List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
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This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Numerical designations are largely within the RLM designation system.

The Luftwaffe of the Third Reich officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in the 1920s, before the Nazi takeover, and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II. The main list highlights the most significant aircraft that participated and includes minor types. Pre-war aircraft not used after 1938 are excluded, as are projects and aircraft that did not fly. Listed roles are those for which the aircraft were being used during the war - many obsolete pre-war combat aircraft remained in use as trainers rather than in their original more familiar roles. Captured aircraft are listed separately as many were used only for evaluation while those available in large enough numbers were commonly used as trainers, while a small number were used for special operations. A full list of aircraft from 1933–1945 can be found in the Reich Aviation Ministry's list of aircraft at list of RLM aircraft designations and a full explanation is at RLM aircraft designation system. A small number of surviving pre-1933 aircraft were overlooked by the RLM system and just used the company names or designations.

Contents  [hide]
1 Luftwaffe aircraft
2 Captured aircraft
3 Related content
4 See also
5 External links
Luftwaffe aircraft[edit]
The primary types operated by the Luftwaffe are shown highlighted, with the most numerous in bold.

RLM # Aircraft Role Production
Status # built/used 1st Flight Notes
192 AGO Ao 192 Kurier transport production 6 1935 used by senior officials
68 Arado Ar 68 trainer/night-fighter production 511 1934 biplane, obsolete by 1939
76 Arado Ar 76 trainer production 189 1934 biplane
80 Arado Ar 80 experimental prototype 3 1935 used to test Fowler flaps
95 Arado Ar 95 training production 27 1936 seaplane, built for export
96 Arado Ar 96 trainer production 2891 1938
196 Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance production 541 1937 ship-borne seaplane
197 Arado Ar 197 fighter prototype 3 1937 carrier aircraft derived from Ar 68
198 Arado Ar 198 reconnaissance prototype 1 1938
199 Arado Ar 199 trainer prototype 2 1939 seaplane
213 Arado Ar 231 reconnaissance prototype 6 1940 folds to fit on U-boat
232 Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler transport production 20 1941
234 Arado Ar 234 Blitz reconnaissance/bomber production 210 1943 jet
240 Arado Ar 240 fighter prototype 14 1940
440 Arado Ar 440 fighter prototype 4 1942 1 converted from Ar 240
349 Bachem Ba 349 Natter interceptor production 36 1945 rocket, only 1 manned flight attempted
40 Blohm & Voss BV 40 Ersatzjäger interceptor prototype 7 1944 glider
138 Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache maritime patrol production 297 1937 flying-boat
139 Blohm & Voss Ha 139 transport prototype 3 1936 long-range seaplane
140 Blohm & Voss Ha 140 maritime patrol prototype 3 1937 flying-boat
141 Blohm & Voss BV 141 reconnaissance prototype 28 1938 asymmetrical
142 Blohm & Voss BV 142 maritime patrol/transport prototype 4 1938
144 Blohm & Voss BV 144 transport prototype 1 1944
155 Blohm & Voss BV 155 interceptor prototype 3 1944 built to counter B-29
222 Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking transport production 13 1940 flying-boat
238 Blohm & Voss BV 238 maritime patrol prototype 1 1944 flying-boat, largest Axis aircraft flown
131 Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann trainer production 5000 ca. 1934 biplane, also used for night harassment
133 Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister trainer production 250 ca. 1935 aerobatic biplane
180 Bücker Bü 180 Student trainer production 50 1937
181 Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann trainer production 3400 1939
182 Bücker Bü 182 Kornett trainer prototype 4 1938
313 Caproni Ca.313G trainer production 164 1939 purchased from Italy.
38 DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter trainer production 10000 ca. 1938 glider, widely copied
228 DFS 228 reconnaissance prototype 2 1944 rocket-powered, unpowered flights only
230 DFS 230 transport production 1600 ca. 1937 glider
331 DFS 331 transport prototype 1 1942 glider
12 Dornier Do 12 Libelle trainer prototype 1 1932 impressed seaplane
16 Dornier Do 16 Wal training production 46 1922 flying-boat, most retired by 1939
17 Dornier Do 17 Fliegender Bleistift bomber/night-fighter production 2139 1934
18 Dornier Do 18 maritime patrol production 170 1935 flying-boat
19 Dornier Do 19 transport prototype 3 1936 only 1 flown, built as heavy bomber
22 Dornier Do 22 maritime patrol production 4 1938 built for export
23 Dornier Do 23 bomber production 282 1934 withdrawn after invasion of Poland
24 Dornier Do 24 maritime patrol production 218 1937 flying boat, was for export
26 Dornier Do 26 reconnaissance production 6 1938 long-range seaplane
215 Dornier Do 215 Fliegender Bleistift bomber/night-fighter production 105 1938
217 Dornier Do 217 Fliegender Bleistift bomber/night-fighter production 1925 1938
317 Dornier Do 317 bomber prototype 6 1943 Bomber B
335 Dornier Do 335 Pfeil fighter/bomber production 37 1943 push-pull engines
5 Fieseler Fi 5 trainer production 29 ca. 1933 acrobatic sportsplane
103 Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg manned bomb production 175 1944 manned variant of V-1 missile
156 Fieseler Fi 156 Storch reconnaissance production 2867 1936
167 Fieseler Fi 167 bomber production 14 1938 ship-borne biplane
256 Fieseler Fi 256 transport prototype 6 - 9 1941
184 Flettner Fl 184 reconnaissance prototype 1 1936 helicopter
282 Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri reconnaissance production 24 1941 helicopter
223 Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache transport production 20 1940 helicopter
330 Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 reconnaissance production 200 1942 autogyro kite, rarely used
152 Focke-Wulf Ta 152 fighter production 49 1944 improved Fw 190, production curtailed
154 Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito night-fighter production 30 ca. 1943 development curtailed
44 Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz trainer production 1700 ca. 1932 biplane, widely exported
56 Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser trainer production 1000 ca. 1933 parasol monoplane
58 Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe trainer production 1350 1935
61 Focke-Wulf Fw 61 experimental prototype 2 1936 twin rotor helicopter
62 Focke-Wulf Fw 62 reconnaissance prototype 4 1937 ship-borne biplane seaplane
186 Focke-Wulf Fw 186 reconnaissance prototype 1 1937 autogyro
187 Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke fighter prototype 9 1937
189 Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu reconnaissance production 864 1938
190 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger fighter production 20000 ca. 1939 many exported to client states
191 Focke-Wulf Fw 191 bomber prototype 3 1942 Bomber B
