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.
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Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes | |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | |||||||
C-12 Huron | USA | Cargo/Transport | C-12C
C-12D C-12F |
17
14 17 |
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Gulfstream C-20 | USA | Cargo/Transport | C-20C | 4 | |||
C-23 Sherpa | United Kingdom | Cargo/Transport | C-23 | 43 | To be replaced by Alenia C-27J | ||
C-26 Metroliner | USA | Cargo/Transport | C-26B | 11 | |||
C-31 Troopship | USA Netherlands |
Cargo/Transport | C-31A | 2 | |||
Gulfstream C-37 | USA | Cargo/Transport | C-37A
C-37B |
2
1 |
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EO-5 | Canada | Reconnaissance | EO-5C | 5[18] | Previously designated as RC-7B | ||
RC-12 Huron | USA | Reconnaissance | RC-12D
RC-12H RC-12K |
12
6 18 |
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Cessna UC-35 | USA | Utility aircraft | UC-35A
UC-35B |
20
7 |
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Helicopters | |||||||
AH-6 Little Bird | USA | Attack helicopter | MH/AH-6M | 51 | |||
AH-64 Apache | USA | Attack helicopter | AH-64A
AH-64D |
107
620[19] |
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CH-47 Chinook | USA | Cargo Helicopter | CH-47D
CH-47F |
394
48 |
191 new CH-47F to be delivered, plus 24 options | ||
EH-60 Black Hawk | USA | Electronic-Warfare Helicopter | EH-60A | 64 | |||
MH-47 Chinook | USA | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-47D
MH-47E MH-47G |
11
23 27 |
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MH-60 Black Hawk | USA | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-60K
MH-60L |
23
35 |
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OH-58 Kiowa | USA | Observation Helicopter | OH-58A
OH-58C OH-58D |
150
210 368 |
A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72 | ||
TH-67 Creek | USA Canada |
Training Helicopter | TH-67 | 172 | |||
UH-1 Iroquois | USA | Utility Helicopter | UH-1H | 875 | To be replaced by UH-72 | ||
UH-60 Black Hawk | USA | Utility Helicopter | UH-60A
UH-60L UH-60M |
751
593 100[20] |
1227 Planned |
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UH-72 Lakota | USA Germany |
Utility Helicopter | UH-72A | 138+[21] | 345 Planned[22] | ||
VSTOL and STOL | |||||||
DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Utility STOL Aircraft | UV-18A | 6 | |||
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | |||||||
Antonov An-26 | USSR | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | 3 | ||||
Antonov An-2 | USSR | Undesignated Foreign Aircraft | 1 | ||||
Mil Mi-24 | USSR | Attack Helicopter with transport capabilities | 1 | Used for adversary training and acquired from Germany |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
C-143A Challenger | Canada | Cargo Aircraft | C-143A | 1 | ||
Gulfstream C-37 | USA | Cargo/Transport Aircraft | C-37A | 1 | operated as CG-01, the commandant's executive transport, since May 2002[23] | |
HC-130 Hercules | USA | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-130B
HC-130H HC-130J |
17
24 6 |
HC-130B to be replaced by HC-130J | |
HC-144 Ocean Sentry | Spain | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HC-144 | 8 | ||
HU-25 Guardian | France | Search and Rescue Aircraft | HU-25 | 41 | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
HH-60 Jayhawk | USA | Multi-Mission Helicopter | HH-60J
MH-60T |
41 | ||
HH-65 Dolphin | France | Multi-Mission Helicopter | MH-65C
MH-65D |
102 |
Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Operators | Versions | Quantity | Notes |
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Fixed-wing Aircraft | ||||||
MQ-1 Predator | USA | Air Force | MQ-1B | 138[41] | ||
MQ-1C Grey Eagle | USA | Army | MQ-1C | 12 | 133 Planned[42] | |
RQ-4 Global Hawk | USA | Air Force | RQ-4A
RQ-4B |
16 | 66 Planned[42] | |
RQ-5 Hunter | Israel | Army | ||||
RQ-7 Shadow | USA | Army, Marine Corps | RQ-7B | 110+ | ||
MQ-9 Reaper | USA | Air Force | 48+[43] | 396 Planned[42] | ||
RQ-11 Raven | USA | Army, Marine Corps | ||||
RQ-170 Sentinel | USA | Air Force | ||||
ScanEagle | USA | Navy, Marine Corps | 1 [44] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
MQ-8 Fire Scout | USA | Marine Corps, Navy | MQ-8B | 168 planned[45] | ||
VSTOL and VTOL | ||||||
CQ-10 Snowgoose | Canada | Army | 15 | 49 Planned |
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