Editing Papua New Guinea Defence Force (section)

=== Current inventory ===
[[File:PNG Defence Force CN-235 at RAAF Fairbairn.jpg|thumb|right|A PNGDF [[CASA/IPTN CN-235|CN-235]] at [[RAAF Fairbairn]] in Australia]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! colspan="5" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
|[[PAC P-750 XSTOL|PAC P-750]]
|{{NZ}}
|Utility
|3<ref name="World Air Forces 2025">{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |year=2024 |title=World Air Forces 2025 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=106507 |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Flight Global |doi=}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[CASA/IPTN CN-235|CASA CN-235]]
| {{ESP}}<br>{{IDN}}
|[[Search and rescue|SAR]]<br>Utility
|
| 2 aircraft not in service<ref>{{cite news |last1=Felton |first1=Ben |title=PNG seeks to resurrect languishing CN-235 transports |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air-warfare/png-seeks-to-resurrect-languishing-cn-235-transports/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |work=Shephard |publisher=Shephard Press Limited |date=12 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kellerton |first1=Marysila |title=PNGDF CASA Engine Returned |url=https://www.looppng.com/png-news/pngdf-casa-engine-returned-102976 |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=Loop PNG |publisher=Trend Media |date=5 August 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119101104/https://www.looppng.com/png-news/pngdf-casa-engine-returned-102976 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Waeda |first1=Julianna |title=PNGDF welcome back CASA plane |url=https://www.looppng.com/content/pngdf-welcome-back-casa-plane |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627041958/http://www.looppng.com/content/pngdf-welcome-back-casa-plane |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2015 |access-date=20 January 2024 |work=Loop PNG |publisher=Trend Media |date=25 June 2015 }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Helicopters]]
|-
|[[Bell 212]]
|{{USA}}
|Utility 
|2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adf-serials.com.au/PNGDF.htm |title=Aircraft of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force |publisher= adf-serials.com.au |date=|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
| under lease contract
|}