US Air Force

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United States Total Air Force Capabilities

SMR Grade AZ+

Air Force Rank 1st

Technology Generations 

Combat Aircraft 

6th Gen Fighters 2

5th Gen Fighters 827

4.5 Gen Fighters 639

4+ Gen Fighters 2,132 (21)

4th Gen Fighters 260 (696)

3rd Gen Fighters 111 (161)

2nd Gen Fighters 2 (5)

1st Gen Fighters 20

5th Gen Attack Aircraft 649

4th Gen Attack Aircraft 834 (123)

3rd Gen Attack Aircraft 224 (250)

2nd Gen Attack Aircraft 16 (369)

Gen 0 Attack Aircraft 13

Special Type Aircraft 

1st Gen AEW&C Aircraft (28)

2nd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 11 (55)

3rd Gen AEW&C Aircraft 104 / 1

2nd Gen AGS&C Aircraft 52 (20)

3rd Gen AGS&C Aircraft 30

4th Gen ASW Aircraft 383 

3rd Gen ASW Aircraft 257 (258)

2nd Gen ASW Aircraft (158)

5th Gen ECM Fighters 153 / 788

4th Gen ECM Fighters / 1,028 (30)

3rd Gen ECM Fighters / 2,132 (28)

2nd Gen ECM Fighters (49)

5th Gen ELINT Aircraft 5

4th Gen ELINT Aircraft 103 / 1,402 

3rd Gen ELINT Aircraft 192 / 322 (10)

2nd Gen ELINT Aircraft (11)

4th Gen Recon Aircraft 94 / 1,095

3rd Gen Recon Aircraft 465 / 47

Minesweeping Aircraft 83

CC6 Aircraft 6 (2)

CC5 Aircraft 26

CC4 Aircraft 13 / 21

CC3 Aircraft 83 / 152

CC2 Aircraft 40 / 723

CC1 Aircraft / 1029

Specialist Aircraft 62

Bombers 

3rd Gen Strategic Bombers 72 

2nd Gen Strategic Bombers (151)

3rd Gen Supersonic Bombers 62 (8)

1st Gen Supersonic Bombers (8)

1st Gen Stealth Strategic Bombers 18 (1)

2nd Gen Stealth Strategic Bombers 3

Logistical Aircraft 

2nd Gen Transports 242 (277)

3rd Gen Transports 1,212 (19)

4th Gen Transports 73 (96)

5th Gen Transports 748

4th Gen Helicopters 1,102

3rd Gen Helicopters 2,031 (114)

2nd Gen Helicopters 285 (148)

1st Gen Helicopters (91)

4th Gen Tiltrotors 370

Trainers 1,499 (183)

Tankers 568 (205)

Drones

Unmanned Stealth Bombers 5

Unmanned Stealth Tankers 2

Unmanned EW Aircraft 7

Unmanned AGS Aircraft 54

Stealth UCAVs 12

Stealth Recon UAVs 26

UCAVs 534 (170)

Recon UAVs 1,674

Small Drones

Small Recon UAVs 21,735

Composition 

Air Force 

Fighter Pilots 5,000 / 2600

Attack Pilots 1,600 / 1800

Helicopter Pilots 11,000 / 14,000

AEW&C Operators 2,500 / 430

ASW Operators 5,600 / 1200

AGS Operators 840 / 160

EW Operators 2,400 / 360

Recon Operators 2,900 / 770

Transport Pilots 18,800 / 20,200

C2 Operators 5,500 / 900

Bomber Pilots 750 

Drone Pilots 1600 

Logistics Crew 362,900 / 151,400

Specialist 

Cyber warfare 1,000

C4ISR 14,000

Intelligence 854,000

Stocks

Fighters 

1st Generation Fighter Jets 

Hawker Hunter 20x

2nd Generation Fighter Jets 

L-39C 2x

F-21A 6x

F-4A (5)

3rd Generation Fighter Jets

Mirage F1B 62x

MiG-21bis 25x

F-4C (36)

F-4D (18)

F-4E (15)

F-4J (7)

F-4N (9)

F-5E (7)

4th Generation Fighter Jets 

F-4S (69)

