List of active United States military aircraft
Active United States military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that is use by the United States military. For aircraft no longer in-service see List of military aircraft of the United States.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Active United States military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that is use by the United States military. For aircraft no longer in-service see List of military aircraft of the United States.
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Air Force
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes | |
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| Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
| A-10 Thunderbolt II | Attack Aircraft | A-10A
A-10C |
111
138 |
To be replaced by F-35A | ||
| AC-130 Spectre | Attack Aircraft | AC-130H
AC-130U |
8
13 |
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| B-1 Lancer | Bombers | B-1B | 67 | 2 Test Aircraft | ||
| B-2 Spirit | Bombers | B-2A | 20 | 1 Test Aircraft | ||
| B-52 Stratofortress | Bombers | B-52H | 74 | 20 in reserve | ||
| C-5 Galaxy | Cargo Aircraft | C-5A
C-5B C-5C C-5M |
58
50 2 1 |
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| C-9 Skytrain II | Cargo Aircraft | C-9A
C-9C |
2
3 |
|||
| C-12 Huron | Cargo Aircraft | C-12C
C-12D C-12F C-12J |
16
6 2 4 |
|||
| C-17 Globemaster III | Cargo Aircraft | C-17A | 185 | As of April 2009 (205 planned) | ||
| Gulfstream C-20 | Cargo Aircraft | C-20B
C-20H |
5
2 |
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| Learjet C-21 | Cargo Aircraft | C-21A | 76 | |||
| Boeing C-22 | Cargo Aircraft | C-22B | 3 | |||
| C-26 Metroliner | Cargo Aircraft | C-26B | 11 | |||
| Boeing C-32 | Cargo Aircraft | C-32A
C-32B |
4
2 |
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| Gulfstream C-37 | Cargo Aircraft | C-37A | 9 | |||
| Gulfstream C-38 | Cargo Aircraft | C-38A | 2 | |||
| C-40 Clipper | Cargo Aircraft | C-40B
C-40C |
4
6 |
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| C-130 Hercules | Cargo Aircraft | C-130E
C-130H |
171
283 |
|||
| C-130J Super Hercules | Cargo Aircraft | C-130J
C-130J-30 |
28
5 |
|||
| C-135 Stratolifter | Cargo Aircraft | C-135 | 2 | |||
| E-3 Sentry | Airborne Command and Control Aircraft | E-3B
E-3C |
22
10 |
|||
| Boeing E-4 | Airborne Command and Control Aircraft | E-4B | 4 | |||
| E-8 Joint STARS | Airborne Command and Control Aircraft | E-8A
E-8C |
1
17 |
|||
| EC-130 Commando Solo | Electronic Warfare Aircraft | EC-130E
EC-130H |
4
14 |
|||
| EC-130J Commando Solo | Electronic Warfare Aircraft | EC-130J | 6 | |||
| F-15 Eagle | Fighter Aircraft | F-15A
F-15B F-15C F-15D |
57
14 336 54 |
To be replaced by the F-22 Raptor | ||
| F-15E Strike Eagle | Fighter Aircraft | F-15E | 224 | |||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | Fighter Aircraft | F-16A
F-16B F-16C F-16D |
27
28 1,082 180 |
To be replaced by the F-35A | ||
| F-22 Raptor | Fighter Aircraft | F-22A | 145 | As of August 2009 (187 planned) | ||
| HC-130 Hercules | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-130N
HC-130P |
10
22 |
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| KC-10 Extender | Tanker Aircraft | KC-10A | 59 | |||
| KC-135 Stratotanker | Tanker Aircraft | KC-135E
KC-135R KC-135T |
114
364 54 |
KC-135E being retired and replaced with R models | ||
| MC-130E/H/P Combat Talon I/II/Combat Shadow | Multi-mission Aircraft | MC-130E
MC-130H MC-130P |
14
20 27 |
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| OA-10 Thunderbolt II | Observation Aircraft | OA-10A | 108 | To be replaced by the F-35A | ||
| OC-135 Open Skies | Observation Aircraft | OC-135B | 2 | |||
| Boeing RC-135 | Reconnaissance Aircraft | RC-135S
RC-135U RC-135V RC-135W |
3
2 8 8 |
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| T-1 Jayhawk | Trainer Aircraft | T-1A | 179 | |||
| T-6 Texan II | Trainer Aircraft | T-6A | 337 | |||
| T-37 Tweet | Trainer Aircraft | T-37B | 35 | |||
| T-38 Talon | Trainer Aircraft | T-38A
T-38C (A)T-38B |
200
246 31 |
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| T-41 Mescalero | Trainer Aircraft | T-41C | 4 | |||
| Boeing T-43 | Trainer Aircraft | T-43 | 8 | |||
| TU-2 Dragon Lady | Trainer Aircraft | TU-2S | 5 | Although designated an 'Training Utility' aircraft, the TU-2S is indeed a training reconnaissance aircraft | ||
| U-2 Dragon Lady | Reconnaissance Aircraft | U-2S | 28 | Although designated an 'Utility' aircraft, the U-2 is indeed a reconnaissance aircraft | ||
| Pilatus U-28 | Utility Aircraft | U-28A | 6 | |||
| Boeing VC-25 | VIP Transport | VC-25A | 2 | Callsign: Air Force One with POTUS is aboard, Air Force Two with the FLOTUS, VPOTUS, or other authorized people are aboard | ||
| WC-130 Hercules | Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft | WC-130H