200 Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor maritime patrol/transport production 276 1937 originally airliner, some exported
145 Gotha Go 145 trainer production 1182 1934
146 Gotha Go 146 transport prototype 4 1936
147 Gotha Go 147 experimental prototype 1 1936 tailless
242 Gotha Go 242 transport production 1528 1941 glider
244 Gotha Go 244 transport production 176 1941 powered Go 242, 133 converted
345 Gotha Go 345 transport prototype 1 1944 glider
430 Gotha Ka 430 transport prototype 12 1943 glider
46 Heinkel He 46 trainer production 512 1931 obsolete reconnaissance biplane
50 Heinkel He 50 reconnaissance/bomber production 78 1931 biplane
51 Heinkel He 51 trainer production 700 1933 obsolete fighter, few remained by 1939
59 Heinkel He 59 reconnaissance production 144 1931 biplane seaplane
60 Heinkel He 60 reconnaissance production 205 1933 ship-borne biplane seaplane
70 Heinkel He 70 Blitz transport production 15 1932
72 Heinkel He 72 Kadett trainer production 2000 ca. 1933
100 Heinkel He 100 fighter production 25 1938 also used He 113 designation
111 Heinkel He 111 bomber/transport production 5656 1935 many exported
112 Heinkel He 112 fighter production 104 1935
114 Heinkel He 114 reconnaissance production 29 ca. 1936 seaplane
115 Heinkel He 115 bomber production 138 1937 seaplane, some exported.
116 Heinkel He 116 reconnaissance prototype 14 1937
119 Heinkel He 119 bomber prototype 8 1937
162 Heinkel He 162 Spatz fighter production 320 1944 jet, Volksjäger winner
172 Heinkel He 172 trainer prototype 1 1934 He 72 with NACA cowling
177 Heinkel He 177 Greif bomber production 1169 1939 engine problems until major redesign
219 Heinkel He 219 Uhu night-fighter production 300 ca. 1942
280 Heinkel He 280 fighter prototype 9 1940 jet
123 Henschel Hs 123 ground attack production 250 1935
125 Henschel Hs 125 trainer prototype 2 1934
126 Henschel Hs 126 reconnaissance production 600 ca. 1936
127 Henschel Hs 127 bomber prototype 2 1937
128 Henschel Hs 128 experimental prototype 2 1939 high-altitude test aircraft
129 Henschel Hs 129 ground attack production 865 1939
130 Henschel Hs 130 bomber prototype 13 1939 high-altitude
229 Horten Ho 229 fighter prototype 3 1944 jet flying wing, not flown under power
n/a Junkers W34 trainer production 2024 1926 1920s transport.
52 Junkers Ju 52 Tante Ju transport production 4845 1931 Spanish Civil War bomber, widely exported
86 Junkers Ju 86 bomber/reconnaissance production unk. 1934
87 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka bomber production 6500 1935 many exported to client states
88 Junkers Ju 88 bomber/night-fighter production 15183 1936
89 Junkers Ju 89 transport prototype 2 1937 originally Ural bomber
90 Junkers Ju 90 bomber production 18 1937
188 Junkers Ju 188 Rächer bomber production 1234 1940
252 Junkers Ju 252 transport production 15 1942
287 Junkers Ju 287 bomber prototype 2 1944 jet
288 Junkers Ju 288 bomber prototype 22 1940 Bomber B
290 Junkers Ju 290 maritime patrol/transport production 65 1942
322 Junkers Ju 322 Mammut transport prototype 2 1941 glider
352 Junkers Ju 352 Herkules transport production 50 1943
388 Junkers Ju 388 reconnaissance/bomber production 101 ca. 1943 fighter variants also planned
390 Junkers Ju 390 bomber prototype 2 1943 Amerika Bomber
31 Klemm Kl 31 trainer production unk. 1931
35 Klemm Kl 35 trainer production 2000 ca. 1935 sportplane, many exported
36 Klemm Kl 36 transport production 12 ca. 1934
108 Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun trainer production 885 1934 many exported
109 Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter production 33984 1935 many exported to client states
110 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer fighter production 6170 1936
162 Messerschmitt Bf 162 Jaguar bomber prototype 3 1937
163 Messerschmitt Bf 163 reconnaissance prototype 1 1938 designation reused for interceptor
163 Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet interceptor production 370 1944 rocket
209 Messerschmitt Me 209 racer prototype 4 1938
209 Messerschmitt Me 209-II fighter prototype 4 1943 unrelated to previous Me 209
210 Messerschmitt Me 210 fighter production 108 1939
261 Messerschmitt Me 261 Adolfine reconnaissance prototype 3 1940
262 Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe fighter production 1400 ca. 1941 jet
263 Messerschmitt Me 263 interceptor prototype 1 1944 rocket, did not fly under power
264 Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika bomber prototype 3 1942
309 Messerschmitt Me 309 fighter prototype 4 1942
321 Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant transport production 200 1941 glider
323 Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant transport production 198 1942 powered variant of Me 321
328 Messerschmitt Me 328 fighter prototype 9 1944 pulse jet
410 Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse fighter/reconnaissance production 1189 1942 improved Me 210
104 Siebel Fh 104 Hallore transport production 46 1937
201 Siebel Si 201 reconnaissance prototype 2 1938
202 Siebel Si 202 Hummel trainer production 66 1938 sportplane
204 Siebel Si 204 trainer production 1216 1940 also used as transport
Captured aircraft[edit]
Name Source Luftwaffe Role # (if known) Notes
Avia B-534 Czechoslovakia trainer Three modified for carrier trials. Some sold.
Avia B-71 Czechoslovakia bomber
Bloch M.B.175 France bomber
Bloch M.B.151 France fighter/trainer Vichy MB.152 also transferred to Luftwaffe In 1942.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress US special operations Used by special units such as KG 200.
Caudron C.445 Goéland France transport
Curtiss H-75 Hawk France & Norway fighter Used pending delivery of Bf 109's. Some sold to Finland.
Dewoitine D.520 France trainer 182 Some sold.
Douglas 8A-3N Netherlands trainer 3 ca.
Douglas DC-2 Netherlands transport 3 ex-KLM aircraft
Fokker C.V Various trainer unk.
Fokker C.X Netherlands trainer unk.
Fokker D.XXI Netherlands trainer
Fokker T.VIII Netherlands maritime patrol floatplane
Fokker G.I Netherlands trainer some used in 1941 for Bf 110 crews.
Gloster Gladiator Latvia via USSR trainer 1 captured from Soviets, glider/target tug.
Hawker Hurricane France, Jugoslavia & N. Africa familiarization Not used for combat.
Ilyushin Il-2 USSR n/a never used
Macchi MC.202 Italy trainer 47 used from 1943. Some transferred to Croatia
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 USSR n/a Tried to sell 22 to Finland
Morane-Saulnier M.S.230 France trainer
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 France trainer 46+ 25 sold to Finland in 1941
North American NAA 57 France trainer
North American NAA 64 France trainer Most still in crates
PZL.37 Łoś Poland n/a tested but not used
Rogožarski IK-3 Yugoslavia fighter
Reggiane Re.2002 Italy fighter 25 from 1943, Reggiane ordered to built more
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Italy transport used from 1943.
Zlín Z-XII & 212 Czechoslovakia trainer
Related content[edit]
German aircraft production during World War II
List of RLM aircraft designations
List of Luftwaffe aircraft prototype projects during World War II
List of Luftwaffe aircraft by manufacturer, World War II
List of military aircraft of Germany
List of military aircraft of Germany by manufacturer

