List of active United States military aircraft

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 the list of military aircraft of the United States.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the United States Air Force in flight

Army

See also: United States Army Aviation Branch

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Propulsion	Role	Control	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
CL-650 (ARTEMIS)	Bombardier	Canada	Jet	Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance	Manned	2020	2^[1]	2	Modified CL-650; N488CR c/n 6140, N9191 c/n 5312
C-12J	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Transport	Manned	1984	3^[2]
C-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1972	93		C-12D, C-12R, C-12U, and C-12V
C-41 Aviocar	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1974	5
C-26E Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1980s	12
C-27J Spartan	Alenia Aeronautica	USA Italy	Propeller	Cargo aircraft	Manned	2006	7		Former Air Force aircraft used by Army Special Operations Command for training.
C-31A Troopship	Fokker	Netherlands	Propeller	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1958	2		Used for the Golden Knights Gold Team and Black Team
C-20H	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP Transport	Manned	1985	1
EO-5	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Electronic Warfare, Reconnaissance	Manned	1975	10		3 x EO-5C, 7 x RC-7. Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Manned	1974	83		RC-12D, RC-12H and RC-12K
UC-35	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft	Manned	1987	27		20 x UC-35A, 7 x UC-35B
C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP Transport	Manned	1997	3		1 x C-37B (G550)(04-1778), 2 x C-37A (G500)(02-1863, 05–1944)
RO-6A	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Patrol	Manned	1983	6		Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
UV-18C	de Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1965	3		Used for the Golden Knights Gold Team
MH/AH-6M Little Bird	MD Helicopter	USA	Helicopter	Attack	Manned	1980	47
AH-64 Apache Longbow, Guardian	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Attack	Manned	1986	792		AH-64D and AH-64E. 25 on order as of December 2015. To be replaced by Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
CH-47F Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Transport	Manned	1962	442		394 x CH-47D, 48 x CH-47F. 464 new CH-47F to be delivered. To be replaced by Future Heavy Lift.
EH-60A Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Electronic-warfare	Manned	1979	64
MH-47 Chinook	Boeing	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission	Manned	1962	61		11 x MH-47D, 23 x MH-47E, 27 x MH-47G
MH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Multi-mission	Manned	1979	58		23 x MH-60K, 35 x MH-60L.
UH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Utility	Manned	1979	1,443		751 x UH-60A, 592 x UH-60L, 100 x UH-60M. 1227 UH-60M planned.^[3] UH-60A and UH-60L models being upgraded and converted UH-60V. To be replaced by Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
UH-72A Lakota	Eurocopter	USA Germany	Helicopter	Utility	Manned	2007	341		13 on order as of December 2015.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle	General Atomics	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2009	75^[4]		133 planned^[5]
Prioria Robotics Maveric	Prioria Robotics	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2008	36		^[citation needed]
CQ-10 Snowgoose	MMIST	Canada	Propeller	Transport	Unmanned	2005	15		49 planned. Parafoil and autogyro variants.
RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2002	450		68 on order.^[6]
RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2003
RQ-20 Puma	AeroVironment	USA	Propeller	Patrol	Unmanned	2008

