List of active aircraft in the U.S. Forces

The U.S. Forces Active Aircraft List includes all currently in service types of aircraft currently in use by any of the five armed forces.

Air Force

Surname	photo	Type	version	Active number	annotation
Planes
A-10 Thunderbolt II		Ground attack aircraft	A-10C	187	49 other machines are currently in the reserve, 107 with the Air National Guard.
AC-130 Specter		Gunship	AC-130H AC-130U AC-130W	8th 17th 12	The acquisition of 16 AC-130J machines is planned.
B-1 Lancer		Strategic bomber	B-1B	62
B-2 Spirit		Strategic bomber	B-2A	20th
B-52 Stratofortress		Strategic bomber	B-52H	58	18 more B-52H machines are currently in reserve.
C-5 Galaxy		Strategic transporter	C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M	23 34 2 16	A C-5A, as well as all C-5B and C-5C machines are currently being converted to the C-5M Super Galaxy. The remaining C-5A Galaxys are currently being retired.
C-12 Huron		Transport plane	C-12C / D / F / J MC-12W	28 42
C-17 Globemaster III		Strategic transporter	C-17A	187	14 other machines are currently in the reserve, 12 with the Air National Guard.
C-20		Transport plane	C-20B C-20H	5 2
C-21		Transport plane	C-21A	34	21 other machines are currently with the Air National Guard.
C-32		Transport plane	C-32A C-32B	4th
C-37		Transport plane	C-37A C-37B	9 2
C-40 clipper		Transport plane	C-40B C-40C	4th	4 other machines are currently in the reserve, 3 with the Air National Guard.
C-130 Hercules		Tactical transport aircraft	C-130E C-130H C-130J	145	The C-130J variant is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 129 machines planned. 102 other machines are currently in the reserve, 181 with the Air National Guard.
CV-22 Osprey		VTOL transporter	CV-22B	46	The acquisition of 51 CV-22B machines is planned.
E-3 Sentry		AWACS aerial reconnaissance aircraft	E-3B E-3C	22nd 10
E-4 Nightwatch		Command aircraft	E-4B	4th
E-8 Joint STARS		Command aircraft	E-8C	16
E-9 widget		Reconnaissance plane	E-9A	2
EC-130 Compass Call		EW aircraft	EC-130H	14th
EC-130 Commando Solo		EW aircraft	EC-130J EC-130SJ	3 4th
F-15 Eagle		Air superiority fighter	F-15A / D	249
F-15 Strike Eagle		Multipurpose fighter	F-15E	219
F-16 Fighting Falcon		Multipurpose fighter	F-16C F-16D	1018 180
F-22 Raptor		Air superiority fighter	F-22A	183
F-35 Lightning II		Multipurpose fighter	F-35A	0	Muster is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 1763 machines planned.
HC-130 Combat King		SAR plane	HC-130N HC-130P	10 23	The acquisition of 37 HC-130J machines is planned.
KC-10 extender		Tanker aircraft	KC-10A	59
KC-135 Stratotanker		Tanker aircraft	KC-135R KC-135T	167	67 other machines are currently in the reserve, 180 with the Air National Guard.
MC-130 Combat Talon		Multipurpose transporter	MC-130E MC-130H	10 20th	The 10 MC-130E machines are currently being decommissioned.
MC-130 Commando II		Multipurpose transporter	MC-130J	37
MC-130 Combat Shadow		Multipurpose transporter	MC-130P	14th
MQ-1 Predator		Reconnaissance drone	MQ-1B	150
MQ-9 Reaper		Ground combat drone	MQ-9A	93	The MQ-9A is currently being received, with a total strength of 396 machines planned.
OC-135 Open Skies		Reconnaissance plane	OC-135B	2
RC-135 COBRA BALL		Reconnaissance plane	RC-135S	3
RC-135 Combat Sent		Reconnaissance plane	RC-135U	2
RC-135 Rivet Joint		Reconnaissance plane	RC-135V RC-135W	17th
RQ-4 Global Hawk		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-4A RQ-4B	20th
RQ-170 Sentinel		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-170A	k. A.
T-1 Jayhawk		Trainer aircraft	T-1A	178
T-6 Texan II		Trainer aircraft	T-6A	446
T-38 Talon		Trainer aircraft	T-38A AT-38B T-38C	546
U-2 Dragon Lady		Altitude reconnaissance	U-2S TU-2S	28 5	Two Air Force U-2S machines are currently in use by NASA under the type designation ER-2.
U-28		Multipurpose aircraft	U-28A	28
VC-25		VIP transport plane	VC-25A	2	Pattern is used as " Air Force One ".
WC-130 Weatherbird		Weather plane	WC-130H WC-130J	10 10	WC-130H is currently being retired.
WC-135 Constant Phoenix		Weather plane	WC-135	2
helicopter
HH-60 Pave Hawk		SAR helicopter	HH-60G	101	15 more machines are currently in the reserve, 17 with the Air National Guard.
UH-1 Twin Huey		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-1N	62

