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Current inventory

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Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat aircraft
CF-18 Hornet (CF-188)	United States	Multirole	CF-18A/B Hornet	85	98 CF-18A and 40 CF-18B have been delivered for a total of 138. 72 CF-18As and 31 CF-18Bs in inventory, 85 in operational use.[23][24]
FA-18A/B Hornet	United States	Multirole	FA-18A/B Hornet	7	12 F/A-18A and 6 F/A-18B have been delivered from Australia for a total of 18. 7 in operational use.[24]
Maritime patrol
CP-140 Aurora	United States	ASW/Patrol	Lockheed CP-140M	14[25]	Will be replaced by?Boeing P-8A
Reconnaissance
CE-145C Vigilance	United States	surveillance/reconnaissance	Beechcraft King Air 350ER	3[26]	?
Transport aircraft
CC-130 Hercules	United States	Tanker/SAR	Lockheed CC-130E/HR(T)	12[25]	4 tankers and 8 SAR.[27]
CC-130J Super Hercules	United States	Tactical airlifter/SAR	Lockheed Martin C-130J-30	17[25]	As of 15 May 2023, CC-130J model Hercules aircraft began performing SAR operations based out of?CFB Trenton?so CC-130 (non-J model) airframes could be relocated to other squadrons.[28]
CC-138 Twin Otter	Canada	SAR	DHC-6 Series 300	4[25]	?
CC-144 Challenger	Canada	Transport	Bombardier Challenger 604,?Bombardier Challenger 650	4[25]	?
CC-150 Polaris	Multinational	Transport/Tanker	Airbus CC-150,?Airbus CC-150T	3[25]	2 tanker and 1 VIP
CC-330 Husky	Multinational	Transport/Tanker	A330-200	2	9 new and used aircraft to be converted to MRTT role. Initial units to enter service in fall 2023.[29][30][31]?First aircraft arrived in Canada on 31 August 2023.[32]?Aircraft still has civilian registration 9K-APC and RCAF numbering 30002.
CC-177 Globemaster III	United States	Strategic airlifter	Boeing C-17A ER	5[25]	?
Helicopters
CH-139 JetRanger	United States	Trainer	Bell 206B-3	13[25]	?
CH-146 Griffon	United States / Canada	Trainer/Transport/SAR	?	81[25]	85 tactical helicopters and 15 SAR. Eight armed in 2009 to escort?CH-147 Chinooks?in Afghanistan.[33]
CH-147F Chinook	United States	Transport	Boeing CH-47F	13[25]	One aircraft crashed July 2023[34]
CH-148 Cyclone	United States	ASW	?	25	26 helicopters delivered as of end of 2022.[35][36]?One airframe lost to crash on operations.[37]
CH-149 Cormorant	United Kingdom / Italy	SAR	?	13[25]	13 aircraft to be upgraded plus additional 3 new-build helicopters ordered[38]
Trainer aircraft
CT-114 Tutor	Canada	Air Demonstration, proficiency flying	Canadair CL-41A	24[25]	Used by 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (The?Snowbirds). Used by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE),?CFB Cold Lake?for test support and pilot proficiency.[39][40]
CT-142 Dash-8	Canada	Trainer	DHC-8-102	4[25]	3 Dash 8-400 Ordered[41]
C-90B King Air	United States	Trainer	C90B	7[25]	?
CT-156 Harvard II	United States	Trainer	?	22[25]	24 leased in 2000, 2 added in 2002.[42]?Two lost in crashes.[43][44]
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	France / Germany	Jet Trainer	Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet Type A	16[45]	Based in Montreal and operated by Canadian Air Combat and Electronic Warfare Support Services as well as?414 Squadron.[45]
Grob G 120	Germany	Trainer	G120A	14[25]	23 G120 TP Ordered[46]
UAV
IAI Heron	Israel	ISR	?	2	2 in service, formerly operated 3.[47]
UMS Skeldar V-200	Sweden	ISR	CU-176 Gargoyle	6	Known as CU-176 Gargoyle in Canadian Service.[48]
RQ-21 Blackjack	United States	ISR	?	10