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.
See also: United States Air Force |
Aircraft | Picture | Origin | Role | Version | Quantity[1] | Note | |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | |||||||
A-10 Thunderbolt II | ![]() |
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Attack aircraft | A-10C | 283 | To be replaced by F-35A, scheduled to be in service with the USAF until 2028. | |
AC-130 Spectre | ![]() |
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Gunship | AC-130U AC-130W AC-130J |
14 12 1 |
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B-1 Lancer | ![]() |
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Bomber | B-1B | 62 | All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers; Only supersonic bomber aircraft active in the U.S. Air Force. | |
B-2 Spirit | ![]() |
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Bomber | B-2A | 20 | All assigned to active duty units; FY 2014 numbers | |
B-52 Stratofortress | ![]() |
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Bomber | B-52H | 78 | Slated to remain in service until 2045. | |
C-5 Galaxy | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M |
64
12[2] |
A few C-5A plus all C-5B and C are to be upgraded to C-5M Supergalaxy. | |
C-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft Surveillance aircraft |
C-12C C-12D C-12F C-12J MC-12W |
16 6 2 4 41 |
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C-17 Globemaster III | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-17A | 222 | ||
Gulfstream C-20 | ![]() |
VIP/Passenger/Cargo aircraft | C-20B C-20H |
5 2 |
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Learjet C-21 | ![]() |
VIP/Passenger aircraft | C-21A | 17 | |||
C-26 Metroliner | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-26B RC-26 |
11 | ||
Boeing C-32 | ![]() |
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Passenger aircraft | C-32A C-32B |
6 2 |
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Gulfstream C-37 | ![]() |
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VIP/Passenger aircraft | C-37A C-37B |
9 2 |
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Gulfstream C-38 | ![]() |
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VIP/Passenger aircraft | C-38A | 2 | ||
C-40 Clipper | ![]() |
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Passenger aircraft | C-40B C-40C |
14 | 1 on order | |
C-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-130H | 275 | C-130E were retired from service. | |
C-130J Super Hercules | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-130J C-130J-30 |
10 79[3] |
129 planned[4][5] | |
C-144 | ![]() |
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Transport aircraft | CN-235-100M | 2 | 427th SOS | |
C-146A Wolfhound[6] | ![]() |
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Transport aircraft | C-146A | 14 | 524th SOS[7] | |
E-3 Sentry | ![]() |
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Airborne command-and-control aircraft | E-3B E-3C |
22 10[8] |
One E-3B For Testing[8] | |
Boeing E-4 | ![]() |
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Airborne command-and-control aircraft | E-4B | 4 | ||
E-8 Joint STARS | ![]() |
Airborne command-and-control aircraft | E-8C | 16[9] | One E-8C For Testing | ||
E-9A Widget | ![]() |
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Surveillance aircraft | E-9A | 2[10] | ||
Northrop Grumman E-11A[11] | ![]() |
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Battlefield Airborne Communications Node | E-11A | 4[12] | ||
EC-130H Compass Call | ![]() |
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Electronic-warfare aircraft | EC-130H | 14 | ||
EC-130J Commando Solo III | ![]() |
Electronic-warfare aircraft | EC-130J EC-130SJ |
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F-15 Eagle | ![]() |
Air superiority fighter | F-15C F-15D |
159 34 |
Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2025, the aircraft will eventually be replaced by the F-22A. | ||
F-15E Strike Eagle | ![]() |
Multirole Strike fighter | F-15E | 219 | Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2025. | ||
F-16 Fighting Falcon | ![]() |
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Fighter aircraft | F-16C/D | 968 | To be replaced by the F-35A. One destroyed in July 2015.[13] | |
F-22 Raptor | ![]() |
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Air superiority fighter | F-22A | 186[14] | No longer in production, with 187 in active service | |
F-35 Lightning II | ![]() |
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Fighter aircraft | F-35A | 47[1] | In production with 1763 planned, currently 47 for testing | |
HC-130 Combat King/Combat King II | ![]() |
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Search and rescue aircraft | HC-130N HC-130P HC-130J |
24 11 |
78 HC-130J planned | |
KC-10 Extender | ![]() |