Army

Surname	photo	Type	version	Active number	annotation
Planes
C-12 Huron		Transport plane	C-12C C-12D C-12F	17th 14th 17th
C-20		Transport plane	C-20C	4th
C-23 Sherpa		Transport plane	C-23	43	Muster is currently being retired and replaced by the C-27J.
C-26 Metroliner		Transport plane	C-26B	11
C-31 Troopship		Transport plane	C-31A	2
C-37		Transport plane	C-37A C-37B	2 1
EO-5		Reconnaissance plane	EO-5C	5	The machines were originally carried under the type designation RC-7B.
MQ-1 Gray Eagle		Reconnaissance drone	MQ-1C	12	The MQ-1C is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 133 machines planned.
RC-12 Huron		Reconnaissance plane	RC-12D RC-12H RC-12K	12 6th 18th
RQ-7 Shadow		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-7A / B	91	The RQ-7A / B is currently in the inflow, with a total strength of 322 machines is planned together with the US Marine Corps.
RQ-11 Raven		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-11A / B	k. A.
UC-35		Multipurpose aircraft	UC-35A UC-35B	20th 7th
UV-18		Multipurpose aircraft	UV-18A	6th
helicopter
AH-6 Little Bird		Light attack helicopter	MH-6M AH-6M	51
AH-64 Apache		Attack helicopter	AH-64A AH-64D	107 620
CH-47 Chinook		Transport helicopter	CH-47D CH-47F	394 48	The CH-47F is currently being received, with a total strength of 396 machines planned (with an option to 24 more).
CQ-10 SnowGoose		Transport drone	CQ-10A	k. A.
EH-60 Quick Fix		EW helicopter	EH-60A	64
MH-47 Chinook		Multipurpose helicopter	MH-47D MH-47E MH-47G	11 23 27
OH-58 Kiowa		Reconnaissance helicopter	OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D	150 210 368	The OH-58A and -C models are currently being retired.
TH-67 Creek		Training helicopter	TH-67A	172
UH-1 Iroquois		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-1H	875	Muster is currently being withdrawn and replaced by the UH-72.
UH-60 Black Hawk		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M	751 593 100
UH-72 Lakota		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-72A	138	The UH-72 is currently being received, with a total strength of 345 machines planned.

Coast Guard

Surname	photo	Type	version	Active number	annotation
Planes
C-37		Transport plane	C-37A	1
C-143 Challenger		Transport plane	C-143A	1
HC-130 Hercules		SAR plane	HC-130B HC-130H HC-130J	17th 24 6th	The HC-130B variant is currently being replaced by the HC-130J.
HC-144 Ocean Sentry		SAR plane	HC-144A	8th
HU-25 Guardian		SAR plane	HU-25A	41
helicopter
HH-60 Jayhawk		Multipurpose helicopter	HH-60J HH-60T	41
HH-65 Dolphin		Multipurpose helicopter	MH-65C HM-65D	102

