HELLENIC AIR FORCE (HAF) • Polemiki AeroporiaAir Force 22,000 personnel.
Forces by Role & Equipment by TypeTactical Air Command
• AIRCRAFT 217 combat capable. Total approx. 302 Aircraft.
Interceptor & Fighter Ground Attack with 178 Ftr/FGA ac:
113 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon;
24 Dassault Rafale DG/EG (Delivery completed January 2025);
24 Dassault Mirage 2000-5/Mk II;
17 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II;
On order: 40 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
Special Mission with 6 ac: 4 Embraer ERJ-145 (AEW); 1 Canadair CL-415 (SAR); 1 Lockheed Martin P-3B (MPA) (4 others in store for modernization).
Transport with 20 Tpt ac: 8 Alenia C-27J Spartan; 6 Lockheed Martin C-130B/H Hercules; 3 Beechcraft King Air 350/360; 3 VIP/Liaison (EMB-135BJ, Falcon 7X, Gulfstream V).
Training with 72 Trg ac: 39 Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon; 23 Beechcraft T-6A Texan II; 10 Leonardo M-346 Master.
Helicopters (26 total):
12 Airbus H215M/AS332 Super Puma (SAR/CSAR roles);
12 Bell 205;
2 AgustaWestland AW109.
Air Defence
SAM (Long-range): 36 M901 Patriot PAC-2 launchers; 12 S-300PMU1 launchers.
SAM (Short-range): 9 Crotale NG/GR; 4 9K331 Tor-M1; 20 Skyguard units with RIM-7M Sparrow.
Guns: Artemis-30 (30mm); GDF-005 (35mm) with Skyguard radar.
Note: This inventory reflects the completion of the Rafale delivery program and the ongoing reduction of the F-4E fleet as the F-35A procurement process advances
4/5 Generation Fighters 
