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6 test aircraft and 1 production aircraft have been delivered. 20 on order. 42 planned. [64] MQ-1B Predator: General Atomics: USA Propeller Multi-mission Unmanned [citation needed] 1 [2] MQ-9A Reaper: General Atomics: USA Propeller Multi-mission [65] Unmanned 2007, 2015 (ER) [66] 102 [2] BQM-167 Skeeter: Composite Engineering: Jet Target drone ...
198 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) Of these, 172 are in active service and the remaining 26 are on order. [4] C-146 Wolfhound: Germany: transport C-146A: 20 [4] HC-130J Super Hercules: United States SAR / transport / tanker 40 [2] MC-130J Commando II: United States EW / transport / tanker 57 [2] U-27A Caravan ...
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
This list includes aircraft operated by the United States Army, Army Signal Corps, and American Expeditionary Forces. Name Role Manufacturer Notes Year of first flight Introduction Number built VE-8: Lewis & Vought Corporation Four ordered by the U.S. Army on October 11, 1918; two were canceled Unknown Unknown 2 VE-9: Lewis & Vought Corporation
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.
This list does not include fictional aircraft or concepts that were abandoned before a prototype was built. In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”.
Name of Bomber Year of first flight Retired/Status Number built bombload (kg) Photo Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber: 1947: retired 1977: 2,032: 11,340: Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber
The United States department of Defense was established in 1949, the old name Department of War was retired in 1947. In 1962 separate aircraft naming schemes were unified, but out of convenience many numbers carried over. For example, the P-38 Lightning, which also was used as the F-4 and F-5 for reconnaissance and FO in the Navy, became the F-38.