This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. List of aircraft of Canada's air forces includes all aircraft operated by the RCAF and its predecessors, current and past while List of aircraft of the Royal Canadian Navy covers all …

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (1924–1968) until amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form a unified Canadian Forces.

The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces, enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army.

The Royal Canadian Air Force flies a large inventory of aircraft, many of which are new or completely modernized. These range from huge transport aircraft to helicopters to fighters to patrol aircraft and more.

This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated or have formerly been operated by the Canadian Forces Air Command (1968–2011) or the Royal Canadian Air Force (2011–present).

Current aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force including attack, bomber, cargo transport, special mission, fighter, Search and Rescue, aerial tanker, remote-piloted, reconnaissance, trainer, and utility types.

Dec 5, 2024 · The following represents an overview of the modern aerial fighting capabilities of the Royal Canadian Air Force (2025). The service currently counts 390 total units in its active aircraft inventory.

With a focus on multipurpose capabilities, the RCAF primarily operates a fleet of CF-18 Hornets for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Its modernization strategy is pivoted towards acquiring the F-35 Lightning II to ensure interoperability with key allies, particularly the United States.

Stories about famous aircraft flown by the RCAF over the last 100 years. On October 2, 1962, Canadair Model CL-90 made its first flight from the Cartierville airport, near Montreal. Four test flights later, on July 22, 1963, the aircraft was Taken …

Mar 3, 2023 · RCAF Aircraft Types I am in the process of decommissioning this portion of RCAF.info. In January of 2021 I was approached by the designer of CASPIR (Canadian Aircraft Serials Personnel Information Resource) an online tool being created by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.