List of active United States Air Force aircraft

The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the United States Air Force.

Aircraft

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Fighter aircraft (1,794)McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUnited Statesair superiorityF-15C Eagle42 75 F-15C/D total force as of September 2025 42 F-15C - Air National GuardMcDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eaglemultirole203208 F-15E total force as of March 2026 203 F-15E - Active

5 F-15E - Shot down over Iran/destroyed in the Middle East due to Iranian missile and drone bombardment (203 active aircraft remaining)Boeing F-15EX Eagle II2713 F-15EX total force as of September 2025 6 F-15EX - Active

21 F-15EX - Air National Guard

(268 units planned)General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconF-16C Fighting Falcon814814 F-16C total force as of September 2024

400 F-16C - Active

257 F-16C - Air National Guard Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority F-22A 183183 F-22A total force as of September 2024 163 F-22A - Active 20 F-22A - Air National Guard Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth multirole F-35A Lightning II 525 525 F-35A total force as of May 2026 (USAF Visual in May 2025 indicates 471 aircraft) 400 F-35A - Active

43 - Air National Guard

(program of record of 1,763 aircraft), between 161 and 189 aircraft on order Attack aircraft (208) L3Harris OA-1 Skyraider II United States CAS / Reconnaissance OA-1K 8 8 OA-1K total as of 2026 8 OA-1K – SOC support Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack / CAS A-10C Thunderbolt II 170 172 A-10C total force as of September 2024 139 A-10C - Active

31 A-10C - Air National Guard

2 A-10C - Shot down over Iran Lockheed AC-130 ground attack / CAS AC-130J 30 30 AC-130J total force as of September 2024 30 AC-130J - Active Bomber (142) Rockwell B-1 Lancer United States strategic bomber B-1B 46 46 B-1B total force as of September 2024 46 B-1B - Active Northrop B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bomber B-2A 2020 B-2A total force as of September 2024 18 B-2A - Active Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider B-21A 22 Raiders currently in service, testing at Edwards Air Force Base CA. A minimum of 100 B-21A must be made. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber B-52H 75 75 B-52H total force as of September 2024 57 B-52H - Active

18 B-52H - Reserve AWACS (25) Boeing E-3 Sentry United States AWACS E-3G Sentry 13 13 E-3G total force as of September 2026 (USAF Almanac). 19 E-3G operational (WAF 2025).

1 E-3G destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia due to an Iranian ballistic missile strike. Boeing E-4 command and control E-4B 44 E-4B as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 4 E-4B operational (WAF 2025).De Havilland Canada E-9A WidgetCanadaSIGINT / ELINTE-9A22 E-9A as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). Bombardier E-11A command and control / BACN E-11A 5 5 E-11A as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 6 E-11A operational, 4 on order (WAF 2025). Electronic Warfare (14) L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call United States SIGINT / PSYOP / attack EA-37B 3 3 EC-37B operational, 7 on order (WAF 2025). Reconnaissance CASA/IPTN CN-235 Spain/Indonesia SIGINT / ELINT 5 L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II United States armed reconnaissance 3De Havilland Canada P-9 Pale AleCanadaMaritime patrolP-9A~4Approx. 4 P-9A total force as of February 2023 (Air Combat Command). Boeing RC-135 United States ELINT / surveillance S/U/V/W 22The breakdown is as follows: 1 RC-135S Cobra Ball, 2 RC-135U Combat Sent, 1 RC-135V Rivet Joint, 18 RC-135W Rivet Joint. Lockheed U-2 high altitude reconnaissance U-2S 2727 U-2S as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 24 U-2S operational (WAF 2025).

Trainer aircraft listed separately. Pilatus U-28 Draco Switzerland ISR / SIGINT U-28A 26Special Operations Surveillance aircraft. Tanker Boeing KC-46 Pegasus United States aerial refuelingKC-46A 107 107 KC-46A total force as of September 2026 58 KC-46A - Active

19 KC-46A - Air National Guard Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker KC-135R/T 314325 KC-135R / 51 KC-135T total force as of September 2024 123 KC-135R / 28 KC-135T - Active

140 KC-135R / 23 KC-135T - Air National Guard Lockheed HC-130J Super Hercules SAR / transport / tanker 39 39 total force as of September 2024 21 HC-130J - Active