F-14A (54)

F-14B (17)

F-15A (92)

F-15B (12)

F-15C (154)

F-16A 57x (155)

F-16B (28)

F-16C (136)

F-16D (21)

F/A-18A (67)

F/A-18B (9)

F-5E+ 43x 

L-159E 23x

AV-8B+ 99x 

Mirage F1M 20x

Cheetah E 12x

4+ Generation Fighter Jets 

F/A-18C 144x 3rd Gen ECM (7)

F/A-18D 40x 3rd Gen ECM 

F/A-18E 80x 3rd Gen ECM

F-16C++ 512x 3rd Gen ECM

F-16C-CCIP 801x 3rd Gen ECM

F-16D-CCIP 116x 3rd Gen ECM 

F-15C-PASS 271x 3rd Gen ECM 

F-15D-PASS 48x 3rd Gen ECM 

F-15E 120x 3rd Gen ECM

F-14D (19)

4.5 Generation Fighter Jets 

F-15EX 17x 5th Gen ECM CC1

F-15E-PAWS 99x 5th Gen ECM CC1

F/A-18C+ 30x 4th Gen ECM CC1 

F/A-18E Block II 343x 4th Gen ECM CC1 

F/A-18F Block II 110x 4th Gen ECM CC1 

F/A-18E Block III 20x 5th Gen ECM CC1

F/A-18F Block III 20x 5th Gen ECM CC1

5th Generation Fighter Jets

F-35A 410x 5th Gen ECM 4th Recon CC2

F-35B 170x 5th Gen ECM 4th Recon CC2

F-35C 60x 5th Gen ECM 4th Gen Recon CC2

F-22A 187x 4th Gen ECM CC1

6th Generation Fighter Jets 

F-47 2x 5th Gen ECM 4th Gen Recon 3rd Gen AEW CC3

5th Generation Attack Aircraft 

AH-64E 620x 4th Gen ECM

AC-130J 29x 4th Gen ECM

4th Generation Attack Aircraft 

A-10C 358x (83) 4th Gen ECM 

AH-1Z 189x 4th Gen ECM 

AH-64D 232x (40) 3rd Gen ECM 

MH-60L DAP 35x

3rd Generation Attack Aircraft 

Mi-24D 1x

MH-6M 47x (Recon)

UH-1Y 148x

F-117A 28x (30) 3rd Gen ECM

F-111D (18)

F-111F (8)

AH-1F (58)

AH-1J (64)

AH-1W (100)

AV-8B (20)

AV-8C (16)

A-7E TRAM (28)

A-10A (81)

2nd Generation Attack Aircraft 

AC-130A (36)

AC-119G (1)

A-29C 3x

A-4K 13x

A-7A (7)

A-7B (18)

A-7C (7)

A-7D (69)

AH-1S (39)

AH-1G (12)

O-2A (7)

Generation 0 Attack Aircraft 

T-34 13x

F-47

F-35 Block 4

F-22A 

F-35A 

F-35B

F-35C

F-15EX

F/A-18 Block III 

F/A-18F

F/A-18E 

F-16C-CCIP 

F-16D-CCIP 

F/A-18C+

F-15E-PAWS 

F-15E

F/A-18C 

Mirage F1M 

L-159E

AV-8B+

F-15D

F-15C

F-21A

F-5E

Cheetah E 

Mirage F1B 

MiG-21bis

L-39C

Hawker Hunter 

A-10C

AC-130J

F-117A

A-4K

T-34

A-29C

AH-64E 

AH-1Z 

AH-64D

MH-60L DAP 

UH-1Y 

MH-6M

Mi-24D

Bombers

2nd Generation Strategic Bombers 

B-36J (3)

B-47E (21)

B-52B (5)

B-52D (23)

B-52G (88)

B-52H (11)

3rd Generation Strategic Bombers

B-52H+ Stratofortress 72x 3rd Gen ECM

3rd Generation Supersonic Strategic Bombers

B-1B-IBS Lancer 62x CC1 4th Gen ECM

2nd Generation Supersonic Strategic Bombers

B-1B (8)

1st Generation Supersonic Strategic Bombers 

B-58A (8)

