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The United States Armed Forces uses a wide variety of military aircraft across the respective aviation arms of its various service branches. The numbers of specific aircraft listed in the following entries are estimates from published sources and may not be exhaustive.
For aircraft no longer in service, see the list of military aircraft of the United States.
Air Force
Aircraft | Manufacturer | Origin | Propulsion | Role | Control | Introduced/IOC | Inventory | Notes |
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A-10C Thunderbolt II | Fairchild Republic | USA | Jet | CAS / Attack | Manned | 2007 (A-10C)[1] | 270[2] | The Air Force is seeking to divest 56 A-10s in FY2025.[3] |
A-29C Super Tucano | Sierra Nevada Corporation[4] | Brazil | Jet | CAS / Attack | Manned | 3[2] | Operated by Air Force Special Operations Command. Delivered in 2021. Planned to divest.[4] | |
AC-130J Ghostrider | Lockheed | USA | Propeller | CAS / Attack | Manned | 2017 (AC-130J)[5] | 31[6] | Final aircraft delivered in 2022.[6] |
B-1B Lancer | Rockwell International | USA | Jet | Bomber | Manned | 1986[7] | 42[2] | Long-range conventional bomber. Employs variable-sweep wing design. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider around 2032.[7] 9 to be divested in FY2027.[8] |
B-2A Spirit | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Bomber | Manned | 1997[7] | 20[9] | Stealth long-range nuclear-capable heavy bomber. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider around 2032.[7] One aircraft to be divested in FY2025.[10] |
B-21 Raider | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Bomber | Optionally piloted[11] | 1[11] | Stealth long-range nuclear-capable heavy bomber. The first B-21 test aircraft made its maiden flight in November 2023.[12] To replace the B-2 Spirit and B-1 Lancer around 2032.[11] | |
B-52H Stratofortress | Boeing | USA | Jet | Bomber | Manned | 1961 (B-52H)[11] | 76[13] | Currently undergoing re-engining. Expected to serve into the 2050s.[11] |
C-5M Super Galaxy | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Strategic airlifter | Manned | 2014 (C-5M)[14] | 52[2] | |
C-12C/D/H/J Huron | Beechcraft | USA | Propeller | Transport | Manned | c. 1974[14] | 23[2] | 32 aircraft are used for reconnaissance |
C-130H Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Tactical airlifter | Manned | c. 1974[15] | 158[2] | The C-130J is replacing the C-130H on a one-for-one basis. The Air Force has Congressionally mandated floor of 271 C-130 aircraft. 6 to be divested in FY2025.[16] |
C-130J Super Hercules/J-30 Super Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Tactical airlifter | Manned | 2006[15] | 172[2] | |
C-146A Wolfhound[17] | Fairchild-Dornier | Germany | Propeller | Transport | Manned | c. 2011[5] | 20[2] | Delivered 2011–2017.[5] Flown with the 524th Special Operations Squadron[18] |
C-147A | De Havilland Canada | Canada | Propeller | Transport | Manned | For the U.S. Army Parachute Team[19] | ||
C-17A Globemaster III | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing | USA | Jet | Strategic airlifter | Manned | 1995[20] | 228[2] | Were produced by McDonnell-Douglas prior to the merger with Boeing. |
C-20H | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Manned | 1[9] | |||
C-21A Learjet 35 | Learjet | USA | Jet | VIP transport | Manned | 1984[20] | 19[2] | |
C-32A/B Air Force Two | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP transport | Manned | 1998[21] | 4/2[9] | |
C-37A/B Gulfstream V | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | VIP transport | Manned | 1998[21] | 16[9] | |
C-40B/C | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP transport | Manned | 2003[21] | 11[9] | |
CN-235 | CASA | Spain | Propeller | Reconnaissance | Manned | 1988 | 5[2] | Flown with the 427th Special Operations Squadron |
CV-22B Osprey | Bell, Boeing | USA | Tiltrotor | CSAR / transport | Manned | 2006[22] | 52[2] | 2 on order.[23] Two aging CV-22Bs will be divested in FY2025 and be replaced with new aircraft.[24] |
E-3B/C/G Sentry (AWACS) | Boeing | USA | Jet | AWACS | Manned | 1977; 2014 (Block 40/45)[25] | 21[2] | To be replaced by Boeing E-7 Wedgetail[26] |
E-4B (NAOC) | Boeing | USA | Jet | Command and control | Manned | 1978 (E-4B)[27] | 4[2] | Assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group. To be replaced by the Survivable Airborne Operations Center.[28] |
E-8C Joint STARS | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Command and control | Manned | 1997[27] | 12[9] E-8C, 1 TE-8A | |
E-9A Widget | De Havilland Canada | Canada | Propeller | Surveillance | Manned | 1988[27] | 2[9] | Military surveillance version of the DHC-8-100, used for missile range control |
E-11A (BACN)[29] | Northrop Grumman | USA / Canada | Jet | Command and control / BACN | Manned | c. 2011[30] | 11[2] | 2 aircraft to be divested in FY2025.[31] |
EA-37B Compass Call | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Radar jamming / PSYOP | Manned | 2026[30] | 1[32] | 2 ordered[23] Replacement for EC-130H Compass Call.[32] |
EC-130H Compass Call | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Radar jamming / PSYOP | Manned | 1983; Block 35, 2011[33] | 5[32] | To be replaced by EA-37B Compass Call in FY2025.[34][32] |
EC-130J Super-J | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Radar jamming / PSYOP | Manned | 2004[22] | 7[2] | All Commando Solos retired. Super-J's to be replaced by MC-130s.[22] |
F-117 Nighthawk | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Aggressor aircraft/research and development | Manned | 1983[4] | 4[2] | Although officially retired in 2008, the aircraft has been involved in various exercises beginning around 2020.[4] The Air Force possesses 45 F-117s, some in flyable condition, As of 2023[update]. The Air Force plans to operate the type through 2034.[35] |
F-15C/D Eagle | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Air superiority | Manned | 1979 (F-15C/D)[36] | 149[37] | 18 D variants[2] are used for training. The Air Force is seeking to divest 65 aircraft in FY2025.[38] |
F-15E Strike Eagle | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing | USA | Jet | Multirole, primarily strike | Manned | 1989[36] | 218[39] | The Air Force is seeking to divest 26 F-15Es with -220 engines in FY2025.[38] |
F-15EX Eagle II | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing | USA | Jet | Multirole, primarily strike | Manned | 2024 (planned)[40] | 6[41] | F-15C/D Eagle replacement.[42] |
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon | General Dynamics | USA | Jet | Multirole | Manned | 1981 (Block 25-32); 1989 (Block 40/42); 1994 (Block 50/52)[43] | 875[2] | The Air Force is seeking to divest 11 older F-16C/Ds in FY2025.[44] |
F-22A Raptor | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Air superiority | Manned | 2005[45] | 185[9] | Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by NGAD. The Air Force is seeking to divest 32 Block 20 F-22s in FY2025.[46] |
F-35A Lightning II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Multirole | Manned | 2016[45] | 363[2] | 7 on order[23] |
HC-130J Combat King II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Propeller | Search and rescue | Manned | 2013[47] | 40[2] | |
HH-60G/U Pave Hawk | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | CSAR | Manned | 1982[48] | 77[9] | To be replaced by the HH-60W Jolly Green II.The Air Force is seeking to divest 12 HH-60G in FY2025.[49] |
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