12 HC-130J - Air National Guard

6 HC-130J - Reserve Lockheed MC-130J Commando II EW / transport / tanker 62 62 MC-130J total force as of September 2024 60 MC-130J - Active

2 MC-130J - Air National Guard Transport Lockheed C-5 Galaxy United States strategic airlifter C-5M 52 Beechcraft C-12 Huron utility / transport 23 Beechcraft C-12J transport C-12J 3 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter 196222 C-17A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 146 C-17A - Active

50 C-17A - Air National Guard

196 C-17A operational (WAF 2025). Learjet C-21A VIP transport C-21A 19 Boeing C-32 4 Gulfstream C-37A/B C-37AC-37B 13The breakdown is 12 C-37As and one C-37B (based on the Gulfstream G550). Boeing C-40 Clipper C-40B/C 12The breakdown is four C-40Bs (USAF) and seven C-40Cs (4-USAFR, 3-DC ANG). Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport C-130H 9191 C-130H total force as of September 2024 0 C-130H - Active

91 C-130H - Air National Guard Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter C-130J 142 142 C-130J total force as of September 2024 102 C-130J - Active

40 C-130J - Air National Guard

(program of record for 198 aircraft) Dornier C-146 Wolfhound Germany transport C-146A 20 Cessna U-27A Caravan United States transport / utility 2 de Havilland Canada UV-18B Twin Otter Canada utility transport 3 STOL capable aircraft. Supports parachute training for USAFA and AFROTC Cadets. Boeing VC-25A United States Presidential transport 2 Boeing VC-25B Bridge 1 Currently less equipped for safety compared to the VC-25A, but based on more modern Boeing 747-8 airframe. Shares responsibility with the VC-25A, primarily used for low-threat domestic flights. HelicopterSikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk United States CSARHH-60GW4747 HH-60W total force as of September 2024 32 HH-60W - Active

15 HH-60W - Air National Guard Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf Italy utility MH-139 8 8 MH-139 total force as of September 2024 8 MH-139 - Active

(Maximum order volume of 79 aircraft) Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States 6363 UH-1N total force as of September 2024 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey CSAR CV-22B 52 52 CV-22B total force as of September 2024 52 CV-22B - Active Trainers Embraer A-29 Super Tucano Brazil assessment trainer A-29C 3 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk United States trainer 4 stealth OPFOR trainer General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16D 134 136 F-16D total force as of September 2024 98 F-16D - Active

36 F-16D - Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle F-15D 24 12 F-15D total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 1 F-15D - Active

11 F-15D - Air National Guard

17 F-15D operational (WAF 2025). Grob G 120TP Germany basic trainer 2 contracted by JPAG Aviation Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk United States multi-engine trainer T-1A 127127 T-1A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 98 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). Beechcraft T-6 Texan II advanced trainer T-6A 442442 T-6A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 442 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk 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. Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainer T-38A/C AT-38B 495 495 T-38A / T-38C / AT-38B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 52 T-38A / 6 AT-38B / 437 T-38C - Active

485 C-17A operational (WAF 2025).Cessna T-41 Mescalerobasic trainerT-41D44 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).Cessna T-51 T-51A33 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). Cirrus T-53A Kadet II T-53A 2424 T-53A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 25 T-53A operational (WAF 2025).TG-16GermanyTG-16A1817 TG-16A total force as of November 2025.Boeing TC-135United Statesmulti-engine trainerTC-135W33 TC-135W total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 3 TC-135W operational (WAF 2025). Bell TH-1 Iroquois rotorcraft trainer UH-1H 2828 UH-1H total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 39 T-53A operational (WAF 2025).Lockheed TU-2high altitude reconnaissance trainerTU-2S44 TU-2S total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 3 TU-2S operational (WAF 2025). UAV General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States multi-mission MQ-9A 135135 MQ-9A total force as of May 2026 114 MQ-9A - Active

21 MQ-9A - Air National GuardGeneral Atomics MQ-1C Gray EagleMQ-1C204 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk ISTAR / SIGINT RQ-4B 9 9 RQ-4B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven ISR RQ-11B 3,000 AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma RQ-20B 60 Puma 3 AE variant is on orderOrder announced July 2021. Number of units to be determined, order for Puma 3 AEs, Ravens and spares, totalling USD$15.9 million. Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel ISTAR / SIGINT 20

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