1st Generation Stealth Strategic Bombers

B-2 Spirit 18x 3rd Gen ECM (1) CC1

2nd Generation Stealth Strategic Bombers

B-21 Raider 3x CC2 5th Gen ECM

B-21

B-2

B-1B-IBS 

B-52H+

1st Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft 

EC-121D (7)

EC-121K (5)

E-1B (5)

E-1A (11)

2nd Generation Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft

P-3 AEW 11x CC3

EC-130V (1)

EC-137D (2)

E-2B (4)

E-2C (32)

E-3A (3)

E-3B (3)

3rd Generation Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft

E-2D 83x CC3 4th Gen ECM 

E-3G 21x CC4 4th Gen ECM (10)

3rd Generation Airborne Ground Surveillance and Control Aircraft 

P-3C LSRS 20x CC2 4th Gen ECM 

P-8A AAS 10x CC2 5th Gen ECM 

2nd Generation Airborne Ground Surveillance and Control Aircraft 

E-9A 9x CC1

E-8C (20)

TARS 11x

OC-135B 2x CC1

U-2S 30x

4th Generation Reconnaissance Aircraft 

EMARSS-G 8x

EMARSS-V 5x

HC-130J 26x CC3

HC-27J 11x CC3

HC-144A 18x CC3

HC-144B 3x CC3

MH-60K 23x

3rd Generation Reconnaissance Aircraft

T606H 8x

SDIS 120x

ARCHER 16x

HC-130 53x CC2

HC-130P 2x

HH-60H 106x

HH-60J 42x

MH-65E 3x

MH-65D 102x

MH-65 30x

RB-57F 3x

Firebird 1x

4th Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft  

CN-235 MPA 5x

P-8A 108x 4th Gen ECM 

MH-60R 270x 4th Gen ECM 

3rd Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

SH-60B 181x

SH-60F 76x

S-3B (109)

P-3C (146)

2nd Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

P-2H (12)

P-2V (15)

P-3A (54)

P-3B (4)

SH-2F (26)

SH-3H (22)

CH-34A (3)

UH-34C (7)

UH-34D (15)

Ariel Minesweeping Helicopters

MH-53E 29x

MH-60S 54x Recon CC1

Command and Control Level 6 Aircraft 

VC-25A 2x

VC-137C (2)

E-4B 4x

Command and Control Level 5 Aircraft 

C-32A 4x

C-32B 2x

C-40B 4x

E-6B 16x

Command and Control Level 4 Aircraft 

E-11A 7x

C-40C 6x

Command and Control Level 3 Aircraft 

C-26B 29x 

C-12J 3x

C-20H 1x

C-27J 7x

C-21A 26x 

C-37A 17x

Command and Control Level 2 Aircraft 

EH-60L 40x

Specialist Aircraft

WC-135C 2x

WC-130J 10x

MC-130W 12x

MC-130J 37x

AL-1A 1x

2nd Generation Electronic Signals intelligence Aircraft 

EB-57B (11]

3rd Generation Electronic Signals intelligence Aircraft 

EP-3E ARIES II 12x

EC-130H 12x

EO-5C 18x

EC-130E (2)

ES-3A (1)

RO-6A 13x

RC-135W 9x CC1

RC-135V 8x CC1

RC-12X 82x

RC-26B 11x

RC-135J 22x

RC-135S 3x

RC-135U 2x

RC-12N (7)

4th Generation Electronic Signals intelligence Aircraft 

EMARSS-S 4x

EMARSS-M 8x

EC-130J 7x

MC-12W 40x CC1

RC-12X+ 19x

U-28 23x

CL-600A 2x

5th Generation Electronic Signals intelligence Aircraft 

EA-37B 5x

2nd Generation Electronic Countermeasure Fighter Jets 

EA-6A (40)

EP-3E (9)

3rd Generation Electronic Countermeasure Fighter Jets 

EF-111A (4)

EA-6B (24)

4th Generation Electronic Countermeasure Fighter Jets 

EA-6B ICAP (30)