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Tanker aircraft | KC-10A | 59 | Supposedly to be replaced by the KC-Y. but likely to remain in service until 2043 | |
KC-135 Stratotanker | ![]() |
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Tanker aircraft | KC-135R KC-135T |
396 | To be replaced by the KC-46 | |
LC-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | LC-130H | 10 | ||
MC-130 Combat Talon II/Combat Shadow |
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Multi-mission aircraft | MC-130H MC-130J |
18 27 |
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OC-135 Open Skies | ![]() |
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Observation aircraft | OC-135B | 2 | ||
Boeing RC-135 | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance aircraft | RC-135S RC-135U RC-135V/W |
22 | ||
T-1 Jayhawk | ![]() |
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Trainer aircraft | T-1A | 178 | Originally 180 – 2 no longer in service after mishaps | |
T-6 Texan II | ![]() |
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Trainer aircraft | T-6A | 449 | ||
T-38 Talon | ![]() |
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Trainer aircraft | T-38A T-38C |
492 | ||
T-41 Mescalero | ![]() |
Trainer aircraft | T-41C | 4 | |||
Cessna T-51 | ![]() |
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Trainer aircraft | T-51A | 3 | ||
Diamond T-52 | ![]() |
Trainer aircraft | T-52A | 20 | |||
Cirrus T-53[15] | ![]() |
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Trainer aircraft | T-53A | 3 | ||
U-2 Dragon Lady | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance aircraft Trainer aircraft |
U-2S TU-2S |
26 5 |
To be replaced by the RQ-4 Global Hawk | |
Pilatus U-28 | ![]() |
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Utility aircraft | U-28A | 19[16] | ||
Boeing VC-25 | ![]() |
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VIP Transport | VC-25A | 2 | Used as Presidential Transport | |
WC-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Weather Reconnaissance aircraft | WC-130J | 10 | ||
WC-135 Constant Phoenix | ![]() |
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Weather Reconnaissance aircraft | WC-135 | 2 | ||
Helicopters | |||||||
HH-60 Pave Hawk | ![]() |
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Search and rescue helicopter | HH-60G HH-60U |
100 | To be replaced by the HH-60W from 2019 | |
UH-1N Twin Huey | ![]() |
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Utility helicopter | UH-1N | 62 | ||
TH-1 Iroquois | ![]() |
Trainer helicopter | TH-1H | 37 | |||
STOL and VTOL | |||||||
PZL C-145 Skytruck[17] | ![]() |
Utility STOL aircraft | M28 | 10[18] | 6th SOS[19] | ||
de Havilland Canada UV-18 | ![]() |
Utility STOL aircraft | UV-18B | 3 | |||
CV-22 Osprey | ![]() |
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Cargo VTOL aircraft | CV-22B | 17[20] | 50 planned | |
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||||
Mil Mi-8 | ![]() |
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Utility helicopter | Mi-8VT | 6 | Evaluations | |
Mikoyan MiG-29 | ![]() |
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Air superiority, Multirole fighter | MiG-29UB | 3 | Evaluation only | |
Sukhoi Su-27 | ![]() |
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Air superiority fighter | Su-27UB | 2 | Used for "Aggressor" training[21] |
See also: United States Army |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Quantity[22] | Note |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
C-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-12C C-12D C-12F |
17 14 17 |
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Gulfstream C-20 | ![]() |
Cargo/Transport | C-20C | 4 | ||
C-26 Metroliner | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-26E | 12 | |
C-27J Spartan | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-27J | 7[23] | Former Air Force aircraft used by Army Special Operations Command for training. |
C-31 Troopship | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-31A | 2 | Used for the Golden Knights Gold Team and Black Team |
Gulfstream C-37 | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-37A C-37B |
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de Havilland DHC-7 | ![]() |
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Electronic WarfareReconnaissance | EO-5C
DHC-7 |
8
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Previously designated as RC-7B |
RC-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance | RC-12D RC-12H RC-12K |
12 6 18 |
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Cessna UC-35 | ![]() |
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Utility aircraft | UC-35A UC-35B |
20 7 |
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Bombardier Dash 8 | ![]() |
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Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance | Dash-8-315 | 7 | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | ![]() |
