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DIRECTORY WORLD AIR FORCES 40 | Flight International | 15-21 December 2009 flightglobal.com The French Alps hosted army preparations ahead of the Eurocopter Tiger’s Afghan debut Eric Raz/Eurocopter Su-27 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 1 3 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS M-290TP 8 5 ESTONIA ESTONIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS R44 2 ESTONIAN BORDER GUARD Type Active Ordered TRANSPORT L-410 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 2 ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 15 10 8 14 TRANSPORT An-12 15 1 1 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 24 15 5 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39C 6 4 ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION Type Active Ordered COMBAT HELICOPTER UH-1H 12 FINLAND FINNISH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT F-18C 55 TRANSPORT C-295 2 2 3 PC-12NG 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-18D 7 49 9 FINNISH ARMY Type Active Ordered COMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 2 2 6 14 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS MD500 5 FRANCE FRENCH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Mirage 2000C 54 76 62 34 79 46 32+155* SPECIAL MISSION C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2 4 TANKER C/KC-135 14 TRANSPORT A310 3 2 A400M 50 C160 51 14 20 4 6 15 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 10 4 42 6 5 SA330 31 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 147 AS350 1 28 21 9 46 FRENCH ARMY Type Active Ordered SPECIAL MISSION AS532 Horizon (ELINT) 4 TRANSPORT PC-6 5 12 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 22 8 NH90 34 SA/IAR330 105 SA341/342 268 19 61 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS555 18 FRENCH NAVY Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Rafale M 15 (+9 stored) 11+27* Super Etendard 44 SPECIAL MISSION ATL-2 (MPA) 25 3 4 TRANSPORT EMB-121 9 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS365 2 16 EC225 2 Lynx HAS4 31 NH90 27 SA316/319/SE3160 17 5 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-121 2 6 GABON GABONESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Mirage 5G 3 4 SPECIAL MISSION EMB-110 (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT C-130H 1 1 1 1 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 1 6 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Magister 4 2 4 GAMBIA GAMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 1 GEORGIA GEORGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 7 18 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-29 4 4 GEORGIAN ARMY