The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the United States Air Force.
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Aircraft
Current inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| A-10 Thunderbolt II | United States | attack / CAS | A-10C | 270[1] | ||
| AC-130 Ghostrider | United States | ground attack / CAS | AC-130J | 29[1] | ||
| B-1 Lancer | United States | strategic bomber | B-1B | 42[1] | employs variable-sweep wing design | |
| B-2 Spirit | United States | stealth strategic bomber | 17[1] | |||
| B-52 Stratofortress | United States | strategic bomber | B-52H | 72[1] | ||
| F-15 Eagle | United States | air superiority | F-15C | 149[2] | 18 D variants are used for training[1] | |
| F-15 Strike Eagle | United States | multirole | F-15E | 219[3] | ||
| F-15EX Eagle II | United States | multirole | 2 | 102 on order[1] | ||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | multirole | F-16C | 738[1] | Another 137 F-16D variants are used for training[1] | |
| F-22 Raptor | United States | stealth air superiority | 186 | |||
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | stealth multirole | F-35A | 234 | 1,372 on order.[1] Another 129 F-35A variants are used for training[1] | |
| AWACS | ||||||
| E-3 Sentry | United States | AWACS | E-3B/C/G | 21[1] | ||
| E-4 Nightwatch | United States | command and control | E-4B | 4[1] | ||
| E-11A | Canada | command and control / BACN | E-11A | 7 | 4 on order[1] | |
| Electronic Warfare | ||||||
| EA-37B | United States | SIGINT / PSYOP / attack | EA-37B | 1 | 9 on order[1] | |
| EC-130 Commando Solo | United States | radar jamming / PSYOP | EC-130J | 7[1] | ||
| EC-130H Compass Call | United States | radar jamming / PSYOP | 7[1] | |||
| Reconnaissance | ||||||
| IPTN CN-235 | Indonesia | SIGINT / ELINT | 5[1] | |||
| E-9A Widget | Canada | SIGINT / ELINT | 9[4] | |||
| MC-12W Liberty | United States | SIGINT / surveillance | W | 40[4] | ||
| OA-1K Sky Warden | United States | armed reconnaissance | 6 on order[4] | |||
| RC-135 Rivet Joint | United States | ELINT / surveillance | S/U/V/W | 22[1] | ||
| U-2 Dragon Lady | United States | high altitude reconnaissance | U-2S | 26[1] | ||
| U-28A Draco | Switzerland | ISR / SIGINT | U-28A | 26[1] | ||
| Tanker | ||||||
| KC-10 Extender | United States | aerial refueling | 20[1] | |||
| KC-46 Pegasus | United States | aerial refueling | 72 | 99 on order[4] | ||
| KC-135 Stratotanker | United States | aerial refueling | KC-135R/T | 377[1] | ||
| MC-130J Commando II | United States | aerial refueling / transport | KC-130J | 57 | 4 on order[1] | |
| Transport | ||||||
| C-5 Galaxy | United States | strategic airlifter | C-5M | 52[1] | ||
| C-12 Huron | United States | utility / transport | 23[1] | |||
| C-12J | United States | transport | C-12J | 3[1] | ||
| C-17 Globemaster III | United States | strategic airlifter | 228[1] | |||
| C-21A | United States | VIP transport | C-21A | 19[1] | ||
| C-32 | United States | VIP transport | 4[1] | |||
| C-37A/B | United States | VIP transport | C-37A C-37B |
13[5] | 1 is the C-37B variant, based on the Gulfstream G550 | |
| C-40 Clipper | United States | VIP transport | C-40B/C | 12[6] | ||
| C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 158[1] | ||
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130J | 172 | 26 on order[1] | |
| C-146 Wolfhound | Germany | transport | C-146A | 20[1] | ||
| HC-130J Super Hercules | United States | SAR / transport | 38 | 1 on order[4] | ||
| U-27A Caravan | United States | transport / utility | 2[1] | |||
| U-28A Draco | Switzerland | transport / utility | U-28A | 12[1] | ||
| UV-18B Twin Otter | Canada | utility transport | 1[4] | STOL capable aircraft | ||
| VC-25 | United States | Presidential transport | 2[6] | |||
| Helicopter | ||||||
| HH-60 Pave Hawk | United States | CSAR | HH-60G/U | 96 | 931 on order[1] | |
| MH-139 Grey Wolf | United States | utility | MH-139 | 4 | 75 on order[1] | |
| UH-1N Twin Huey | United States | utility | 64[1] | |||
| V-22 Osprey | United States | CSAR | CV-22B | 52 | 2 on order[1] | |
| Trainers | ||||||
| A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | assessment trainer | A-29C | 3[1] | ||
