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Military Special Mission Aircraft
Comprehensive database of military special mission aircraft. This specialized collection includes detailed technical specifications such as speed, range, payload capacity, and armament options for military special mission aircraft aviation platforms, along with complete operational history and current and past operators worldwide.
Nimrod
Speed926 km/h Built49 Range9,262 km
P-2 Neptune
Speed584 km/h Built1,177 Range3,471 km
P-3 Orion
Speed750 km/h Built757 Range2,491 km
P-8 Poseidon
Speed907 km/h Built187 Range2,225 km
PA-32 Cherokee Six
Speed228 km/h Built7,842 Range1,361 km
R-99 Erieye
Speed833 km/h Built— Range3,000 km
RC-135 Rivet Joint
Speed933 km/h Built32 Range5,552 km
S-2 Tracker
Speed450 km/h Built1,284 Range2,172 km
S-3 Viking
Speed815 km/h Built188 Range5,121 km
SH-5
Speed556 km/h Built7 Range4,756 km
SR-71 Blackbird
Speed3,541 km/h Built32 Range5,230 km
Saab 340 AEW&C
Speed522 km/h Built12 Range1,300 km
Shackleton
Speed485 km/h Built185 Range6,782 km
ShinMaywa US-2
Speed560 km/h Built8 Range4,700 km
Tecnam P2006T
Speed287 km/h Built578 Range1,722 km
Tu-126 Moss
Speed790 km/h Built9 Range7,000 km
Tu-142
Speed925 km/h Built100 Range12,550 km
U-2 Dragon Lady
Speed805 km/h Built104 Range11,280 km
X-31 EFM Vector
Speed1,448 km/h Built2 Range—
ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle
Speed660 km/h Built4 Range5,615 km| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimrod Hawker Siddeley | Special | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 926 km/h | 9,262 km | 49 | 1969 |
| P-2 Neptune Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 584 km/h | 3,471 km | 1,177 | 1947 |
| P-3 Orion Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 750 km/h | 2,491 km | 757 | 1962 |
| P-8 Poseidon Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 907 km/h | 2,225 km | 187 | 2013 |
| PA-32 Cherokee Six Piper | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 228 km/h | 1,361 km | 7,842 | 1965 |
| R-99 Erieye Embraer | Special | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 833 km/h | 3,000 km | — | 2001 |
| RC-135 Rivet Joint Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 933 km/h | 5,552 km | 32 | 1961 |
| S-2 Tracker Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 450 km/h | 2,172 km | 1,284 | 1954 |
| S-3 Viking Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 815 km/h | 5,121 km | 188 | 1974 |
| SH-5 Harbin | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 556 km/h | 4,756 km | 7 | 1986 |
| SR-71 Blackbird Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 3,541 km/h | 5,230 km | 32 | 1966 |
| Saab 340 AEW&C Saab | Special | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 522 km/h | 1,300 km | 12 | 1997 |
| Shackleton Avro | Special | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 485 km/h | 6,782 km | 185 | 1951 |
| ShinMaywa US-2 ShinMaywa | Special | 🇯🇵 Japan | 560 km/h | 4,700 km | 8 | 2007 |
| Tecnam P2006T Tecnam | Special | 🇮🇹 Italy | 287 km/h | 1,722 km | 578 | 2010 |
| Tu-126 Moss Tupolev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 790 km/h | 7,000 km | 9 | 1965 |
| Tu-142 Tupolev | Special | 🇷🇺 Russia | 925 km/h | 12,550 km | 100 | 1972 |
| U-2 Dragon Lady Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 805 km/h | 11,280 km | 104 | 1956 |
| X-31 EFM Vector Rockwell-MBB | Special | 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 | 1,448 km/h | — | 2 | — |
| ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle Shaanxi | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 660 km/h | 5,615 km | 4 | 2011 |
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