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Template:Active Irish Air Corps Aircraft

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime Patrol
CASA C-295 Spain maritime patrol MSA 2[1]
Reconnaissance
Britten-Norman Defender United Kingdom police air support 4000 1[2][1] Flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU)[3]
DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada police air support Guardian 400 One on order for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) to replace the Britten-Norman Defender.[4][5]
Pilatus PC-12 Switzerland surveillance PC-12NG 4[6][1] Three 'SPECTRE' surveillance variants[7], and one utility variant[8]
Transport
CASA C-295 Spain transport One on order[9][1]
Learjet 45 United States executive transport 1[10] Tender for replacement aircraft listed in November 2023.[11]
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy utility 6[12][1]
Eurocopter EC135 Germany utility / trainer EC135 P2 2[13][1]
Eurocopter EC135 Germany police air support EC135 T2 2[14] Flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU)[3]
Trainer
Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland trainer / CAS PC-9M 8[15][1] One hull lost in 2009 was replaced in 2017[16]


  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "PBN Defender". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Garda Air Support Unit". garda.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Garda purchases sophicated surveillance aircraft from Canadian manufacturer". irishtimes.ie. 2024-08-03. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  5. ^ "De Havilland Canada's Twin Otter Guardian Aircraft Chosen for Enhanced Operational Capabilities". dehavilland.com. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  6. ^ "Pilatus PC-12". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Irish Air Corps New PC-12's Arrive in Baldonnel". flyinginireland.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Air Corps to Take Delivery of Pilatus PC-12 Today". flyinginireland.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Third Airbus Defence C295 Confirmed for the Air Corps". flyinginireland.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Learjet 45". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Tender Notice Published for New Government Jet". flyinginireland.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ "AW139". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  13. ^ "EC135 P2". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  14. ^ "EC135 T2". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Pilatus PC-9M". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Air Corps receive new Pilatus PC-9M". flyinginireland.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.