United States Military Aircraft

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Complete directory of military aircraft developed and manufactured by United States. Each entry includes comprehensive technical specifications such as performance metrics, armament details, and operational capabilities, along with deployment history and service records of United States’s aviation arsenal.

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Country	Model	Manufacturer	Year	Produced	Description
🇺🇸	MD-900	MD Helicopters	1992	5	American civil utility helicopter, recognized for its quiet operation, used worldwide for law enforcement and air ambulance services.
🇺🇸	MQ-1 Predator	General Atomics	1994	360	American unmanned aerial vehicle, operational since 1995, notable for its use in major conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
🇺🇸	MQ-4 Triton	Northrop Grumman	2013	30	American unmanned surveillance aircraft, known for deployments in persistent maritime ISR missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-8 Fire Scout	Northrop Grumman	2002	40	US unmanned helicopter drone, utilized predominantly in reconnaissance and target acquisition in Afghanistan and Libya war zones.
🇺🇸	MQ-9 Reaper	General Atomics	2001	300	American unmanned aerial vehicle, notable for extensive use in Middle East conflicts since the 21st century.
🇺🇸	Metroliner	Fairchild Swearingen	1969	600	American-built regional airliner, notable for its use in commercial, cargo and military services during the late 20th century.
🇺🇸	OV-10 Bronco	North American	1965	360	American light attack and observation aircraft, notable for its use during the Vietnam War, especially in counter-insurgency operations.
🇺🇸	P-3 Orion	Lockheed	1958	757	American maritime patrol aircraft, actively used in the Cold War, notable for anti-submarine warfare and surveillance operations.
🇺🇸	PA-31 Navajo	Piper	1964	3942	American light, twin-engined aircraft, used extensively for air taxi, flight training, and personal use during the late 20th century.
🇺🇸	PA-32 Cherokee Six	Piper	1960	7842	American light, single-engined aircraft, dominant during the late 20th century, widely used for personal, commercial air taxi services.
🇺🇸	PA-34 Seneca	Piper	1967	5037	American twin-engined light aircraft, renowned for its versatility, extensively used for flight training and personal use since the 1970s.
🇺🇸	PA-44 Seminole	Piper	1976	926	American twin-engined light aircraft, recognized for its widely-used operational training during the late 20th century.
🇺🇸	R-4	Sikorsky	1942	131	American helicopter from the 1940s, first to be produced in quantity, used primarily in World War II for rescue operations.
🇺🇸	R22	Robinson	1975	4600	American light, multi-purpose helicopter, widely used for flight training, livestock mustering, and patrol from the late 20th century.
🇺🇸	R44 Raven	Robinson	1990	6331	American light, four-seat helicopter, extensively used worldwide for civilian operations, military training, and police usage since the 1990s.
🇺🇸	RC-135 Rivet Joint	Boeing	1972	32	American reconnaissance aircraft, routinely deployed since the Cold War era, esteemed for its crucial surveillance roles worldwide.
🇺🇸	RQ-11 Raven	AeroVironment	2000	19000	American unmanned aerial vehicle, renowned for extensive service since 1990s, widely deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
🇺🇸	RQ-170 Sentinel	Lockheed Martin	2005	—	American stealth drone, prominently used in intelligence collection operations, notable during the late 2000s into the 2010s.
🇺🇸	RQ-20 Puma	AeroVironment	2007	1000	American battery-powered, small hand-launched unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and intelligence gathering.
🇺🇸	RQ-4 Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman	1998	40	American HALE drone, widely deployed in the Iraq War and post-9/11 Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance.
🇺🇸	RQ-7 Shadow	AAI Corporation	1991	500	American reconnaissance drone, integral to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, recognized for its surveillance and target acquisition roles.
🇺🇸	S-2 Tracker	Grumman	1952	1284	American carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft, deployed during the Cold War, notably used in the Vietnam and Korean Wars.
🇺🇸	S-3 Viking	Lockheed	1972	188	American anti-submarine aircraft, operational during the Cold War, recognized for its service in Gulf War naval missions.