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Air Force

: United States Air Force

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Note
A-10C Thunderbolt II	Fairchild Republic	USA	Jet	Ground-attack aircraft	1977	291	To be replaced by F-35A, scheduled to be in service with the USAF until 2028.
AC-130 Stinger II, Ghost Rider, Spooky II	Lockheed & Boeing	USA	Propeller	Gunship	1968	28	AC-130U, AC-130W and AC-130J.
B-1B Lancer	Rockwell	USA	Jet	Bomber	1986	62[2]	All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers; Only supersonic bomber aircraft active in the U.S. Air Force.
B-2A Spirit	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Bomber	1997	20	All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers
B-52H Stratofortress	Boeing	USA	Jet	Bomber	1955	77	Slated to remain in service until 2045.
C-5 Galaxy, Super Galaxy	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Cargo aircraft	1970	55	C-5B, C-5C and C-5M. Most C-5A have been retired from service. A few C-5A plus all C-5B and C-5C are to be upgraded to C-5M Supergalaxy.
C-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft Surveillance aircraft	1974	67	16 x C-12C, 6 x C-12D, 2 x C-12F, 4 x C-12J, 41 x MC-12W
C-17A Globemaster III	Boeing	USA	Jet	Cargo aircraft		222
C-20	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger transport/Cargo aircraft		7	5 x C-20B, 2 x C-20H
C-21A	Learjet	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		31
C-26 Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		1	C-26B, RC-26
C-32	Boeing	USA	Jet	Passenger aircraft		8	6 x C-32A, 2 x C-32B
C-37A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		9
C-38A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		2
C-40 Clipper	Boeing	USA	Jet	Passenger aircraft		14	C-40B and C-40C. 1 on order.
C-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		261	C-130E were retired from service.
C-130J Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		104	C-130J and C-130J-30. 129 planned.[3][4]
C-144 (CN-235-100M)	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Transport aircraft		2	427th SOS
C-146A Wolfhound[5]	Fairchild-Dornier	Germany	Propeller	Transport aircraft		18	524th SOS[6]
E-3 Sentry	Boeing	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		30	E-3B and E-3C. One E-3B For Testing[7]
E-4B "Nightwatch"	Boeing	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		4	assigned to 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
E-8C Joint STARS	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		16[8]	One E-8C For Testing
E-9A Widget	Bombardier Aerospace	USA Canada	Propeller	Surveillance aircraft		5
E-11A[9]	Northrop Grumman	USA Canada	Jet	Battlefield Airborne Communications Node		4[10]
EC-130H Compass Call	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		14
EC-130 Commando Solo III	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		7	3 x EC-130J, 4 x EC-130SJ
F-15 Eagle	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Air superiority fighter		192	159 x F-15C, 33 x F-15D. Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2030 the aircraft will eventually be replaced by the F-35A.
F-15E Strike Eagle	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Multirole Strike fighter		257	Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2030.
F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		957	803 x F-16C, 154 x F-16D. To be replaced by the F-35A.
F-22A Raptor	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Air superiority fighter		195	No longer in production.
F-35A Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		71	In production with 1763 planned, currently 47 for testing
HC-130 Combat King/Combat King II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue aircraft			17 x HC-130N, 14 x HC-130P. 78 x HC-130J planned, of which 20 currently on order.
KC-10A Extender	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Tanker aircraft		59	Supposedly to be replaced by the KC-Y. but likely to remain in service until 2043
KC-135 Stratotanker	Boeing	USA	Jet	Tanker aircraft		397	KC-135R and KC-135T. To be replaced by the KC-46
LC-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		10	all aircraft assigned to 139th Airlift Wing, New York Air Guard
MC-130 Combat Talon II/Combat Shadow	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Multi-mission aircraft		54	24 x MC-130H/P, 30 x MC-130J
OC-135B Open Skies	Boeing	USA	Jet	Observation aircraft		2	used as part of Treaty on Open Skies
RC-135 Cobra Ball, Combat Sent, Rivet Joint	Boeing	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance aircraft		22	3 x RC-135S, 2 x RC-135U, 17 x RC-135V/W
T-1A Jayhawk	Raytheon	USA	Jet	Trainer aircraft		157	Originally 180. Two crashed after mishaps.
T-6A Texan II	North American Aviation	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		449
T-38 Talon	Northrop	USA	Jet	Trainer aircraft		480	T-38A and T-38C
T-41C Mescalero	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		4
T-51A	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		3
T-52A	Diamond	Canada	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		20
T-53A[11]	Cirrus	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		25
U-2 Dragon Lady	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance aircraft Trainer aircraft		31	26 x U-2S, 5 x TU-2S. To be replaced by the RQ-4 Global Hawk block 40.
