	1964[18]	13		8 Wing Trenton, 14 Wing Greenwood and 17 Wing Winnipeg.[19] To be retired and replaced by new FWSAR aircraft from 2017-2018[20]
Lockheed CP-140 Aurora	USA	Propeller	Maritime patrol/ASW/SAR	1980	18	18[21]	14 being modernized and retained in operational status. 14 Wing Greenwood and 19 Wing Comox.
Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus	USA	Propeller	Trainer/Maritime reconnaissance/SAR	1991	1	1	404 Sqn 14 Wing Greenwood.[22]
Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules	USA	Propeller	Transport	2010	17	17	Replacing Lockheed CC-130 variants.
McDonnell Douglas CF-188A & B	USA	Jet	Fighter/attack	1982	73	98	98 A and 40 B models bought. 19 lost, 8 retired. 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake.[notes 1][23]
Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II	USA	Propeller	Trainer	2000	25	26	24 leased in 2000, 2 added in 2002.[24] One lost.[25]
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King	USA/Canada	Helicopter	ASW	1964	27[26]		To be replaced by 28 CH-148 Cyclones.
Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone	USA	Helicopter	ASW	2015	11		[27]

See also

• List of aircraft of Canada's air forces
• Future Canadian Forces projects
• Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard (aircraft)

References

Notes

1. Unofficially "CF-18".

Citations

1. World Air Forces 2016. Flightglobal International. 2015. p. 13.
2. Pugliese, David (16 June 2011). "Obama's choppers purchased for parts for Cormorants". Victoria Times Colonist.
3. "CT155 Walkaround". Ipmslondon.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
4. "CH-139 Jet Ranger". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
5. "CH-146 Griffon". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
6. "Canada receives fifth and final C-17 airlifter - IHS Jane's 360". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
7. http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=956819&tp=1
8. Canadian Press (August 2009). "Boeing nets $1.2B contract for 15 Chinook choppers". Retrieved 2009-08-10.
9. Pugliese, David. "It's Official: First CH-147F Delivered To Canadian Military | Ottawa Citizen". Blogs.ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
10. "Boeing Completes Delivery of Canadian CH-147F Chinooks Transport Helicopter". July 2, 2014.
11. 28-Oct-2010 16:13 UTC (2010-10-28). "On The Verge: Canada's $4B+ Program for Medium-Heavy Transport Helicopters". Defenseindustrydaily.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
12. "L-3 WESCAM to Supply Boeing with MX-15 EO/IR Imaging Sensors for Canadian Forces Helicopter Program A CH-147D (147202) was shot down in August 2010 by small arms fire which started an engine fire". Asdwire.com. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
13. Canadian Forces confirms helicopter was brought down by small arms fire
14. "Voxair Issue 22" (PDF). voxair.ca. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
15. "CT-114 Tutor". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
16. "Snowbirds Prepare To Retire CT-114 Tutor". Avweb.com. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
17. http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/amd-dp/air/arsvf-fwsar/index-eng.html
18. "CC-130 Hercules". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
19. "Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules". Ody.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
20. http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/amd-dp/air/arsvf-fwsar/index-eng.html
21. "CP-140 Aurora". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
22. The Final Flight of CP140/A AC120 To Tucson, Arizona
23. "Canadian CF-18 fighter jets to be kept in use until 2025". October 2, 2014.
24. "Canadian Forces CT-156". Ody.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
25. "2 military pilots eject safely before crash at 15 Wing Moose Jaw". CBC News. Jan 24, 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
26. "CH-124 Sea King". Royal Canadian Air Force. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
27. "Canada gets six Cyclone helicopters". June 19, 2015.

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