# 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

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
| Fighter aircraft (1,690) ||||||
| F-15 Eagle | United States | air superiority | F-15C | 145 | 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 29 F-15C - Active 116 F-15C - Air National Guard Trainer aircraft listed separately. |
| F-15E Strike Eagle | United States | multirole | | 218 | 218 F-15E total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac) |
| F-15EX Eagle II | United States | multirole | | 8 (operationals) | As of January 2024: 104(Maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | multirole | F-16C | 726 | 726 F-16C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 418 F-16C - Active 258 F-16C - Air National Guard 50 F-16C - Reserve 708 F-16C operational (WAF 2025). Trainer aircraft listed separately. |
| F-22 Raptor | United States | stealth air superiority | F-22A | 185 | 185 F-22A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 165 F-22A - Active 20 - Air National Guard 178 F-22A operational (WAF 2025). |
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | stealth multirole | F-35A | 408 | 408 F-35A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 380 F-35A - Active 28 - Air National Guard 385 F-35A operational, 1,350 on order (WAF 2025). |
| Attack aircraft (291) ||||||
| A-10 Thunderbolt II | United States | attack / CAS | A-10C | 261 | 261 A-10C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 141 A-10C - Active 66 A-10C - Air National Guard 54 A-10C - Reserve 234 A-10C operational (WAF 2025). |
| AC-130 Ghostrider | United States | ground attack / CAS | AC-130J | 30 | 30 AC-130J total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac) 30 AC-130J operational (WAF 2025). |
| Bomber (141) ||||||
| B-1 Lancer | United States | strategic bomber | B-1B | 45 | 45 B-1B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 40 B-1B operational (WAF 2025). |
| B-2 Spirit | United States | stealth strategic bomber | B-2A | 20 | 20 B-2A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 18 B-2A operational (WAF 2025). |
| B-52 Stratofortress | United States | strategic bomber | B-52H | 76 | 76 B-52H total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 72 B-52H operational (WAF 2025). |
| AWACS (26) ||||||
| E-3 Sentry | United States | AWACS | E-3B/G | 15 | 15 E-3B/G total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 19 E-3B/G operational (WAF 2025). |
| E-4 Nightwatch | United States | command and control | E-4B | 4 | 4 E-4B as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 4 E-4B operational (WAF 2025). |
| E-9A Widget | Canada | SIGINT / ELINT | E-9A | 2 | 2 E-9A as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). |
| E-11A | Canada | 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) ||||||
| EA-37B Compass Call | United States | SIGINT / PSYOP / attack | EA-37B | 3 | 3 EC-37B operational, 7 on order (WAF 2025). |
| EC-130H Compass Call | United States | radar jamming / PSYOP | | 6 | 6 EC-130H as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 4 EC-130H operational (WAF 2025). |
| EC-130 Commando Solo | United States | radar jamming / PSYOP | EC-130J | 5 | 5 EC-130J as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 0 EC-130J - Air National Guard as of September 20, 2024 |
| Reconnaissance ||||||
| IPTN CN-235 | Spain/Indonesia | SIGINT / ELINT | | 5 | |
| MC-12W Liberty | United States | SIGINT / surveillance | W | 40 | |
| OA-1K Sky Warden | United States | armed reconnaissance | | 3 | |
| P-9 Pale Ale | Canada | Maritime patrol | P-9A | 4 | 4 P-9A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). |
| RC-135 Rivet Joint | United States | ELINT / surveillance | S/U/V/W | 22 | 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). 24 U-2S operational (WAF 2025). Trainer aircraft listed separately. |
| U-28A Draco | Switzerland | ISR / SIGINT | U-28A | 26 | |
| Tanker ||||||
| KC-46 Pegasus | United States | aerial refueling | KC-46A | 72 | 72 KC-46A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 88 KC-46A operational, 86 on order (WAF 2025). |
| KC-135 Stratotanker | United States | aerial refueling | KC-135R/T | 376 | 325 KC-135R / 51 KC-135T total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 123 KC-135R / 28 KC-135T - Active 140 KC-135R / 23 KC-135T - Air National Guard 62 KC-135R - Reserve 375 KC-135R / KC-135T operational (WAF 2025). |
| KC-130 | United States | aerial refueling / transport | KC-130J | 57 | |
| Transport ||||||
| C-5 Galaxy | United States | strategic airlifter | C-5M | 52 | |
| C-12 Huron | United States | utility / transport | | 23 | |
| C-12J | United States | transport | C-12J | 3 | |
| C-17 Globemaster III | United States | strategic airlifter | | 222 | 222 C-17A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 146 C-17A - Active 50 C-17A - Air National Guard 26 C-17A - Reserve 220 C-17A operational (WAF 2025). |
| C-21A | United States | VIP transport | C-21A | 19 | |
| C-32 | United States | VIP transport | | 4 | |
| C-37A/B | United States | VIP transport | C-37A C-37B | 13 | 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 | The breakdown is four C-40Bs and seven C-40Cs. |
