List of equipment of the United States Air Force

The equipment of the United States Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, ammunition, weapons, and ground vehicles.^[1]

Munitions

Name	Type	Versions	Picture
Missiles
AGM-114	Air-to-surface
AGM-65	Air-to-surface
AGM-86	Air-to-surface cruise missile
AGM-88	Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
AGM-154	Glide bomb
AGM-158	Air-to-surface cruise missile
AIM-7	Medium-range air-to-air missile
AIM-9	Short-range air-to-air missile
AIM-120	Medium-range air-to-air missile
LGM-30	Intercontinental ballistic missile
Bombs
B61	Thermonuclear bomb
B83	Thermonuclear bomb
BLU-109	Bunker buster
BLU-116	Bunker buster
CBU-87	Cluster bomb
CBU-89	Cluster bomb
CBU-97	Cluster bomb
GBU-10	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-12	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-15	Television guidance - Infrared homing
GBU-24	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-27	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-28	Laser-guided bomb
Mk-82	General-purpose bomb
Mk-84	General-purpose bomb

Name	Type	Ammunition	Used by
Mounted Weapons
GAU-8 Avenger	Seven-barrelled Rotary cannon	30 mm	A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II
GAU-22/A	Four-barrelled Rotary cannon	25 mm	F-35 Lightning II
M61	Six-barrelled Rotary cannon	20 mm	F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon F-22 Raptor B-52 Stratofortress
GAU-23/A	Chain gun autocannon	30 mm	AC-130
M102	Howitzer	105 mm	AC-130
GAU-16		12.7 mm	UH-1 Iroquois
GAU-17	Six-barrelled Minigun/Rotary machine gun	7.62 mm	HH-60 Pave Hawk UH-1 Iroquois
M240 Mounted		7.62 mm	UH-1 Iroquois
Guns
Beretta M9	Pistol	9×19mm Parabellum
M11 pistol	Pistol	9×19mm Parabellum
M18 pistol	Pistol	9×19mm Parabellum
M4/M4A1	Assault rifle, Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO
M16A2 rifle	Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm NATO
MP5 submachine gun	Submachine gun	Multiple (9×19mm Parabellum, 10mm Auto MP5/10, or .40 S&W M5/40)
M249 machine gun	Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon	5.56×45mm NATO
M240 machine gun	General purpose medium machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO
M2 machine gun	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG
M82	Anti materiel sniper rifle	.50 BMG

Name	Type	Quantity
Humvee	Armored car	?
R-5 Refueler	Aircraft refueling vehicle	?
R-9 Refueler	Aircraft refueling vehicle	?
R-11 Refueler	Aircraft refueling vehicle	?
C300	Ground refuel vehicle	?

Current attire^[2]
Type	Name	Pattern	Full pattern	Notes
Camouflage pattern	Army Combat Uniform	Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP)		Airman Battle Uniform phased out April 2021^[3]
	Flight suit			Pilots, air crews and missile crews wear olive green or desert tan one-piece flight suits made of Nomex for fire protection.
	Physical Training Uniform			Consists of shorts, T-shirt, jacket and pants.
	Service dress uniform			Consists of a three-button coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue). This is worn with a light blue shirt (Shade 1550) and Shade 1620 herringbone patterned necktie. Enlisted members wear sleeve insignia on both the jacket and shirt, while officers wear metal rank insignia pinned onto the coat, and Air Force Blue slide-on epaulet loops on the shirt.
	Mess dress			Consists of a dark blue mess jacket and matching trousers with antiqued silver buttons, miniature medals, blue bow-tie and cummerbund, and shoulder boards and silver wrist braids for officers. When wearing the blue tie and cummerbund, the uniform is considered equivalent to black-tie formal wear. For white-tie occasions, a white bow-tie and waistcoat are worn.

Leadership

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations
Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy
Major commands	ACC AETC AFGSC AFMC AFRC AFSOC AMC PACAF USAFE–AFAFRICA
Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Expeditionary Fifteenth Sixteenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second
Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security Forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Ground
systems

C2	AN/USQ-163 Falconer AN/GSQ-272 Sentinel
Ground vehicle	HMMWV LSSV R-5 Refueler R-9 Refueler R-11 Refueler C300

Munitions

Bomb	Mk-82 Mk-84 GBU-8 GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-15 GBU-24 Paveway III GBU-27 Paveway III GBU-28 GBU-31, GB-32, GB-38 JDAM GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GBU-44/B Viper Strike GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II GBU-54 Laser JDAM CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition CBU-89 Gator CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon BLU-109 bomb BLU-116 Bunker Buster B61 nuclear bomb B83 nuclear bomb
Gun	GAU-8 Avenger M61 Vulcan GAU-12 GAU-13 GAU-19 M240 L/60 Bofors M102 howitzer GAU-23/A M2 Browning M134 Minigun
Missile	AIM-7 Sparrow AIM-9 Sidewinder LGM-30G Minuteman III AGM-65 Maverick AGM-84 Harpoon AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response AGM-86 ALCM AGM-88 HARM AGM-114 Hellfire AIM-120 AMRAAM AGM-130 Powered Standoff Weapon AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon AGM-158 JASSM AGM-176 Griffin Zuni rocket
Target	BQM-34 Firebee BQM-167 Subscale Aerial Target MQM-107 Streaker QF-4 Aerial Target

Small arms

Sidearm/PDW	M11 Pistol M9 Pistol M17 Pistol MP5 submachine gun USAF Pilot's Survival Knife
Rifle/Carbine	GUU-5/P Carbine M4 carbine M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) M16A2 Rifle M24 Sniper Weapon System M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle
Support/CQB	M60 machine gun M2HB Browning machine gun M240B Medium Machine Gun M249 light machine gun M1014 shotgun Remington 870 MCS shotgun
Ordnance	M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapon M18A1 Claymore Mine M67 Fragmentation Grenade M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) M79 grenade launcher MK-19 automatic grenade launcher

Uniforms and
other equipment

This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 13:51