5th Generation Electronic Countermeasure Fighter Jets 

EA-18NG 153x

Drone Motherships 

DC-130 1x

E-2D

E-3G 

P-3 AEW

P-8A AAS

P-3C LSRS

Aerial Refuelling Tankers

KC-135 377x (131)

KC-10 20x (46)

KC-46 72x

KC-130 76x (27)

KC-130J 57x

Il-78 (1)

Trainer Aircraft

G120TP 4x

T-6A 700x

T-6B 37x

T-7A 2x

T-37B (41)

T-38A (102)

T-38B (40)

T-38C 538x 

T-45 189x

T-53A 25x

TH-1 38x

TH-55A 115x

M-7 3x

2nd Generation Transport Planes

C-130 162x (168)

C-135 3x (8)

C-182 44x (42)

C-2 33x

C-5A (57) 

3rd Generation Transport Planes

Cessna 172 194x

Cessna 182 292x

Cessna 185 3x

Cessna 206 38x

C-12 173x

C-137 (19)

UV-18 4x

DHC-8 18x

B1900 7x

B-737 4x

B-747 168x

B-707 100x

DC-10 45x

DC-8 100x

L-1011 47x

4th Generation Transport Planes

C-145A 5x

C-200G 4x

U-27A 14x

UC-35 10x

T-1A 180x

MD-80 (44)

T-1A (52)

5th Generation Transport Planes

C-5M 52x

C-130J 199x

C-17 258x 

C-40 37x 

C-41A 5x

4th Generation Helicopters

UH-60M 242x

UH-72 470x 

VH-3D 11x

VH-60N 8x

VH-92 1x

MH-47G 61x

CH-47F 101x

TH-73 3x

AW119 89x

AW139 10x

AS350 47x

SB-1 1x

EC-120 50x

EC-145 2x

B-429 4x

B-407 6x

3rd Generation Helicopters

UH-60A 897x (114)

UH-60L 574x 

UH-1H-II 168x

S-76 50x

CH-47D 449x

B412 11x

MD500 7x

MH90 10x

Mi-17 10x

Mi-171 1x

2nd Generation Helicopters

UH-1N 108x (90)

UH-1H 29x

B206 125x

CH-46E 23x (58)

1st Generation Helicopters

H-19 (91)

4th Generation Tiltrotors

AW609 1x

CMV-22B 27x

CV-22B 52x

MV-22 289x

V-280 1x

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Reaper 268x

Gray Eagle 204x

Predator 31x (140)

Fire Scout-B (30)

