1990s Military Aircraft
Overview
Military aircrafts that first flew in the 1990s. 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.
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 | OH-1 Ninja |  |
Kawasaki | 38 |
Japanese observation helicopter, employed mainly since the late 1990s, with significant use in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force reconnaissance. |
| 🇨🇭 | PC-12 Eagle |  |
Pilatus | 2000 |
Swiss turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft, distinguished by worldwide operational history, notably in charter, regional, and utility roles. |
| 🇺🇸 | R44 Raven |  |
Robinson | 6331 |
American light, four-seat helicopter, extensively used worldwide for civilian operations, military training, and police usage since the 1990s. |
| 🇺🇸 | RQ-4 Global Hawk |  |
Northrop Grumman | 40 |
American HALE drone, widely deployed in the Iraq War and post-9/11 Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance. |
| 🇺🇸 | RQ-7 Shadow |  |
AAI Corporation | 500 |
American reconnaissance drone, integral to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, recognized for its surveillance and target acquisition roles. |
| 🇺🇸 | S-92 Superhawk |  |
Sikorsky | 300 |
American civilian utility and military helicopter, known for significant use in search-and-rescue missions worldwide since the 2000s. |
| 🇺🇸 | SR-20 |  |
Cirrus | 1459 |
American civil utility aircraft, renowned from the late 20th century, extensively deployed in private aviation and flight training. |
| 🇵🇱 | SW-4 Puszczyk |  |
PZL | 40 |
Polish utility helicopter, deployed in the early 21st century, primarily used for training and light transport applications. |
| 🇨🇳 | Su-33 Flanker-D |  |
Sukhoi | 22 |
Russian carrier-based multirole fighter, developed in the late 1980s, primarily deployed on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. |
| 🇷🇺 | Su-34 Fullback |  |
Sukhoi | 155 |
Russian strike fighter, known for action in Syrian Civil War, optimized for all-weather, precision ground-attack and aerial combat roles. |
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 | Su-35 Flanker-E |  |
Sukhoi | 151 |
Russian multirole fighter, heralded from the late Cold War era, extensively deployed for air superiority and ground attack missions. |
| 🇷🇺 | Su-37 Super Flanker |  |
Sukhoi | 1 |
Russian multirole fighter, operational from mid-1990s, renowned for supermaneuverability and not largely distributed outside experimental use. |
| 🇷🇺 | Su-47 "Berkut" Firkin |  |
Sukhoi | 1 |
Russian experimental supersonic fighter jet, designed in the late 20th century, yet never deployed to operational service. |
| 🇺🇸 | T-6 Texan II |  |
Beechcraft | 850 |
American turboprop trainer, widely deployed worldwide since the late 20th century for pilot instructing and light attack roles. |
| 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 | Typhoon |  |
Eurofighter | 589 |
European multirole fighter, renowned for service in multinational military operations since late 20th century, noted for superior air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. |
| 🇸🇮 | Virus SW80 |  |
Pipistrel | 1000 |
Slovenian two-seat light aircraft, introduced in the late 1990s, utilized for training, surveillance, and recreational flight operations. |
| 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 | X-31 EFM Vector |  |
Rockwell/MBB | 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 | 2 |
American stealth fighter, developed in the late 1980s, untouched by combat, rival to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. |
| 🇷🇺 | Yak-130 Mitten |  |
Yakovlev | 186 |
Russian advanced trainer and combat aircraft, widely deployed in various countries and known for its aerobatic capabilities. |
| 🇨🇳 | Z-11 |  |
Changhe | 46 |
Chinese light utility helicopter, designed in the 1980s, significant for civilian, paramilitary and military usage. |