U-28A	Pilatus	Switzerland	Propeller	Utility aircraft		20
VC-25A "Air Force One"	Boeing	USA	Jet	VIP Transport		2	Used as Presidential Transport, operated by 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland
WC-130J Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Weather reconnaissance aircraft		10	all aircraft assigned to 403d Wing (AFRC) at Keesler AFB, Mississippi
WC-135 Constant Phoenix	Boeing	USA	Jet	Weather Reconnaissance aircraft		2
HH-60 Pave Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Search and rescue		100	HH-60G and HH-60U. To be replaced by 112 HH-60W from 2021.[12]
UH-1N Twin Huey	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		59[13]
TH-1H Iroquois	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Trainer		37
C-145 Skytruck(M28)[14]	PZL Mielec	Poland	Propeller	STOL Utility aircraft		7	6th SOS[15]
UV-18B	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	STOL Utility aircraft		4
CV-22B Osprey	Bell, Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Cargo VTOL aircraft		42	50 planned
Mi-8VT Hip	Mil	USSR	Helicopter	Utility		6	Undesignated. For evaluation.
MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B	Mikoyan	USSR	Jet	Air superiority,Multirole fighter		3	Undesignated. For evaluation.
Su-27UB Flanker-C	Sukhoi	USSR	Jet	Air superiority fighter		2	Undesignated. Used for "Aggressor" training[16]
MQ-1B Predator	General Atomics	USA	UAV		1995	150	[17][18] To be replaced by the MQ-9.
RQ-4 Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2001	37[19]	RQ-4A, RQ-4B and MQ-4C. 66 RQ-4B planned plus 68 MQ-4C[20][21]
MQ-9B Reaper	General Atomics	USA	UAV			93	396 planned[20]
RQ-170 Sentinel	Lockheed Martin	USA	UAV
QF-4E Phantom	McDonnell Douglas	USA	UAV	Target drone		230	Converted fighter.
Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol

Army[edit]

See also: United States Army

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Note
C-1	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		1
C-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		104	C-12C, C-12D and C-12F. 5 on order as of December 2015.
C-20C	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport		4
C-212 Aviocar	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		3
C-26E Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		12
C-27J Spartan	Alenia Aeronautica	USA Italy	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		6	Former Air Force aircraft used by Army Special Operations Command for training.
C-31A Troopship	Fokker	Netherlands	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		2	Used for theGolden KnightsGold Team and Black Team
C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport		3	2 x C-37A, 1 x C-37B
EO-5	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Electronic Warfare, Reconnaissance		10	3 x EO-5C, 7 x RC-7. Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance		83	RC-12D, RC-12H and RC-12K. 6 on order as of December 2015.
UC-35	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft		27	20 x UC-35A, 7 x UC-35B
DHC Dash-8-315	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Patrol		6	Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
UV-18	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		5
MH/AH-6M Little Bird	MD Helicopter	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1980	47
AH-64 Apache Longbow, Guardian	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1986	792	AH-64D and AH-64E. 25 on order as of December 2015.
CH-47 Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Transport	1962	442	394 x CH-47D, 48 x CH-47F. 464 new CH-47F to be delivered
EH-60A Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Electronic-warfare	1979	64
MH-47 Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission	1962	61	11 x MH-47D, 23 x MH-47E, 27 x MH-47G
MH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission		58	23 x MH-60K, 35 x MH-60L.
OH-58 Kiowa	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Observation		488	OH-58A, OH-58C, OH-58D and OH-58F. A / C models are currently under replacement byUH-72
TH-67 Creek	Bell	USA Canada	Helicopter	Trainer		163
UH-1H/V Huey	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		53
UH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Utility		1,443	751 x UH-60A, 592 x UH-60L, 100 x UH-60M. 1227 UH-60M planned.[22]
UH-72A Lakota	Eurocopter	USA European Union	Helicopter	Utility		341	13 on order as of December 2015.
An-26 Curl	Antonov	USSR	Propeller			3	Undesignated foreign aircraft
An-2 Colt	Antonov	USSR Poland	Propeller			1	Undesignated foreign aircraft
Mi-24 Hind	Mil	USSR	Helicopter	Attack, with transport capabilities		1	Acquired from Germany and used for adversary training. Retired to Fort Bliss Old Ironsides Museum.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle	General Atomics	USA	UAV		2009	75[23]	133 planned[20]
MQ-5B Hunter	Israel Aircraft Industries	Israel	UAV	Reconnaissance		20[24]
Prioria Robotics Maveric	Prioria Robotics	USA	UAV			36	[25]
CQ-10 Snowgoose	MMIST	Canada	UAV	Transport	2005	15	49 planned.Parafoil andautogyrovariants.
RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	UAV			450	68 on order.[26]
RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV
Switchblade	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Attack
Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol

