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The HESA Yasin (Persian: یاسین) is an Iranian training jet unveiled on October 17, 2019. It is primarily designed for training fighter pilots, though it may also be used for close air support missions. The aircraft is believed to be based on the Spanish CASA C-101. [5]
127 T-1A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 98 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). [2] T-6 Texan II: United States advanced trainer: T-6A: 442 442 T-6A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 442 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). [2] T-7 Red Hawk: United States advanced trainer: T-7A: 351 units (maximum number of units ...
Two previous USAF/AAF/AAC number series are included due to their impact and partial incorporation into the tri-service system (A, B, C, F and O reset to one, but # carryover existed). The United States department of Defense was established in 1949, the old name Department of War was retired in 1947.
The Air Force possesses 45 F-117s, some in flyable condition, As of 2023. The Air Force plans to operate the type through 2034. [38] F-15C/D Eagle: McDonnell Douglas: USA Jet Air superiority: Manned 1979 (F-15C/D) [39] 149 [40] 12 D variants [2] are used for training. The Air Force is seeking to divest 65 F-15s in FY2025. [41] F-15E Strike Eagle
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In the United States, all military aircraft display a serial number to identify individual aircraft. These numbers are located on the aircraft tail, so they are sometimes referred to unofficially as "tail numbers". On the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber, lacking a tail, the number appears on the nose gear door. Individual agencies have each ...
This template is used to format United States Air Force (and predecessors) aircraft serial numbers in such a way that they are not mistaken for number ranges. USAF serial numbers since 1921 consist of two numbers (fiscal year and sequence number) joined by a hyphen. This format is often mistaken for a number range by editors, and as such the ...
Multiple designation systems have been used to specify United States military aircraft. The first system was introduced in 1911 by the United States Navy, but was discontinued six years later; [1] the first system similar to that used today was designed in 1919 when the US Army's Aeronautical Division became the United States Army Air Service ...