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A list of all past and current aircraft in service with the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF). Sources are Flightglobal 2014 report ^[1] INSS report 2013^[2] and Farmorocco webpage^[3]

Current aircraft

Aircraft	Type	Versions	Quantity	Notes
Combat aircraft
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	Multirole Fighter Aircraft	F-16C Block 52+ F-16D Block 52+	15 8	F-16 Block 52+ Version One F-16C was lost during the 2015 Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.^[4]
Dassault Mirage F1	Fighter Aircraft	Mirage F1 MF2000	12 27	F1CH/EH/EH-200 1 F1 lost to bird strike 2015.^[5] Upgraded. Local designation MF-1EM-VI
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter	Fighter Aircraft	F-5B/F T III F-5E TIII	4 22	Used for advanced training Fighter aircraft
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	Light Attack, CAS & COIN	Alpha Jet E+	24	Used as advanced trainer and Ground-attack aircraft ^[6]^[7]
Trainer aircraft
T-6 Texan II	Trainer	T-6C	24
Transport aircraft & Aerial refueling
Alenia C-27J Spartan	Transport aircraft	C-27J	4
CASA CN-235	Transport aircraft	CN-235M	7
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Transport aircraft	C-130H	12
Lockheed KC-130	Tanker	KC-130H	2
Surveillance, Electronic warfare & Others
Lockheed RC-130	Surveillance aircraft for reconnaissance	RC-130H	1
Dassault Falcon 20	Electronic warfare	Falcon 20	2	ECM/ELINT platforms
Bombardier 415	Amphibious aircraft	CL-415	5
BN-2T Defender	Maritime patrol and reconnaissance	BN-2T Defender	13
CAP 232	Aerobatic	CAP 232	8
Helicopters
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle	Attack helicopter	SA 342M/L	24
Eurocopter SA 330 Puma	Transport Helicopter	SA 330C SA 330L	12 25	Original imported version 25 Upgraded by EC Romania
Agusta-Bell 205	multi-role helicopter	Bell 205	31
Agusta-Bell 206B	Utility helicopter	Bell 206	26
Agusta-Bell 212	Utility helicopter	Bell 212	3
Boeing CH-47 Chinook	Transport Helicopter	CH-47C CH-47D	9 3
Unmanned aerial vehicles
BAE SkyEye	UAV	Skyeye R4E-50	UN
RQ-1 Predator	UAV	Predator A	4	^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
GNAT	UAV	I-GNAT ER	UN	^[12]
IAI Heron	UAV		At least 3	^[13]
VIP transport
Cessna	VIP transport	Cessna	4	1 Cessna 414 +1 Cessna 421 +1 Cessna Citation V +1 Cessna Citation XLS
Beechcraft Super King Air	VIP transport and Trainer	Super King Air	16	6 Beech A100 +4 Beech B200 +3 Beech B300 +3 Beech 350
Boeing 737-BBJ2	VIP transport	Boeing 737	2
Dassault Aviation	VIP transport	Dassault	2	1 Dassault Falcon 50 1 Dassault Falcon 100
Gulfstream Aerospace	VIP transport	Gulfstream	5	2 Gulfstream II 1 Gulfstream III 1 Gulfstream V 1 Gulfstream G550
AgustaWestland AW139	VIP transport	AW139	1

Previous aircraft

Armament

Name	Type	Picture
Air to Ground Missiles and Bombs
AGM-65 Maverick D/G/H	Air-to-surface missile
AGM-88 HARM B/C	Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
HOT I/II	Anti-tank missile
BGM-71 TOW	Anti-tank missile
GBU-10 Paveway II	Precision-guided munition
GBU-12 Paveway II	Precision-guided munition
GBU-24 Paveway III	Precision-guided munition
AASM GPS/INS AASM GPS/INS+IIR	Precision-Guided Munition
JDAM LJDAM	Precision-Guided Munition
Mk-82	General purpose bomb
Mk-84	General purpose bomb
CBU-52 CBU-58A/B CBU-71A/B Mk 20 Rockeye II	cluster bombs
Air to Air Missiles
AIM-9L/M/M-9/X-2	air-to-air missile
Matra R530 D	air-to-air missile
R550 Magic II	air-to-air missile
MBDA MICA IR/EM	air-to-air missile
AIM-120 C7	air-to-air missile

Others

Name	Aircraft	Picture
Targeting pods
Lockheed Martin Sniper XR	F-16C/D Block 52+
ASTAC Elint Pod	Dassault Mirage F1 Dassault Mirage MF2000
Thales Damocles Pod	Dassault Mirage MF2000
LITENING II Pod	F-16C/D Block 52+ F-5 TIII
AMIN Hares pod ^[14]^[15]	Dassault Mirage F1 F-5 TIII
Goodrich DB-110 reconnaissance pod ^[16]	F-16C/D Block 52+

Gallery

RMAF F-5 before upgrade
RMAF F-5E Tiger III .
RMAF F-5F TIII
RMAF Mirage F1.
RMAF F-16D
RMAF F-16C
RMAF C-27J
RMAF C-27J
RMAF CN-235-100M
RMAF CN-235-100M
RMAF C-130H
RMAF C-130H
RMAF C-130H
RMAF T-6C Texan II
RMAF SA330C Puma
RMAF SA342M
RMAF CAP 230
RMAF Gulfstream III
RMAF Citation XLS
RMAF aircraft in Marrakech AeroExpo 2012
RMAF CL-415 demo during Marrakech AeroExpo 2012

References

^ World Air Forces 2014 - FlightGlobal.com
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/11/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0NW0SQ20150511
^ "Un avion Mirage F1 monomoteur des Forces Royales Air s'est écrasé lundi au sud de la Base aérienne de Sidi Slimane (communiqué)". lemag.ma.
^ [3]
^ [4]
^ The basic Predator-A is used in small numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey [5]
^ Multiple sources confirme de purchase of UAV Predator for the RMAF
^ General Atomics has already received export licenses to sell an unarmed export version of the Predator to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, U.A.E. and Morocco [6]
^ Base production Predators (not XP models) are already operated in limited numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey.[7]
^ [8]
^ Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, March 2013 [9]
^ [10]
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[1] World Air Forces 2014 - FlightGlobal.com

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[4] ttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/11/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0NW0SQ20150511

[5] "Un avion Mirage F1 monomoteur des Forces Royales Air s'est écrasé lundi au sud de la Base aérienne de Sidi Slimane (communiqué)". lemag.ma.

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[8] The basic Predator-A is used in small numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey [5]

[9] Multiple sources confirme de purchase of UAV Predator for the RMAF

[10] General Atomics has already received export licenses to sell an unarmed export version of the Predator to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, U.A.E. and Morocco [6]

[11] Base production Predators (not XP models) are already operated in limited numbers by Italy, Morocco and Turkey.[7]

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[13] Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, March 2013 [9]

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