Marine Corps

See also: United States Marine Corps § Aircraft

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Propulsion	Role	Control	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
C-20G	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1985	2	2	Will be upgraded to C-20 ER
F/A-18A Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Fighter	Manned	1985	36 Active, 7 Training, 12 Stored	55	Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II by 2019
F/A-18B Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Trainer	Manned	1985	4 Training, 3 Stored	7	Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II by 2019.
F/A-18C Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Fighter	Manned	1985	60 Active, 12 Training, 47 Stored	119	Scheduled to begin replacement by F-35B/C Lightning II starting 2019.
F/A-18D Hornet	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Strike	Manned	1985	48 Active, 20 Training, 24 Stored	92	Scheduled to begin replacement by F-35B/C Lightning II starting 2023.
F-35B Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Fighter	Manned	2015	32 Active, 25 Training	57	V/STOL variant. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs (CTOL) to replace various aircraft.^[7]
F-5N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Aggressor	Manned	1959	12		Scheduled to maintain service till 2026.
KC-130J Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Aerial refueling	Manned	1962	52
UC-12W Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Utility	Manned	1974	8	8	Scheduled to replace the UC-12F/M Huron by 2024.
UC-12M Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Utility	Manned	1974	2	2	Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024.
UC-12F Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Utility	Manned	1974	4	4	Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024.
UC-35D Citation	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility	Manned	1972	10 Active	10	To be replaced/upgraded to UC-35 ER.
UC-35C Citation	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility	Manned	1972	2 Active	2	To be replaced/upgraded to UC-35 ER.
AH-1Z Viper	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Attack	Manned	2010	90		189 planned in total
CH-53E Super Stallion	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Cargo/Transport	Manned	1981	96 Active, 6 Reserve, 10 Training	142	To be replaced by CH-53K King Stallion, in flight testing - 2015.
UH-1Y Venom	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility	Manned	2008	122	160
VH-3D Sea King	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport	Manned	1961	11		To be replaced by Sikorsky VH-92A
VH-60N Whitehawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Marine One VIP Transport	Manned	1979	8		To be replaced by Sikorsky VH-92A
AV-8B/+ Harrier II	McDonnell Douglas	US / UK	Jet	Attack/Trainer	Manned	1985	80 Active, 13 training, 4 test aircraft	97	VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B^[8]
MV-22B Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Tiltrotor	Multi-mission	Manned	2007	236	300	VTOL. 360 on order
K-MAX	Kaman	USA	Helicopter	Cargo and transport	Unmanned	1991	1		Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotors. UAV variant of manned type.
RQ-7B Shadow	AAI Corporation	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2002	50
RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2003
MQ-27	Boeing	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2005
RQ-20 Puma	AeroVironment	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2008
RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2014
MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	Helicopter	Multi-Mission	Unmanned	2009	27^[9]
Black Hornet Nano	Prox Dynamics	Norway	Helicopter		Unmanned	2015
MQ-9 Reaper	General Atomics	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Unmanned	2023		8	Scheduled to 2023.^[10]

• "In service" sources:^[11][12]

Navy

See also: United States Navy § Aircraft

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Propulsion	Role	Control	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
C-2A Greyhound	Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-based Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1966	33		To be replaced by 44 CMV-22^[13]
C-20	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1985	4		C-20G
C-37	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1997	4		1 x C-37A
C-40A Clipper	Boeing	USA	Jet	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	2001	17
C-130T Hercules	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1956	15
UC-12 Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1974	14
C-26D Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Cargo/Transport aircraft	Manned	1980s	6
KC-130T	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Aerial Refueling	Manned	1962	5
E-2C/D Hawkeye	Northrop Grumman	USA	Propeller	Carrier-based Airborne Command and Control aircraft	Manned	1963	81
E-6B Mercury	Boeing	USA	Jet	TACAMO	Manned	1989	16
EA-18G Growler	Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Electronic-warfare aircraft	Manned	2009	155
EP-3E ARIES II	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Electronic-warfare aircraft	Manned	1950s	12
F-5F/N Tiger II	Northrop	USA	Jet	Aggressor	Manned	1962	29		F-5F, F-5N. Used for adversary training^[14]
F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Aggressor	Manned	1978	14		Used for adversary training.^[15]
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	McDonnell Douglas / Northrop Grumman / Boeing	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Fighter	Manned	1999	512		F/A-18E and F/A-18F. 22 on order.
F-35C Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Carrier-based Fighter aircraft	Manned	2015	118		260 planned^[16]
MQ-4C Triton	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Unmanned	2018	2^[17]		68 Planned
P-3C Orion	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	Maritime patrol aircraft	Manned	1962	37		To be replaced by P-8
P-8A Poseidon	Boeing	USA	Jet	Anti-Submarine-warfare aircraft	Manned	2013	91		24 on order
T-6 Texan II	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft	Manned	2001	294		29 on order.
T-44A	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer aircraft	Manned	1964	57
T-45C Goshawk	McDonnell Douglas	UK/USA	Jet	Carrier-based Trainer aircraft	Manned	1991	194
UC-35D	Cessna	USA	Jet	Utility aircraft	Manned	1972	1
CMV-22 Osprey	Bell Boeing	USA	Tiltrotor	Multi-mission	Manned	2007	1		48 on order.
MH-53E Sea Dragon	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Airborne mine countermeasures and vertical on-board delivery	Manned	1981	27
MH-60 Seahawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Anti-submarine warfare helicopter Multi-mission	Manned	1984	508
TH-57B/C Sea Ranger	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Trainer	Manned	1984	114		To be replaced by the AgustaWestland TH-57A Thrasher
ScanEagle	Boeing	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2005
RQ-21A Blackjack	Boeing Insitu	USA	Propeller		Unmanned	2014
MQ-8B Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	USA	Helicopter	Patrol	Unmanned	2009	27^[9]		Helicopter. 96 planned.^[18]

