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A U.S Air Force F-35A. This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States.. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962 Air Force, pre-1962 Navy, and undesignated military aircraft.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 43 [25] For training. [25] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: McDonnell Douglas / Northrop Grumman / Boeing USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 1999 549 [25] 76 on order [25] The Navy plans to divest 5 F/A-18F variants in FY2025. [99] F-35C Lightning II: Lockheed Martin USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter aircraft: Manned ...
References CAB CAB GY-20 Cab two-seat cabin monoplane CAB GY-30 Supercab two-seat cabin monoplane CAMS CAMS 37 single-engine airmail flying boat CAMS 51 twin-engine airmail and passenger flying boat CAMS 53 twin-engine airmail and passenger flying boat CAMS 56 twin-engine airmail and passenger flying boat CAMS 58 twin-engine airmail and passenger flying boat CAMS 161 four-engine airliner ...
First civil aircraft with a nose wheel landing gear. Several changes in manufacturer. Bell 47: C helicopter 5,600 United States: 1946 1974 Produced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19: M: Jet fighter 5,500 [67] Soviet Union: 1954: 1968
The North American F-86 Sabre was a post-war jet fighter that entered service with the United States Air Force in 1949 and was retired from active duty by Bolivia in 1994. F-86s were licence-built in Italy by Fiat Aviazione and in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ; while variants were produced in Australia as the CAC CA-27 Sabre and in ...
The following reference sources, among many others, have been used to compile this list: Cheesman, E. F., ed. (1960). Fighter Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War.