# List of United States attack aircraft

This is a list of United States-used attack aircraft, which typically perform tactical bombing and close air support against ground targets.

## 1924-1962

| Name | Role | Manufacturer | Notes | Year of first flight | Introduction | Number built |
| Curtiss Falcon | | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company | Family of observation and attack aircraft; composes of the A-3, the main attack version, XA-4, and A-5 and A-6 with more powerful engines. | | | |
| Fokker XA-7 | | Fokker-America | | 1931 | | 1 |
| Curtiss A-8 | | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company | | 1931 | 1932 | 13 |
| Lockheed Y1A-9 | | Detroit Lockheed | A version of the Lockheed YP-24 that specialized in ground attack. | 1931 | | 1 |
| Curtiss YA-10 Shrike | | Curtiss/Curtiss-Wright | | 1932 | 1933 | 2 |
| Consolidated A-11 | | Consolidated Aircraft | Production attack version of the Consolidated P-30 fighters. | | | |
| Curtiss A-12 Shrike | | Curtiss | | | 1933 | 46 |
| Northrop YA-13/XA-16 | | Northrop | Attack version of the Northrop Gamma. A single example was built as a prototype. It was also known as XA-16 after an engine refit. | Never | N/A | 1 |
| Curtiss XA-14 | | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company | | 1935 | | 1 |
| Martin A-15 | | Glenn L. Martin Company | Proposed attack variant of the Martin B-10; contract fell to the Curtiss XA-14. | Never | N/A | 0 |
| Northrop A-17 / Nomad | | Northrop | | | 1935 | 411 |
| Curtiss SB2C Helldiver / A-25 Shrike | Dive bomber | Curtiss-Wright | | 1940 | 1942 | 7,140 |
| Martin A-30 Baltimore | Light bomber /reconnaissance | Glenn L. Martin Company | | 1941 | 1941 | 1,575 |
| Vultee A-31 / A-35 Vengeance | Dive bomber | Vultee Aircraft | | 1941 | Unknown | 1,931 |
| North American A-36 | Ground attack/dive bomber | North American Aviation | Developed from the North American P-51 Mustang. | 1942 | 1942 | 500 |
| Douglas A-26 Invader | Ground attack Light bomber | Douglas Aircraft Company | Originally designed A-26, then designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965 after the Martin B-26 Marauder was retired, then redesignated to A-26. | 1942 | 1944 | 2,503 |
| Brewster XA-32 | | Brewster Aeronautical Corporation | | 1943 | N/A | 2 |
| Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly | | Beechcraft | | 1944 | N/A | 2 |
| Vultee XA-41 | Ground attack | Vultee Aircraft | | 1944 | N/A | 1 |
| Convair XA-44 / XB-53 | | Convair | Project cancelled before two prototypes were built | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider | | Douglas Aircraft Company | Formerly designated AD before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations; served during the Korean War and Vietnam War; had an unusually long career. | 1945 | 1946 | 3,180 |
| North American A-2 (AJ) Savage | Medium bomber | North American Aviation | Formerly designated AJ prior to the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations. | 1948 | 1950 | 143 |
| Vought F7U Cutlass | Naval multirole fighter | Chance Vought | | 1948 | 1951 | 320 |
| Douglas A2D Skyshark | Prototype carrier-based attack aircraft | Douglas Aircraft Company | | 1950 | N/A | 12 |
| Douglas A-3 (A3D) Skywarrior | Carrier-based strategic bomber | Douglas Aircraft Company | | 1952 | 1956 | 282 |
| Douglas A-4 (A4D) Skyhawk | Attack aircraft, fighter, aggressor aircraft | Douglas Aircraft Company / McDonnell Douglas | | 1954 | 1956 | 2,960 |
| North American A-5 (A3J) Vigilante | Carrier-based nuclear bomber /reconnaissance aircraft | North American Aviation | | 1958 | 1961 | 167 |
| Grumman A-6 Intruder | Attack aircraft | Grumman | | 1960 | 1963 | 693 |

## 1962 - Present

| Name | Role | Manufacturer | Notes | Year of first flight | Introduction | Number built |
| Douglas AC-47 Spooky | Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship | Douglas Aircraft Company | Developed from the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, it itself developed from the acclaimed Douglas DC-3. Succeeded by the Fairchild AC-119 & the Lockheed AC-130. First deployed over Vietnam in 1964. | 1964 | 1965 | 53 |
| Bell AH-1 Cobra | Attack helicopter | Bell Helicopter | Developed from the UH-1 Iroquois/ "Huey." World's first dedicated armed attack helicopter. | 1965 | 1967 | 1,116 |
| LTV A-7 Corsair II | | Ling-Temco-Vought | Replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader. | 1965 | 1967 | 1,545 |
| Lockheed AC-130 | Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship for SOF teams | Lockheed Martin Boeing | Modified C-130 Hercules. | 1967 (AC-130A) | 1968 (AC-130A) | ??? |
| Bell AH-1 SeaCobra / SuperCobra | Attack helicopter | Bell Helicopter | | 1969 | 1971 | 1,271+ |
| Bell 309 KingCobra | Attack helicopter prototype | Bell Helicopter | | 1971 (twin-engined)/1972 (single-engined) | N/A | 2 |
| Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker | Armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport | Fairchild Aircraft | Used in the Vietnam War by the USAF and RVNAF. | 1971 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Northrop YA-9 | Attack aircraft | Northrop Corporation | Developed for the United States Air Force A-X program. However, the YA-9 was dropped in favor of the A-10. | 1972 | N/A | 2 |
| Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II | Close air support attack aircraft | Fairchild Republic | Known for its 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger. First production version was delivered in October 1975. | 1972 | October 1977 | 716 |
| McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II | All-weather naval stealth bomber/attack aircraft | McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics (planned) | Planned attack aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps; only entered mock-up stage; originally planned to replace the A-6 Intruder. | Never | N/A | 0 |
| Vought YA-7F | Prototype transonic attack aircraft | Ling-Temco-Vought/Vought | | 1989 | N/A | 0 |
| LTV A-7P Corsair II | | Ling-Temco-Vought | Export LTV A-7 Corsair IIfor the Portuguese Air Force | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bell AH-1Z Viper | Attack helicopter | Bell Helicopter | | 2000 | 2011 (IOC) | 195 |
| McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet | Multirole fighter | McDonnell Douglas (1974–1997) Northrop (1974–1994) Boeing (1997–2000) | Used extensively by the U.S. Navy | 1978 | 1983 | 1,480 |
| Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | Carrier-based multirole fighter | McDonnell Douglas(1995–1997) Boeing Defense, Space & Security(1997–present) | Upgraded version of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Replaced its predecessor and the Grumman A-6 Intruder. | 1995 | 1999 2001 (IOC) | ≥632 as of April 2020 |
| Boeing EA-18G Growler | Electronic warfare aircraft | Boeing | Developed from the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. | 2006 | 2009 | 172 as of October 2021 |
| Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor | Air superiority fighter | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics / Boeing Integrated Defense Systems | Re-designated the F-22 when it entered service in December 2005. | 1997 | 2005 | |
| F/A-XX | Program/project | None | Built for as part of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. | N/A | N/A | N/A |