Coast Guard[edit]

See also: United States Coast Guard

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total	Note
C-37A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Command & Control		2	VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard.[citation needed]
HC-130 Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue		33	5 x HC-130B or HC-130H (1500 series), 22 x HC-130H-7, 6 x HC-130J. Many of the HC-130Bs are to be replaced by HC-130Js.
HC-144 Ocean Sentry	Airbus	USA Spain	Propeller	Search and rescue	2009	18	The HC-144A will replace the HU-25 and some HC-130s.CGAS Miami is the first unit to receive operational HC-144A's.
HH-60 Jayhawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Medium Range Recovery (MRR)		42	HH-60J and MH-60T. 35 are in operational use. A number of MH-60s have been upgraded to MH-60T standard.
HH-65 Dolphin	Eurocopter	USA France	Helicopter	Short Range Recovery (SRR)		101	MH-65C, MH-65D and MH-65E. The HH-65Bs have been upgraded to HH-65C standard. AUF HH-65Cs have also been upgraded to MH-65Cs.

Marine Corps[edit]

See also: United States Marine Corps

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Notes
C-9B Skytrain II	McDonell Douglas	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		2
C-130T Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		1	Single aircraft assigned to the US Navy's Blue Angels, known as Fat Albert
EA-6B Prowler	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedElectronic-warfare aircraft		25	To be retired by 2019.[27]
F/A-18 Hornet	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		229	48 x F/A-18B, 86 x F/A-18C, 95 x F/A-18D. To be replaced by ten squadrons of F-35B and four squadrons of F-35C.
F-5E/F/N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		13	F-5E/N and F-5F. Used for adversary training[28]
KC-130 Hercules/Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Tanker aircraft		71	23 x KC-130T and 48 x KC-130J. 11 KC-130J on order as of December 2015.[27]
UC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Utility		12	5 x UC-12F/M, 7 x UC-12W. UC-12W replacing UC-12F/M models.[27]
UC-35 Citation	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility		12	2 x UC-35C, 10 x UC-35D.[29]
AH-1W SuperCobra	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1986	128	To be upgraded to/replaced by AH-1Z Viper beginning in 2009
AH-1Z Viper	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Attack	2010	36	189 planned
CH-53E Super Stallion	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Cargo		146[Note 1]	To be replaced with 200 CH-53K beginning in 2018.[30]
UH-1Y Venom	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		107	160 planned
VH-3D Sea King	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport		11	Used as Presidential Transport.[citation needed]
VH-60N Whitehawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport		7	[citation needed]
AV-8B/+ Harrier II	McDonell Douglas	UK USA	Jet	Attack		111	VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B[31]
MV-22B Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Multi-mission		222	VTOL. 126 on order
TAV-8B Harrier II	McDonell Douglas	UK USA	Jet	Trainer		16	VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B
F-35B Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Fighter		38	V/STOL variant. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs(CTOL) to replace various aircraft.[27]
K-MAX	Kaman	USA	UAV	Transport		1	Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotors. UAV variant of manned type.
RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	UAV			50
RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV
ScanEagle	Boeing	USA	UAV
Switchblade	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Attack			Marine Corps
Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol
RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	UAV
MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2009	27[32]	Helicopter.

Navy[edit]

See also: United States Navy

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Notes
C-2A Greyhound	Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-basedCargo/Transport aircraft		35	To be replaced by 44 V-22 [33]
C-20	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		4	C-20A, C-20D and C-20G
C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		4	1 x C-37A, 3 x C-37B.[citation needed]
C-40A Clipper	Boeing	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		14	1 on order
C-130T Hercules	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		20
CT-39G Sabreliner	North American	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		1
UC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		14
C-26D Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		6
KC-130F/R	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Aerial Refueling		5
E-2C/D Hawkeye	Northrop Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-basedAirborne Command and Control aircraft		68
E-6B Mercury	Boeing	USA	Jet	Electronic-warfare aircraft		16
EA-18G Growler	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedElectronic-warfare aircraft		105	27 on order.
EP-3E ARIES II	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		14
F-5F/N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Fighter		30	F-5F, F-5N. Used for adversary training[28]
F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		26	22 single-seat F-16N, 4 twin-seat TF-16N Used for adversary training.[34]
F/A-18 Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		314	F/A-18A, F/A-18B, F/A-18C and F/A-18D. To be replaced by F-35C
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter		342	F/A-18E and F/A-18F. 23 on order.
F-35C Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		12	NAS Pax RiverSDD aircraft, 369 planned[35]
P-3C Orion	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Maritime patrol aircraft	1962	100	To be replaced by P-8
P-8A Poseidon	Boeing	USA	Jet	Anti-Submarine-warfare aircraft	2013	37	122 planned[36]
T-6 Texan II	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		61	49 x T-6A, 12 x T-6B.
T-44A	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		52
T-45C Goshawk	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedTrainer aircraft		218
UC-35D	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft		1
HH-60H Rescue Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Search-and-rescue		49
HV-22 Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Multi-mission		1	48 on order.
MH-53E Sea Dragon	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission		27
MH-60 Seahawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Anti-submarine warfare helicopter Multi-mission		400	166 x MH-60R ASW (251 planned), 234 x MH-60S Multi-mission (275 planned).[37][38]
SH-60F Seahawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Anti-submarine warfare		60
TH-57 Sea Ranger	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Training helicopter		129	44 x TH-57B, 85 x TH-57C
QF-4E Phantom	McDonnell Douglas	USA	UAV	Target drone		230	Converted fighter.
ScanEagle	Boeing	USA	UAV
RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	UAV
MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2009	27[32]	Helicopter. 96 planned.[39]

