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1980s Military Aircraft

Military aircrafts that first flew in the 1980s. This collection covers fighters, bombers, helicopters, transport planes, and UAVs from this decade in aviation history, with detailed technical specifications, development stories, and operational deployment records.

Type 80 aircraft
Transport ยท Cessna ยท 1984

208 Caravan

Speed344 km/h Built3,000 Range1,980 km
Helicopter ยท Agusta ยท 1990

A129 Mangusta

Speed278 km/h Built60 Range510 km
Combat ยท AMX International ยท 1989

AMX

Speed1,160 km/h Built200 Range550 km
Helicopter ยท Airbus Helicopters ยท 1986

AS565 Panther

Speed306 km/h Builtโ€” Range827 km
Training ยท AIDC ยท 1984

AT-3 Tsu Chiang

Speed904 km/h Built62 Range2,280 km
Special ยท Breguet ยท 1965

ATL-2 Atlantique

Speed648 km/h Built215 Range7,964 km
Transport ยท ATR ยท 1985

ATR-42

Speed556 km/h Built497 Range1,326 km
Transport ยท ATR ยท 1989

ATR-72

Speed565 km/h Built1,000 Range1,404 km
Training ยท Aermacchi ยท 1984

Aermacchi S-211

Speed667 km/h Built60 Range1,668 km
Training ยท Air Tractor ยท 1987

Air Tractor AT-500

Speed248 km/h Built470 Range1,300 km
Transport ยท Airbus ยท 1994

Airbus A321

Speed871 km/h Built2,917 Range5,930 km
Transport ยท Antonov ยท 1986

An-124 Condor

Speed865 km/h Built55 Range3,700 km
Transport ยท Antonov ยท 1989

An-225 Cossack

Speed850 km/h Built1 Range15,400 km
Combat ยท Atlas ยท 1986

Atlas Cheetah

Speed2,338 km/h Built38 Range1,300 km
Helicopter ยท Atlas ยท 1987

Atlas Oryx

Speed306 km/h Built50 Range303 km
Bomber ยท Rockwell ยท 1986

B-1B Lancer

Speed1,448 km/h Built104 Range9,400 km
Bomber ยท Northrop ยท 1993

B-2 Spirit

Speed972 km/h Built21 Range11,000 km
Transport ยท British Aerospace ยท 1983

BAe 146

Speed789 km/h Built387 Range3,650 km
Transport ยท Beechcraft ยท 1984

Beechcraft 1900 Beechliner

Speed530 km/h Built695 Range2,778 km
Transport ยท Boeing ยท 1983

Boeing 757

Speed853 km/h Built1,050 Range7,250 km
Transport ยท Boeing ยท 1982

Boeing 767

Speed912 km/h Built1,288 Range7,200 km
Transport ยท Short Brothers ยท 1984

C-23 Sherpa

Speed467 km/h Built60 Range2,195 km
Transport ยท CASA ยท 1988

CN-235

Speed450 km/h Built354 Range4,355 km
Training ยท De Havilland Canada ยท 1984

DHC-8 Dash 8

Speed451 km/h Built1,258 Range1,600 km
Transport ยท Dornier ยท 1994

Do 128

Speed325 km/h Built11 Range2,950 km
Transport ยท Dornier ยท 1982

Do 228

Speed470 km/h Built370 Range396 km
Special ยท Boeing ยท 1974

E-4 NOAC

Speed969 km/h Built4 Range12,600 km
Special ยท Boeing ยท 1989

E-6 Mercury TACAMO

Speed966 km/h Built16 Range12,000 km
Training ยท Embraer ยท 1983

EMB 312 Tucano

Speed448 km/h Built624 Range1,916 km
Training ยท Enstrom ยท 1993

Enstrom 480

Speed211 km/h Built142 Range700 km
Bomber ยท Lockheed ยท 1983

F-117 Nighthawk

Speed993 km/h Built64 Range1,720 km
Combat ยท McDonnell Douglas ยท 1986

F-15E Strike Eagle

Speed2,655 km/h Built525 Range1,272 km
Combat ยท AIDC ยท 1994

F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo

Speed2,223 km/h Built137 Range1,100 km
Transport ยท Reims-Cessna ยท 1985

F406 Caravan II

Speed423 km/h Built99 Range2,135 km
Transport ยท Fokker ยท 1987

Fokker 50

Speed526 km/h Built213 Range1,700 km
Training ยท Fuji ยท 1988

Fuji T-5

Speed357 km/h Built40 Range945 km
UAV ยท GEC-Marconi ยท 1999

GEC-Marconi Phoenix

Speed166 km/h Builtโ€” Rangeโ€”
UAV ยท General Atomics ยท 1993

GNAT-750

Speed213 km/h Builtโ€” Range2,000 km
Training ยท Grob ยท 1999

Grob G-115

Speed270 km/h Built204 Range1,150 km
Transport ยท Gulfstream ยท 1985

Gulfstream G100

Speed874 km/h Built265 Range5,462 km
Transport ยท Gulfstream ยท 1987

Gulfstream IV

Speed935 km/h Built900 Range7,815 km
Helicopter ยท Sikorsky ยท 1987

HH-60 Pave Hawk

Speed357 km/h Built112 Range691 km
Special ยท Hawker Beechcraft ยท 1983

Hawker 800

Speed830 km/h Built650 Range5,232 km
Training ยท FMA ยท 1988

IA-63 Pampa

Speed815 km/h Built32 Range1,500 km
UAV ยท IAI ยท 1989

IAI Harpy

Speed185 km/h Builtโ€” Range200 km
Training ยท Avioane Craiova ยท 1987

IAR-99 ศ˜oim

Speed865 km/h Built28 Range1,100 km
Special ยท Ilyushin ยท 1984

Il-78 Midas

Speed850 km/h Built53 Range7,300 km
Special ยท Ilyushin ยท 1992

Il-80

Speed850 km/h Built4 Range4,000 km
Aircraft Type Origin Speed Range Built In service
208 Caravan Cessna Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 344 km/h 1,980 km 3,000 1984
A129 Mangusta Agusta Helicopter ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 278 km/h 510 km 60 1990
AMX AMX International Combat ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 1,160 km/h 550 km 200 1989
AS565 Panther Airbus Helicopters Helicopter ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 306 km/h 827 km โ€” 1986
AT-3 Tsu Chiang AIDC Training ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan 904 km/h 2,280 km 62 1984