| F-117 Nighthawk | United States | trainer | 4[1] | stealth OPFOR trainer | ||
| G120TP | Germany | basic trainer | 2[1] | contracted by JPAG Aviation | ||
| T-1 Jayhawk | United States | multi-engine trainer | 131[1] | |||
| T-6 Texan II | United States | advanced trainer | T-6A | 444[1] | ||
| T-7 Red Hawk | United States | advanced trainer | T-7A | 1 | 350 on order[1] | |
| T-38 Talon | United States | jet trainer | T-38A/C | 497[1] | ||
| T-53A Kadet II | United States | basic trainer | T-53A | 25[1] | ||
| TC-135 Stratolifter | United States | multi-engine trainer | 3[4] | |||
| TH-1 Iroquois | United States | rotorcraft trainer | UH-1H | 39[1] | ||
| TU-2 Dragon Lady | United States | high altitude reconnaissance trainer | TU-2 | 4[1] | ||
| UAV | ||||||
| MQ-9 Reaper | United States | multi-mission | MQ-9A | 50[7] | ||
| RQ-4 Global Hawk | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | RQ-4B | 33[8] | ||
| RQ-11 Raven | United States | ISR | RQ-11B | 3,000[9] | ||
| RQ-20 Puma | United States | ISR | RQ-20B | 60[10] | Puma 3 AE variant is on order[11][12] | |
| RQ-170 Sentinel | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | 20[13][14] | |||
Images
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An AC-130J of the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies over Kansas in 2023. -
An F-15C Eagle flies over Japan in 2019 -
An F-15EX from the 40th Test Flight Squadron flies over Florida in 2023 -
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron -
An F-16C over Iraq in 2008 -
An F-22A Raptor flies over Andrews Air Force Base during an airshow in 2008 -
An F-35A in flight -
A USAF B-52 bomber -
A B-1B in flight over Afghanistan -
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over the Pacific Ocean -
An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft -
One of 4 E-4B Nightwatch airborne command posts -
A new E-11 aircraft being rolled out in 2018 -
A C-146A Wolfhound taking off -
A KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron -
A C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Ramstein Air Base -
A VC-25 Air Force One with landing gear down -
The MH-139A Grey Wolf replacement for the Bell UH-1N -
A CV-22 Osprey over RIAT in 2015 -
A T-38 Talon over Edwards AFB -
An MQ-9 Reaper flies over Southern Afghanistan, 2008
See also
- Future military aircraft of the United States
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
- List of currently active United States naval aircraft
- List of United States Air Force squadrons
- List of active U.S. Air Force aircraft squadrons
- UAVs in the U.S. military
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Defense bill would let Air Force retire A-10s, F-15s — but not F-22s". defensenews.com. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "F-15E Strike Eagle". af.mil. 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Air Forces 2023". Flight Global. Flightglobal Insight. 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "C-37A/B". www.af.mil. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ a b "C-40B/C". www.af.mil. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "USAF Fact Sheet - MQ-9". af.mil. March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "USAF Fact Sheet - RQ-4". af.mil. October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)". airforce-technology.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Unclassified - Exhibit P-40, Budget Line Item Justification: PB 2020 Air Force" (PDF). dacis.com. February 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Order announced July 2021. Number of units to be determined, order for Puma 3 AEs, Ravens and spares, totalling USD$15.9 million.
- ^ "AeroVironment Receives Puma 3 AE and Raven Unmanned Aircraft System Orders Totaling $15.9 Million from United States Air Force". businesswire.com. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 "Wraith" Force". thedrive.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Introducing the RQ-170 Wraith". medium.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
This page was last edited on 1 April 2024, at 19:51