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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 the list of military aircraft of the United States.
Air Force
{{avilisthead|nonstandard}} |- ! Aircraft ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! data-sort-type="number" | In service[1][2][3] ! Total ! Notes |- | A-10C Thunderbolt II | Fairchild Republic | USA | Jet | CAS / Attack | 1977 | 281[4] | | To be retired by 2030. |- | AC-130J Ghostrider | Lockheed | USA | Turboprop | CAS / Attack | 2017 | 11 | | Replacement for the AC-130U. |- | AC-130W Stinger II | Lockheed | USA | Turboprop | CAS / Attack | 1966 | 20 | | Currently being replaced by the AC-130J. |- | B-1B Lancer | Rockwell International | USA | Jet | Bomber | 1986 | 45[5] | | Employs variable-sweep wing design. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider. |- | B-2A Spirit | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Bomber | 2021 | 19 | |Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider. |- | B-52H Stratofortress | Boeing | USA | Jet | Bomber | 1955 | 74 | | |- | C-5M Super Galaxy | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Strategic airlifter | 1970 | 52 | | |- | C-12C/D/H/J Huron | Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Transport | 1972 | 55 | | 32 aircraft are used for reconnaissance |- | C-17A Globemaster III | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing | USA | Jet | Strategic airlifter | 1995 | 222 | | Were produced by McDonnell-Douglas prior to the merger with Boeing. |- | C-20H | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | VIP transport | 1983 | 1 | | |- | C-21A Learjet 35 | Learjet | USA | Jet | VIP transport | 1985 | 18 | | |- | C-32A/B Air Force Two | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP transport | 1998 | 6 | | |- | C-37A/B Gulfstream V | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | VIP transport | 1998 | 11 | | |- | C-40B/C | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP transport | 2001 | 11 | | |- | C-130H Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Tactical airlifter | 1956 | 192 | | |- | C-130J Super Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Tactical airlifter | 1996 | 132 | | |- | C-145A Skytruck | PZL Mielec | Poland | Turboprop | Utility | 2007 | 5 | | Assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron[6] |- | C-146A Wolfhound[7] | Fairchild-Dornier | Germany | Turboprop | Transport | 2011 | 20 | | Flown with the 524th Special Operations Squadron[8] |- | CN-235 | CASA | Spain | Turboprop | Reconnaissance | 1988 | 5 | | Flown with the 427th Special Operations Squadron |- | CV-22B Osprey | Bell, Boeing | USA | Tiltrotor | CSAR / transport | 2006 | 50 | | |- | E-3B/C/G Sentry (AWACS) | Boeing | USA | Jet | AWACS | 1977 | 31 | | |- | E-4B (NAOC) | Boeing | USA | Jet | Command and control | 1973 | 4 | | assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group |- | E-8C Joint STARS | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Command and control | 1996 | 16 | | |- | E-9A Widget | Bombardier Aerospace | Canada | Turboprop | Surveillance | 1984 | 3 | | |- | E-11A (BACN)[9] | Northrop Grumman | USA / Canada | Jet | Command and control / BACN | 2005 | 4[1] | | |- | EC-130H Compass Call | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop |Radar jamming / PSYOP | 1982 | 12 | | |- | EC-130J Commando Solo III | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop |Radar jamming / PSYOP | 1978 | 7 | | |- | F-15C/D Eagle | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Air superiority | 1976 | 234[4] | 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 | 1988 | 218[4] | | |- | F-15EX Eagle II | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing | USA | Jet | Multirole, primarily strike | 2020 | 8[10] | | F-15C/D Eagle replacement |- | F-16C/D Fighting Falcon | General Dynamics | USA | Jet | Multirole | 1978 | 934[11] | 4600 | Being Replaced by F-35 Lightning II |- | F-22A Raptor | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Air superiority | 2005 | 186[11] | | Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by NGAD |- | F-35A Lightning II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Multirole | 2016 | 283[4] | | Stealth