Air Force

See also: United States Air Force § Aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Manufacturer	Origin	Propulsion	Role	Control	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
A-10C Thunderbolt II	Fairchild Republic	USA	Jet	CAS / Attack	Manned	1977	281^[19]
AC-130J Ghostrider	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	CAS / Attack	Manned	2017	6		Replacement for the AC-130U.
AC-130W Stinger II	Lockheed	USA	Propeller	CAS / Attack	Manned	1966	20		Currently being replaced by the AC-130J.
B-1B Lancer	Rockwell International	USA	Jet	Bomber	Manned	1986	45^[20]		Employs variable-sweep wing design. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider.
B-2A Spirit	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Bomber	Manned	1997	19		Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider.
B-52H Stratofortress	Boeing	USA	Jet	Bomber	Manned	1955	74		2 retired B52H being reactivated to replace damaged aircraft and return fleet size to 76.^[21]
C-5M Super Galaxy	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Strategic airlifter	Manned	1970	52
C-12C/D/H/J Huron	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Transport	Manned	1972	55		32 aircraft are used for reconnaissance
C-17A Globemaster III	McDonnell Douglas/Boeing	USA	Jet	Strategic airlifter	Manned	1995	222		Were produced by McDonnell-Douglas prior to the merger with Boeing.
C-21A Learjet 35	Learjet	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	1985	18
C-32A/B Air Force Two	Boeing	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	1998	6
C-37A/B Gulfstream V	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	1998	11
C-40B/C	Boeing	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	2001	11
C-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Tactical airlifter	Manned	1956	192
C-130J Super Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Tactical airlifter	Manned	1996	132
C-145A Skytruck	PZL Mielec	Poland	Propeller	Utility	Manned	2007	5		Assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron^[22]
C-146A Wolfhound^[23]	Fairchild-Dornier	Germany	Propeller	Transport	Manned	2011	20		Flown with the 524th Special Operations Squadron^[24]
CN-235	CASA	Spain	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Manned	1988	5		Flown with the 427th Special Operations Squadron
CV-22B Osprey	Bell, Boeing	USA	Tiltrotor	CSAR / transport	Manned	2006	50
E-3B/C/G Sentry (AWACS)	Boeing	USA	Jet	AWACS	Manned	1977	31
E-4B (NAOC)	Boeing	USA	Jet	Command and control	Manned	1973	4		Assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group
E-8C Joint STARS	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Command and control	Manned	1996	16
E-9A Widget	De Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Surveillance	Manned	1984	3
E-11A (BACN)^[25]	Northrop Grumman	USA / Canada	Jet	Command and control / BACN	Manned	2005	4^[26]
EC-130H Compass Call	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Radar jamming / PSYOP	Manned	1982	12
EC-130J Commando Solo III	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Radar jamming / PSYOP	Manned	1978	7
F-15C/D Eagle	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Air superiority	Manned	1976	234^[19]	1500	26 D variants are used for training. To be retired by 2030.
F-15E Strike Eagle	McDonnell Douglas/Boeing	USA	Jet	Multirole, primarily strike	Manned	1988	218^[19]
F-15EX Eagle II	McDonnell Douglas/Boeing	USA	Jet	Multirole, primarily strike	Manned	2020	8^[27]		F-15C/D Eagle replacement
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics	USA	Jet	Multirole	Manned	1978	934^[28]	4600	Being Replaced by F-35 Lightning II
F-22A Raptor	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Air superiority	Manned	2005	186		Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by NGAD
F-35A Lightning II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Multirole	Manned	2016	283^[19]		Stealth capable aircraft. F-16 replacement
HC-130J Combat King II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	1959	32
HH-60G/U Pave Hawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	CSAR	Manned	2016	106		To be replaced by the HH-60W Jolly Green II
KC-10A Extender	McDonnell Douglas	USA	Jet	Aerial refueling	Manned	1981	59
KC-46A Pegasus	Boeing	USA	Jet	Aerial refueling	Manned	2019	23		38 on order
KC-135R/T Stratotanker	Boeing	USA	Jet	Aerial refueling	Manned	1957	396
LC-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Cargo aircraft	Manned	1954	10		Assigned to 109th Airlift Wing
MC-12W Liberty	Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Multi-mission/Special Operations	Manned	1974	13
MC-130H Combat Talon II	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Multi-mission/Special Operations	Manned	1966	16
MQ-9A Reaper	General Atomics	USA	Propeller	Multi-mission^[29]	Unmanned	2006	251
NC-135W	Boeing	USA	Jet	Test Bed	Manned	1961	1
OC-135B Open Skies	Boeing	USA	Jet	Observation	Manned	1993	2		Used as part of Treaty on Open Skies
RC-26B Metroliner	Fairchild	USA	Propeller	Reconnaissance	Manned	1989	11		Used by Air National Guard for Drug Interdiction and Disaster Reconnaissance
RC-135S Cobra Ball	Boeing	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance	Manned	1972	3
RC-135U/V/W Combat Sent/Rivet Joint	Boeing	USA	Jet	ELINT / surveillance	Manned	1972	22
RQ-4B Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Patrol	Unmanned	2001	37
RQ-20 Puma	AeroVironment	USA	Propeller	Patrol	Unmanned	2008		1000
RQ-170 Sentinel	Lockheed Martin	USA	Jet	Multi-Mission	Unmanned	2007		20-30
T-1A Jayhawk	Raytheon	USA	Jet	Trainer	Manned	1992	176		Multi-engine trainer
T-6A Texan II	Raytheon/Beechcraft	USA	Propeller	Trainer	Manned	2001	446
T-38A/C Talon	Northrop	USA	Jet	Trainer	Manned	1961	505
T-41D Mescalero	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Basic trainer	Manned	1964	4
T-51A Cessna	Cessna	USA	Propeller	Basic trainer	Manned	1957	3
T-53A Kadet II	Cirrus	USA	Propeller	Basic trainer	Manned	1995	24
TC-135W	Boeing	USA	Jet	Trainer	Manned	1961	3
TE-8A Joint STARS	Northrop Grumman	USA	Jet	Trainer	Manned	1991	1
TH-1H Iroquois	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Trainer	Manned	1959	40
TU-2S Dragon Lady	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Conversion trainer	Manned	1957	4
U-2S Dragon Lady	Lockheed	USA	Jet	Reconnaissance	Manned	1957	26
U-28A Draco	Pilatus	Switzerland	Propeller	Utility	Manned	1991	35		23 used for reconnaissance
UH-1N Twin Huey	Bell	USA	Helicopter	Utility	Manned	1969	65		To be replaced by the MH-139 Grey Wolf
UV-18B Twin Otter	De Havilland Canada	Canada	Propeller	Utility	Manned	1988	1		STOL capable aircraft
VC-25A Air Force One	Boeing	USA	Jet	VIP Transport	Manned	1990	2		Presidential Transport, operated by 89th Airlift Wing^[30]
WC-130J Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Weather reconnaissance	Manned	1996	10		Assigned to 403d Wing
WC-135C/W Constant Phoenix	Boeing	USA	Jet	Atmospheric research	Manned	1993	2

