Liste der aktiven Luftfahrzeuge der US-Streitkräfte
Die Liste der aktiven Luftfahrzeuge der US-Streitkräfte führt alle derzeit im Dienst befindlichen Typen von Luftfahrzeuge auf, die von einer der sechs Teilstreitkräften gegenwärtig genutzt werden.
Air Force
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[1][Anm. 1] | Bestellt | Anmerkung |
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Flugzeuge | ||||||
A-10 Thunderbolt II | Erdkampfflugzeug | A-10C | 284 | |||
AC-130 Spectre | Gunship | AC-130J AC-130U/W | 17 11 | |||
B-1 Lancer | Strategischer Bomber | B-1B | 43 | |||
B-2 Spirit | Strategischer Bomber | B-2A | 20[2] | |||
B-21 Raider | Strategischer Bomber | 0 | Es sind bis zu 100 Exemplare geplant. | |||
B-52 Stratofortress | Strategischer Bomber | B-52H | 72 | |||
C-5 Galaxy | Strategischer Transporter | C-5M | 52 | |||
C-12 Huron | Transportflugzeug Aufklärungsflugzeug | C-12 C-12J MC-12W | 23 3 40 | |||
C-17 Globemaster III | Strategischer Transporter | C-17A | 228 | |||
C-20 | Geschäftsreiseflugzeug | C-20H | 1 | |||
C-21 | Geschäftsreiseflugzeug | C-21A | 19 | |||
C-27 | Transportflugzeug | C-27A | 2 | |||
C-32 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | C-32B | 4 | |||
C-130 Hercules | Taktisches Transportflugzeug | C-130H C-130J | 180 163 | 8 | Die Anschaffung von 27 weiteren C-130 J ist geplant. | |
C-145 | Transportflugzeug | C-145A | 5 | |||
C-146 | Transportflugzeug | C-146 | 20 | |||
CN-235 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | 5 | ||||
E-3 Sentry | AWACS-Luftaufklärer | E-3B E-3C E-3G | 31 | |||
E-4 Nightwatch | Kommandoflugzeug | E-4B | 4 | |||
E-8 Joint STARS | Kommandoflugzeug Schulflugzeug | E-8C | 16 1 | |||
E-9 Widget | Aufklärungsflugzeug | E-9A | 8 | |||
E-11 | Kommunikationsflugzeug | E-11A | 5 | 6 | ||
EC-37 | (c) Wo st 01 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de | Elektronisches Aufklärungsflugzeug | EC-37B | 0 | 3 | Die Anschaffung von 7 weiteren Flugzeugen ist geplant. |
EC-130 Compass Call | EW-Flugzeug | EC-130H EC-130J | 12 7 | |||
F-15 Eagle | Luftüberlegenheitsjäger Schulflugzeug | F-15C F-15D F-15E F-15EX | 454 | 6 | Weitere 136 Exemplare geplant. | |
F-16 Fighting Falcon | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F-16C F-16D | 780 150 | |||
F-22 Raptor | Luftüberlegenheitsjäger | F-22A | 178 | |||
F-35 Lightning II | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F-35A | 153 112 | Die Anschaffung von 1.464 Maschinen ist geplant. | ||
F-117 Nighthawk | Schulflugzeug | F-117A | 4 | |||
HC-130 Combat King II | SAR-Flugzeug | HC-130J | 38 | 1 | 8 weitere Flugzeuge sind geplant. | |
HU-25 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | HU-25 | 2 | |||
J-PAG | Schulflugzeug | 3 | Wird zusammen mit einer privaten Firma betrieben. | |||
KC-10 Extender | Tankflugzeug | 51 | ||||
KC-46 Pegasus | (c) Ken Fielding/https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding, CC BY-SA 3.0 | Tankflugzeug | KC-46A | 48 | 42 | 81 weitere Maschinen sind geplant. |
KC-135 Stratotanker | Tankflugzeug | KC-135R KC-135T | 394 | |||
MC-130 Combat Talon | Tankflugzeug | MC-130H | 12 | |||
MC-130 Commando II | Tankflugzeug | MC-130J | 52 | 3 | Die Anschaffung von 13 weiteren Exemplaren ist geplant. | |
RC-26 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | RC-26B | 11 | |||
RC-135 | Elektronisches Aufklärungsflugzeug Schulflugzeug | RC-135S/U/V/W TC-135S/W | 22 3 | |||
T-1 Jayhawk | (c) BQZip01, CC BY-SA 3.0 | Schulflugzeug | T-1A | 178 | ||
T-6 Texan II | Schulflugzeug | AT-6 T-6A | 2 444 | |||
T-7 Red Hawk | Schulflugzeug | T-7A | 0 | Die Anschaffung von 351 Maschinen ist geplant. Die Version soll die T-38 ersetzen. | ||
