List of active United States Air Force aircraft

Emblem of the USAF
The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the United States Air Force.
Aircraft[edit]
Current inventory[edit]
Images[edit]
An F-16C over Iraq in 2008
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron
A CV-22 Osprey over RIAT in 2015
A C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Ramstein Air Base
A KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron
The MH-139A Grey Wolf replacement for the Bell UH-1N
A T-38 Talon over Edwards AFB
The highly modified Boeing 747 used to transport the U.S. President, under the callsign Air Force One
An MQ-9 Reaper in 2009, armed with two 500 lb. bombs and four Hellfire missiles
An F-22A Raptor flies over Andrews Air Force Base during an airshow in 2008
An A-10 Thunderbolt II in 2011. The attack aircraft is used for close air support
See also[edit]
- Future military aircraft of the United States
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
- List of currently active United States naval aircraft
- List of United States Air Force squadrons
- List of active U.S. Air Force aircraft squadrons
- UAVs in the U.S. military
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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