List of active United States military aircraft
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
See also: United States Air Force
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service[1] | Total | Notes |
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A-10C Thunderbolt II | Fairchild Republic | USA | Jet | Attack | 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] | Only supersonic bomber aircraft active in the U.S. Air Force. | |
B-2A Spirit | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Bomber | 1997 | 20 | The USAF plan to operate the B-2 until 2058. | |
B-52H Stratofortress | Boeing | USA | Jet | Bomber | 1955 | 77 | Slated to remain in service until 2045. | |
C-5 Galaxy, Super Galaxy | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Transport | 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 | Transport Surveillance |
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 | Transport | 1995 | 222 | ||
C-20 | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Transport | 7 | 5 x C-20B, 2 x C-20H | ||
C-21A | Learjet | USA | Jet | Passenger transport | 31 | |||
C-26 Metroliner | Fairchild | USA | Propeller | Transport | 1 | C-26B, RC-26 | ||
C-32 | Boeing | USA | Jet | Airliner | 8 | 6 x C-32A, 2 x C-32B | ||
C-37A | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Passenger transport | 9 | |||
C-38A | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Passenger transport | 2 | |||
C-40 Clipper | Boeing | USA | Jet | Airliner | 14 | C-40B and C-40C. 1 on order. | ||
C-130H Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Transport | 261 | Most C-130H serve in the ANG and AFRES. | ||
C-130J Super Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Transport | 120 | The USAF continues to receive new C-130Js for various missions[3][4] | ||
C-144 (CN-235-100M) | CASA | Spain | Propeller | Transport | 2 | 427th SOS | ||
C-146A Wolfhound[5] | Fairchild-Dornier | Germany | Propeller | Transport | 18 | 524th SOS[6] | ||
E-3 Sentry | Boeing | USA | Jet | Command and control | 30 | E-3B and E-3C. One E-3B For Testing[7] | ||
E-4B "Nightwatch" | Boeing | USA | Jet | Command and control | 4 | assigned to 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska | ||
E-8C Joint STARS | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Command and control | 16 | One E-8C For Testing | ||
E-9A Widget | Bombardier Aerospace | USA Canada |
Propeller | Surveillance | 5 | |||
E-11A[8] | Northrop Grumman | USA Canada |
Jet | Communications | 4[9] | |||
EC-130H Compass Call | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Electronic warfare | 14 | |||
EC-130 Commando Solo III | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Electronic warfare | 7 | 3 x EC-130J, 4 x EC-130SJ | ||
F-15 Eagle | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Fighter | 1976 | 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 | 1988 | 257 | Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2030. | |
F-16 Fighting Falcon | General Dynamics | USA | Jet | Fighter | 1978 | 957 | 803 x F-16C, 154 x F-16D. To be replaced by the F-35A. | |
F-22A Raptor | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Fighter | 2005 | 184 | No longer in production. | |
F-35A Lightning II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Fighter | 71 | In production with 1763 planned, currently 47 for testing | ||
HC-130 Combat King/Combat King II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Search and rescue | 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 | Aerial refueling | 1981 | 59 | Supposedly to be replaced by the KC-Y. but likely to remain in service until 2043 | |
KC-135 Stratotanker | Boeing | USA | Jet | Aerial refueling | 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 | 54 | 24 x MC-130H/P, 30 x MC-130J | ||
OC-135B Open Skies | Boeing | USA | Jet | Observation | 2 | used as part of Treaty on Open Skies | ||
RC-135 Cobra Ball, Combat Sent, Rivet Joint | Boeing | USA | Jet | Reconnaissance | 22 | 3 x RC-135S, 2 x RC-135U, 17 x RC-135V/W | ||
T-1A Jayhawk | Raytheon | USA | Jet | Trainer | 157 | Originally 180. Two crashed after mishaps. | ||
T-6A Texan II | North American Aviation | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 449 | |||
T-38 Talon | Northrop | USA | Jet | Trainer | 1961 | 480 | T-38A and T-38C | |
T-41C Mescalero | Cessna | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 4 | |||
T-51A | Cessna | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 3 | |||
T-52A | Diamond | Canada | Propeller | Trainer | 20 | |||
T-53A[10] | Cirrus | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 25 | |||
