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Latest update: August 2018
 
Abbr.: Order and inventory status information: Abbr.: Order and inventory status information:
       
Order. No. of aircraft ordered. WFU No. of aircraft Withdrawn From Use.
Opt. No. of aircraft options. Sold No. of aircraft sold to another country.
Opp. No. of possible aircraft sales. Oth. D. No. of aircraft bought from another country.
Canc. No. of aircraft ordered cancelled. LS↓ No. of aircraft leased from another country.
Del. No. of aircraft delivered. LS ↑ No. of aircraft leased to another country.
On Or. No. of aircraft to be delivered. Act. No. of aircraft operational.
W/O No. of aircraft Written Off (crashed).    
       
Lease: When the no. of aircraft LS↓ and LS ↑ are equal the leased aircraft have been returned to the owner.
 
Order and production overview - aircraft totals
 
Aircraft Order. Opt. Opp. Canc. Del. On Or. W/O WFU Sold Oth.D. LS↓ LS ↑ Act.
F-4           0 7 51   58     0
F-5 47       47 0 18 25         4
F/A-18 72       72 0 10 1   24     85
F-35     57     0             0
EF-2000 74       68 6 4           64
AV-8 33       33 0 7   9       17
A310 2       2 0             2
A400M 27       3 24             3
B-707 3       3 0   4   1     0
Beech F33C 30       30 0 7 1         22
Beech C90 10       10 0 1   5       4
C-130 13       13 0 1 2         10
Casa 212 88       88 0 6 52 13       17
CN235 21       21 0     2       19
C-295 13       13 0             13
Ce.550 3       3 0             3
Ce.560 3       3 0             3
CL-215 30       30 0 8 1 7       14
CL-415 4       4 0             4
Falcon 20 5       5 0   1 1       3
Falcon 900 5       5 0             5
Fokker 27 3       3 0   3         0
P-3           0 1 4 3 12     4
Casa 101 92       92 0 15 14         63
T-35 41       3 38 3           0
EC120 15       15 0             15
H135 29       29 0             29
AS332 37       37 0 7 1   2     31
H215 3       2 1             2
AS532 22       22 0 3 1         18
Bell 212 20       20 0 6           14
BO-105           0   10   10     0
UH-1 74       74 0 12 45 9       8
H-3 18       18 0 7 3         8
CH-47 28       28 0 2 9         17
H-60 12       12 0       2     14
H-369 14       14 0 4 4         6
NH90 22       7 15             7
S-76 10       10 0   2         8
SA.330 9       9 0 2 7         0
Tiger 24       11 13             11
Total 956   57   859 97 131 241 49 109     547
 
Comment(s):

F-35 Lightning II:

Interested in the F-35A and F-35B to replace its air force EF-18 and F/A-18 Hornet and navy AV-8B Harrier IIs.

SA.330 Puma:

On April 28, 2016 the last SA330 Puma helicopters were withdrawn from use ending a service to the Spanish Air Force lasting over 40 years. Puma's were delivered from 1974 and used in the transport role before it changed to the SAR role.
 
