Air Force
: United States Air Force
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | Total[1] | Note |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
[edit]
See also: United States Navy
Special Operations Command[edit]
See also: United States Special Operations Command
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | Quantity | Note |
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Stalker XE | Lockheed Martin | USA | UAV | ||||
RQ-11 Raven | AeroVironment | USA | UAV |
See also[edit]
- U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- Future military aircraft of the United States
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Air Force[edit]
See also: United States Air ForceType 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 aircraft1974 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
CanadaPropeller Surveillance aircraft 5 E-11A[9] Northrop Grumman USA
CanadaJet 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 2043KC-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 ShadowLockheed 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 aircraft31 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 ArmyType 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
ItalyPropeller 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,
Reconnaissance10 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
CanadaHelicopter 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 UnionHelicopter Utility 341 13 on order as of December 2015. An-26 Curl Antonov USSR Propeller 3 Undesignated foreign aircraft An-2 Colt Antonov USSR
PolandPropeller 1 Undesignated foreign aircraft Mi-24 Hind Mil USSR Helicopter Attack, with
transport capabilities1 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 GuardType 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
SpainPropeller 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
FranceHelicopter 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 CorpsType 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
USAJet 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
USAJet 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. [edit]
See also: United States NavySpecial Operations Command[edit]
See also: United States Special Operations CommandType Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced Quantity Note Stalker XE Lockheed Martin USA UAV RQ-11 Raven AeroVironment USA UAV See also[edit]
- U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- Future military aircraft of the United States
Notes[edit]
- ^ One lost on April 16, 2013."US military helicopter crashes near North Korean border". The Sun. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
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