U-2 Dragon Lady | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Reconnaissance Trainer aircraft |
1957 | 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 | 20 | |||
VC-25A "Air Force One" | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP Transport | 1990 | 2 | Used as Presidential Transport, operated by 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland. To be replaced by the Boeing 747-8.[11] | |
WC-130J Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Weather reconnaissance | 10 | all aircraft assigned to 403d Wing (AFRC) at Keesler AFB, Mississippi | ||
WC-135 Constant Phoenix | Boeing | USA | Jet | Weather Reconnaissance | 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 | 7 | 6th SOS[15] | ||
UV-18B | de Havilland Canada | Canada | Propeller | STOL Utility | 4 | |||
CV-22B Osprey | Bell, Boeing | USA | Powered lift | Cargo VTOL aircraft | 2006 | 42 | 50 planned | |
Mi-8VT Hip | Mil | USSR | Helicopter | Utility | 6 | Undesignated. For evaluation. | ||
MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B | Mikoyan | USSR | Jet | Multirole fighter | 3 | Undesignated. For evaluation. | ||
Su-27UB Flanker-C | Sukhoi | USSR | Jet | Fighter | 2 | Undesignated. Used for "Aggressor" training[16] | ||
MQ-1B Predator | General Atomics | USA | UAV | 1995 | 150 | [17] To be replaced by the MQ-9. | ||
RQ-4 Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman | USA | UAV | Patrol | 2001 | 37[18] | RQ-4A, RQ-4B and MQ-4C. 66 RQ-4B planned plus 68 MQ-4C [19][20] | |
MQ-9B Reaper | General Atomics | USA | UAV | 93 | 396 planned[19] | |||
RQ-170 Sentinel | Lockheed Martin | USA | UAV | |||||
QF-4E Phantom | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Target drone | 230 | Converted fighter. | ||
Puma AE | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Patrol |
Army
See also: United States Army
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service[1] | Total | Notes |
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C-1 | Beechcraft | USA | Propeller | 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 | |||
RC-26D Metroliner | Fairchild | USA | Propeller | Range Support | 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 | 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. | ||
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.[21] | ||
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[22] | 133 planned[19] | ||
MQ-5B Hunter | Israel Aircraft Industries | Israel | UAV | Reconnaissance | 20[23] | |||
Prioria Robotics Maveric | Prioria Robotics | USA | UAV | 36 | [24] | |||
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.[25] | |||
RQ-11 Raven | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | |||||
Switchblade | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Attack | ||||
Puma AE | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Patrol |
Coast Guard
See also: United States Coast Guard
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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C-27J Spartan | Alenia Aeronautica | USA Italy |
Propeller | Search and rescue | 14 | Former Air Force aircraft. | ||
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. | ||
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 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
See also: United States Marine Corps
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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C-9B Skytrain II | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Cargo/Transport | 2 Active | 2 | Scheduled to be replaced by 2 C-40A Clippers by 2023. | |
EA-6B Prowler | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Electronic-warfare | 18 Active, 6 Training, 3 Stored | 27 | Scheduled to be replaced most likely by the EA-18G Growler by 2019.[26] | |
F/A-18A Hornet | Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter | 36 Active, 7 Training, 12 Stored | 55 | Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II by 2019 | |
F/A-18C Hornet | Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter | 60 Active, 12 Training, 47 Stored | 119 | Scheduled to begin replacement by F-35B/C Lightning II starting 2019. | |
F/A-18D Hornet | Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Strike | 48 Active, 20 Training, 24 Stored | 92 | Scheduled to begin replacement by F-35B/C Lightning II starting 2023. | |
F/A-18B Hornet | Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Trainer | 4 Training, 3 Stored | 7 | Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II by 2019. | |
F-5N Tiger II | Northrop | USA | Jet | Aggressor | 11 Active | 11 | Scheduled to maintain service till 2026. | |
