List of active United States military aircraft

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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.

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Contents [hide] 1 Air Force 2 Army 3 Coast Guard 4 Marine Corps 5 Navy 6 Unmanned aerial vehicles 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Air Force

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
A-10 Thunderbolt II		United States	Attack Aircraft Observation Aircraft	A-10A/C OA-10	343 24[2]	To be replaced by F-35A. But likely to remain in service until 2028.
AC-130 Spectre		United States	Gunship	AC-130H AC-130U	8 17	16 AC130J planned to replace AC-130H.[3]
B-1 Lancer		United States	Bomber	B-1B	66
B-2 Spirit		United States	Bomber	B-2A	20
B-52 Stratofortress		United States	Bomber	B-52H	77[4]
C-5 Galaxy		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M	58 48 2 3
C-12 Huron		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-12C C-12D C-12F C-12J MC-12W	16 6 2 4 1	37 ordered from MC-12W
C-17 Globemaster III		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-17A	205	Deliveries in progress with 223 planned
Gulfstream C-20		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-20B C-20H	5 2
Learjet C-21		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-21A	55[5]
Boeing C-22		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-22B	3
C-26 Metroliner		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-26B	11
C-27J Spartan		United States  Italy	Cargo Aircraft	C-27J	4	38 Planned[6][7]
Boeing C-32		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-32A C-32B	4 2
Gulfstream C-37		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-37A C-37B	9 2
Gulfstream C-38		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-38A	2
C-40 Clipper		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-40B C-40C	4 6
C-130 Hercules		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-130E C-130H	71 283
C-130J Super Hercules		United States	Cargo Aircraft	C-130J C-130J-30	10 64
E-3 Sentry		United States	Airborne Command and Control Aircraft	E-3B E-3C	22 16
Boeing E-4		United States	Airborne Command and Control Aircraft	E-4B	4
E-8 Joint STARS		United States	Airborne Command and Control Aircraft	E-8C	17[8]
E-9A Widget		United States  Canada	Surveillance aircraft	E-9A	2[9]
EC-130 Commando Solo		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EC-130H	14
EC-130J Commando Solo		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EC-130J	7
F-117 Nighthawk		United States	Ground-Attack Aircraft		64
F-15 Eagle		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-15C F-15D	267	To be replaced by the F-22 Raptor
F-15E Strike Eagle		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-15E	223
F-16 Fighting Falcon		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-16C F-16D	1,082 180	To be replaced by the F-35A
F-22 Raptor		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-22A	166	Deliveries in progress with 187 planned
F-35 Lightning II		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-35A	0	About 1,763 planned
HC-130 Hercules		United States	Search and Rescue Aircraft	HC-130N HC-130P	10 23	37 HC-130J planned to replace HC-130N/P
KC-10 Extender		United States	Tanker Aircraft	KC-10A	59
KC-135 Stratotanker		United States	Tanker Aircraft	KC-135R KC-135T	364 54
MC-130 Combat Talon I/II/Combat Shadow		United States	Multi-mission Aircraft	MC-130E MC-130H MC-130P MC-130W	14 20 27 12[10]	37 MC-130J planned to replace MC-130E/P
OC-135 Open Skies		United States	Observation Aircraft	OC-135B	3
Boeing RC-135		United States	Reconnaissance Aircraft	RC-135S RC-135U RC-135V RC-135W	3 2 8 5
T-1 Jayhawk		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-1A	178	Originally 180 - 2 no longer in service after mishaps
T-6 Texan II		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-6A	446[11]
T-38 Talon		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-38A T-38C (A)T-38B	200 225 31
T-41 Mescalero		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-41C	4
Cessna T-51		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-51A	3
Diamond T-52		Austria  Canada	Trainer Aircraft	T-52A	20
TU-2 Dragon Lady		United States	Trainer Aircraft	TU-2S	5
U-2 Dragon Lady		United States	Reconnaissance Aircraft	U-2S	25
Pilatus U-28		Switzerland	Utility Aircraft	U-28A	6
Boeing VC-25		United States	VIP Transport	VC-25A	2	Used as Presidential Transport
WC-130 Hercules		United States	Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft	WC-130H WC-130J	10 10
WC-135 Constant Phoenix		United States	Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft	WC-135	2
Helicopters
HH-60 Pave Hawk		United States	Search and Rescue Helicopter	HH-60G	101
UH-1N Twin Huey		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-1N	62
UH-1 Iroquois		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-1V	2
TH-1 Iroquois		United States	Training Helicopter	TH-1H	1
VSTOL and VTOL
de Havilland Canada UV-18		Canada	Utility STOL Aircraft	UV-18B	3
CV-22 Osprey		United States	Cargo VTOL Aircraft	CV-22B	12[12]	50 Planned
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft
Mil Mi-8		Soviet Union	Utility helicopter
Mikoyan MiG-29		Soviet Union	Air superiority, Multirole fighter			Evaluation only
Sukhoi Su-27		Soviet Union	Air superiority fighter			Used for adversary training[13]