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Transport | U-27A | 3 | |
Helicopters | ||||||
AH-6 Little Bird | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | MH/AH-6M | 47 | |
AH-64 Apache | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | AH-64D AH-64E |
756 | |
CH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
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Cargo helicopter | CH-47D CH-47F |
394 48 |
464 new CH-47F to be delivered |
EH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Electronic-warfare helicopter | EH-60A | 64 | |
MH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
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Multi-mission helicopter | MH-47D MH-47E MH-47G |
11 23 27 |
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MH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Multi-mission helicopter | MH-60K MH-60L |
23 35 |
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OH-58 Kiowa | ![]() |
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Observation helicopter | OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D OH-58F |
618 | A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72 |
TH-67 Creek | ![]() |
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Trainer helicopter | TH-67 | 180 | |
UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Utility helicopter | UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M |
751 592 100[24] |
1227 planned |
UH-72 Lakota | ![]() |
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Utility helicopter | UH-72A | 307 | 148 on order |
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | ||||||
Antonov An-26 | ![]() |
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Undesignated foreign aircraft | 3 | ||
Antonov An-2 | ![]() |
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Undesignated foreign aircraft | 1 | ||
Mil Mi-24 | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter with transport capabilities | 1 | Acquired from Germany and used for adversary training. Retired to Fort Bliss Old Ironsides Museum. |
See also: United States Coast Guard |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Quantity | Note |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
Gulfstream C-37 | ![]() |
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Long Range Command & Control aircraft | C-37A | 2 | Two USCG VC-37As provides VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard using the designation Coast Guard 01 or Coast Guard 02. The C-37A enjoys commonality of parts and supplies with more than a dozen C-37As operated by the Department of Defense. |
HC-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Search and rescue aircraft | HC-130B HC-130H HC-130J |
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The Coast Guard's fleet currently includes five HC-130H (1500 series), 22 HC-130H-7 (1700 series), and six HC-130J models of the famous Hercules, widely recognized as the West's premier military transport. Many of the HC-130Bs are slated to be replaced by HC-130Js. |
HC-144 Ocean Sentry | ![]() |
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Search and rescue aircraft | HC-144 | 18 | The HC-144A will assume medium range surveillance and transport requirements, replacing the HU-25 and some HC-130s. The Ocean Sentry has the capability to perform aerial delivery of search and rescue equipment such as rafts, pumps, and flares, and it can serve as an on-scene commander platform for homeland security missions, since it is outfitted with the IDS Command and Control (C2) System, and the start-of-the-art C4ISR suite of sensors and avionics. CGAS Miami is the first unit to receive operational HC-144A's. |
Helicopters | ||||||
HH-60 Jayhawk | ![]() |
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Medium Range Recovery (MRR) helicopter | HH-60J MH-60T |
41 | There are 42 total Jayhawks in the Coast Guard air fleet, with 35 in operational use. A number of the MH-60s have completed an upgrade and are redesigned as MH-60T. |
HH-65 Dolphin | ![]() ![]() |
Short Range Recovery (SRR) helicopter | MH-65C MH-65D MH-65E |
101 | There are 101 H-65s in the inventory. As part of the ongoing H-65 Conversion / Sustainment Project, all HH-65Bs have been upgraded to HH-65C configuration, equipped with Turbomecca Arriel 2C2 engines. Furthermore, the re-designation of AUF HH-65Cs to MH-65Cs reflects the installation of armament and a significantly upgraded communications package. The MH-65D is also currently being delivered to air stations throughout the Coast Guard. The MH-65E model is expected to begin to be delivered to the fleet in FY14. |
See also: United States Marine Corps |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Quantity[1] | Note |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
C-9 Skytrain II | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport aircraft | C-9B | 2 | |