Special Operations Command[edit]

See also: United States Special Operations Command

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Quantity	Note
Stalker XE	Lockheed Martin	USA	UAV
RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV

See also[edit]

Military of the United States portal

• U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
• List of military aircraft of the United States
• Future military aircraft of the United States

Notes[edit]

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    Air Force[edit]

    See also: United States Air Force

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Note
    A-10C Thunderbolt II	Fairchild Republic	USA	Jet	Ground-attack aircraft	1977	291	To be replaced by F-35A, scheduled to be in service with the USAF until 2028.
    AC-130 Stinger II, Ghost Rider, Spooky II	Lockheed & Boeing	USA	Propeller	Gunship	1968	28	AC-130U, AC-130W and AC-130J.
    B-1B Lancer	Rockwell	USA	Jet	Bomber	1986	62[2]	All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers; Only supersonic bomber aircraft active in the U.S. Air Force.
    B-2A Spirit	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Bomber	1997	20	All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers
    B-52H Stratofortress	Boeing	USA	Jet	Bomber	1955	77	Slated to remain in service until 2045.
    C-5 Galaxy, Super Galaxy	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Cargo aircraft	1970	55	C-5B, C-5C and C-5M. Most C-5A have been retired from service. A few C-5A plus all C-5B and C-5C are to be upgraded to C-5M Supergalaxy.
    C-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft Surveillance aircraft	1974	67	16 x C-12C, 6 x C-12D, 2 x C-12F, 4 x C-12J, 41 x MC-12W
    C-17A Globemaster III	Boeing	USA	Jet	Cargo aircraft		222
    C-20	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger transport/Cargo aircraft		7	5 x C-20B, 2 x C-20H
    C-21A	Learjet	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		31
    C-26 Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		1	C-26B, RC-26
    C-32	Boeing	USA	Jet	Passenger aircraft		8	6 x C-32A, 2 x C-32B
    C-37A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		9
    C-38A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP/Passenger aircraft		2
    C-40 Clipper	Boeing	USA	Jet	Passenger aircraft		14	C-40B and C-40C. 1 on order.
    C-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		261	C-130E were retired from service.
    C-130J Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		104	C-130J and C-130J-30. 129 planned.[3][4]
    C-144 (CN-235-100M)	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Transport aircraft		2	427th SOS
    C-146A Wolfhound[5]	Fairchild-Dornier	Germany	Propeller	Transport aircraft		18	524th SOS[6]
    E-3 Sentry	Boeing	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		30	E-3B and E-3C. One E-3B For Testing[7]
    E-4B "Nightwatch"	Boeing	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		4	assigned to 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska
    E-8C Joint STARS	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Airborne command-and-control aircraft		16[8]	One E-8C For Testing
    E-9A Widget	Bombardier Aerospace	USA Canada	Propeller	Surveillance aircraft		5
    E-11A[9]	Northrop Grumman	USA Canada	Jet	Battlefield Airborne Communications Node		4[10]
    EC-130H Compass Call	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		14
    EC-130 Commando Solo III	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		7	3 x EC-130J, 4 x EC-130SJ
    F-15 Eagle	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Air superiority fighter		192	159 x F-15C, 33 x F-15D. Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2030 the aircraft will eventually be replaced by the F-35A.
    F-15E Strike Eagle	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Multirole Strike fighter		257	Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2030.
    F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		957	803 x F-16C, 154 x F-16D. To be replaced by the F-35A.
    F-22A Raptor	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Air superiority fighter		195	No longer in production.
    F-35A Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		71	In production with 1763 planned, currently 47 for testing
    HC-130 Combat King/Combat King II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue aircraft			17 x HC-130N, 14 x HC-130P. 78 x HC-130J planned, of which 20 currently on order.
    KC-10A Extender	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Tanker aircraft		59	Supposedly to be replaced by the KC-Y. but likely to remain in service until 2043
    KC-135 Stratotanker	Boeing	USA	Jet	Tanker aircraft		397	KC-135R and KC-135T. To be replaced by the KC-46
    LC-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		10	all aircraft assigned to 139th Airlift Wing, New York Air Guard
    MC-130 Combat Talon II/Combat Shadow	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Multi-mission aircraft		54	24 x MC-130H/P, 30 x MC-130J
    OC-135B Open Skies	Boeing	USA	Jet	Observation aircraft		2	used as part of Treaty on Open Skies
    RC-135 Cobra Ball, Combat Sent, Rivet Joint	Boeing	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance aircraft		22	3 x RC-135S, 2 x RC-135U, 17 x RC-135V/W
    T-1A Jayhawk	Raytheon	USA	Jet	Trainer aircraft		157	Originally 180. Two crashed after mishaps.
    T-6A Texan II	North American Aviation	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		449
    T-38 Talon	Northrop	USA	Jet	Trainer aircraft		480	T-38A and T-38C
    T-41C Mescalero	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		4
    T-51A	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		3
    T-52A	Diamond	Canada	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		20
    T-53A[11]	Cirrus	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		25
    U-2 Dragon Lady	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance aircraft Trainer aircraft		31	26 x U-2S, 5 x TU-2S. To be replaced by the RQ-4 Global Hawk block 40.
    U-28A	Pilatus	Switzerland	Propeller	Utility aircraft		20
    VC-25A "Air Force One"	Boeing	USA	Jet	VIP Transport		2	Used as Presidential Transport, operated by 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland
    WC-130J Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Weather reconnaissance aircraft		10	all aircraft assigned to 403d Wing (AFRC) at Keesler AFB, Mississippi
    WC-135 Constant Phoenix	Boeing	USA	Jet	Weather Reconnaissance aircraft		2
    HH-60 Pave Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Search and rescue		100	HH-60G and HH-60U. To be replaced by 112 HH-60W from 2021.[12]
    UH-1N Twin Huey	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		59[13]
    TH-1H Iroquois	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Trainer		37
    C-145 Skytruck(M28)[14]	PZL Mielec	Poland	Propeller	STOL Utility aircraft		7	6th SOS[15]
    UV-18B	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	STOL Utility aircraft		4
    CV-22B Osprey	Bell, Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Cargo VTOL aircraft		42	50 planned
    Mi-8VT Hip	Mil	USSR	Helicopter	Utility		6	Undesignated. For evaluation.
    MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B	Mikoyan	USSR	Jet	Air superiority,Multirole fighter		3	Undesignated. For evaluation.
    Su-27UB Flanker-C	Sukhoi	USSR	Jet	Air superiority fighter		2	Undesignated. Used for "Aggressor" training[16]
    MQ-1B Predator	General Atomics	USA	UAV		1995	150	[17][18] To be replaced by the MQ-9.
    RQ-4 Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2001	37[19]	RQ-4A, RQ-4B and MQ-4C. 66 RQ-4B planned plus 68 MQ-4C[20][21]
    MQ-9B Reaper	General Atomics	USA	UAV			93	396 planned[20]
    RQ-170 Sentinel	Lockheed Martin	USA	UAV
    QF-4E Phantom	McDonnell Douglas	USA	UAV	Target drone		230	Converted fighter.
    Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol

    Army[edit]

    See also: United States Army

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Note
    C-1	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		1
    C-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		104	C-12C, C-12D and C-12F. 5 on order as of December 2015.
    C-20C	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport		4
    C-212 Aviocar	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		3
    C-26E Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		12
    C-27J Spartan	Alenia Aeronautica	USA Italy	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		6	Former Air Force aircraft used by Army Special Operations Command for training.
    C-31A Troopship	Fokker	Netherlands	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		2	Used for theGolden KnightsGold Team and Black Team
    C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport		3	2 x C-37A, 1 x C-37B
    EO-5	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Electronic Warfare, Reconnaissance		10	3 x EO-5C, 7 x RC-7. Previously designated as RC-7B
    RC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance		83	RC-12D, RC-12H and RC-12K. 6 on order as of December 2015.
    UC-35	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft		27	20 x UC-35A, 7 x UC-35B
    DHC Dash-8-315	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Patrol		6	Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
    UV-18	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Cargo/Transport		5
    MH/AH-6M Little Bird	MD Helicopter	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1980	47
    AH-64 Apache Longbow, Guardian	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1986	792	AH-64D and AH-64E. 25 on order as of December 2015.
    CH-47 Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Transport	1962	442	394 x CH-47D, 48 x CH-47F. 464 new CH-47F to be delivered
    EH-60A Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Electronic-warfare	1979	64
    MH-47 Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission	1962	61	11 x MH-47D, 23 x MH-47E, 27 x MH-47G
    MH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission		58	23 x MH-60K, 35 x MH-60L.
    OH-58 Kiowa	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Observation		488	OH-58A, OH-58C, OH-58D and OH-58F. A / C models are currently under replacement byUH-72
    TH-67 Creek	Bell	USA Canada	Helicopter	Trainer		163
    UH-1H/V Huey	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		53
    UH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Utility		1,443	751 x UH-60A, 592 x UH-60L, 100 x UH-60M. 1227 UH-60M planned.[22]
    UH-72A Lakota	Eurocopter	USA European Union	Helicopter	Utility		341	13 on order as of December 2015.
    An-26 Curl	Antonov	USSR	Propeller			3	Undesignated foreign aircraft
    An-2 Colt	Antonov	USSR Poland	Propeller			1	Undesignated foreign aircraft
    Mi-24 Hind	Mil	USSR	Helicopter	Attack, with transport capabilities		1	Acquired from Germany and used for adversary training. Retired to Fort Bliss Old Ironsides Museum.
    MQ-1C Gray Eagle	General Atomics	USA	UAV		2009	75[23]	133 planned[20]
    MQ-5B Hunter	Israel Aircraft Industries	Israel	UAV	Reconnaissance		20[24]
    Prioria Robotics Maveric	Prioria Robotics	USA	UAV			36	[25]
    CQ-10 Snowgoose	MMIST	Canada	UAV	Transport	2005	15	49 planned.Parafoil andautogyrovariants.
    RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	UAV			450	68 on order.[26]
    RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV
    Switchblade	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Attack
    Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol

    Coast Guard[edit]

    See also: United States Coast Guard

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total	Note
    C-37A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Command & Control		2	VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard.[citation needed]
    HC-130 Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue		33	5 x HC-130B or HC-130H (1500 series), 22 x HC-130H-7, 6 x HC-130J. Many of the HC-130Bs are to be replaced by HC-130Js.
    HC-144 Ocean Sentry	Airbus	USA Spain	Propeller	Search and rescue	2009	18	The HC-144A will replace the HU-25 and some HC-130s.CGAS Miami is the first unit to receive operational HC-144A's.
    HH-60 Jayhawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Medium Range Recovery (MRR)		42	HH-60J and MH-60T. 35 are in operational use. A number of MH-60s have been upgraded to MH-60T standard.
    HH-65 Dolphin	Eurocopter	USA France	Helicopter	Short Range Recovery (SRR)		101	MH-65C, MH-65D and MH-65E. The HH-65Bs have been upgraded to HH-65C standard. AUF HH-65Cs have also been upgraded to MH-65Cs.