Order and production overview - aircraft detailed
 
Aircraft Aircraft type Order. Opt. Opp. Canc. Del. On Or. W/O WFU Sold Oth.D. LS↓ LS ↑ Act.
F-4 F-4C           0 7 33   40     0
  RF-4C           0   18   18     0
F-5 SF-5A 17       17 0 4 13         0
  SF-5B 6       6 0 6           0
  SF-5M 6       6 0 1 1         4
  SRF-5A 18       18 0 7 11         0
F/A-18 EF-18A 2       2 0 2           0
  EF-18A+ 4       4 0 3 1         0
  EF-18BM 12       12 0             12
  EF-18M 54       54 0 2           52
  F/A-18A           0 3     24     21
F-35 F-35A     45     0             0
  F-35B     12     0             0
EF-2000 EF-2000 60       55 5 3           52
  EF-2000(T) 14       13 1 1           12
AV-8 AV-8A(S) 10       10 0 3   7       0
  EAV-8B 11       11 0 3           8
  EAV-8B+ 9       9 0 1           8
  TAV-8A(S) 2       2 0     2       0
  TAV-8B 1       1 0             1
A310 A310-304 2       2 0             2
A400M A400M 27       3 24             3
B-707 B-707-331B 1       1 0   1         0
  B-707-331C 1       1 0   1         0
  B-707-351C           0   1   1     0
  B-707-368C 1       1 0   1         0
Beech F33C Beech F33C 30       30 0 7 1         22
Beech C90 Beech C90 10       10 0 1   5       4
C-130 C-130H 7       7 0 1 2         4
  C-130H.30 1       1 0             1
  KC-130H 5       5 0             5
Casa 212 Casa 212 88       88 0 6 52 13       17
CN235 CN235M VIGMA 2       2 0             2
  CN235M-10 2       2 0             2
  CN235M-100 10       10 0     2       8
  CN235MPA-100 7       7 0             7
C-295 C-295M 13       13 0             13
Ce.550 Ce.550 3       3 0             3
Ce.560 Ce.560 3       3 0             3
CL-215 CL-215 30       30 0 8 1 7       14
CL-415 CL-415 4       4 0             4
Falcon 20 Falcon 20D 2       2 0             2
  Falcon 20E 2       2 0   1         1
  Falcon 20F 1       1 0     1       0
Falcon 900 Falcon 900B 5       5 0             5
Fokker 27 F-27-200MAR 3       3 0   3         0
P-3 P-3A           0 1 3 3 7     0
  P-3B           0   1   2     1
  P-3M           0       3     3
Casa 101 CASA 101EB 92       92 0 15 14         63
T-35 T-35C 41       3 38 3           0
EC120 EC120B 15       15 0             15
H135 EC135P2 4       4 0             4
  EC135P2+ 13       13 0             13
  EC135T2 2       2 0             2
  EC135T2+ 10       10 0             10
AS332 AS332B 10       10 0 5           5
  AS332B1 22       22 0 2 1         19
  AS332C 1       1 0       1     2
  AS332L1           0       1     1
  AS332M1 4       4 0             4
H215 H215 1       1 0             1
  H215 C1E 2       1 1             1
AS532 AS532AL 4       4 0 1           3
  AS532UL 18       18 0 2 1         15
Bell 212 AB212 15       15 0 1           14
  AB212ASW 5       5 0 5           0
BO-105 BO-105C           0   10   10     0
UH-1 UH-1B 7       7 0 2 5         0
  UH-1H 67       67 0 10 40 9       8
H-3 SH-3D 2       2 0 2           0
  SH-3G 4       4 0 4           0
  SH-3H 12       12 0 1 3         8
CH-47 CH-47C 10       10 0 1 9         0
  CH-47D 18       18 0 1           17
H-60 SH-60B 12       12 0             12
  SH-60F           0       2     2
H-369 H-369M 14       14 0 4 4         6
NH90 NH90-TTH 22       7 15             7
S-76 S-76 1       1 0   1         0
  S-76A 1       1 0   1         0
  S-76C 8       8 0             8
SA.330 SA.330C 1       1 0 1           0
  SA.330J 5       5 0   5         0
  SA.330L 3       3 0 1 2         0
Tiger Tiger HAD 18       5 13             5
  Tiger HAP 6       6 0             6
Total   956   57   859 97 131 241 49 109     547
 
Squadron / Wing overview
 
Wing Air Base Aircraft
42 Gruppo Castilla y León (Villanubla-Valladolid) F-33C Bonanza
43 Gruppo CL.215T, CL.415
45 Gruppo Torrejón A310, Falcon 900
47 Gruppo Torrejón B-707, Falcon 20, C-212
AGA Santiago de la Ribera (Murcia) C-101, T-35C
Ala 11 Morón de la Frontera (Sevilla) EF-2000
Ala 12 Torrejón EF-18A/B
Ala 14 Albacete EF-2000
Ala 15 Zaragoza EF-18A/B
Ala 23 Talavera la Real (Badajoz F-5M
Ala 31 Zaragoza C-130H, KC-130H
Ala 35 Getafe (Madrid) CN-235, C-295
Ala 37 Villanubla (Valladolid) C-212
Ala 46 Gando (Las-Palmas, Canary Islands) F/A-18A/B
Ala 48 Madrid C-212, CN-235, AS.332, AS.532
Ala 49 Palma de Mallorca (Islas Baleares) SA.330, C-212, CN-235
Ala 78 Armilla (Granada) EC-120, S-76
721 Esc Alcantarilla (Murcia) C-212
802 Esc Gando (Las-Palmas, Canary Islands) AS.332 Super Puma
3 Escuadrilla AB-212
4 Escuadrilla Citation
5 Escuadrilla SH-3D/W
6 Escuadrilla H-500
9 Escuadrilla AV-8B+
10 Escuadrilla SH-60B
Colmenar Viejo AS.332 Super Puma
Colmenar Viejo AS.532 Cougar
Almagro BO-105
Colmenar Viejo CH-47 Chinook
Colmenar Viejo EC-135
Almagro EC665 Tiger
Agoncillo UH-1 Huey
 
 
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Beech C90   C-130H Hercules KC-130H Hercules
C-295M Ce.560    EF-2000
     
  EF-18A Hornet   EF-18B Hornet SH-3H Sea King
     
     
SH-60B SeaHawk