This is the list of active aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, prior to the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Cessna 208 | United States | ground attack / ISTAR | AC-208 | 10 [1] | ||
A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | COIN / attack | 19 [1] | |||
Transport | ||||||
Boeing 727 | United States | VIP transport | 1 [2] | former owned by Ariana Afghan Airlines [3] | ||
C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 4 [1] | ||
Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 24 [1] | |||
Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | transport / utility | PC-12NG | 18 [1] [4] | assigned to the Special Mission Wing | |
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | utility | Mi-8/17 | 95 [1] | 56 aircraft are in use with the Special Mission Wing [5] | |
Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | attack | Mi-25 | 8 [1] | ||
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H | 10 [1] | ||
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama | France | utility | 3 [1] | |||
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | UH-60A | 16 |
This is the list of active aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, prior to the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Cessna 208 | United States | ground attack / ISTAR | AC-208 | 10 [1] | ||
A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | COIN / attack | 19 [1] | |||
Transport | ||||||
Boeing 727 | United States | VIP transport | 1 [2] | former owned by Ariana Afghan Airlines [3] | ||
C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 4 [1] | ||
Cessna 208 | United States | transport / utility | 24 [1] | |||
Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | transport / utility | PC-12NG | 18 [1] [4] | assigned to the Special Mission Wing | |
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | utility | Mi-8/17 | 95 [1] | 56 aircraft are in use with the Special Mission Wing [5] | |
Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | attack | Mi-25 | 8 [1] | ||
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H | 10 [1] | ||
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama | France | utility | 3 [1] | |||
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility | UH-60A | 16 |