Mojave 1x

Unmanned Stealth Bombers 

X-47B 2x

X-45A 2x

X-45C 3x

Phantom Ray 1x

Unmanned Stealth Fighters 

YFQ-42 2x 

Stealth Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Avenger 9x

Valkyrie 3x

Stealth Unmanned Aerial Refuelling Tankers

Stingray 3x 

Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

RQ-1 281x

RQ-2 35x

RQ-7A 550x

RQ-7B 236x

RQ-21A 436x

CQ-10A 28x

BQM-34A 200x

BQM-34S 100x

BQM-34-53 5x

Fire Scout-C 38x

Arcturus T-20 40x

Unmanned Aerial Ground Surveillance Aircraft 

RQ-4A 16x

RQ-4B 10x

MQ-4C 30x

Unmanned Electronic Warfare Aircraft

EQ-4B 7x

Stealth Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

RQ-170 25x

RQ-180 1x

Tactical Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles

RQ-11A 8,000x 

RQ-11B 8,000x

RQ-12A 1,000x

RQ-14 1,000x

MQ-19 300x

MQ-27B 1,300x

RQ-20 900x

RQ-21 25x

PD-100 300x

Phantom 800x

Orbiter-4 110x

Loitering Munition Drones

Switchblade 5,000x

XPV-1 15x

Coyote 1,000x

ALTIUS-600M 800x

Ghost 3,000x

Aircraft in Permanent Storage 

Capabilities of Aircraft and Drones 

Offensive Capabilities

100mm+ Guns 29

30mm+ Guns 1,471

20mm+ Guns 4,101

7.62mm+ Guns 413

Hardpoints 68,045

Ordinance Capacity 50,203,088 kg

Munition Drones 9,815

Passive Capabilities 

5th Generation Radars 2,595

4th Generation Radars 1,094

3rd Generation Radars 161

2nd Generation Radars 109

Fighter Radar Detection Range Coverage 1,127,820 km²

Fighter Radar Track Range Coverage 490,382 km²

Fighter Radar Total Targets Tracked 157,800

Fighter Radar Total Targets Engaged 71,868

CC6 Systems 6

CC5 Systems 26

CC4 Systems 34

CC3 Systems 225

CC2 Systems 763

CC1 Systems 1029

ECM Systems 5,257

AEW&C Coverage 58,471 km²

AGS Coverage 31,260 km²

Technology Generations 

Infrared Homing ATA Missiles 4th Gen 

Radar Homing ATA Missiles 4th Gen

Optically Guided Munitions 3rd Gen 

Anti Tank Guided Missiles 5th Gen 

Land Attack Missiles 4th Gen 

Anti Radiation Missiles 3rd Gen 

Anti Ship Missiles 4th Gen 

Bunker Buster 3rd Gen 

Laser Guided Munitions 3rd Gen 

Stealth Cruise Missiles 4th Gen 

Satellite guided Munitions 

APKWS guided rocket converter kit

JDAM guided bomb converter kit

Logistical Abilities

Transports 2,306

Rotorcraft 4,608

Tankers 568 

Trainers 2,026

Airports 10,211 

Heliports 6,104 

Flight Schools 1,033

Aircraft Carriers 22

Maintenance Capabilities

Aircraft Technicians 312,890

Air Force Engineers ~170,000

Air & Space Force Bases 107

Production Capabilities

Production 

Aircraft Producers 1,408

Global Aircraft Manufacturing 38.3%

Max Capacity per Year 

Fighters ~300 

Planes ~400 

Rotorcraft ~400

Stealth Bombers ~4

Drones ~200

Munition Drones ~120,000

Upgrades ~700

Aircraft Produced 

F-35

F-16V

F-15EX

B-21

E-7A

P-8A

C-17

C-130J

C-5

AH-64E

AH-1Z

HC-144B 

B429 

B407 

UH-72 

Aircraft Upgraded

F-35A Block 3 > F-35 Block 4

F/A-18E Block II > F/A-18E Block III 

F-16C Block 52+ > F-16C Block 70

F-16C Block 30 > F-16C Block 52+/60

F-16A > F-16C Block 52

AH-64D > AH-64E

UH-60L > UH-60M

UH-60A > UH-60M

HC-144A > HC-144B

Number and Variety of Aircraft and Drones

Aircraft 

Stealth Attackers 640

Stealth Air Superiority Fighters 189

Stealth Attack Aircraft 28

Stealth Strategic Bombers 21

Air Defence Fighters 319

Fighters 45

MultiRole Aircraft 2,620

Light Combat Aircraft 68

Ground Attack Aircraft 1,943

AEW&C Aircraft 115 / 1

AGS&C Aircraft 82 

ASW Aircraft 640 

ECM Fighters 153 / 3,948

ELINT Aircraft 300 / 1,724

Recon Aircraft 559 / 1,044

CC6 Aircraft 6

CC5 Aircraft 26

CC4 Aircraft 13 / 21

CC3 Aircraft 83 / 152

CC2 Aircraft 40 / 723

CC1 Aircraft / 1029

Specialist Aircraft 62

Strategic Bombers 72

Supersonic Bombers 62

Specialist Aircraft 61 

Minesweeping Aircraft 83

Drones

Unmanned Stealth Tankers 2

Unmanned EW Aircraft 7

Unmanned AGS Aircraft 54

Stealth Loyal Wingmen 5

Stealth UCAVs 12

Stealth Recon UAVs 26

UCAVs 534

Recon UAVs 1,674

Small Drones

Small Recon UAVs 21,735

Personnel

Air Force 321,848

Air Force Reserve 68,927

Air National Guard 105,104

Naval Aviation ~1,400

Total Number of Aircraft 8,259

Total Number of Drones 1,669

Total Number of Small Drones 21,735

Total Number of Personnel 497,279

Total Variety 33