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For a list of current aircraft in all branches of the United States Military, see List of active United States military aircraft.
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The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the United States Air Force.

Aircraft

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fighter aircraft (1,666)
F-15 Eagle United States air superiority F-15C 108 108 F-15C total force as of September 2024[1]

108 F-15C - Air National Guard

F-15E Strike Eagle United States multirole 218 218 F-15E total force as of September 2024[2]

218 F-15E - Active

F-15EX Eagle II United States multirole 8 8 F-15EX total force as of September 2024[3]

8 F-15EX - Active

(program of record increased to 129 aircraft in June 2025)[4]

F-16 Fighting Falcon United States multirole F-16C 704 704 F-16C total force as of September 2024[5]


400 F-16C - Active

257 F-16C - Air National Guard

47 F-16C - Reserve

F-22 Raptor United States stealth air superiority F-22A 185 185 F-22A total force as of September 2024[6]

165 F-22A - Active 20 F-22A - Air National Guard

F-35 Lightning II United States stealth multirole F-35A 443 443 F-35A total force as of September 2024[7] (USAF Visual in May 2025 indicates 471 aircraft)[8]

400 F-35A - Active

43 - Air National Guard

(program of record of 1,763 aircraft), between 161 and 189 aircraft on order[9]

Attack aircraft (249)
A-10 Thunderbolt II United States attack / CAS A-10C 219 219 A-10C total force as of September 2024[10]

141 A-10C - Active

31 A-10C - Air National Guard

47 A-10C - Reserve

AC-130 Ghostrider United States ground attack / CAS AC-130J 30 30 AC-130J total force as of September 2024[11]

30 AC-130J - Active

Bomber (142)
B-1 Lancer United States strategic bomber B-1B 46 46 B-1B total force as of September 2024[12]

46 B-1B - Active

B-2 Spirit United States stealth strategic bomber B-2A 20 20 B-2A total force as of September 2024[13]

18 B-2A - Active

B-52 Stratofortress United States strategic bomber B-52H 76 76 B-52H total force as of September 2024[14]

58 B-52H - Active

18 B-52H - Reserve

AWACS (26)
E-3 Sentry United States AWACS E-3B/G 15 15 E-3B/G total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

19 E-3B/G operational (WAF 2025).[16]

E-4 Nightwatch United States command and control E-4B 4 4 E-4B as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

4 E-4B operational (WAF 2025).[16]

E-9A Widget Canada SIGINT / ELINT E-9A 2 2 E-9A as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]
E-11A Canada command and control / BACN E-11A 5 5 E-11A as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

6 E-11A operational, 4 on order (WAF 2025).[16]

Electronic Warfare (14)
EA-37B Compass Call United States SIGINT / PSYOP / attack EA-37B 3 3 EC-37B operational, 7 on order (WAF 2025).[16]
EC-130H Compass Call United States radar jamming / PSYOP 4 4 EC-130H as of September 204 (USAF Almanac)[17]

4 EC-130H operational (WAF 2025).[16]

EC-130 Commando Solo United States radar jamming / PSYOP EC-130J 5 5 EC-130J as of September 2024 (USAF Almanac).[18]

0 EC-130J - Air National Guard as of September 20, 2024[19]

Reconnaissance
IPTN CN-235 Spain/Indonesia SIGINT / ELINT 5[20]
MC-12W Liberty United States SIGINT / surveillance W 40[21]
OA-1K Sky Warden United States armed reconnaissance 3[21]
P-9 Pale Ale Canada Maritime patrol P-9A 4 4 P-9A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]
RC-135 Rivet Joint United States ELINT / surveillance S/U/V/W 22[20] The breakdown is as follows: 1 RC-135S Cobra Ball, 2 RC-135U Combat Sent, 1 RC-135V Rivet Joint, 18 RC-135W Rivet Joint.
U-2 Dragon Lady United States high altitude reconnaissance U-2S 27 27 U-2S as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

24 U-2S operational (WAF 2025).[16]

Trainer aircraft listed separately.

U-28A Draco Switzerland ISR / SIGINT U-28A 26[20]
Tanker
KC-46 Pegasus United States aerial refueling KC-46A 89 89 KC-46A total force as of September 2024[22]

58 KC-46A - Active

19 KC-46A - Air National Guard

12 KC-46A - Reserve

KC-135 Stratotanker United States aerial refueling KC-135R/T 376 325 KC-135R / 51 KC-135T total force as of September 2024[23]

123 KC-135R / 28 KC-135T - Active

140 KC-135R / 23 KC-135T - Air National Guard

62 KC-135R - Reserve

HC-130J Super Hercules United States SAR / transport / tanker 39 39 total force as of September 2024[24]

21 HC-130J - Active

12 HC-130J - Air National Guard

6 HC-130J - Reserve

MC-130J Commando II United States EW / transport / tanker 62 62 MC-130J total force as of September 2024[25]