• "In service" sources:^[26][31][32]

Coast Guard

See also: United States Coast Guard § Aircraft

Type	Manufacturer	Origin	Propulsion	Role	Control	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
HC-27J Spartan	Alenia Aeronautica	USA Italy	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	2006	14		Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers.
C-37A	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	1997	1		VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard.
C-37B	Gulfstream	USA	Jet	VIP transport	Manned	1997	1		VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard.
HC-130H Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	1959	14		Most have been removed from service and are being replaced by HC-130J aircraft. Seven were turned over to the United States Forest Service to be converted to aerial firefighting tankers.
HC-130J Hercules	Lockheed Martin	USA	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	1959	12		More on order, currently^[when?] being manufactured to replace HC-130H.
HC-144A Ocean Sentry	Airbus	USA Spain	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	2009	15
HC-144B Minotaur	Airbus	USA Spain	Propeller	Search and rescue	Manned	2009	3		Minotaur upgrade of HC-144A aircraft includes advanced navigation and search and rescue equipment.
MH-60T Jayhawk	Sikorsky	USA	Helicopter	Medium Range Recovery (MRR)	Manned	1990	42		Will remain in service until 2027
MH-65D Dolphin	Eurocopter	USA France	Helicopter	Short Range Recovery (SRR)	Manned	1985	95
MH-65E Dolphin	Eurocopter	USA France	Helicopter	Short Range Recovery (SRR)	Manned	1985	3		Upgraded version of MH-65D with advanced avionics and search and rescue equipment

• "In service" sources:^[33]

See also

• United States Army Aviation Branch#Equipmemt
• List of currently active United States naval aircraft
• List of active United States Air Force aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States
• Future military aircraft of the United States
• List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
• UAVs in the U.S. military
• Fox (code word)

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