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Order of Battle - United States of America
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by the United States Air Force and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

  United States Air Force
347x   A-10A/C Thunderbolt   close air support
8x   AC-130H Spectre   close air support & special operations
17x   AC-130U Spooky   close air support & special operations
67x   B-1B Lancer   strategic bombardments
20x   B-2A Spirit   strategic bombardments
93x   B-52H Stratofortress   strategic bombardments
108x   C-5A/B Galaxy   heavy transport
3x   C-9C Nightingale   VIP transport
24x   C-12 Huron   embassy support & light transport
175x   C-17A Globemaster   tactical transport
  "          "   +16 on order
10x   C-20 Gulfstream   VIP transport
56x   C-21A Learjet   light transport & medical evacuation
4x   C-32A   VIP transport
4x   C-32B   special operations
9x   C-37A Gulfstream   VIP transport
2x   C-38A Astra   VIP transport
10x   C-40B/C   VIP transport
4x   C-41A   special operations
409x   C-130E/H Hercules   tactical transport
51x   C-130J(-30) Hercules   tactical transport
  "          "   +.. on order (168 C-130J variants in total)
2x   Ce-208B   special operations
3x   CN-235   special operations
8x   CV-22B Osprey   special operations
  "          "   +42 on order
33x   E-3B/C Sentry   airborne early warning
4x   E-4B Nightwatch   airborne command post
18x   E-8C J-STARS   battlefield intelligence
2x   E-9A Widget   airborne shooting range control
14x   EC-130H Compass Call   electronic combat
7x   EC-130J Commando Solo   communications
522x   F-15A/C Eagle   air defence
63x   F-15B/D Eagle   operational conversion
220x   F-15E Strike Eagle   multi-role
1091x   F-16A/C Fighting Falcon   multi-role
190x   F-16B/D Fighting Falcon   operational conversion
100x   F-22A Raptor   multi-role
  "          "   +83 on order
1x   F-35A Lightning   test flights
33x   HC-130N/P Hercules   air-to-air refueling & combat search and rescue
99x   HH-60G Pavehawk   combat search and rescue
59x   KC-10A Extender   air-to-air refueling & heavy transport
502x   KC-135 Stratotanker   air-to-air refueling
1x   L-39C Albatross   testpilot training
10x   LC-130H Hercules   antarctic operations
30x   MC-130E/H Combat Talon   special operations
27x   MC-130P Combat Shadow   special operations
4x   MC-130W Combat Spear   special operations
15x   MH-53J/M Pave Low   special operations
2x   OC-135 Open Skies   surveillance
3x   RC-135S Cobra Ball   optical intelligence & theatre missile defence
2x   RC-135U Combat Sent   electronic reconnaissance
17x   RC-135V/W Rivet Joint   signals intelligence
179x   T-1A Jayhawk   basic flying training & navigation training
340x   T-6A Texan   basic flying training
  "          "   +249 on order
462x   T-38 Talon   advanced flying training
8x   T-43A   navigation training
4x   TU-2S Dragon Lady   operational conversion
29x   U-2S Dragon Lady   reconnaissance & surveillance
6x   U-28A   special operations
  "          "   +7 on order
3x   UV-18A/B Twin Otter   parachute training
36x   UH-1H Iroquois   rotary flying training
2x   VC-25A   presidential transport
10x   WC-130J Hercules   weather reconnaissance
1x   YAL-1A Airborne Laser   ballistical missile defence
  "          "   +1 on order
   
  Future orders
30x   C-27J Spartan   deliveries from 2009
179x   KC-45A   delivery date(s) unknown
6x   KC-130J Hercules   delivery date(s) unknown
   
Remarks
  • The Air Force has a requirement for 1763 F-35 Lightnings.
  • One C-27J Spartan will be modified to gunship for testing purposes.
  • All HC-130s and MC-130s will be replaced by up to 115 C-130J variants.
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