60 MC-130J - Active

2 MC-130J - Air National Guard

Transport
C-5 Galaxy United States strategic airlifter C-5M 52[20]
C-12 Huron United States utility / transport 23[20]
C-12J United States transport C-12J 3[20]
C-17 Globemaster III United States strategic airlifter 222 222 C-17A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

146 C-17A - Active

50 C-17A - Air National Guard

26 C-17A - Reserve

220 C-17A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

C-21A United States VIP transport C-21A 19[20]
C-32 United States VIP transport 4[20]
C-37A/B United States VIP transport C-37A
C-37B 		13[26] The breakdown is 12 C-37As and one C-37B (based on the Gulfstream G550).
C-40 Clipper United States VIP transport C-40B/C 12[27] The breakdown is four C-40Bs and seven C-40Cs.
C-130 Hercules United States transport C-130H 122 122 C-130H total force as of September 2024[28]

0 C-130H - Active

91 C-130H - Air National Guard

31 C-130H - Reserve

C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130J 154 154 C-130J total force as of September 2024[29]

102 C-130J - Active

40 C-130J - Air National Guard

12 C-130J - Reserve

(program of record for 198 aircraft)

C-146 Wolfhound Germany transport C-146A 20[20]
U-27A Caravan United States transport / utility 2[20]
U-28A Draco Switzerland transport / utility U-28A 35[20] It is primarily used as a small transport aircraft by Air Force Special Operations Command.
UV-18B Twin Otter Canada utility transport 3[21] STOL capable aircraft.It is primarily used as a training aircraft for parachute troops at the military academy.
VC-25 United States Presidential transport 2[27]
Helicopter
HH-60G Pave Hawk United States CSAR HH-60G 27 27 HH-60W total force as of September 2024[30]

8 HH-60G - Active

16 HH-60G - Air National Guard

3 HH-60G - Reserve

HH-60W Pave Hawk United States CSAR HH-60GW 54 54 HH-60W total force as of September 2024[31]

32 HH-60W - Active

15 HH-60W - Air National Guard

7 HH-60W - Reserve

(maximum order volume of 113, current program of record of 96 aircraft[32])

MH-139 Grey Wolf Italy utility MH-139 8 8 MH-139 total force as of September 2024[33]

8 MH-139 - Active

(Maximum order volume of 79 aircraft)

UH-1N Iroquois United States utility 63 63 UH-1N total force as of September 2024[34]
V-22 Osprey United States CSAR CV-22B 52 52 CV-22B total force as of September 2024[35]

52 CV-22B - Active

Trainers
A-29 Super Tucano Brazil assessment trainer A-29C 3[20]
F-117 Nighthawk United States trainer 4[20] stealth OPFOR trainer
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States trainer F-16D 134 136 F-16D total force as of September 2024[36]

98 F-16D - Active

36 F-16D - Air National Guard

0 F-16D - Reserve

F-15 Eagle United States trainer F-15D 24 12 F-15D total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

1 F-15D - Active

11 F-15D - Air National Guard

17 F-15D operational (WAF 2025).[16]

G120TP Germany basic trainer 2[20] contracted by JPAG Aviation
T-1A Jayhawk United States multi-engine trainer T-1A 127 127 T-1A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

98 T-6A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

T-6 Texan II United States advanced trainer T-6A 442 442 T-6A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

442 T-6A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

T-7 Red Hawk United States advanced trainer T-7A 351 units (maximum number of units planned for deployment) Of these, one unit is deployed and the remaining 350 units are on order.[20]
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38A/C

AT-38B

495 495 T-38A / T-38C / AT-38B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

52 T-38A / 6 AT-38B / 437 T-38C - Active

485 C-17A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

T-41 Mescalero United States basic trainer T-41D 4 4 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]
T-51 Cessna United States basic trainer T-51A 3 3 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]
T-53A Kadet II United States basic trainer T-53A 24 24 T-53A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

25 T-53A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

TC-135 Stratolifter United States multi-engine trainer TC-135W 3 3 TC-135W total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

3 TC-135W operational (WAF 2025).[16]

TH-1 Iroquois United States rotorcraft trainer UH-1H 28 28 UH-1H total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

39 T-53A operational (WAF 2025).[16]

TU-2 Dragon Lady United States high altitude reconnaissance trainer TU-2S 4 4 TU-2S total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]

3 TU-2S operational (WAF 2025).[16]

UAV
MQ-9 Reaper United States multi-mission MQ-9A 230 230 MQ-9A total force as of September 2024[37]

206 MQ-9A - Active

24 MQ-9A - Air National Guard

RQ-4 Global Hawk United States ISTAR / SIGINT RQ-4B 9 9 RQ-4B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).[15]
RQ-11 Raven United States ISR RQ-11B 3,000[38]
RQ-20 Puma United States ISR RQ-20B 60[39] Puma 3 AE variant is on order[40][41]
RQ-170 Sentinel United States ISTAR / SIGINT 20[42][43]

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See also

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Notes

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References

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