Air Forces comparison: United States vs North Korea
🇺🇸 United States Air Force
| Official Name | United States Air Force |
| Local Name | US Air Force |
| Active aircraft | 13043 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 3435 |
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🇰🇵 Korean People's Army Air Force
| Official Name | Korean People's Army Air Force |
| Local Name | 공군 (Gonggun) |
| Active aircraft | 861 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 0 |
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🇺🇸 United States aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
Combat
|
3308 | |
Bomber
|
135 | |
Helicopter
|
5496 | |
Training
|
1566 | |
Transport
|
1522 | |
UAV
|
0 | |
Other
|
1016 | |
🇰🇵 North Korean aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
|
Combat
|
575 | |
|
Bomber
|
80 | |
|
Helicopter
|
205 | |
|
Training
|
0 | |
|
Transport
|
1 | |
|
UAV
|
0 | |
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Other
|
0 | |