Equipment database
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.
Il-96
Speed900 km/h Built30 Range11,000 km
JAS 39 Gripen
Speed2,100 km/h Built300 Range805 km
JH-7 Flounder
Speed1,808 km/h Built270 Range900 km
Jetstream 31
Speed487 km/h Built386 Range1,260 km
KC-10 Extender
Speed866 km/h Built60 Range7,100 km
Ka-31
Speed250 km/h Built28 Range600 km
Ka-50 Hokum "Black Shark"
Speed315 km/h Built19 Range460 km
Kawasaki T-4
Speed1,038 km/h Built200 Range1,668 km
L-90 Redigo
Speed354 km/h Built31 Range1,000 kmLakshya
Speed858 km/h Built23 Range150 km
Lasta-95
Speed345 km/h Built37 Range1,160 km
MD-500
Speed282 km/h Built4,700 Range430 km
Mi-28 Havoc
Speed324 km/h Built126 Range435 km
Mi-34 Hermit
Speed210 km/h Built27 Range450 km
P180 Avanti
Speed732 km/h Built246 Range2,800 km
PZL-130 Orlik
Speed550 km/h Built59 Range2,200 km
Pilatus PC-9
Speed593 km/h Built265 Range1,537 km
Rafale
Speed1,912 km/h Built316 Range1,850 km
S330 / S333
Speed194 km/h Built— Range590 km
Short 360
Speed404 km/h Built165 Range1,595 km
Socata TBM
Speed555 km/h Built1,000 Range3,304 km
Su-30 Flanker-C
Speed2,125 km/h Built630 Range3,000 km
T-35 Pillan
Speed311 km/h Built154 Range1,093 km
T-45 Goshawk
Speed1,038 km/h Built221 Range1,300 km
Tu-160 Blackjack
Speed2,220 km/h Built37 Range12,300 km
Tu-214 Mogul
Speed900 km/h Built89 Range6,500 km
V-22 Osprey
Speed565 km/h Built400 Range1,628 km
VC-25 "Air Force One"
Speed1,014 km/h Built2 Range12,600 km
Y-12
Speed328 km/h Built71 Range1,340 km
Yak-141 Freestyle
Speed1,800 km/h Built4 Range2,100 km
Z-8
Speed273 km/h Built— Range800 km
Z-9 Haitun
Speed315 km/h Built200 Range1,000 km| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il-96 Ilyushin | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 900 km/h | 11,000 km | 30 | 1992 |
| JAS 39 Gripen Saab | Combat | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2,100 km/h | 805 km | 300 | 1996 |
| JH-7 Flounder Xian | Combat | 🇨🇳 China | 1,808 km/h | 900 km | 270 | 1992 |
| Jetstream 31 British Aerospace | Transport | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 487 km/h | 1,260 km | 386 | 1982 |
| KC-10 Extender McDonnell Douglas | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 866 km/h | 7,100 km | 60 | 1981 |
| Ka-31 Kamov | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 250 km/h | 600 km | 28 | 1995 |
| Ka-50 Hokum "Black Shark" Kamov | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 315 km/h | 460 km | 19 | 1995 |
| Kawasaki T-4 Kawasaki | Training | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1,038 km/h | 1,668 km | 200 | 1988 |
| L-90 Redigo Valmet | Training | 🇫🇮 Finland | 354 km/h | 1,000 km | 31 | 1991 |
| Lakshya DRDO | UAV | 🇮🇳 India | 858 km/h | 150 km | 23 | 2000 |
| Lasta-95 UTVA | Training | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 345 km/h | 1,160 km | 37 | 2010 |
| MD-500 Hughes | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 282 km/h | 430 km | 4,700 | 1967 |
| Mi-28 Havoc Mil | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 324 km/h | 435 km | 126 | 2006 |
| Mi-34 Hermit Mil | Training | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 210 km/h | 450 km | 27 | 1993 |
| P180 Avanti Piaggio | Training | 🇮🇹 Italy | 732 km/h | 2,800 km | 246 | 1990 |
| PZL-130 Orlik PZL | Training | 🇵🇱 Poland | 550 km/h | 2,200 km | 59 | 1994 |
| Pilatus PC-9 Pilatus | Training | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 593 km/h | 1,537 km | 265 | 1987 |
| Rafale Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 1,912 km/h | 1,850 km | 316 | 2001 |
| S330 / S333 Schweizer | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 194 km/h | 590 km | — | 1992 |
| Short 360 Short Brothers | Transport | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 404 km/h | 1,595 km | 165 | 1982 |
| Socata TBM Socata | Transport | 🇫🇷 France | 555 km/h | 3,304 km | 1,000 | 1990 |
| Su-30 Flanker-C Sukhoi | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 2,125 km/h | 3,000 km | 630 | 1996 |
| T-35 Pillan ENAER | Training | 🇨🇱 Chile | 311 km/h | 1,093 km | 154 | 1984 |
| T-45 Goshawk McDonnell Douglas | Training | 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 | 1,038 km/h | 1,300 km | 221 | 1992 |
| Tu-160 Blackjack Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 2,220 km/h | 12,300 km | 37 | 1987 |
| Tu-214 Mogul Tupolev | Transport | 🇷🇺 Russia | 900 km/h | 6,500 km | 89 | 1996 |
| V-22 Osprey Bell Boeing | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 565 km/h | 1,628 km | 400 | 2006 |
| VC-25 "Air Force One" Boeing | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,014 km/h | 12,600 km | 2 | 1990 |
| Y-12 Harbin | Transport | 🇨🇳 China | 328 km/h | 1,340 km | 71 | 1985 |
| Yak-141 Freestyle Yakovlev | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,800 km/h | 2,100 km | 4 | — |
| Z-8 Changhe | Helicopter | 🇨🇳 China | 273 km/h | 800 km | — | 1989 |
| Z-9 Haitun Harbin | Helicopter | 🇨🇳 China | 315 km/h | 1,000 km | 200 | 1994 |
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