T-38 Talon | Schulflugzeug | T-38A T-38C | 499 | |||
T-53 | Schulflugzeug | T-53A | 25 | |||
U-2 Dragon Lady | Höhenaufklärer Schulflugzeug | U-2S TU-2S | 26 4 | Zwei U-2S Maschinen der Air Force werden gegenwärtig von der NASA unter der Typenbezeichnung ER-2 genutzt.[3] | ||
U-28 | Mehrzweckflugzeug | U-28A | 44 | |||
UV-18 Twin Otter | Mehrzweckflugzeug | U-18B | 1 | |||
VC-25 | VIP-Transportflugzeug | VC-25A | 2[4] | Muster wird als „Air Force One“ benutzt. | ||
WC-130 Weatherbird | Wetterflugzeug | WC-130J | 10 | In der Reserve.[5] | ||
WC-135 Constant Phoenix | Wetterflugzeug | WC-135 | 2[6] | |||
Unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge | ||||||
MQ-9 Reaper | Kampfdrohne | MQ-9A | 210 | [7] | ||
RQ-4 Global Hawk | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-4B | 30 | [7] | ||
RQ-170 Sentinel | Aufklärungsdrohne | ca. 10 | [7] | |||
RQ-180 | Aufklärungsdrohne | ca. 7 | [7] | |||
Hubschrauber | ||||||
CV-22 Osprey | VTOL-Transporter | 51 | 2 | |||
HH-60 Pave Hawk | SAR-Helikopter | HH-60G HH-60U HH-60W MH-60G | 99 | 20 | 91 weitere geplant. | |
MH-139 | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | 1 | Die Anschaffung von 79 Exemplaren ist geplant. | |||
Mi-8 | Mehrzweckhubschrauber Transporthubschrauber | Mi-171 | 1 | |||
UH-1 Iroquois | Schulungshubschrauber Mehrzweckhubschrauber | UH-1H UH-1N | 38 64 |
Army
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[1] | Bestellt | Anmerkung |
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Flugzeuge | ||||||
C-12 Huron | Transportflugzeug Aufklärungsflugzeug | C-12 MC/RC-12 | 95 85 | |||
C-12J | Transportflugzeug | C-12J | 3 | |||
C-20 | Transportflugzeug | C-20H | 1 | |||
C-26 Metroliner | Transportflugzeug | C-26E | 12 | |||
CAE USA CAE USA | Schulflugzeug | 6 11 | Werden zusammen mit CAE betrieben. | |||
EO-5 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | EO-5C | 3 | Die Maschinen wurde ursprünglich unter der Typenbezeichnung RC-7B geführt. | ||
RO-6 | Aufklärungsflugzeug | 11 | ||||
T-6 Texan | Schulflugzeug | T-6D | 4 | |||
TO-5 | Schulflugzeug | TO-5C | 1 | |||
UC-35 | Mehrzweckflugzeug | UC-35 | 28 | |||
Unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge | ||||||
MQ-1 Grey Eagle | Aufklärungsdrohne | MQ-1C | ca. 180 | [7] | ||
RQ-7 Shadow | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-7B | 236 | [7] | ||
Hubschrauber | ||||||
AH-64 Apache | Kampfhubschrauber | AH-64D AH-64E | 819 | 22 | ||
CH-47 Chinook | Transporthubschrauber Mehrzweckhubschrauber | CH-47D CH-47F MH-47G | 509 | 22 | Einige Maschinen werden auch vom US Special Operations Command genutzt. | |
UH-60 Black Hawk | Mehrzweckhubschrauber EW-Hubschrauber | EH-60 HH-60 MH-60 UH-60 | 2.262 | 204 | Weitere 129 Exemplare sind geplant. Einige Maschinen werden auch vom US Special Operations Command genutzt. | |
H-125 | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | 1 | ||||
Mi-8 | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | Mi-17 | 10 | |||
Mi-24 | Schulungshubschrauber | Mi-24 | 1 | |||
UH-1 Iroquois | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | UH-1H | 29 | |||
UH-72 Lakota | Mehrzweckhubschrauber Schulungshubschrauber | UH-72A/B | 372 87 | 47 |
Coast Guard
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[7] | Bestellt | Anmerkung |
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Flugzeuge | ||||||
C-27J Spartan | Transportflugzeug | 14 | ||||
C-37 | Geschäftsreiseflugzeug | C-37A | 2 | |||
HC-130 Hercules | SAR-Flugzeug | HC-130H HC-130J | 11 13 | |||
HC-144 Ocean Sentry | SAR-Flugzeug | HC-144A HC-144B | 10 8 | |||
Hubschrauber | ||||||
MH-60 Jayhawk | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | MH-60T | 44 | |||
