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An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the United States Air Force in flight. 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.
United States ground attack / CAS AC-130J: 30 30 AC-130J total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac) [1] 30 AC-130J operational (WAF 2025). [2] Bomber (141) B-1 Lancer: United States strategic bomber: B-1B: 45 45 B-1B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 40 B-1B operational (WAF 2025). [2] B-2 Spirit: United States stealth ...
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 Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard. Name Role Manufacturer Notes Year of first flight Introduction Number built VE-7 "Bluebird" Fighter/trainer: Lewis & Vought Corporation: First United States Navy fighter aircraft. Used as a racer and trainer.
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.
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6 test aircraft and 1 production aircraft have been delivered. 20 on order. 42 planned. [65] MQ-1B Predator: General Atomics: USA Propeller Multi-mission Unmanned [citation needed] 1 [3] MQ-9A Reaper: General Atomics: USA Propeller Multi-mission [66] Unmanned 2007, 2015 (ER) [67] 102 [3] BQM-167 Skeeter: Composite Engineering: Jet Target drone ...
This list of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, which replaced the 1924 Air Force, 1922 Navy, and 1956 Army designation systems in 1962.