🇺🇸	S-76 Spirit	Sikorsky	1977	875	American medium-size commercial utility helicopter, commonly used in civil, transport and search and rescue services since the 1970s.
🇺🇸	S-92 Superhawk	Sikorsky	1998	300	American civilian utility and military helicopter, known for significant use in search-and-rescue missions worldwide since the 2000s.
🇺🇸	S330 / S333	Schweizer	1988	—	American light utility and trainer helicopter, developed in the late 20th century and still in production, utilized for various roles.
🇺🇸	SH-2 Seasprite	Kaman	1959	184	American multi-purpose helicopter, known for major deployments during the Vietnam and Falklands Wars, particularly in anti-submarine warfare roles.
🇺🇸	SH-3 Sea King	Sikorsky	1959	1300	American amphibious helicopter, enlisted for anti-submarine warfare during the Cold War, renowned for Apollo space missions recovery.
🇺🇸	SR-20	Cirrus	1995	1459	American civil utility aircraft, renowned from the late 20th century, extensively deployed in private aviation and flight training.
🇺🇸	SR-71 Blackbird	Lockheed	1964	32	American strategic reconnaissance aircraft, operational from 1966-1998, unmatched speed and altitude records, infamous for Cold War and NASA missions.
🇺🇸	ScanEagle	Boeing Insitu	2000	1000	American unmanned vehicle, operational since 2005, notable for surveillance in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
🇺🇸	T-2 Buckeye	North American	1958	529	American trainer aircraft, active from 1950s to 2000s, extensively utilized for pilot training in the United States Navy.
🇺🇸	T-34 Mentor	Beechcraft	1948	2300	American military trainer aircraft, widely utilized from the 1950s, notable for its significant role in military flight training.
🇺🇸	T-37 Tweet	Cessna	1954	1269	American jet trainer, notable for its Cold War-era inception, extensively used for pilot training and counter-insurgency role.
🇺🇸	T-38 Talon	Northrop	1959	1189	American supersonic jet trainer, active during the Cold War, deployed extensively for NASA astronaut training missions.
🇬🇧 🇺🇸	T-45 Goshawk	McDonnell Douglas/BAe	1988	221	British-American trainer jet, integral to U.S. Navy pilot training, operational since the late 20th century.
🇺🇸	T-6 Texan II	Beechcraft	1992	850	American turboprop trainer, widely deployed worldwide since the late 20th century for pilot instructing and light attack roles.
🇺🇸	T-7 Red Hawk	Boeing-Saab	2016	2	American advanced trainer jet, designed in the 21st century, with no current deployments or operational history.
🇺🇸	TH-55 Osage	Hughes	1956	2800	American training helicopter, prominent during the Vietnam War, extensively utilized for instructional duties by the US Army.
🇺🇸	U-2 Dragon Lady	Lockheed	1955	104	American high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, known for extensive Cold War era operations and various military applications worldwide.
🇺🇸	UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"	Bell	1956	16000	American utility helicopter, essential in the Vietnam War, extensively employed for medevac, transport, and combat operations.
🇺🇸	UH-60 Black Hawk	Sikorsky	1974	5000	American utility helicopter, renowned for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, extensively employed for troop transport and medical evacuation.
🇺🇸	V-22 Osprey	Bell/Boeing	1989	400	American tiltrotor military aircraft, known for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, employed for transport and evacuation tasks.
🇺🇸	VC-25 "Air Force One"	Boeing	1989	2	American presidential transport aircraft, deployed since the mid-1980s, known for brass-bound luxury and sophisticated communications.
🇺🇸	VH-60 White Hawk	Sikorsky	1974	9	American presidential transport helicopter, recognized for service from the late 20th century to the present, laden with advanced security systems.
🇩🇪 🇺🇸	X-31 EFM Vector	Rockwell/MBB	1990	2	German-American experimental jet aircraft, known for pioneering in thrust vectoring technology, principally tested during the 1990s.
🇺🇸	YF-23 Black Widow II	Northrop McDonnell Douglas	1990	2	American stealth fighter, developed in the late 1980s, untouched by combat, rival to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.