HH-65 Dolphin | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | MH-65C HM-65D | 102 |
Marine Corps
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[1] | Bestellt | Anmerkung |
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Flugzeuge | ||||||
AV-8 Harrier II | VTOL-Kampfflugzeug | AV-8B | 87 | |||
C-20 | Transportflugzeug | C-20G | 1 | |||
F-5 Freedom Fighter | Schulflugzeug | F-5F F-5N | 12 | |||
F/A-18 Hornet | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F/A-18A F/A-18C F/A-18D | 136 | 49 weitere Maschinen des Typs F/A-18B/C/D sind Schulflugzeuge. | ||
F-35 Lightning II | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F-35B F-35C | 85 | 7 | weitere 29 Maschinen sind Schulflugzeuge; 309 weitere sind geplant. | |
KC-130 Harvest Hawk | Tankflugzeug | KC-130J | 60 | 3 | ||
TAV-8 Harrier II | Schulflugzeug | TAV-8B | 12 | |||
UC-12 | Mehrzweckflugzeug | UC-12F | 14 | 2 | ||
UC-35 | Mehrzweckflugzeug | UC-35C UC-35D | 10 | 2 | ||
Unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge | ||||||
MQ-9 Reaper | Kampfdrohne | MQ-9A | 2 | [7] | ||
RQ-21 Blackjack | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-21A | 80 | [7] | ||
Hubschrauber | ||||||
AH-1 Viper | Kampfhubschrauber | AH-1Z | 91 | 105 | 21 weitere sind geplant. | |
CH-53 Sea Stallion | Transporthubschrauber | CH-53E CH-53K | 140 0 | 0 25 | 175 weitere Hubschrauber des Typs CH-53K sind geplant. | |
MV-22 Osprey | VTOL-Mehrzweckflugzeug | MV-22B | 287 | 15 | 20 weitere sind geplant. | |
S-92 | Schulungshubschrauber | S-92 | 1 | |||
T-34 | Schulungshubschrauber | T-34 | 4 | |||
UH-1 Venom | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | UH-1Y | 139 | |||
VH-3 Sea King | VIP-Hubschrauber | VH-3D | 11 | Muster wird als „Marine One“ benutzt.[7] | ||
VH-60 Whitehawk | VIP-Hubschrauber | VH-60N | 8 | [7] | ||
VH-92 | VIP-Hubschrauber | VH-92A | 4 | [7] |
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[1] | Bestellt | Anmerkung |
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Flugzeuge | ||||||
C-2 Greyhound | Transportflugzeug | C-2A | 33 | |||
C-20 | Transportflugzeug | C-20G | 3 | |||
C-26 Metroliner | Schulflugzeug Transport-/Aufklärungsflugzeug | C-26A C-26D | 1 7 | |||
C-38 Courier | Schulflugzeug | C-38A | 2 | |||
C-40 Clipper | Transportflugzeug | C-40A | 17[8] | |||
C-130 Hercules | Transportflugzeug | C-130J C-130T | 1 17 | |||
E-2 Hawkeye | AWACS-Luftaufklärer | E-2C E-2D | 97 | 27 | ||
E-6 Mercury | Kommandoflugzeug | E-6B | 16 | |||
EA-18 Growler | EW-Flugzeug | EA-18G | 153 | |||
EP-3 ARIES II | Elektronische Aufklärung | EP-3E | 12 | |||
F-5 Tiger II | Schulflugzeug | F-5F F-5N | 31 | |||
F-16 Fighting Falcon | Schulflugzeug | F-16A F-16B | 14 | |||
F/A-18 Hornet | Schulflugzeug | F/A-18A F/A-18B F/A-18C F/A-18D | 68 | |||
F/A-18 Super Hornet | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F/A-18E/F | 435 131 | 58 | ||
F-35 Lightning II | Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Schulflugzeug | F-35C | 13 13 | 4 | 221 Exemplare geplant. | |
KC-130 | Tankflugzeug | KC-130T | 10 | |||
NU-1 Otter | Schulflugzeug | NU-1B | 1 | [9] | ||
P-3 Orion | Seefernaufklärer | P-3C | 28 | Muster wird gegenwärtig ausgemustert. | ||
P-8 Poseidon | Seefernaufklärer | P-8A | 112 | 18 | ||
T-6 Texan II | Schulflugzeug | T-6A T-6B T-6C | 293 | 29 | ||
T-34 Mentor | Schulflugzeug | T-34 | 13 | Muster wird gegenwärtig ausgemustert. | ||
T-38 Talon | Schulflugzeug | 10 | ||||
T-44 | Schulflugzeug | T-44A | 56 | |||
T-45 Goshawk | Schulflugzeug | T-45C | 191 | |||
U-6 | Schulflugzeug | U-6A | 2 | |||
UC-12 | Mehrzweckflugzeug | UC-12 | 13 | |||
Unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge | ||||||
MQ-4C Triton | Aufklärungsdrohne | 5 | [7] | |||
MQ-8 Fire Scout | Aufklärungsdrohne | MQ-8B MQ-8C | 20 34 | [7] | ||
RQ-2 Pioneer | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-2B | 35 | [7] | ||
RQ-4 Global Hawk | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-4A | 4 | [7] | ||
RQ-21 Blackjack | Aufklärungsdrohne | RQ-21A | 15 | [7] | ||
Hubschrauber | ||||||
MH-53 Sea Dragon | Mehrzweckhubschrauber | MH-53E | 29 | |||
OH-58 Kiowa | Schulhubschrauber | 3 | ||||
TH-57 Sea Ranger | Schulhubschrauber | 115 | ||||
TH-73 | Schulhubschrauber | TH-73A | 3 | 66 | weitere 62 Maschinen sind geplant. | |
UH-60 Black Hawk | Transporthubschrauber Schulhubschrauber | S-70/MH-60R/S S-70/EH/UH-60A-L | 500 4 | 3 | ||
UH-72 Lakota | Schulhubschrauber | UH-72A | 5 | |||
V-22 Osprey | VTOL-Transporter | CV-22 MV-22 | 12 | 49 |
Space Force
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl | Anmerkung |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flugzeuge | |||||
Boeing X-37 | Experimenteller Raumgleiter[10][11] | X-37B | 2 |
Special Operations Command
Name | Foto | Typ | Version | Anzahl[7] | Anmerkung |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flugzeuge | |||||
C-27J Spartan | Schulflugzeug für Fallschirmspringer | 7 | |||
C-212 Aviocar | Schulflugzeug für Fallschirmspringer | 5 | |||
Unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge | |||||
CQ-10 SnowGoose | Transportdrohne | 28 | |||
MQ-1 Predator | Kampfdrohne | MQ-1C | 24 | ||
XPV-1 Tern | Aufklärungsdrohne | 15 | |||
XPV-2 Mako | Aufklärungsdrohne | 14 | |||
Hubschrauber | |||||
CH-47 Chinook | Transporthubschrauber | MH-47G | Werden zusammen mit der US Army betrieben. | ||
MH-6 Little Bird | Leichter Aufklärungs- und Kampfhubschrauber | AH-6M MH-6M | 51 | [12] | |
UH-60 Black Hawk | Transporthubschrauber | MH-60M | Werden zusammen mit der US Army betrieben. |
Anmerkungen
- ↑ Mit beinhaltet sind auch die Luftfahrzeuge, welche sich in der Reserve oder bei der Air National Guard befinden.
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ a b c d World Air Forces 2022. (PDF) Flight International, abgerufen am 20. März 2022.
- ↑ B-2 Spirit. Abgerufen am 29. August 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Factsheets: U-2S/TU-2S. U.S. Air Force, abgerufen am 22. August 2014 (englisch).
- ↑ Factsheets: VC-25 – Air Force One. U.S. Air Force, Mai 2014, abgerufen am 22. August 2014 (englisch).
- ↑ WC-130 Hercules. US Air force, abgerufen am 27. März 2022.
- ↑ Factsheets: WC-135 Constant Phoenix. U.S. Air Force, abgerufen am 22. August 2014 (englisch).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r International Institute for Strategic Studies (Hrsg.): The Military Balance 2022. 122. Auflage. Taylor & Francis, 2022, ISBN 978-1-03-227900-8, S. 48–63.
- ↑ US Navy Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. 11. Januar 2021, abgerufen am 19. Januar 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ NU-1B Otter. In: America's Navy. 22. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 17. März 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ US Space Force launches the mysterious X-37B space plane. In: defensenews.com. 17. Mai 2020, abgerufen am 9. August 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ The Space Force Is Now in Charge of the Secret X-37B Space Plane. In: military.com. 20. November 2020, abgerufen am 9. August 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ Stavros Atlamazoglou: The 'Ferrari' of US special-operations helicopters may soon be headed out of service. Business Insider, 7. Juli 2021, abgerufen am 21. März 2022 (englisch).