capable aircraft. F-16 replacement |- | HC-130J Combat King II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Search and rescue | 1959 | 32 | | |- | HH-60G/U Pave Hawk | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | CSAR | 2016 | 106 | | To be replaced by the HH-60W Jolly Green II |- | KC-10A Extender | McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Aerial refueling | 1981 | 59 | | |- | KC-46A Pegasus | Boeing | USA | Jet | Aerial refueling | 2019 | 23 | | 38 on order |- | KC-135R/T Stratotanker | Boeing | USA | Jet | Aerial refueling | 1957 | 396 | | |- | LC-130H Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Cargo aircraft | 1954 | 10 | | Assigned to 109th Airlift Wing |- | MC-12W Liberty | Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Multi-mission/Special Operations | 1974 | 13 | | |- | MC-130H Combat Talon II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Multi-mission/Special Operations | 1966 | 16 | | |- | MQ-9A Reaper | General Atomics | USA | UAV | Multi-mission[12] | 2006 | 251 | | |- | NC-135W | Boeing | USA | Jet | Test Bed | 1961 | 1 | | |- | OC-135B Open Skies | Boeing | USA | Jet | Observation | 1993 | 2 | | used as part of Treaty on Open Skies |- | RC-26B Metroliner | Fairchild | USA | Turboprop | Reconnaissance | 1989 | 11 | | Used by Air National Guard for Drug Interdiction and Disaster Reconnaissance |- | RC-135S Cobra Ball | Boeing | USA | Jet | Reconnaissance | 1972 | 3 | | |- | RC-135U/V/W Combat Sent/Rivet Joint | Boeing | USA | Jet |ELINT / surveillance | 1972 | 22 | | |- | RQ-4B Global Hawk | Northrop Grumman | USA | UAV/High Altitude Recon | Patrol | 2001 | 37 | | |- | RQ-20 Puma | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Patrol | 2008 | | 1000 | |- | RQ-170 Sentinel | Lockheed Martin | USA | UAV | Multi-Mission | 2007 | | | |- | T-1A Jayhawk | Raytheon | USA | Jet | Trainer | 1992 | 176 | | Multi-engine trainer |- | T-6A Texan II | Raytheon/Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Trainer | 2001 | 446 | | |- | T-38A/C Talon | Northrop | USA | Jet | Trainer | 1961 | 505 | | |- | T-41D Mescalero | Cessna | USA | Propeller | Basic trainer | 1964 | 4 | | |- | T-51A Cessna | Cessna | USA | Propeller | Basic trainer | 1957 | 3 | | |- | T-53A Kadet II | Cirrus | USA | Propeller | Basic trainer | 1995 | 24 | | |- | TC-135W | Boeing | USA | Jet | Trainer | 1961 | 3 | | |- | TE-8A Joint STARS | Northrop Grumman | USA | Jet | Trainer | 1991 | 1 | | |- | TH-1H Iroquois | Bell | USA | Helicopter | Trainer | 1959 | 40 | | |- | TU-2S Dragon Lady | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Conversion trainer | 1957 | 4 | | |- | U-2S Dragon Lady | Lockheed | USA | Jet | Reconnaissance | 1957 | 26 | | |- | U-28A Draco | Pilatus | Switzerland | Turboprop | Utility | 1991 | 35 | |23 used for reconnaissance |- | UH-1N Twin Huey | Bell | USA | Helicopter | Utility | 1969 | 65 | | To be replaced by the MH-139 Grey Wolf |- | UV-18B Twin Otter | De Havilland Canada | Canada | Turboprop | Utility | 1988 | 1 | | |STOL capable aircraft |- | VC-25A Air Force One | Boeing | USA | Jet | VIP Transport | 1990 | 2 | | Presidential Transport, operated by 89th Airlift Wing[13] |- | WC-130J Hercules | Lockheed Martin | USA | Turboprop | Weather reconnaissance | 1996 | 10 | | Assigned to 403d Wing |- | WC-135C/W Constant Phoenix | Boeing | USA | Jet | Atmospheric research | 1993 | 2 | | |}
Army
{{avilisthead|nonstandard}} |- ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! data-sort-type="number" | In service[14] ! data-sort-type="number" | Total ! Notes |- |CL-650 (ARTEMIS) | Bombardier | Canada | Jet | Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance | 2020 | 2[15] | 2 | modified CL-650; N488CR c/n 6140, N9191 c/n 5312 |- |C-12J |Beechcraft | USA
| Turboprop
|Transport
|1984
|3[16]
|
|
|-
| C-12 Huron
|Beechcraft
| USA
| Turboprop
| Cargo/Transport
| 1972
| 93
|
| C-12C, C-12D and C-12F
|-
|C-41 Aviocar
|CASA
|Spain
| Turboprop
|Cargo/Transport
|1974
|5
|
|
|-
| C-26E Metroliner
|Fairchild
| USA
| Turboprop
| Range Support
| 1980s
| 12
|
|
|-
| C-27J Spartan
|Alenia Aeronautica
| USA
Italy
| Turboprop
| Cargo aircraft
| 2006
| 7
|
| Former Air Force aircraft used by Army Special Operations Command for training.
