Template:Active Irish Air Corps Aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime surveillance | |||||
| Airbus C295 | Spain | Maritime patrol[1] | C295W MSA | 2[2][3] | Delivered 2023.[4] |
| Reconnaissance | |||||
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | ISTAR | PC-12NG | 3[2][3][5] | "Spectre" ISTAR variants; delivered 2020.[6] |
| Transport | |||||
| Learjet 45 | United States | Executive transport | 1[3][7] | Being replaced by the Dassault Falcon 6X.[8] | |
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | Utility | PC-12NG | 1[2][3][5] | One utility variant; delivered 2020.[9] |
| Airbus C295 | Spain | Transport | C295W | 1[4][2] | Delivered 2025.[4] |
| Dassault Falcon 6X | France | Executive transport | 1[10] | Delivered 2025, to replace the Learjet 45.[11] | |
| Helicopter | |||||
| Eurocopter EC135 | Germany | Utility/Trainer | EC135 P2 | 2[3][12][2] | Entered service in 2005.[12] To be replaced by four Airbus H145M starting 2027 (replacements ordered in 2024).[13][2][14] |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Utility | 6[3][15][2] | First two delivered in 2006.[15] Can be armed.[16] Planned to be replaced by eight "Super Medium Helicopters".[17] | |
| Trainer | |||||
| Pilatus PC-9 | Switzerland | Trainer / CAS | PC-9M | 8[3][18][2] | Entered service in 2004.[18] Can be armed.[16] One aircraft crashed in 2009 and replaced in 2017.[19] Planned to be replaced by 2029/2030.[17] |
| Police air support | |||||
| DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Police air support | Guardian 400 | 1[2] | Flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU). Delivered in 2025 to replace the Pilatus Britten Norman Defender 4000.[20][21] |
| Eurocopter EC135 | Germany | Police air support | EC135 T2 | 2[3][22] | Flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU). Delivered in 2001 and 2007.[23] To be replaced by two Airbus H145 in 2026 (replacements ordered in 2023).[14][24] |
- ^ "The @IrishAirCorps 🇮🇪 received their third #C295 aircraft today". Airbus Defence. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hoyle, Craig (2025). World Air Forces 2026 (Report). FlightGlobal. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Defence Forces - Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 May 2024". oireachtas.ie. Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Irish Air Corps Take Delivery of Third Airbus C-295". flyinginireland.com. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Pilatus PC-12". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Irish Air Corps New PC-12's Arrive in Baldonnel". flyinginireland.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Learjet 45". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Tánaiste confirms contract award of new Strategic Reach Aircraft". gov.ie. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Air Corps to Take Delivery of Pilatus PC-12 Today". flyinginireland.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Government announces deal signed for new €53m French built Government Jet". thejournal.ie. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Minister Welcomes Arrival of New Strategic Reach Aircraft". gov.ie (Press release). Department of Defence. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b "EC135 P2". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Fergal (30 December 2024). "Deal reached for new helicopters at a cost of over €90m". RTÉ. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Departmental Expenditure Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2025". Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b "AW139". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b Ian French (April 30, 2022). "Irish Air Corps Centenary". Aviation Press. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b Ciarán Mather (12 December 2025). "Minister for Defence launches €1.7 billion Defence Sectoral National Development Plan". Ireland Live.
- ^ a b "Pilatus PC-9M". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Air Corps receive new Pilatus PC-9M". flyinginireland.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "De Havilland Canada's Twin Otter Guardian Aircraft Chosen for Enhanced Operational Capabilities". dehavilland.com. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "New Garda Air Support Unit Viking 400 Arrives in Baldonnel". flyinginireland.com. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "EC135 T2". military.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "The Garda Air Support Unit". garda.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-12-16/713/