Aircraft Used By U.S. Air Force.

Also See.

 

• Aircraft Used By U.S. Army.

• Aircraft Used By U.S. Coast Guard

• Aircraft Used By U.S. Marine Corps

• Aircraft Used By U.S. NAVY.

• Unmanned aerial vehicles Used By U.S MILLITARY.

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity	Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
A-10 Thunderbolt II		USA	Attack aircraft	A-10C	343	To be replaced by F-35A, scheduled to be in service with the USAF until 2028.
AC-130 Spectre		USA	Gunship	AC-130H AC-130U AC-130W	8 17 12	16 AC130J planned to replace AC-130H.
B-1 Lancer		USA	Bomber	B-1B	66	Only supersonic bomber aircraft active in the U.S. Air Force.
B-2 Spirit		USA	Bomber	B-2A	20	1 in California, 19 at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri
B-52 Stratofortress		USA	Bomber	B-52H	76	Slated to remain in service until 2045.
C-5 Galaxy		USA	Cargo aircraft	C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M	2634 2 12	most C-5A and all C-5B and C are to be upgraded to C-5M Supergalaxy
C-12 Huron		USA	Cargo AircraftSurveillance aircraft	C-12C C-12D C-12F C-12J MC-12W	16 6 2 4 41
C-17 Globemaster III		USA	Cargo aircraft	C-17A	223	The final C-17 has been delivered.
Gulfstream C-20		USA	VIP/Passenger/Cargo aircraft	C-20B C-20H	5 2
Learjet C-21		USA	VIP/Passenger aircraft	C-21A	47
C-26 Metroliner		USA	Cargo aircraft	C-26B RC-26	11
C-27J Spartan		USA  Italy	Cargo aircraft	C-27J	13	38 planned
Boeing C-32		USA	Passenger aircraft	C-32A C-32B	6 2
Gulfstream C-37		USA	VIP/Passenger aircraft	C-37A C-37B	9 2
Gulfstream C-38		USA	VIP/Passenger aircraft	C-38A	2
C-40 Clipper		USA	Passenger aircraft	C-40B C-40C	4 7
C-130 Hercules		USA	Cargo aircraft	C-130E C-130H	13 265
C-130J Super Hercules		USA	Cargo aircraft	C-130J C-130J-30	10 79	129 planned
C-144		Spain	Transport aircraft	CN-235-100M	2	427th SOS
PZL C-145 Skytruck		Poland	Transport aircraft	M28	10	318th SOS, Cannon AFB
C-146		Germany	Transport aircraft	C-146A	5	524th SOS
E-3 Sentry		USA	Airborne command and control aircraft	E-3B E-3C	22 10	One E-3B For Testing
Boeing E-4		USA	Airborne command-and-control aircraft	E-4B	4
E-8 Joint STARS	\	USA	Airborne command-and-control aircraft	E-8C	16	One E-8C For Testing
E-9A Widget	\	USA  Canada	Surveillance aircraft	E-9A	2
Northrop Grumman E-11A		USA  Canada	Battlefield Airborne Communications Node	E-11A	4
EC-130H Compass Call		USA	Electronic-warfare aircraft	EC-130H	14
EC-130J Commando Solo III		USA	Electronic-warfare aircraft	EC-130J EC-130SJ	3 4
F-15 Eagle		USA	Air superiority fighter	F-15C F-15D	222 32	Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2025, the aircraft will eventually be replaced by the F-22A.
F-15E Strike Eagle		USA	Fighter aircraft	F-15E	219	Currently being upgraded to remain in service beyond 2025, the aircraft will be replaced by the F-35A.
F-16 Fighting Falcon		USA	Fighter aircraft	F-16C/D	1245	To be replaced by the F-35A.
F-22 Raptor		USA	Air superiority fighter	F-22A	195	8 for test and 187 for operational.
F-35 Lightning II		USA	Fighter aircraft	F-35A	90	In production with 1763 planned, currently 13 for testing
HC-130 Combat King/Combat King II		USA	Search and rescue aircraft	HC-130N HC-130P HC-130J	10 23 2	37 HC-130J planned
KC-10 Extender		USA	Tanker aircraft	KC-10A	59	Supposedly to be replaced by the KC-Y. but likely to remain in service until 2043
KC-135 Stratotanker		USA	Tanker aircraft	KC-135R KC-135T	363 54	To be replaced by the KC-46
LC-130 Hercules		USA	Cargo aircraft	LC-130H	10
MC-130 Combat Talon II/Combat Shadow\		USA	Multi-mission aircraft	MC-130H MC-130P MC-130J	20 27 4	37 MC-130J planned
OC-135 Open Skies		USA	Observation aircraft	OC-135B	3
Boeing RC-135		USA	Reconnaissance aircraft	RC-135S RC-135U RC-135V/W	3 2 17
T-1 Jayhawk		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-1A	178	Originally 180 – 2 no longer in service after mishaps
T-6 Texan II		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-6A	446
T-38 Talon		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-38A (A)T-38B T-38C	54 6 448
T-41 Mescalero		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-41C	4
Cessna T-51		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-51A	3
Diamond T-52		Canada	Trainer aircraft	T-52A	20
Cirrus T-53		USA	Trainer aircraft	T-53A	3
U-2 Dragon Lady		USA	Reconnaissance aircrat Trainer aircraft	U-2S TU-2S	26 5
Pilatus U-28		Switzerland	Utility aircraft	U-28A	19
Boeing VC-25		USA	VIP Transport	VC-25A	2	Used as Presidential Transport
WC-130 Hercules		USA	Weather Reconnaissance aircraft	WC-130H WC-130J	10 10
WC-135 Constant Phoenix		USA	Weather Reconnaissance aircraft	WC-135	2
Helicopters
HH-60 Pave Hawk		USA	Search and rescue helicopter	HH-60G HH-60U	99 4
UH-1N Twin Huey		USA	Utility helicopter	UH-1N	62
UH-1 Iroquois		USA	Utility helicopter	UH-1H	3
TH-1 Iroquois		USA	Trainer helicopter	TH-1H	27
STOL and VTOL
de Havilland Canada UV-18		Canada	Utility STOL aircraft	UV-18B	3
CV-22 Osprey		USA	Cargo VTOL aircraft	CV-22B	17	50 planned
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft
Mil Mi-8		USSR	Utility helicopter\	Mi-8VT	6	Evaluations
Mikoyan MiG-29		USSR	Air superiority, Multirole fighter	MiG-29UB	3	Evaluation only
Sukhoi Su-27		USSR	Air superiority fighter	Su-27UB	2	Used for "Aggressor" training