ATL-2 Atlantique Breguet Special ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 648 km/h 7,964 km 215 1965
ATR-42 ATR Transport ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 556 km/h 1,326 km 497 1985
ATR-72 ATR Transport ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 565 km/h 1,404 km 1,000 1989
Aermacchi S-211 Aermacchi Training ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 667 km/h 1,668 km 60 1984
Air Tractor AT-500 Air Tractor Training ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 248 km/h 1,300 km 470 1987
Airbus A321 Airbus Transport ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Europe 871 km/h 5,930 km 2,917 1994
An-124 Condor Antonov Transport ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Ex-USSR 865 km/h 3,700 km 55 1986
An-225 Cossack Antonov Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 850 km/h 15,400 km 1 1989
Atlas Cheetah Atlas Combat ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 2,338 km/h 1,300 km 38 1986
Atlas Oryx Atlas Helicopter ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 306 km/h 303 km 50 1987
B-1B Lancer Rockwell Bomber ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 1,448 km/h 9,400 km 104 1986
B-2 Spirit Northrop Bomber ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 972 km/h 11,000 km 21 1993
BAe 146 British Aerospace Transport ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom 789 km/h 3,650 km 387 1983
Beechcraft 1900 Beechliner Beechcraft Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 530 km/h 2,778 km 695 1984
Boeing 757 Boeing Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 853 km/h 7,250 km 1,050 1983
Boeing 767 Boeing Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 912 km/h 7,200 km 1,288 1982
C-23 Sherpa Short Brothers Transport ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom 467 km/h 2,195 km 60 1984
CN-235 CASA Transport ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 450 km/h 4,355 km 354 1988
DHC-8 Dash 8 De Havilland Canada Training ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 451 km/h 1,600 km 1,258 1984
Do 128 Dornier Transport ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 325 km/h 2,950 km 11 1994
Do 228 Dornier Transport ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 470 km/h 396 km 370 1982
E-4 NOAC Boeing Special ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 969 km/h 12,600 km 4 1974
E-6 Mercury TACAMO Boeing Special ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 966 km/h 12,000 km 16 1989
EMB 312 Tucano Embraer Training ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 448 km/h 1,916 km 624 1983
Enstrom 480 Enstrom Training ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 211 km/h 700 km 142 1993
F-117 Nighthawk Lockheed Bomber ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 993 km/h 1,720 km 64 1983
F-15E Strike Eagle McDonnell Douglas Combat ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 2,655 km/h 1,272 km 525 1986
F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo AIDC Combat ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan 2,223 km/h 1,100 km 137 1994
F406 Caravan II Reims-Cessna Transport ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 423 km/h 2,135 km 99 1985
Fokker 50 Fokker Transport ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 526 km/h 1,700 km 213 1987
Fuji T-5 Fuji Training ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan 357 km/h 945 km 40 1988
GEC-Marconi Phoenix GEC-Marconi UAV ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom 166 km/h โ€” โ€” 1999
GNAT-750 General Atomics UAV ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 213 km/h 2,000 km โ€” 1993
Grob G-115 Grob Training ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 270 km/h 1,150 km 204 1999
Gulfstream G100 Gulfstream Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 874 km/h 5,462 km 265 1985
Gulfstream IV Gulfstream Transport ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 935 km/h 7,815 km 900 1987
HH-60 Pave Hawk Sikorsky Helicopter ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 357 km/h 691 km 112 1987
Hawker 800 Hawker Beechcraft Special ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 830 km/h 5,232 km 650 1983
IA-63 Pampa FMA Training ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina 815 km/h 1,500 km 32 1988
IAI Harpy IAI UAV ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel 185 km/h 200 km โ€” 1989
IAR-99 ศ˜oim Avioane Craiova Training ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania 865 km/h 1,100 km 28 1987
Il-78 Midas Ilyushin Special ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Ex-USSR 850 km/h 7,300 km 53 1984
Il-80 Ilyushin Special ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Ex-USSR 850 km/h 4,000 km 4 1992

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