|-
| C-31A Troopship
|Fokker
| Netherlands
| Turboprop
| Cargo/Transport
| 1958
| 2
|
| Used for the Golden Knights Gold Team and Black Team
|-
| C-20H
|Gulfstream
| USA
| Jet
| VIP Transport
| 1985
| 1
|
|
|-
| EO-5
|de Havilland Canada
| Canada
| Turboprop
| Electronic Warfare,
Reconnaissance
| 1975
| 10
|
| 3 x EO-5C, 7 x RC-7. Previously designated as RC-7B
|-
| RC-12 Huron
|Beechcraft
| USA
| Turboprop
| Reconnaissance
| 1974
| 83
|
| RC-12D, RC-12H and RC-12K
|-
| UC-35
|Cessna
| USA
| Jet
| Utility aircraft
| 1987
| 27
|
| 20 x UC-35A, 7 x UC-35B
|-
| C-37
|Gulfstream
| USA
| Jet
| VIP Transport
| 1997
| 3
|
| 1 x C-37B (G550)(04-1778),
2 x C-37A (G500)(02-1863, 05-1944)
|-
|RO-6A
|de Havilland Canada
|Canada
| Turboprop
| Patrol
|1983
|6
|
| Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
|-
|UV-18C
|de Havilland Canada
|Canada
| Turboprop
|Cargo/Transport
|1965
|3
|
| Used for the Golden Knights Gold Team
|-
| MH/AH-6M Little Bird
|MD Helicopter
| USA
| Helicopter
| Attack
| 1980
| 47
|
|
|-
| AH-64 Apache Longbow, Guardian
|Boeing
| USA
| Helicopter
| Attack
| 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
| 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
| 1979
| 64
|
|
|-
| MH-47 Chinook
|Boeing
| USA
| Helicopter
| Multi-mission
| 1962
| 61
|
| 11 x MH-47D, 23 x MH-47E, 27 x MH-47G
|-
| MH-60 Black Hawk
|Sikorsky
| USA
| Helicopter
| Multi-mission
| 1979
| 58
|
| 23 x MH-60K, 35 x MH-60L.
|-
| TH-67 Creek
|Bell
| USA
Canada
| Helicopter
| Trainer
| 1967
| 88
|
|To be retired by 2020.[17]
|-
| UH-60 Black Hawk
|Sikorsky
| USA
| Helicopter
| Utility
| 1979
| 1,443
|
| 751 x UH-60A, 592 x UH-60L, 100 x UH-60M. 1227 UH-60M planned.[18] To be replaced by Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
|-
| UH-72A Lakota
|Eurocopter
| USA
Germany
| Helicopter
| Utility
| 2007
| 341
|
|13 on order as of December 2015.
|-
| MQ-1C Gray Eagle
| General Atomics
| USA
| UAV
|
| 2009
| 75[19]
|
| 133 planned[20]
|-
| Prioria Robotics Maveric
| Prioria Robotics
| USA
| UAV
|
| 2008
| 36
|
|[21]
|-
| CQ-10 Snowgoose
| MMIST
| Canada
| UAV
| Transport || 2005 || 15
|
| 49 planned. Parafoil and autogyro variants.