[edit] Army

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-12 Huron		United States	Cargo/Transport	C-12C C-12D C-12F	17 14 17
Gulfstream C-20		United States	Cargo/Transport	C-20C	4
C-23 Sherpa		United Kingdom	Cargo/Transport	C-23	43	To be replaced by Alenia C-27J
C-26 Metroliner		United States	Cargo/Transport	C-26B	11
C-31 Troopship		United States  Netherlands	Cargo/Transport	C-31A	2
Gulfstream C-37		United States	Cargo/Transport	C-37A C-37B	2 1
EO-5		Canada	Reconnaissance	EO-5C	5[14]	Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12 Huron		United States	Reconnaissance	RC-12D RC-12H RC-12K	12 6 18
Cessna UC-35		United States	Utility aircraft	UC-35A UC-35B	20 7
Helicopters
AH-6 Little Bird		United States	Attack Helicopter	AH-6A	20
AH-64 Apache		United States	Attack Helicopter	AH-64A AH-64D	107 620[15]
CH-47 Chinook		United States	Cargo Helicopter	CH-47D CH-47F	394 48	191 new CH-47F to be delivered, plus 24 options
EH-60 Black Hawk		United States	Electronic-Warfare Helicopter	EH-60A	64
MH-47 Chinook		United States	Multi-Mission Helicopter	MH-47D MH-47E MH-47G	11 23 27
MH-60 Black Hawk		United States	Multi-Mission Helicopter	MH-60K MH-60L	23 35
OH-58 Kiowa		United States	Observation Helicopter	OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D	150 210 368	A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72
TH-67 Creek		United States  Canada	Training Helicopter	TH-67	172
UH-1 Iroquois		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-1H	875	To be replaced by UH-72
UH-60 Black Hawk		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M	751 593 100[16]	1227 Planned
UH-72 Lakota		United States  Germany	Utility Helicopter	UH-72A	138+[17]	345 Planned[18]
VSTOL and STOL
DHC-6 Twin Otter		Canada	Utility STOL Aircraft	UV-18A	6
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft
Antonov An-26		Soviet Union	Undesignated Foreign Aircraft		3
Antonov An-2		Soviet Union	Undesignated Foreign Aircraft		1
Mil Mi-24		Soviet Union	Attack Helicopter with transport capabilities		1	Used for adversary training and acquired from Germany

[edit] Coast Guard

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-143A Challenger		Canada	Cargo Aircraft	C-143A	1
Gulfstream C-37		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-37A	1	operated as CG-01, the commandant's executive transport, since May 2002[19]
HC-130 Hercules		United States	Search and Rescue Aircraft	HC-130B HC-130H HC-130J	17 24 6	HC-130B to be replaced by HC-130J
HC-144 Ocean Sentry		Spain	Search and Rescue Aircraft	HC-144	8
HU-25 Guardian		France	Search and Rescue Aircraft	HU-25	41
Helicopters
HH-60 Jayhawk		United States	Multi-Mission Helicopter	HH-60J MH-60T	41
HH-65 Dolphin		France	Multi-Mission Helicopter	MH-65C MH-65D	102

[edit] Marine Corps

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-9 Skytrain II		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-9B	2
EA-6B Prowler		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EA-6B	20[20][21]	To be retired by 2015
F/A-18 Hornet		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F/A-18A F/A-18C F/A-18D	48 86 95	To be replaced by F-35B
F-35 Lightning II		United States	Fighter CV Aircraft	F-35C	0	80 planned[22]
KC-130		United States	Tanker Aircraft	KC-130F KC-130R KC-130T KC-130J	20 14 24 38[23]	46 ordered from J model[23]
Cessna UC-35		United States	Utility Aircraft	UC-35C UC-35D	2 14
Helicopters
AH-1 SuperCobra		United States	Attack Helicopter	AH-1W	153[24]	To be upgraded to/replaced by AH-1Z Viper beginning in 2009
AH-1Z Viper		United States	Attack Helicopter	AH-1Z	28[25]	189 Planned[25]
CH-46 Sea Knight		United States	Cargo Helicopter	CH-46E	131[26]	To be replaced by V-22
CH-53 Sea Stallion		United States	Cargo Helicopter	CH-53D	35	To be replaced with 225 CH-53K beginning in 2018.[27]
CH-53E Super Stallion		United States	Cargo Helicopter	CH-53E	140
UH-1N Twin Huey		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-1N	88[28]	To be replaced by UH-1Y Venom beginning in 2009
UH-1Y Venom		United States	Utility Helicopter	UH-1Y	31[25]	160 Planned[25]
VH-3 Sea King		United States	VIP Transport Helicopter	VH-3D	11	Used as Presidential Transport
VH-53 Sea Stallion		United States	VIP Transport Helicopter	VH-53D	2
VH-60 Whitehawk		United States	VIP Transport Helicopter	VH-60N	7
VSTOL and VTOL
AV-8B Harrier II		United States  United Kingdom	Attack VTOL Aircraft	AV-8B	99	To be replaced by F-35B
MV-22 Osprey		United States	Multi-Mission VTOL Aircraft	MV-22B	126	360 Planned
TAV-8B Harrier II		United States  United Kingdom	Training VTOL Aircraft	TAV-8B	19	To be replaced by F-35B
F-35 Lightning II		United States	Fighter VSTOL Aircraft	F-35B	0	340 planned[22]