    Marine Corps[edit]

    See also: United States Marine Corps

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Notes
    C-9B Skytrain II	McDonell Douglas	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		2
    C-130T Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft		1	Single aircraft assigned to the US Navy's Blue Angels, known as Fat Albert
    EA-6B Prowler	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedElectronic-warfare aircraft		25	To be retired by 2019.[27]
    F/A-18 Hornet	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		229	48 x F/A-18B, 86 x F/A-18C, 95 x F/A-18D. To be replaced by ten squadrons of F-35B and four squadrons of F-35C.
    F-5E/F/N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		13	F-5E/N and F-5F. Used for adversary training[28]
    KC-130 Hercules/Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Tanker aircraft		71	23 x KC-130T and 48 x KC-130J. 11 KC-130J on order as of December 2015.[27]
    UC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Utility		12	5 x UC-12F/M, 7 x UC-12W. UC-12W replacing UC-12F/M models.[27]
    UC-35 Citation	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility		12	2 x UC-35C, 10 x UC-35D.[29]
    AH-1W SuperCobra	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Attack	1986	128	To be upgraded to/replaced by AH-1Z Viper beginning in 2009
    AH-1Z Viper	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Attack	2010	36	189 planned
    CH-53E Super Stallion	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Cargo		146[Note 1]	To be replaced with 200 CH-53K beginning in 2018.[30]
    UH-1Y Venom	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility		107	160 planned
    VH-3D Sea King	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport		11	Used as Presidential Transport.[citation needed]
    VH-60N Whitehawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport		7	[citation needed]
    AV-8B/+ Harrier II	McDonell Douglas	UK USA	Jet	Attack		111	VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B[31]
    MV-22B Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Multi-mission		222	VTOL. 126 on order
    TAV-8B Harrier II	McDonell Douglas	UK USA	Jet	Trainer		16	VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B
    F-35B Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Fighter		38	V/STOL variant. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs(CTOL) to replace various aircraft.[27]
    K-MAX	Kaman	USA	UAV	Transport		1	Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotors. UAV variant of manned type.
    RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	UAV			50
    RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV
    ScanEagle	Boeing	USA	UAV
    Switchblade	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Attack			Marine Corps
    Puma AE	AeroVironment	USA	UAV	Patrol
    RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	UAV
    MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2009	27[32]	Helicopter.

    Navy[edit]

    See also: United States Navy

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Total[1]	Notes
    C-2A Greyhound	Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-basedCargo/Transport aircraft		35	To be replaced by 44 V-22 [33]
    C-20	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		4	C-20A, C-20D and C-20G
    C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		4	1 x C-37A, 3 x C-37B.[citation needed]
    C-40A Clipper	Boeing	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		14	1 on order
    C-130T Hercules	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		20
    CT-39G Sabreliner	North American	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft		1
    UC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		14
    C-26D Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft		6
    KC-130F/R	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Aerial Refueling		5
    E-2C/D Hawkeye	Northrop Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-basedAirborne Command and Control aircraft		68
    E-6B Mercury	Boeing	USA	Jet	Electronic-warfare aircraft		16
    EA-18G Growler	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedElectronic-warfare aircraft		105	27 on order.
    EP-3E ARIES II	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft		14
    F-5F/N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Fighter		30	F-5F, F-5N. Used for adversary training[28]
    F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Fighter aircraft		26	22 single-seat F-16N, 4 twin-seat TF-16N Used for adversary training.[34]
    F/A-18 Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		314	F/A-18A, F/A-18B, F/A-18C and F/A-18D. To be replaced by F-35C
    F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter		342	F/A-18E and F/A-18F. 23 on order.
    F-35C Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedFighter aircraft		12	NAS Pax RiverSDD aircraft, 369 planned[35]
    P-3C Orion	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Maritime patrol aircraft	1962	100	To be replaced by P-8
    P-8A Poseidon	Boeing	USA	Jet	Anti-Submarine-warfare aircraft	2013	37	122 planned[36]
    T-6 Texan II	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		61	49 x T-6A, 12 x T-6B.
    T-44A	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft		52
    T-45C Goshawk	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-basedTrainer aircraft		218
    UC-35D	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft		1
    HH-60H Rescue Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Search-and-rescue		49
    HV-22 Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Powered lift	Multi-mission		1	48 on order.
    MH-53E Sea Dragon	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission		27
    MH-60 Seahawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Anti-submarine warfare helicopter Multi-mission		400	166 x MH-60R ASW (251 planned), 234 x MH-60S Multi-mission (275 planned).[37][38]
    SH-60F Seahawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Anti-submarine warfare		60
    TH-57 Sea Ranger	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Training helicopter		129	44 x TH-57B, 85 x TH-57C
    QF-4E Phantom	McDonnell Douglas	USA	UAV	Target drone		230	Converted fighter.
    ScanEagle	Boeing	USA	UAV
    RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	UAV
    MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	UAV	Patrol	2009	27[32]	Helicopter. 96 planned.[39]

    Special Operations Command[edit]

    See also: United States Special Operations Command

    Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Quantity	Note
    Stalker XE	Lockheed Martin	USA	UAV
    RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	UAV

    See also[edit]

    Military of the United States portal

    • U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
    • List of military aircraft of the United States
    • Future military aircraft of the United States

    Notes[edit]

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