F-5N Tiger II | Northrop | USA | Jet | Aggressor | 1 Active | 1 | Scheduled to maintain service till 2026. | |
KC-130J Super Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Tanker | 50 Active, 1 Test/Eval. | 51 | Scheduled to replace KC-130T Hercules by 2022. | |
KC-130T Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Tanker | 14 Active, 2 Stored | 16 | Scheduled to be replaced by KC-130J Super Herculese by 2022. | |
UC-12W Huron | Beechcraft | USA | Propeller | Utility | 6 Active | 6 | Scheduled to replace the UC-12F/M Huron by 2024. | |
UC-12M Huron | Beechcraft | USA | Propeller | Utility | 3 Active | 3 | Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024. | |
UC-12F Huron | Beechcraft | USA | Propeller | Utility | 3 Active | 3 | Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024. | |
UC-35D Citation | Cessna | USA | Jet | Utility | 10 Active | 10 | Scheduled to maintain service till 2026. | |
UC-35C Citation | Cessna | USA | Jet | Utility | 2 Active | 2 | Scheduled to maintain service till 2026. | |
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 | ||
CH-53E Super Stallion | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Cargo/Transport | 146[Note 1] | |||
UH-1Y Venom | Bell | USA | Helicopter | Utility | 107 | |||
VH-3D Sea King | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Marine One VIP Transport | 11 | Presidential Transport. | ||
VH-60N Whitehawk | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Marine One VIP Transport | 7 | |||
AV-8B/+ Harrier II | McDonnell Douglas | UK USA |
Jet | Attack | 111 | VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B[27] | ||
MV-22B Osprey | Bell Boeing | USA | Powered lift | Multi-mission | 222 | VTOL. 126 on order | ||
TAV-8B Harrier II | McDonnell Douglas | UK USA |
Jet | Trainer | 16 | VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B | ||
F-35B Lightning II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter aircraft | 38 | V/STOL variant. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs (CTOL) to replace various aircraft.[26] | ||
K-MAX | Kaman | USA | UAV | Cargo/Transport | 1 | Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotors. UAV variant of manned type. | ||
RQ-7B Shadow | AAI Corporation | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | 50 | |||
RQ-11 Raven | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | ||||
ScanEagle | Boeing | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | ||||
Switchblade | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Attack | ||||
Puma AE | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | ||||
RQ-21A Blackjack | Boeing Insitu | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | ||||
MQ-8B Fire Scout | Northrop Grumman | USA | UAV | Multi-Mission | 2009 | 27[28] | Helicopter. |
Navy
See also: United States Navy
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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C-2A Greyhound | Grumman | USA | Propeller | Carrier-based Cargo/Transport aircraft | 35 | To be replaced by 44 CMV-22 [29] | ||
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. | ||
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 | Jet | 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[30] | ||
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.[31] | ||
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[32] | ||
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[33] | |
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 | |||
CMV-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).[34][35] | ||
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[28] | Helicopter. 96 planned.[36] |
Special Operations Command
See also: United States Special Operations Command
Type | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Stalker XE | Lockheed Martin | USA | UAV | |||||
RQ-11 Raven | AeroVironment | USA | UAV |
See also
- U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- Future military aircraft of the United States
Notes
- ↑ One lost on April 16, 2013."US military helicopter crashes near North Korean border". The Sun. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
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External links
- United States Navy Fact File page includes links to Fact File pages for USN manned and unmanned aircraft.
- United States Army 2010 Weapons System Handbook (PDF file, 41.6 mb) includes pages describing USA manned and unmanned aircraft.
- United States Coast Guard Aircraft and Cutters page includes links to descriptive pages for USCG manned and unmanned aircraft.
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