Aircraft

Boeing B-52 strategic bomber taking off

The United States Air Force has over 7,500 aircraft commissioned as of 2004. Until 1962, the Army and Air Force maintained one system of aircraft naming, while the U.S. Navy maintained a separate system. In 1962, these were unified into a single system heavily reflecting the Army/Air Force method. For more complete information on the workings of this system, refer to United States Department of Defense Aerospace Vehicle Designations.

Current aircraft of the USAF:

O/A-10A/C Thunderbolt An-26 Curl B-1B Lancer B-2A Spirit B-52H Stratofortress C-5A/B/C/M Galaxy KC-10A Extender C-12C/D/F Huron C-17A Globemaster III C-20A/B/C Gulfstream III C-20G/H Gulfstream IV C-21A Learjet C-22B VC-25A (Air Force One) C-26B Metroliner C-29A (HS.125-800) C-32A C-37A Gulfstream V C-38A Astra C-40B Clipper

C-41A Aviocar C-130E/H/J Hercules AC-130H/U Spectre/Spooky II HC-130H/N LC-130H MC-130E/H/W Combat Talon/Combat Spear WC-130J C-135C/E/K Stratolifter NC-135B/E/W KC-135E/R/T Stratotanker EC-137D Stratoliner VC-137C CN-235-100 E-3B/C Sentry E-4B E-8C JSTARS E-9A F-15A/B/C/D Eagle F-15E Strike Eagle

F-16A/B/C/D Fighting Falcon F-22A Raptor F-117A Nighthawk MH-53J/M Pave Low III/IV HH-60G Pave Hawk Mi-8 Hip NCH-53A Sea Stallion NT-39A/B Sabreliner OC-135B M/RQ-1A/B Predator RQ-4A Global Hawk MQ-9 Reaper RC-135S/U/V/W T-1A Jayhawk T-6 Texan II T-37B Tweet (A)T-38A/B/C Talon

Boeing T-43 TC-18E TC-135S/W TE-8A TG-3A TG-4A TG-7A TG-9A TG-10B/C/D TG-11A TG-15A/B UH-1N Iroquois U-2R/S Dragon Lady UC-26C UV-18A/B Twin Otter UV-20A Chiricua CV-22B Osprey U-28A WC-135C/W