List of active United States military aircraft

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Active United States military aircraft is a list of military aircraft that are used by the United States military. For aircraft no longer in-service see List of military aircraft of the United States.

Air Force

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Type Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced No.[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 77 Slated to remain in service until 2045.
C-5 Galaxy, Super Galaxy Lockheed USA Jet Cargo aircraft 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
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-130 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
Propeller 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

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Type Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced No.[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 the Golden Knights Gold 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 Propeller 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 by UH-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 and autogyro variants.
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

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Type Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced No. 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

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Type Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced No.[1] Notes
C-9B Skytrain II McDonell Douglas USA 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-based Electronic-warfare aircraft 25 To be retired by 2019.[27]
F/A-18 Hornet Boeing USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter 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 Propeller Utility 12 2 x UC-35C, 10 x UC-35D.[29]
AH-1W SuperCobra Bell USA Attack Helicopter 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

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Type Manufacturer Origin Class Role Introduced No.[1] Notes
C-2A Greyhound Grumman USA Propeller Carrier-based Cargo/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 Propeller 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-based Airborne Command and Control aircraft 68
E-6B Mercury Boeing USA Jet Electronic-warfare aircraft 16
EA-18G Growler Boeing USA Jet Carrier-based Electronic-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-based Fighter 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-based Fighter 342 F/A-18E and F/A-18F. 23 on order.
F-35C Lightning II Lockheed Martin USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter aircraft 12 NAS Pax River SDD 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-based Trainer 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[39] Helicopter. 96 planned.[40]

Special Operations Command

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

See also

Notes

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