List of active United States military aircraft
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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 List of military aircraft of the United States.
Air Force
Army
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes | |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | |||||||
C-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-12C C-12D C-12F |
17 14 17 |
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Gulfstream C-20 | ![]() |
Cargo/Transport | C-20C | 4 | |||
C-23 Sherpa | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-23 | 43 | To be replaced by Alenia C-27J | |
C-26 Metroliner | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-26E | 11 | ||
C-31 Troopship | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-31A | 2 | ||
Gulfstream C-37 | ![]() |
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Cargo/Transport | C-37A C-37B |
2 1 |
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EO-5 | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance | EO-5C | 5[30] | Previously designated as RC-7B | |
RC-12 Huron | ![]() |
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Reconnaissance | RC-12D RC-12H RC-12K |
12 6 18 |
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Cessna UC-35 | ![]() |
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Utility aircraft | UC-35A UC-35B |
20 7 |
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Helicopters | |||||||
AH-6 Little Bird | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | MH/AH-6M | 51 | ||
AH-64 Apache | ![]() |
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Attack helicopter | AH-64A AH-64D |
107[18] 620[18] |
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CH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
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Cargo Helicopter | CH-47D CH-47F |
394 48 |
191 new CH-47F to be delivered, plus 24 options | |
EH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Electronic-Warfare Helicopter | EH-60A | 64 | ||
MH-47 Chinook | ![]() |
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Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-47D MH-47E MH-47G |
11 23 27 |
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MH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-60K MH-60L |
23 35 |
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OH-58 Kiowa | ![]() |
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Observation Helicopter | OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D |
150 210 368 |
A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72 | |
TH-67 Creek | ![]() |
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Training Helicopter | TH-67 | 172 | ||
UH-1 Iroquois | ![]() |
Utility Helicopter | UH-1H | 875 | To be replaced by UH-72 | ||
UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
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Utility Helicopter | UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M |
751 593 100[31] |
1227 Planned | |
UH-72 Lakota | ![]() |
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Utility Helicopter | UH-72A | 180[32] | 345 Planned[33] | |
VSTOL and STOL | |||||||
DHC-6 Twin Otter | ![]() |
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Utility STOL Aircraft | UV-18A | 6 | ||
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||||
Antonov An-26 | ![]() |
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Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | 3 | |||
Antonov An-2 | ![]() |
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Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | 1 | |||
Mil Mi-24 | ![]() |
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Attack Helicopter with transport capabilities | 1 | Used for adversary training and acquired from Germany |
Coast Guard
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
Gulfstream C-37 | ![]() |
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Cargo/Long Range Command & Control Aircraft (LRCCA) | C-37A | 2 | Two USCG VC-37As provides VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard using the designation Coast Guard 01 or Coast Guard 02. The C-37A enjoys commonality of parts and supplies with more than a dozen C-37As operated by the Department of Defense. |
HC-130 Hercules | ![]() |
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Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-130B HC-130H HC-130J |
5 22 6 |
The Coast Guard's fleet currently includes five HC-130H (1500 series), 22 HC-130H-7 (1700 series), and six HC-130J models of the famous Hercules, widely recognized as the West's premier military transport. Many of the HC-130Bs are slated to be replaced by HC-130Js. |
HC-144 Ocean Sentry | ![]() |
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Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-144 | 8 | The HC-144A will assume medium range surveillance and transport requirements, replacing the HU-25 and some HC-130s. The Ocean Sentry has the capability to perform aerial delivery of search and rescue equipment such as rafts, pumps, and flares, and it can serve as an on-scene commander platform for homeland security missions, since it is outfitted with the IDS Command and Control (C2) System, and the start-of-the-art C4ISR suite of sensors and avionics. CGAS Miami is the first unit to receive operational HC-144A's. |
HU-25 Guardian | ![]() |
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Search and Rescue Aircraft | HU-25 | 41 | Most of the service's HU-25s have been decommissioned, with complete phase-out slated by 2014. They will be replaced by the HC-144A Ocean Sentry. |
Helicopters | ||||||
HH-60 Jayhawk | ![]() |
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Medium Range Recovery (MRR) Helicopter | HH-60J MH-60T |
41 | There are 42 total MH-60Js in the Coast Guard air fleet, with 35 in operational use. A number of the MH60s have completed an avionics upgrade and are redesigned as MH-60T. |
HH-65 Dolphin | ![]() |
Short Range Recovery (SRR) Helicopter | MH-65C MH-65D MH-65E |
101 | There are 101 H-65s in the inventory. As part of the ongoing H-65 Conversion / Sustainment Project, all HH-65Bs have been upgraded to HH-65C configuration, equipped with Turbomecca Arriel 2C2 engines. Furthermore, the re-designation of AUF HH-65Cs to MH-65Cs reflects the installation of armament and a significantly upgraded communications package. The MH-65D is also currently being delivered to air stations throughout the Coast Guard. The MH-65E model is expected to begin to be delivered to the fleet in FY14. |
Marine Corps
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Operators | Versions | Quantity | Notes |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
MQ-1 Predator | ![]() |
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Air Force | MQ-1B | 138[51] | |
MQ-1C Grey Eagle | ![]() |
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Army | MQ-1C | 12 | 133 Planned[52] |
RQ-4 Global Hawk | ![]() |
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Air Force | RQ-4A RQ-4B |
8 17 |
66 Planned[52] |
RQ-5 Hunter | ![]() |
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Army | |||
RQ-7 Shadow | File:RQ-7B UAV.jpg | ![]() |
Army, Marine Corps | RQ-7B | 110+ | |
MQ-9 Reaper | ![]() |
Air Force | 54[4] | 396 Planned[52] | ||
RQ-11 Raven | ![]() |
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Army, Marine Corps | |||
RQ-170 Sentinel | ![]() |
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Air Force | |||
ScanEagle | ![]() |
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Navy, Marine Corps | 1 [53] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
MQ-8 Fire Scout | ![]() |
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Marine Corps, Navy | MQ-8B | 168 planned[54] | |
VSTOL and VTOL | ||||||
CQ-10 Snowgoose | ![]() |
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Army | 15 | 49 Planned |
See also
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External links
- 2012 Gallery of USAF Weapons includes numbers and types of USAF aircraft
- United States Air Force Factsheets page includes links to Factsheets for (unclassified) USAF manned and unmanned aircraft.
- United States Navy Fact File page includes links to Fact File pages for USN manned and unmanned aircraft.
- United States Army 2010 Weapons System Handbook (PDF file, 41.6 mb) includes pages describing USA manned and unmanned aircraft.
- United States Coast Guard Aircraft and Cutters page includes links to descriptive pages for USCG manned and unmanned aircraft.