Aircraft Inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
IAI Kfir | Israel | Fighter/attack | C.12/C.10 TC.10 (in Colombia denominated Kfir COA) |
20 | ||
Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano | Brazil | Combat/Counter Insurgency | 24 | Original purchase of 25. In 2012, one was lost in combat. |
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North American OV-10 Bronco | United States | Combat/Counter Insurgency | 9 | |||
AC-47 Spooky | United States | Combat/Counter Insurgency | 6 | Locally known as Fantasmas (Ghost) | ||
A-37 Dragonfly | United States | Combat/Counter Insurgency | 8 | |||
Total Combat Aircraft | 67 | |||||
Trainers | ||||||
Cessna T-37 Tweet | United States | Trainer | T-37B Tweet/T-37C Tweet | 17 | ||
Embraer Tucano | Brazil | Attack/Trainer | AT-27 | 14 | ||
Lancair Legacy | United States | Trainer | T-90 Calima | 6 | 19 yet to be delivered. | |
Bell 206 | United States | Trainer helicopter | Bell 206B-III | 12 | ||
Total Trainer Aircraft | 48 | |||||
Transports | ||||||
Boeing 707 | United States | Transport Tanker | 707-373C | 1 | ||
Boeing 767 | United States | Transport Tanker | KC-767 | 1 | ||
Boeing 727 | United States | Transport | 2 | |||
Boeing 737 | United States | Transport | 0 | 2 on order | ||
IAI Arava | Israel | Utility transport | Arava 201 | 1 | ||
C-130 Hercules | United States | Tactical transport | C-130B/C-130H | 5 | ||
CASA C-212 Aviocar | Spain | Tactical transport | C-212-300 | 3 | ||
EADS CASA C-295 | Spain | Tactical transport | C-295M | 4 | 1 on order | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | Liaison | 11 | |||
CASA CN-235 | Spain | Tactical transport | CN-235-200 | 3 | ||
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante | Brazil | Transport | EMB 110P1A | 2 | ||
Embraer KC-390 | Brazil | Transport | 0 | 12 ordered | ||
Beechcraft King Air | United States | Transport | King Air 90 King Air 350 |
6 | ||
Piper PA-31 Navajo | United States | Utility transport | 1 | |||
Turbo Commander | United States | Transport | 2 | |||
Boeing Business Jet | United States | VIP transport | BBJ1 | 1 | ||
Fokker F28 | Netherlands | VIP transport | F28-1000/F28-3000 | 2 | ||
Cessna Citation II | United States | VIP transport | 550 Citation II | 1 | ||
Total Transport Aircraft | 46 | |||||
Helicopter | ||||||
Bell 205 | United States | Utility helicopter | 2 | |||
Bell 212 Twin Huey | United States | Transport helicopter | 10 | |||
Bell UH-1 | United States | Transport helicopter | UH-1H | 50 | ||
MD Helicopters MD500 Defender | United States | Combat helicopter | 369HM/MD 530FF | 4 | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | Transport helicopter and Combat helicopter | UH-60L/AH-60 ArpĂa | 23 | ||
Total Transport helicopters/Search and Rescue Helicopters | 89 | |||||
Reconnaissance and Intelligence | ||||||
Cessna 208 | United States | reconnaissance | 6 | |||
Cessna Citation V | United States | reconnaissance | Citation Ultra | 5 | ||
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | ELINT | Super King Air 300/350 | 3 | ||
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | United States | reconnaissance | Metro 23 | 1 | ||
Turbo Commander | United States | reconnaissance | 2 | |||
Total Reconnaissance and Intelligence | 17 | |||||
Satena | ||||||
Dornier Do328-100 | Germany | Airliner | 33 seats | 6 | ||
ATR 42-500 | France | Airliner | 46 seats | 2 | ||
Embraer ERJ 145 | Brazil | Airliner | 50 seats | 2 | ||
Embraer 170 | Brazil | Airliner | 76 seats | 2 | ||
Total Satena Aircraft | 12 | |||||
Total Aircraft in service | ||||||
Total Aircraft in service | 279 |
FAC is not Colombia's exclusive operator of military aircraft, as smaller inventories are maintained by the Colombian Army, Colombian Navy, and the Colombian National Police.
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