This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.
Royal Air Force
|- | Airbus A400M Atlas C1 || Spain || Propeller || Transport || 2014 || 21 || 21 || One on order expected to be delivered in the early 2020s |- | Airbus Voyager || Spain || Jet || Tanker / Transport || 2011 || 12 || 12 || Two additional aircraft available upon request from AirTanker Services |- | Beechcraft Shadow R1 || USA || Propeller || ISTAR || 2009 || 6 || 6 || Expected 2030. A further two aircraft are to be added in 2023 along with an upgrade to the current aircraft |- | Bell Griffin HAR2 || Canada || Rotorcraft || Utility helicopter|Utility || 2003 || 3 || 3 || Supplied and maintained by Cobham but operated by military aircrew. +more
|- | British Aerospace Hawk T1 || UK || Jet || Trainer || 1976 || 56 || 172 || Retired from aggressor role in March 2022; retained by the Red Arrows; to be retired by 2030. |- | British Aerospace Hawk T2 || UK || Jet || Trainer || 2009 || 28 || 28|| Forms part of the UK Military Flying Training System listed below but operated by +more
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
|- | Avro Lancaster (PA474) || UK || Propeller || Bomber || 1942 || 1 || || 1 B. I |- | De Havilland Canada Chipmunk || UK || Propeller || Trainer || 1946 || 2 || 753 || 2 T. +more
Fleet Air Arm
|- | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 || UK || Rotorcraft || Attack || 2014 || 28 || 28 || |- | AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2 || UK || Rotorcraft ||ASW/AEW || 2000 || 30 || 44 || Expected 2040 |- | AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk3i/4 || UK || Rotorcraft || Transport || 2000 || 25 || 28 || The Mk4/4A are undergoing a capability upgrade and will be fully delivered by 2021 All Mk3 have now been upgraded to Mk4 with just the Mk3i remaining. Expected 2040 |- | Beechcraft Avenger || USA || Propeller || Trainer || 2011 || 4 || 4 || Forms part of the UK Military Flying Training System listed below but operated by 750 Naval Air Squadron |- | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning || USA || Jet || Multi-role || 2013 || - || - || Jointly operated with Royal Air Force. +more
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Army Air Corps
|- | AgustaWestland Apache AH1 || UK || Rotorcraft || Attack || 2004 || 30 || 67 || To be replaced by 50 AH-64E Apache Guardians in 2024 |- | Boeing AH-64E Guardian || United States || Rotorcraft || Attack || 2020 || 14 || 14 || Total of 50 aircraft are on order to replace the Apache AH1 |- | AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat || UK || Rotorcraft || Utility || 2014 || 34 || 34 || |- | Airbus H135M || Germany || Rotorcraft || Patrol || 2022 || || 30 on order ||Project Matcha, Gazelle replacement |- | Bell 212 || Canada || Rotorcraft || Utility || 1995 || 5 || 5 || Used by No. +more
UK Military Flying Training System
|- | Grob Prefect T1 || Germany || Propeller || Trainer || 2018 || 23 || 23 || |- | Beechcraft Texan T1 || USA || Propeller || Trainer || 2018 || 14 || 14 || |- | Embraer Phenom 100 || Brazil || Jet || Trainer || 2018 || 5 || 5 || |- | Airbus H135 Juno || Germany || Rotorcraft || Trainer || 2018 || 29 || 29 || |- | Airbus H145 Jupiter || Germany || Rotorcraft || Trainer || 2018 || 7 || 7 || |}
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
| Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Aerospace Hawk | UK | Jet | Trainer / experimental | 2 | 2 | Operated for the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine |
Ministry of Defence
As well as the military services, a number of defence contractors operate military aircraft on behalf of or leased from the Ministry of Defence.
|- | Agusta AW109 || Italy || Rotorcraft || Utility || || 1 || 1 || QinetiQ, Boscombe Down |- | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II || France || Rotorcraft || Utility || 1999 || 2 || 2 || Used as transport of instructors as part of FOST training. Operated by British International Helicopters under MRCOA |- | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil || France || Rotorcraft || Trainer || || 3 || 3 || Cobham Helicopter Academy, Newquay under CFAOS{{efn|leased from the Ministry of Defence and operated on the military register under the Contractor Flying Approved Organisation Scheme {CFAOS)|name=|group=}} |- | Eurofighter Typhoon || UK || Jet || Multi-role || || 3 || 3 || BAE Systems, Warton |- | Hawker Hunter || UK || Jet || Fighter || || 3 || 3 || Hawker Hunter Aviation, RAF Scampton |- | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II || USA || Jet || Multi-role || 2013 || 3 || 3 || Operated in the United States by +more
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