[edit] Navy

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Type	Versions	Quantity[1]	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-2 Greyhound		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-2A	34
C-9 Skytrain II		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-9B	15	To be replaced by C-40 Clipper
Gulfstream C-20		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-20A C-20D C-20G	1 2 5
Gulfstream C-37		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-37A C-37B	1 3
C-40 Clipper		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-40A	9
C-130 Hercules		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	C-130T	19
CT-39 Sabreliner		United States	Cargo/Transport Aircraft	CT-39G	1
E-2 Hawkeye		United States	Command and Control Aircraft	E-2C	67
E-6 Mercury		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	E-6B	16
EA-6B Prowler		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EA-6B	81	To be replaced by EA-18G
EA-18G Growler		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EA-18G	36	114 ordered[29]
EP-3 ARIES II		United States	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	EP-3E	11
F-5F/N Tiger II		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-5F F-5N	3 41	Used for adversary training[30]
F/A-18 Hornet		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F/A-18A F/A-18B F/A-18C F/A-18D	74 26 286 47	To be replaced by F-35C
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F/A-18E F/A-18F	156 176	556 ordered[31]
F-35 Lightning II		United States	Fighter Aircraft	F-35C	0	260 planned[22]
P-3 Orion		United States	Maritime Patrol Aircraft	P-3C	154[32]	To be replaced by P-8
P-8 Poseidon		United States	Maritime Patrol Aircraft	P-8A	0	117 Planned[33]
T-6 Texan II		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-6A T-6B	49 12
T-34 Mentor		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-34C	229	To be replaced by T-6B
T-39 Sabreliner		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-39G T-39N	8 7
Beech T-44		United States	Trainer Aircraft	T-44A	52
T-45 Goshawk		United States  United Kingdom	Trainer Aircraft	T-45C	218
Cessna UC-35		United States	Utility Aircraft	UC-35D	1
Helicopters
HH-1N Twin Huey		United States	Search and Rescue Helicopter	HH-1N	11
HH-46 Sea Knight		United States	Search and Rescue Helicopter	HH-46D	10
HH-60 Rescue Hawk		United States	Search and Rescue Helicopter	HH-60H	49
MH-53 Sea Dragon		United States	Multi-Mission Helicopter	MH-53E	36
MH-60 Seahawk		United States	Multi-Mission Helicopter	MH-60R MH-60S	76[34] 145[35]	300 Planned[36] 273 Planned[35]
SH-60 Seahawk		United States	Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter	SH-60B SH-60F	129 60
TH-57 Sea Ranger		United States	Training Helicopter	TH-57B TH-57C	44 85

[edit] Unmanned aerial vehicles

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Operators	Versions	Quantity	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
MQ-1 Predator		United States	Air Force	MQ-1B	138[37]
MQ-1C Grey Eagle		United States	Army	MQ-1C	12	133 Planned[38]
RQ-4 Global Hawk		United States	Air Force	RQ-4A RQ-4B	16	66 Planned[38]
RQ-5 Hunter		Israel	Army
RQ-7 Shadow		United States	Army, Marine Corps		110+
MQ-9 Reaper		United States	Air Force		48+[39]	396 Planned[38]
RQ-11 Raven		United States	Army, Marine Corps
RQ-170 Sentinel		United States	Air Force
ScanEagle		United States	Navy, Marine Corps
Helicopters
MQ-8 Fire Scout		United States	Marine Corps, Navy	MQ-8B		168 planned[40]
VSTOL and VTOL
CQ-10 Snowgoose		Canada	Army		15	49 Planned

[edit] See also

Military of the United States portal

• U.S. DoD aircraft designations table
• List of military aircraft of the United States

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