C-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Cargo aircraft | C-130T | 1 | Single aircraft assigned to the US Navy's Blue Angels, known as Fat Albert |
EA-6B Prowler | ![]() |
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Carrier-based Electronic-warfare aircraft | EA-6B | 25 | To be retired by 2019. [25] |
F/A-18 Hornet | ![]() |
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Carrier-based Fighter aircraft | F/A-18A F/A-18C F/A-18D |
48 86 95 |
To be replaced by ten squadrons of F-35B and four squadrons of F-35C. The Marine Corps will purchase a total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs to replace various aircraft. [25] |
F-5E/F/N Tiger II | ![]() |
Fighter aircraft | F-5E/N F-5F |
13 | Used for adversary training[26] | |
KC-130 Hercules/Super Hercules | ![]() |
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Tanker aircraft | KC-130T KC-130J |
26 48[25] |
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UC-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Utility aircraft | UC-12F/M UC-12W |
5 7[25] |
UC-12W replacing UC-12F/M models. |
UC-35 Citation | ![]() |
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Utility aircraft | UC-35C UC-35D |
2 10[27] |
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Helicopters | ||||||
AH-1 SuperCobra | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | AH-1W | 128 | To be upgraded to/replaced by AH-1Z Viper beginning in 2009 |
AH-1Z Viper | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | AH-1Z | 33 | 189 planned[28] |
CH-53E Super Stallion | ![]() |
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Cargo helicopter | CH-53E | 147[Note 1] | To be replaced with 225 CH-53K beginning in 2018.[29] |
UH-1Y Venom | ![]() |
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Utility helicopter | UH-1Y | 92 | 160 planned[28] |
VH-3 Sea King | ![]() |
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VIP Transport helicopter | VH-3D | 11[citation needed] | Used as Presidential Transport |
VH-60 Whitehawk | ![]() |
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VIP Transport helicopter | VH-60N | 7[citation needed] | |
VSTOL and VTOL | ||||||
AV-8B Harrier II | ![]() |
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Attack VTOL aircraft | AV-8B/+ | 112 | To be replaced by F-35B[30] |
MV-22 Osprey | ![]() |
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Multi-mission VTOL aircraft | MV-22B | 204 | 126 on order |
TAV-8B Harrier II | ![]() ![]() |
Training VTOL aircraft | TAV-8B | 16 | To be replaced by F-35B | |
F-35 Lightning II | ![]() |
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Fighter VSTOL aircraft | F-35B | 30 | 353 ordered[25] |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Quantity | Note | |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | |||||||
MQ-1 Predator | ![]() |
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Air Force | MQ-1B[37] | 154 | To be replaced by the MQ-9 | |
MQ-1C Grey Eagle | ![]() |
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Army | MQ-1C | 75[38] | 133 planned[39] | |
RQ-4 Global Hawk | ![]() |
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Air Force, Navy | RQ-4A RQ-4B MQ-4C |
37[40] | 66 RQ-4B planned plus 68 MQ-4C [39][41] | |
RQ-5 Hunter | ![]() |
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Army | MQ-5B | 20[42] | ||
RQ-7 Shadow | ![]() |
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Army, Marine Corps | RQ-7B | 500 | 450 aircraft are operated by the Army and 50 aircraft are operated by the Marine Corps. The US Army has ordered an additional 68 RQ-7 Shadows.[43] | |
MQ-9 Reaper | ![]() |
Air Force | MQ-9B | 104 | 396 planned[39] | ||
RQ-11 Raven | ![]() |
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Army, Marine Corps, USSOCOM | ||||
Prioria Robotics Maveric | ![]() |
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Army | 36 | [44] | ||
RQ-170 Sentinel | ![]() |
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Air Force | ||||
McDonnell Douglas QF-4 Phantom | ![]() |
Air Force, Navy | QF-4E | 230 | Retired fighter now used as a target drone | ||
ScanEagle | ![]() |
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Navy, Marine Corps | 1[45] | |||
Switchblade | ![]() |
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Puma AE | ![]() |
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Army, Marine Corps, Air Force | ||||
Lockheed Martin Stalker | ![]() |
US SOCOM | Stalker XE | ||||
RQ-21 Blackjack | ![]() |
Marine Corps, Navy | RQ-21A | ||||
Helicopters | |||||||
MQ-8 Fire Scout | ![]() |
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Marine Corps, Navy | MQ-8B | 27[46] | 168 planned[47] | |
K-MAX | ![]() |
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Marine Corps | 1 | One lost to crash in June 2013.[48] | ||
VSTOL and VTOL | |||||||
CQ-10 Snowgoose | ![]() |
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Army | 15 | 49 CQ-10 Snowgooses are planned. |