Marine Corps

Surname	photo	Type	version	Active number	annotation
Planes
AV-8 Harrier II		VTOL fighter aircraft	AV-8B	99	There are currently 72 retired British Harrier GR.9 machines being added to the fleet.
C-9 Skytrain II		Transport plane	C-9B	2
EA-6 Prowler		EW plane	EA-6B	20th	Retirement planned by 2019.
F / A-18 Hornet		Multipurpose fighter	F / A-18A F / A-18C F / A-18D	48 86 95
F-35 Lightning II		Multipurpose fighter	F-35B F-35C	0 0	The purchase of 340 B and 80 C machines is planned.
KC-130 Harvest Hawk		Tanker aircraft	KC-130F KC-130R KC-130T KC-130J	5 2 28 41	The KC-130J is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 46 machines planned.
C-130 Hercules		Transport plane	C-130T	1	Is the Blue Angels transport aircraft named Fat Albert (based on Bill Cosby's cartoon of the same name)
MV-22 Osprey		VTOL multipurpose aircraft	MV-22B	126	The MV-22B is currently being received, with a total strength of 360 machines planned.
RQ-7 Shadow		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-7A / B	91	The RQ-7A / B is currently being received, with a total strength of 322 machines planned together with the US Army.
RQ-11 Raven		Reconnaissance drone	RQ-11A / B	k. A.
TAV-8 Harrier II		VTOL fighter aircraft	TAV-8B	19th
UC-35		Multipurpose aircraft	UC-35C UC-35D	2 14th
helicopter
AH-1 Super Cobra		Attack helicopter	AH-1W	153	The pattern is currently being replaced by the AH-1Z Viper.
AH-1 Viper		Attack helicopter	AH-1Z	28	The AH-1Z is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 189 machines planned.
CH-46 Sea Knight		Transport helicopter	CH-46E	131	Currently being replaced by the MV-22B Osprey.
CH-53 Sea Stallion		Transport helicopter	CH-53D CH-53E	35 140	The CH-53D / E are to be replaced by 225 CH-53K machines from 2018.
MQ-8 Fire Scout		Multipurpose drone	MQ-8B	k. A.	The MQ-8B is currently in the inflow, with a total strength of 168 machines is planned together with the US Navy.
UH-1 Twin-Huey		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-1N	88	Currently being replaced by the UH-1Y Venom.
UH-1 Venom		Multipurpose helicopter	UH-1Y	31	The UH-1Y is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 160 machines planned.
VH-3 Sea King		Transport helicopter	VH-3D	11	Pattern is used as " Marine One ".
VH-53 Sea Stallion		Transport helicopter	VH-53D	2
VH-60 Whitehawk		Transport helicopter	VH-60N	7th

Navy

Surname	photo	Type	version	Active number	annotation
Planes
C-2 Greyhound		Transport plane	C-2A	34
C-9 Skytrain II		Transport plane	C-9B	15th	Is currently being retired.
C-20		Transport plane	C-20A C-20D C-20G	1 2 5
C-37		Transport plane	C-37A C-37B	1 3
C-40 clipper		Transport plane	C-40A	9
C-130 Hercules		Transport plane	C-130T	19th
CT-39 Sabreliner		Transport plane	CT-39G	1
E-2 Hawkeye		AWACS aerial reconnaissance aircraft	E-2C	67	The replacement by E-2D machines from 2014 is planned.
E-6 Mercury		EW plane	E-6B	16
EA-6 Prowler		EW plane	EA-6B	81	Pattern is currently being replaced by the EA-18G Growler.
EA-18 growler		EW plane	EA-18G	36	The EA-18G is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 114 machines planned.
EP-3 ARIES II		EW plane	EP-3E	11
F-5 Tiger II		Light fighter aircraft	F-5F F-5N	3 41
F / A-18 Hornet		Multipurpose fighter	F / A-18A F / A-18B F / A-18C F / A-18D	74 26th 286 47	It is planned to replace the machines with the F-35C from 2014.
F / A-18 Super Hornet		Multipurpose fighter	F / A-18E / F	489	The "Super Hornet" is currently being received, with a total strength of 556 machines planned.
F-35 Lightning II		Multipurpose fighter	F-35C	0	The acquisition of 260 F-35C machines is planned.
P-3 Orion		Maritime patrol	P-3C	154	Sample is currently being retired.
P-8 Poseidon		Maritime patrol	P-8A	0	The acquisition of 117 P-8A machines is planned.
T-6 Texan II		Trainer aircraft	T-6A T-6B	49 12
T-34 mentor		Trainer aircraft	T-34C	229	Sample is currently being retired.
T-39 Sabreliner		Trainer aircraft	T-39G T-36N	8th 7th
T-44		Trainer aircraft	T-44A	52
T-45 Goshawk		Trainer aircraft	T-45C	218
UC-35		Multipurpose aircraft	UC-35D	1
helicopter
HH-1 Twin Huey		SAR helicopter	HH-1N	11
HH-46 Sea Knight		SAR helicopter	HH-46D	10
HH-60 Rescue Hawk		SAR helicopter	HH-60H	49
MH-53 Sea Dragon		Multipurpose helicopter	MH-53E	36
MH-60 Seahawk		Multipurpose helicopter	MH-60R MH-60S	76 145	The MH-60R is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 300 machines planned. The MH-60R is currently being supplied, with a total strength of 273 machines planned.
MQ-8 Fire Scout		Multipurpose drone	MQ-8B	k. A.	The MQ-8B is currently being received, with a total strength of 168 machines planned together with the US Marine Corps.
SH-60 Seahawk		Submarine fighter helicopter	SH-60B SH-60F	129 60
TH-57 Sea Ranger		School helicopter	TH-57B TH-57C	44 85

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ ^{a b} Factsheets: AC-130 Specter. U.S. Air Force, January 2016, accessed June 23, 2019 . 
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