WC-130J |
10
10 |
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| WC-135 Constant Phoenix | Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft | WC-135 | 2 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| HH-60 Pave Hawk | Search and Rescue Helicopter | HH-60G | 101 | |||
| UH-1N Twin Huey | Utility Helicopter | UH-1N | 62 | |||
| UH-1 Iroquois | Utility Helicopter | UH-1V | 2 | |||
| TH-1 Iroquois | Training Helicopter | TH-1H | 1 | |||
| VSTOL and VTOL | ||||||
| de Havilland Canada UV-18 | Utility VSTOL Aircraft | UV-18B | 3 | |||
| CV-22 Osprey | Cargo VTOL Aircraft | CV-22B | 7 | 50 Planned | ||
| Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | ||||||
| Mil Mi-8 | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | Evaluation only | ||||
Army
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[2] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
| C-12 Huron | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-12C
C-12D C-12F |
17
14 17 |
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| Gulfstream C-20 | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-20C | 4 | |||
| C-23 Sherpa | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-23 | 43 | To be replaced be Alenia C-27J | ||
| C-26 Metroliner | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-26B | 11 | |||
| C-31 Troopship | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-31A | 2 | |||
| Gulfstream C-37 | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-37A
C-37B |
2
1 |
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| RC-12 Huron | Reconnaissance Aircraft | RC-12D
RC-12H RC-12K |
12
6 18 |
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| Cessna UC-35 | Utility Aircraft | UC-35A
UC-35B |
20
7 |
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| Helicopters | ||||||
| AH-6 Little Bird | Attack Helicopter | AH-6A | 20 | |||
| AH-64 Apache | Attack Helicopter | AH-64A
AH-64D |
241
500 |
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| CH-47 Chinook | Cargo Helicopter | CH-47D
CH-47F |
394
48 |
191 new CH-47F to be delivered, plus 24 options | ||
| EH-60 Black Hawk | Electronic-Warfare Helicopter | EH-60A | 64 | |||
| MH-47 Chinook | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-47D
MH-47E MH-47G |
11
23 27 |
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| MH-60 Black Hawk | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-60K
MH-60L |
23
35 |
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| OH-58 Kiowa | Observation Helicopter | OH-58A
OH-58C OH-58D |
150
210 368 |
A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72 | ||
| TH-67 Creek | Training Helicopter | TH-67 | 172 | |||
| UH-1 Iroquois | Utility Helicopter | UH-1H | 700 | To be replaced by UH-72 | ||
| UH-60 Black Hawk | Utility Helicopter | UH-60A
UH-60L UH-60M |
751
593 100[3] |
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| UH-72 Lakota | Utility Helicopter | UH-72A | 25 | 345 Planned | ||
| VSTOL and VTOL | ||||||
| DHC-6 Twin Otter | Utility VSTOL Aircraft | UV-18A | 6 | |||
| Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | ||||||
| Antonov An-26 | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||
| Antonov An-2 | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||
| Mil Mi-24 | Undesignated Foreign Helicopter | Mi-24 | 1 | Used for adversary training and acquired from Germany | ||
Coast Guard
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[4] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
| Gulfstream C-37 | Cargo Aircraft | C-37A | 1 | |||
| HC-130 Hercules | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-130B
HC-130H HC-130J |
2
24 6 |
HC-130B to be replaced by HC-130J | ||
| HC-144 Ocean Sentry | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-144 | 3 | |||
| HU-25 Guardian | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HU-25 | 41 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| HH-60 Jayhawk | Search and Rescue Helicopter | HH-60J | 41 | |||
| HH-65 Dolphin | Search and Rescue Helicopter | HH-65C | 102 | |||
| MH-68 Stingray | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-68A | 8 | |||
Marines
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[5] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
| C-9 Skytrain II | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-9B | 2 | |||
| EA-6B Prowler | Electronic Warfare Aircraft | EA-6B | 21 | To be replaced by EA-18G Growler | ||
| F/A-18 Hornet | Fighter Aircraft | F/A-18A
F/A-18C F/A-18D |
28
86 95 |
To be replaced by F-35B | ||
| KC-130 Hercules | Tanker Aircraft | KC-130F
KC-130R KC-130T KC-130J |
20
14 24 21 |
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| Cessna UC-35 | Utility Aircraft | UC-35C
UC-35D |
2
14 |
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| Helicopters | ||||||
| AH-1 SuperCobra | ||||||
