<page_title> Irish Air Corps </page_title> <section_title> Current inventory </section_title> <table> <cell> Britten-Norman Defender <col_header> Aircraft </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 <col_header> In service </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> </cell> <cell> flown for the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) <col_header> Notes </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> </cell> <cell> Helicopters <col_header> Aircraft </col_header> <col_header> Origin </col_header> <col_header> Type </col_header> <col_header> Variant </col_header> <col_header> In service </col_header> <col_header> Notes </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> </cell> <cell> Eurocopter EC135 <col_header> Aircraft </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> <col_header> Helicopters </col_header> </cell> <cell> EC135 P2+/T2 <col_header> Variant </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> <col_header> Helicopters </col_header> </cell> <cell> two P2+s are flown for military purposes, with two T2s for the GASU <col_header> Notes </col_header> <col_header> Maritime patrol </col_header> <col_header> Transport </col_header> <col_header> Surveillance </col_header> <col_header> Helicopters </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Irish Air Corps, operates two Eurocopter EC135 T2 helicopters and a Britten-Norman Defender aircraft for the Garda Air Support.