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This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962 Air Force, pre-1962 Navy, and undesignated military aircraft. An F-16 Fighting Falcon (left), P-51D Mustang (bottom), F-86 Sabre (top), and F-22 Raptor (right) fly in formation; Heritage Flight over Davis-Monthan AFB
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The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.
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 [citation needed] 43 [25] For training. [25] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: McDonnell Douglas / Northrop Grumman / Boeing USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 1999 [citation needed] 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 ...
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.
LTV built and delivered the 1,219th (and last) US Navy Crusader to VF-124 at NAS Miramar on 3 September 1964. [1] The last active duty US Navy Crusader fighter variants were retired from VF-191 and VF-194 aboard Oriskany in 1976 after almost two decades of service, setting a first for a Navy fighter. [citation needed]
The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the ...