Equipment database
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.
A-40 Mermaid
Speed800 km/h Built2 Range4,100 km
A-50 Mainstay
Speed900 km/h Built42 Range7,500 km
AC-130
Speed669 km/h Built21 Range4,800 km
ATL-2 Atlantique
Speed648 km/h Built215 Range7,964 km
AW609
Speed509 km/h Built— Range1,389 km
Airbus A310 MRTT
Speed978 km/h Built6 Range8,889 km
An-71 Madcap
Speed650 km/h Built3 Range—
Be-12 Tchaïka Mail
Speed530 km/h Built150 Range1,500 km
Be-6 Madge
Speed414 km/h Built123 Range4,800 km
Boeing 707
Speed1,010 km/h Built865 Range5,400 km
Boeing 747
Speed1,014 km/h Built1,574 Range12,150 km
Cirrus SR-20
Speed287 km/h Built1,459 Range1,450 km
DHC-2 Beaver
Speed254 km/h Built1,657 Range732 km
Diamond DA62
Speed372 km/h Built120 Range2,380 km
E-2 Hawkeye
Speed648 km/h Built313 Range2,708 km
E-3 Sentry AWACS
Speed853 km/h Built68 Range7,400 km
E-4 NOAC
Speed969 km/h Built4 Range12,600 km
E-6 Mercury TACAMO
Speed966 km/h Built16 Range12,000 km
E-7 Wedgetail
Speed853 km/h Built15 Range6,500 km
E-8 Joint STARS
Speed853 km/h Built17 Range6,821 km
EA-18G Growler
Speed1,900 km/h Built165 Range2,346 km
EA-6B Prowler
Speed1,048 km/h Built170 Range3,745 km
EC-130 Commando Solo
Speed671 km/h Built14 Range4,300 km
EC-135 / EC-18 ARIA
Speed927 km/h Built45 Range8,300 km
EF-111 Raven
Speed2,350 km/h Built42 Range3,220 km
Fairey Gannet
Speed417 km/h Built303 Range1,127 km
GlobalEye
Speed1,110 km/h Built5 Range11,000 km
Hawker 800
Speed830 km/h Built650 Range5,232 km
Il-20 Coot-A
Speed675 km/h Built— Range6,200 km
Il-38 May
Speed650 km/h Built58 Range7,500 km
Il-78 Midas
Speed850 km/h Built53 Range7,300 km
Il-80
Speed850 km/h Built4 Range4,000 km
KC-130 Hercules
Speed670 km/h Built124 Range5,250 km
KC-135 Stratotanker
Speed933 km/h Built803 Range2,400 km
KJ-200 Moth
Speed660 km/h Built11 Range5,615 km
KJ-2000 Mainring
Speed850 km/h Built5 Range5,500 km
KJ-500
Speed550 km/h Built60 Range5,700 km
KQ-200
Speed600 km/h Built— Range5,000 km
King Air 90
Speed494 km/h Built3,100 Range2,446 km
M-55 Mystic
Speed750 km/h Built5 Range4,965 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| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
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| A-40 Mermaid Beriev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 800 km/h | 4,100 km | 2 | — |
| A-50 Mainstay Beriev | Special | 🇷🇺 Russia | 900 km/h | 7,500 km | 42 | 1985 |
| AC-130 Lockheed Martin | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 669 km/h | 4,800 km | 21 | 1968 |
| ATL-2 Atlantique Breguet | Special | 🇫🇷 France | 648 km/h | 7,964 km | 215 | 1965 |
| AW609 AgustaWestland | Special | 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 | 509 km/h | 1,389 km | — | 2020 |
| Airbus A310 MRTT Airbus | Special | 🇪🇺 Europe | 978 km/h | 8,889 km | 6 | 2004 |
| An-71 Madcap Antonov | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 650 km/h | — | 3 | — |
| Be-12 Tchaïka Mail Beriev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 530 km/h | 1,500 km | 150 | 1960 |
| Be-6 Madge Beriev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 414 km/h | 4,800 km | 123 | — |
| Boeing 707 Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,010 km/h | 5,400 km | 865 | 1958 |
| Boeing 747 Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,014 km/h | 12,150 km | 1,574 | 1970 |
| Cirrus SR-20 Cirrus | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 287 km/h | 1,450 km | 1,459 | 1999 |
| DHC-2 Beaver De Havilland Canada | Special | 🇨🇦 Canada | 254 km/h | 732 km | 1,657 | 1948 |
| Diamond DA62 Diamond | Special | 🇦🇹 Austria | 372 km/h | 2,380 km | 120 | 2015 |
| E-2 Hawkeye Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 648 km/h | 2,708 km | 313 | 1964 |
| E-3 Sentry AWACS Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 853 km/h | 7,400 km | 68 | 1977 |
| E-4 NOAC Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 969 km/h | 12,600 km | 4 | 1974 |
| E-6 Mercury TACAMO Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 966 km/h | 12,000 km | 16 | 1989 |
| E-7 Wedgetail Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 853 km/h | 6,500 km | 15 | 2010 |
| E-8 Joint STARS Northrop Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 853 km/h | 6,821 km | 17 | 1996 |
| EA-18G Growler Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,900 km/h | 2,346 km | 165 | 2009 |
| EA-6B Prowler Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,048 km/h | 3,745 km | 170 | 1971 |
| EC-130 Commando Solo Lockheed Martin | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 671 km/h | 4,300 km | 14 | 1975 |
| EC-135 / EC-18 ARIA Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 927 km/h | 8,300 km | 45 | 1968 |
| EF-111 Raven Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,350 km/h | 3,220 km | 42 | 1981 |
| Fairey Gannet Fairey | Special | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 417 km/h | 1,127 km | 303 | 1953 |
| GlobalEye Saab | Special | 🇨🇦 🇸🇪 | 1,110 km/h | 11,000 km | 5 | 2020 |
| Hawker 800 Hawker Beechcraft | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 830 km/h | 5,232 km | 650 | 1983 |
| Il-20 Coot-A Ilyushin | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 675 km/h | 6,200 km | — | — |
| Il-38 May Ilyushin | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 650 km/h | 7,500 km | 58 | 1967 |
| Il-78 Midas Ilyushin | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 850 km/h | 7,300 km | 53 | 1984 |
| Il-80 Ilyushin | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 850 km/h | 4,000 km | 4 | 1992 |
| KC-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 670 km/h | 5,250 km | 124 | 1962 |
| KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 933 km/h | 2,400 km | 803 | 1957 |
| KJ-200 Moth Shaanxi | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 660 km/h | 5,615 km | 11 | 2007 |
| KJ-2000 Mainring Xian | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 850 km/h | 5,500 km | 5 | 2005 |
| KJ-500 Shaanxi | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 550 km/h | 5,700 km | 60 | 2018 |
| KQ-200 Shaanxi | Special | 🇨🇳 China | 600 km/h | 5,000 km | — | 2015 |
| King Air 90 Beechcraft | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 494 km/h | 2,446 km | 3,100 | 1964 |
| M-55 Mystic Myasishchev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 750 km/h | 4,965 km | 5 | — |
| 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 |
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