|-
| RQ-7B Shadow
| AAI Corporation
| USA
| UAV
|
| 2002
| 450
|
| 68 on order.[22]
|-
| RQ-11 Raven
| AeroVironment
| USA
| UAV
|
|2003
|
|
|
|-
| Switchblade
| AeroVironment
| USA
| UAV
| Attack
| 2012
|
|
|
|-
| RQ-20 Puma
| AeroVironment
| USA
| UAV
| Patrol
| 2008
|
|
|
|}
Coast Guard
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|-
! Type
! Manufacturer
! Origin
! Class
! Role
! Introduced
! In service[23]
! Total
! Notes
|-
| HC-27J Spartan
| Alenia Aeronautica
| USA
Italy
| Turboprop
| Search and rescue
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Turboprop
| Search and rescue
| 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
| Turboprop
| Search and rescue
| 1959
| 12
|
| More on order, currently[when?] being manufactured to replace HC-130H.
|-
| HC-144A Ocean Sentry
| Airbus
| USA
Spain
| Turboprop
| Search and rescue
| 2009
| 15
|
|
|-
| HC-144B Minotaur
| Airbus
| USA
Spain
| Turboprop
| Search and rescue
| 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)
|1990
| 42
|
| will remain in service until 2027
|-
| MH-65D Dolphin
| Eurocopter
| USA
France
| Helicopter
| Short Range Recovery (SRR)
| 1985
| 95
|
|
|-
| MH-65E Dolphin
| Eurocopter
| USA
France
| Helicopter
| Short Range Recovery (SRR)
| 1985
| 3
|
| Upgraded version of MH-65D with advanced avionics and search and rescue equipment
|}
Marine Corps
{{avilisthead|nonstandard}} |- ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! In service[24][25] ! Total ! Notes |- |C-20G |Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1985 |2 |2 | will be upgraded to C-20 ER |- | F/A-18A Hornet |McDonnell Douglas | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |2015 | 32 Active, 25 Training | 57 | V/STOL variant. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs (CTOL) to replace various aircraft.[26] |- | F-5N Tiger II |Northrop | USA | Jet | Aggressor | 1959 | 12 | | Scheduled to maintain service till 2026. |- |KC-130J Super Hercules |Lockheed Martin |USA |Turboprop |Tanker |1962 |52 | | |- | UC-12W Huron |Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Utility | 1974 | 8 | 8 | Scheduled to replace the UC-12F/M Huron by 2024. |- | UC-12M Huron |Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Utility | 1974 | 2 | 2 | Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024. |- | UC-12F Huron |Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Utility | 1974 | 4 | 4 | Scheduled to be replaced by UC-12W Huron by 2024. |- | UC-35D Citation |Cessna | USA | Jet | Utility | 1972 | 10 Active | 10 | To be replaced/upgraded to UC-35 ER. |- | UC-35C Citation |Cessna | USA | Jet | Utility | 1972 | 2 Active | 2 | To be replaced/upgraded to UC-35 ER. |- | AH-1Z Viper | Bell | USA | Helicopter | Attack | 2010 | 90 | | 189 planned in total |- | CH-53E Super Stallion |Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Cargo/Transport | 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 | 2008 | 122 | 160 | |- | VH-3D Sea King |Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Marine One VIP Transport | 1961 | 11 | | To be replaced by Sikorsky VH-92A |- | VH-60N Whitehawk |Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Marine One VIP Transport | 1979 | 8 | |To be replaced by Sikorsky VH-92A |- | AV-8B/+ Harrier II |McDonnell Douglas | US / UK | Jet | Attack/Trainer | 1985 | 80 Active, 13 training, 4 test aircraft | 97 | VTOL. To be replaced by F-35B[27] |- | MV-22B Osprey |Bell Boeing | USA | Tiltrotor | Multi-mission | 2007 | 236 | 300 | VTOL. 360 on order |-
|- | K-MAX | Kaman | USA | UAV | Cargo and transport |1991 | 1 | | Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotors. UAV variant of manned type. |- | RQ-7B Shadow | AAI Corporation | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance |2002 | 50 | | |- | RQ-11 Raven | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance |2003 | | | |- | MQ-27 | Boeing | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance |2005 | | | |- | Switchblade | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Attack |2012 | | | |- | RQ-20 Puma | AeroVironment | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance |2008 | | | |- | RQ-21A Blackjack | Boeing Insitu | USA | UAV | Reconnaissance | 2014 | | | |- | MQ-8B Fire Scout | Northrop Grumman | USA | UAV | Multi-Mission || 2009 || 27[28] | | Helicopter. |- | Black Hornet Nano | Prox Dynamics | Norway | UAV | || 2015 || | | Helicopter. |- ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! In service ! Total ! Notes |}