| C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 153 | |
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130J | 198 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) | Of these, 172 are in active service and the remaining 26 are on order. |
| C-146 Wolfhound | Germany | transport | C-146A | 20 | |
| HC-130J Super Hercules | United States | SAR / transport / tanker | | 40 | |
| MC-130J Commando II | United States | EW / transport / tanker | | 57 | |
| U-27A Caravan | United States | transport / utility | | 2 | |
| U-28A Draco | Switzerland | transport / utility | U-28A | 35 | It is primarily used as a small transport aircraft by Air Force Special Operations Command. |
| UV-18B Twin Otter | Canada | utility transport | | 3 | 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 | |
| Helicopter ||||||
| HH-60 Pave Hawk | United States | CSAR | UH-60A/HH-60G/U/W | 223(UH-60A x 10, MH-60G x 19, HH-60U x 82, HH-60W x 112) | As of January 2024, four HH-60Ws have been delivered out of a planned total of 112. |
| MH-139 Grey Wolf | Italy | utility | MH-139 | 79 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) | Of these, 4 are deployed and the remaining 75 are on order. |
| UH-1N Iroquois | United States | utility | | 63 | 63 UH-1N total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 64 UH-1N operational (WAF 2025). |
| V-22 Osprey | United States | CSAR | CV-22B | 52 | 52 CV-22B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 51 CV-22B operational, 2 on order (WAF 2025). |
| Trainers ||||||
| A-29 Super Tucano | Brazil | assessment trainer | A-29C | 3 | |
| F-117 Nighthawk | United States | trainer | | 4 | stealth OPFOR trainer |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | trainer | F-16D | 136 | 136 F-16D total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 98 F-16D - Active 37 F-16D - Air National Guard 1 F-16D - Reserve 133 F-16D operational (WAF 2025). |
| F-15 Eagle | United States | trainer | 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). |
| G120TP | Germany | basic trainer | | 2 | 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). 98 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). |
| T-6 Texan II | United States | advanced trainer | T-6A | 442 | 442 T-6A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 442 T-6A operational (WAF 2025). |
| 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. |
| 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). 52 T-38A / 6 AT-38B / 437 T-38C - Active 485 C-17A operational (WAF 2025). |
| T-41 Mescalero | United States | basic trainer | T-41D | 4 | 4 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). |
| T-51 Cessna | United States | basic trainer | T-51A | 3 | 3 total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). |
| T-53A Kadet II | United States | basic trainer | T-53A | 24 | 24 T-53A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 25 T-53A operational (WAF 2025). |
| TC-135 Stratolifter | United States | multi-engine trainer | TC-135W | 3 | 3 TC-135W total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 3 TC-135W operational (WAF 2025). |
| TH-1 Iroquois | United States | rotorcraft trainer | UH-1H | 28 | 28 UH-1H total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 39 T-53A operational (WAF 2025). |
| TU-2 Dragon Lady | United States | high altitude reconnaissance trainer | TU-2S | 4 | 4 TU-2S total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 3 TU-2S operational (WAF 2025). |
| UAV ||||||
| MQ-9 Reaper | United States | multi-mission | MQ-9A | 244 | 244 MQ-9A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). 220 MQ-9A - Active 24 MQ-9A - Air National Guard 244 MQ-9A operational (WAF 2025). |
| RQ-4 Global Hawk | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | RQ-4B | 9 | 9 RQ-4B total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). |
| RQ-11 Raven | United States | ISR | RQ-11B | 3,000 | |
| RQ-20 Puma | United States | ISR | RQ-20B | 60 | Puma 3 AE variant is on order |
| RQ-170 Sentinel | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | | 20 | |

## Images

* An A-10 Thunderbolt II in 2011. The attack aircraft is used for close air support
* An AC-130J of the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies over Kansas in 2023.
* An F-15C Eagle flies over Japan in 2019
* An F-15EX from the 40th Test Flight Squadron flies over Florida in 2023
* An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron
* An F-16C over Iraq in 2008
* An F-22A Raptor flies over Andrews Air Force Base during an airshow in 2008
* An F-35A in flight
* A USAF B-52 bomber
* A B-1B in flight over Afghanistan
* A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over the Pacific Ocean
* An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft
* One of 4 E-4B Nightwatch airborne command posts
* A new E-11 aircraft being rolled out in 2018
* A C-146A Wolfhound taking off
* A KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron
* A C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Ramstein Air Base
* A VC-25 Air Force One with landing gear down
* The MH-139A Grey Wolf replacement for the Bell UH-1N
* A CV-22 Osprey over RIAT in 2015
* A T-38 Talon over Edwards AFB
* An MQ-9 Reaper flies over Southern Afghanistan, 2008