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This list identifies the military aircraft
Military aircraft

A military aircraft is any Fixed-wing aircraft or military helicopters aircraft that is in the current employ of a military power. Fixed-wing military aircraft are also known as warplanes....
 which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
.

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AgustaWestland AW139

The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopter Textron and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, Bell withdrew from the project, which was then renamed the AW139....
 || || Helicopter || AW139 || 4|| 2 on order.






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This list identifies the military aircraft
Military aircraft

A military aircraft is any Fixed-wing aircraft or military helicopters aircraft that is in the current employ of a military power. Fixed-wing military aircraft are also known as warplanes....
 which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Irish Air Corps
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
.

Active Irish military aircraft


Military aircraft currently in active service with the Irish Air Corps are as follows:

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes |----- | AgustaWestland AW139
AgustaWestland AW139

The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopter Textron and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, Bell withdrew from the project, which was then renamed the AW139....
 || || Helicopter || AW139 || 4|| 2 on order. Armed with Door GPMG |----- | Beechcraft Super King Air
Beechcraft Super King Air

The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beechcraft . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series....
|| || Transport || 200T || 1 || (earlier used for maritime patrol duties) |----- | Britten Norman Defender 4000
Britten-Norman Defender

The Britten-Norman Defender is a multi-role utility transport aircraft, manufactured by Britten-Norman of United Kingdom. It is the military version of the Britten-Norman Islander, specially developed for such roles, as utility transport, casualty evacuation, counter-insurgency and light attack, forward air control, patrol and reconnaissance....
|| || Reconnaissance and Patrol || PBN-2T-4S || 1 || (Flown by IAC
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
 to assist the Garda Síochána
Garda Síochána

is the police of the Republic of Ireland.The force is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin....
 (Irish police force)) |----- | CASA CN-235
CASA CN-235

The CASA/IPTN CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between EADS CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport....
 || || Reconnaissance and Patrol || CN-235M-100P || 2 || |----- | Cessna 172
Cessna 172

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft.More Cessna 172s have been built than List of most produced aircraft....
 || || Transport || FR172H || 5 || Reims-built |----- | Eurocopter EC-135 || || Light utility Helicopter || EC135P2
EC135T2 || 2
2 || One on order
(Flown by IAC
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
 to assist the Garda Síochána
Garda Síochána

is the police of the Republic of Ireland.The force is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin....
) |----- | Gates Learjet 45
Lear Jet

Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. It was founded in the late 1950s by Bill Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation....
 || || Transport || - || 1 || |----- | Grumman G1159C Gulfstream IV
Gulfstream G400/G450

The Gulfstream IV and derivatives are a family of private Jet aircraft aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United States....
 || || Transport || G1159C || 1 || |----- | Pilatus PC-9M
Pilatus PC-9

The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland....
 || || Trainer || PC-9M || 8 || |----- |}

Retired Irish military aircraft

A few examples of former Air Corps aircraft are retained in the Air Corps Museum in Baldonnel. These include an Avro Anson, An Alouette III and a Fouga Magister. A De Hallivand Vampire and a Miles Magister are on display in the National Museum in Collins Barracks (Dublin)
Collins Barracks (Dublin)

Collins Barracks is a former military barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. The buildings are now the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History....
.

Military aircraft which have been withdrawn from service with the Irish Air Corps include the following:

Bombers

  • de Havilland DH.9
  • Fairey Battle TT.1
    Fairey Battle

    The Fairey Battle was a United Kingdom single-engined light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force....
  • Hawker Hind B.2 and Hind Trainer T.1
    Hawker Hind

    The United Kingdom Hawker Hind was a Royal Air Force light bomber of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was developed from the Hawker Hart day-bomber introduced in 1931 in aviation....
  • Lockheed L214 Hudson I
    Lockheed Hudson

    The Lockheed Hudson was an United States-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter....
     (also used for maritime patrol duties)


Fighter and attack aircraft

  • Avro 504K
    Avro 504

    The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost twenty years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during that conflict....
  • Bristol F.2B
    Bristol F.2 Fighter

    The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a United Kingdom two-seat biplane Fighter aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I flown by the Royal Flying Corps....
  • de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 and T.55
    De Havilland Vampire

    The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a United Kingdom jet-engined fighter of the World War II, the second jet-powered aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the War , although it was not used in combat....
  • Gloster Gladiator I
    Gloster Gladiator

    The Gloster Gladiator was a United Kingdom-built biplane Fighter aircraft, used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s....
  • Hawker Hurricane I, IIB and IIC
    Hawker Hurricane

    The Hawker Hurricane is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft. Some production of the Hurricane was carried out in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry....
  • Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard
    Martinsyde Buzzard

    The Martinsyde F4 Buzzard was developed as a powerful and fast biplane fighter for the Royal Air Force , but the end of the First World War led to the abandonment of large-scale production....
  • RAE S.E.5a
    Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5

    The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a United Kingdom biplane fighter aircraft of the World War I. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel, and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine meant that there was a chronic shortage of S.E.5s until well into 1918 and fewe...
  • Supermarine V.S. 509 Spitfire T.9 and V.S. 506 Seafire LF.III
    Supermarine Spitfire

    The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....


Reconnaissance and patrol aircraft

  • Fairey IIIF Mk 2
    Fairey III

    The Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance aircraft biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants....
  • Supermarine V.S. 236 Walrus I
    Supermarine Walrus

    The Supermarine Walrus was a United Kingdom single-engine Amphibious aircraft biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm....