Navy
{{avilisthead|nonstandard}} |- ! Type ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! In service[14] ! Total ! Notes |- | C-2A Greyhound | Grumman | USA | Turboprop | Carrier-based Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1966 | 33 | |To be replaced by 44 CMV-22[29] |- | C-20 |Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1985 |4 | | C-20G |- | C-37 | Gulfstream | USA | Jet | Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1997 | 4 | | 1 x C-37A |- | C-40A Clipper | Boeing | USA | Jet | Cargo/Transport aircraft | 2001 | 17 | | |- | C-130T Hercules | Lockheed | USA | Turboprop | Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1956 |15 | | |- |UC-12 Huron | Beechcraft |USA | Turboprop |Cargo/Transport aircraft | 1974 |14 | | |- |C-26D Metroliner | Fairchild |USA | Turboprop |Cargo/Transport aircraft |1980s |6 | | |- |KC-130T | Lockheed Martin |USA | Turboprop |Aerial Refueling | 1962 |5 | | |- | E-2C/D Hawkeye | Northrop Grumman | USA | Turboprop | Carrier-based Airborne Command and Control aircraft | 1963 | 81 | | |- | E-6B Mercury | Boeing | USA | Jet | TACAMO | 1989 | 16 | | |- | EA-18G Growler | Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Electronic-warfare aircraft | 2009 | 155 | | |- | EP-3E ARIES II | Lockheed | USA | Turboprop | Electronic-warfare aircraft | 1950s | 12 | | |- | F-5F/N Tiger II | Northrop | USA | Jet | Aggressor | 1962 | 29 | | F-5F, F-5N. Used for adversary training[30] |- | F-16 Fighting Falcon |General Dynamics | USA | Jet | Aggressor | 1978 | 14 | | Used for adversary training.[31] |- | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | McDonnell Douglas / Northrop Grumman / Boeing | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter | 1999 | 512 | | F/A-18E and F/A-18F. 22 on order. |- | F-35C Lightning II | Lockheed Martin | USA | Jet | Carrier-based Fighter aircraft | 2015 | 118 | | 260 planned[32] |- |MQ-4C Triton |Northrop Grumman |USA |UAV |Unmanned aerial vehicle |2018 |2[33] | |68 Planned |- | P-3C Orion | Lockheed | USA | Turboprop | Maritime patrol aircraft | 1962 | 37 | | To be replaced by P-8 |- | P-8A Poseidon | Boeing | USA | Jet | Anti-Submarine-warfare aircraft | 2013 | 91 | | 24 on order |- | T-6 Texan II | Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Trainer aircraft | 2001 | 294 | | 29 on order. |- | T-44A | Beechcraft | USA | Turboprop | Trainer aircraft | 1964 | 57 | | |- | T-45C Goshawk | McDonnell Douglas | UK/USA | Jet | Carrier-based Trainer aircraft | 1991 | 194 | | |- | UC-35D | Cessna | USA | Jet | Utility aircraft | 1972 | 1 | | |- |CMV-22 Osprey | Bell Boeing |USA | Tiltrotor |Multi-mission |2007 |1 | |48 on order. |- | MH-53E Sea Dragon | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter | Airborne mine countermeasures and vertical on-board delivery | 1981 | 27 | | |- | MH-60 Seahawk | Sikorsky | USA | Helicopter
| Anti-submarine warfare helicopter
| 1984 | 508 | | |- | TH-57B/C Sea Ranger | Bell | USA | Helicopter | Trainer | 1984 | 114 | | To be replaced by the AgustaWestland TH-57A Thrasher |- | ScanEagle | Boeing | USA | UAV | |2005 | | | |- | RQ-21A Blackjack | Boeing Insitu | USA | UAV | | 2014 | | | |- | MQ-8B Fire Scout | Northrop Grumman | USA | UAV | Patrol | 2009 | 27[28] | | Helicopter. 96 planned.[34] |}
See also
- Future military aircraft of the United States
- List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
- List of United States naval aircraft
- List of active United States Air Force aircraft
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- UAVs in the U.S. military
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