Lebanese Air Force

القوات الجوية اللبنانية
Seal of the Lebanese Air Force
Active	June 1, 1949 - Present
Country	Lebanon
Branch	Air Force
Part of	Lebanese Army Command
Headquarters	Beirut Air Base
Motto	Here I am Lebanon's Sky
Commanders
Commander	Brigadier General Samir Maalouli
Notable commanders	Brigadier General Emile Boustani
Insignia
Emblem
Roundel

Aircraft inventory

Fixed wing Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Total	Status	Notes
AC-208B Combat Caravan	United States	Close air support/Border surveillance	1	Active/2 TBD	Equipped with MX-15D Camera and Hellfire missiles.
Hawker Hunter	United Kingdom	Fighter/Ground attack	4	Active	3 single seaters and 1 two seater back in service. The remaining inactive four are displayed in the Lebanese Air Force Museum at Rayak Air Base
Scottish Aviation Bulldog	United Kingdom	Trainer	3	Active	Restored in 2010

Helicopters

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Total	Status	Notes
AB-205/UH-1H	United States	Utility/Bomber/Attack helicopter	23	Active	Some with local modifications to carry 250 kg and 400 kg bombs or SNEB Matra 68mm rocket launchers
Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle	France	Naval patrol/Battlefield scout/Anti-tank	8	Active	Lebanon signed a contract with Eurotech to revamp and upgrade 13 Gazelles of the original and ex-UAE deliveries.
AgustaWestland AW139 Executive(VIP)	Italy	VIP transport	1	Active	"Cedar 1" Presidential helicopter.
IAR 330SM / Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma	Romania/ France	Utility and transport helicopter	7/3/7	Active/TBD/Stored	Three ex-UAE IAR-330SM Pumas remaining to be delivered.
Mil Mi-24	Russia	Attack-Gunship helicopter	6	TBD	Replacing a previous MiG-29 offer. To be delivered before the end of the year after the end of the lebanese pilots training in the Russian Federation
Robinson R44	United States	Trainer/Light utility helicopter	4	Active
Sikorsky S-61N MkII	United States	Firefighting/Rescue	3	Active	On behalf of the Ministry of Interior.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aircraft	Origin	Total	Status	Notes
RQ-11B Raven[12]	United States	12	Active