Transport and liaison aircraft

  • Avro 652A Anson I and C19
    Avro Anson

    The Avro Anson was a United Kingdom twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces during the World War II and afterwards....
  • Avro 626 Prefect
    Avro Prefect

    The Avro 626 is a single engined United Kingdom biplane trainer aircraft produced by Avro during the inter war period....
     (also served as a navigation trainer)
  • BAe 125-600B and -700B
  • de Havilland DH.84M Dragon II
    De Havilland Dragon

    The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon was a successful small commercial aircraft designed and built by the de Havilland company.Following the commercial success of its single-engined De Havilland Fox Moth that had first flown in March 1932, that aircraft's original commercial operator Hillman's Airways requested that a larger twin-engined version b...
  • de Havilland DH.104 Dove Mk 4, Mk 5, Mk 7, and Mk 8A
    De Havilland Dove

    The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a United Kingdom monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs....
  • Grumman G1159A Gulfstream III
    C-20 Gulfstream III

    The Gulfstream III, a business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, is an all-weather, long-range, high speed aircraft powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines with Reverse thrust.There are two types of GIIIs in service....
     (leased)
  • Hawker Hector
    Hawker Hector

    The Hawker Hector was intended as a replacement for the Hawker Audax Army co-operation aircraft. Because of the demand for Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines required for the Hawker Hind program, an alternative power plant was specified....
  • Martinsyde
    Martinsyde

    Martinsyde was a United_Kingdom aircraft and motorcycle manufacturer between 1908 and 1922, when they were forced into liquidation by a factory fire....
     A1 Mk II
  • Vickers Type 193 Vespa IV and Type 208 Vespa V
    Vickers Vespa

    The Vickers Vespa was a United Kingdom army co-operation aircraft designed and built by Vickers Limited in the 1920s. While not adopted by Britain's Royal Air Force, small numbers were brought by the Republic of Ireland and Bolivia, the latter of which used the type during the Chaco War....
  • Westland Lysander II
    Westland Lysander

    The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....


Trainer aircraft

  • Avro 621 Tutor
    Avro 621 Tutor

    Avro's Type 621 Tutor was a two-seat United Kingdom radial engined biplane from the interwar period. It was a simple but rugged initial trainer that was used by the Royal Air Force as well as many other air arms worldwide....
  • Avro 631 Cadet
    Avro Cadet

    The Avro Cadet was a single-engined United Kingdom biplane trainer designed and built by Avro in the 1930s as a smaller development of the Avro Tutor for civil use....
     (also used for coastal patrol duties)
  • Avro 636
    Avro 636

    The Avro 636 was a single-engined United Kingdom fighter trainer aircraft built by Avro in the mid 1930s. Four were built for the Irish Air Corps....
  • de Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 and T.22A
    De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk

    The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years....
  • Fouga CM-170 Magister and CM-170-2 Super Magister
    Fouga Magister

    The Fouga Magister was a 1950s France two-seat jet trainer. The related Fouga Z?phyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy.Although it is often lauded as the first purpose built two-seat turbojet-powered trainer aircraft, similar claims are made for the Fokker S.14 Machtrainer whose first flight, production, and service entry w...
  • Miles M.14A Magister
    Miles Magister

    The Miles M.14 Magister was a United Kingdom two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft built by the Miles Aircraft for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm....
  • Miles M.25 Martinet TT.1
    Miles Martinet

    The Miles M.25 Martinet was a target tug aircraft of the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm that was in service during World War II. It was the first United Kingdom aircraft to be designed specifically for the role of towing targets....
  • Miles M.9A Master I, M.19 Master II, and M.27 Master III
    Miles Master

    The Miles M.9 Master was a United Kingdom 2-seat monoplane advanced trainer built by Miles Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm during the World War II....
  • Percival Provost T.51 and T.53
    Percival Provost

    The Percival P.56 Provost was a British ab initio trainer for the Royal Air Force in the 1950s, replacing the Percival Prentice. It was a low-wing, monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel....
  • SIAI-Marchetti SF-260D, SF-260MC, and SF-260WE Warrior
  • CASA CN-235M-100
    CASA CN-235

    The CASA/IPTN CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between EADS CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport....
     (loaned by CASA for Irish aircrew familiarization)

Helicopters

  • Aérospatiale Alouette III
    Aérospatiale Alouette III

    The A?rospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation and later manufactured by A?rospatiale of France....
     - replaced by AW139s and retired in September 2007
  • Aérospatiale SA330J Puma
    Aérospatiale Puma

    The A?rospatiale Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA 330....
     - retired
  • Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle
    Aérospatiale Gazelle

    The Gazelle is a France-designed helicopter, created by the company Sud Aviation, which later became A?rospatiale, and later still Eurocopter Group....
     - retired December 2005 + sold
  • Aérospatiale SA365Fi Dauphin II
    Eurocopter Dauphin

    The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter ....
     - retired + sold
  • Sikorsky S-61N
    H-3 Sea King

    The Sikorsky Aircraft SH-3 Sea King is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare helicopter. It served with the United States Navy and other forces, and continues to serve in many countries around the world....
     - Previously operated by IAC for Search & Rescue/Coast Guard. Since returned to CHC Ireland who operate it in same capacity.
  • Eurocopter Twin Squirrel AS355N
    Eurocopter AS355

    The Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engine helicopter originally manufactured by A?rospatiale . The AS355 is marketed in North America as the TwinStar....
     - Operated by IAC for Garda Air Support Unit
    Garda Air Support Unit

    The Garda Air Support Unit is a unit of an Garda S?och?na, the police force of the Republic of Ireland which was formed in 1997. The GASU's aircraft are maintained and flown by the Irish Air Corps, and based at Casement Aerodrome near Dublin....
     until replaced by second EC135-T in January 2008.