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IRIAF Northrop F-5E Tiger II
A U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler of test and evaluation squadron VX-31 flies over the city of Ridgecrest, California (USA), as it returns to NAWS China Lake at the conclusion of a test mission on the Electronic Combat Range (Echo). The Growler is configured with three ALQ-99 jammer pods and two external fuel tanks. VX-31 tested and evaluated new electronic warfare capabilities and systems for the EA-18G that were developed and refined by the scientists and engineers of NAWC-WD. July 2009.
The first completed U.S. Navy Lockheed EP-3E Aries II conversion aircraft departs from the L-3 Communications modification facility in Waco (Texas , USA). The aircraft is used for electronic intelligence (ELINT). The aircraft is a new version of the P-3C aircraft and was heading to Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River (Maryland, USA), for testing and fleet training on 29 Mar 2006.
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. The MQ-1 is deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom providing interdiction and armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets.
UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter flies a low-level mission over Iraq
PERSIAN GULF (April 16, 2007) - An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15 conducts a mine sweeping exercise. HM 15, deployed in support of operations in the Central Command area of responsibility (AOR), is homeported at Corpus Christi, Texas. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Edward G. Martens (RELEASED)
An air-to-air right side view of a T-34B Mentor aircraft from Training Squadron 5 (VT-5).
Es un plane de Halo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A U.S. Navy Northrop F-5N Tiger II (BuNo 761560, USAF s/n 76-1560, former Swiss J-3035) assigned to Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 "Sundowners" launches from Boca Chica Field of Naval Air Station Key West, Florida (USA).
X-37B bei Rolltests auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base im Oktober 2007
Autor/Urheber: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Ein Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Kennzeichen D-HKMC, mit Außenlast (ein Eisenbahnsignal, das auf der Strecke Darmstadt - Heidelberg bei Bensheim montiert wurde.
The 45th Reconnaissance Squadron's RC-135 Cobra Ball are brought together on the flightline at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. These aircraft are rarely seen in the same place at the same time due to its worldwide reconnaissance missions.
Location: OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA (NE) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
Autor/Urheber: Eric Salard, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 2.0
MSN M3774 Boeing MH-47G Chinook (414) US ARMY
PAE AIRPORTA flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of an Italian TAV-8B Harrier II aircraft aboard the Italian navy's aircraft carrier GUISEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551) as the aircraft takes part in vertical short takeoff and landing operations. The Italian vessel is taking part in the joint exercise Dragon Hammer '92. /Service Depicted: Other Service / Operation / Series: DRAGON HAMMER `92
A T-45A Goshawk executes a turning rejoin during a recent formation flight over South Texas. The T-45 is a twin-seat, single-engine jet trainer and is the only aircraft in the Navy's inventory used specifically for training pilots to land aboard aircraft carriers.
A U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) conducts a touch and go landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in the Pacific Ocean. The F-35C was conducting initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks.
The U.S. Navy’s newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, touches down at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), on 12 April 2010. The first test aircraft, known as T1, flew from the Boeing facilities in Seattle to NAS Pax River to continue flight testing.
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Ein Gulfstream G550 der NetJets landet auf dem Flughafen Frankfurt
Autor/Urheber: USASOC News Service, Lizenz: CC BY 2.0
A U.S. Army helicopter crew assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) makes final adjustments as they land a MH-60 helicopter on the drop zone April 16 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., in support of Special Operations Command South in order to conduct a rotary-wing airborne operation. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs/ Released)
A Florida Air National Guard C-26B Metroliner aircraft sits at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Jacksonville International Airport, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2005. Location: JACKSONVILLE IAP, FLORIDA (FL) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (BuNo 163777) of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) "Blue Diamonds" conducts a combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft was sporting a new "patriotic" paint scheme and is armed with a 227 kg GBU-12 laser-guided bomb, AIM-7 "Sparrow" medium range and AIM-9M "Sidewinder" short range air-to-air missiles. VFA-146 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 12 November 2001 to 28 May 2002.
UH-1Y Huey helicopter landing on ship
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Die G 120TP vor den Betriebshallen der Firma Grob Aircraft
An AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter from 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, based at Forward Operating Base Speicher, Iraq.
Autor/Urheber: Alan Radecki Akradecki, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
U.S. Army DeHavilland Dash 7 (RC-7A) (N158CL) operated in the Airborne Reconnaissance Low program, seen here at the Mojave Airport.
An en:EC-130H Compass Call flies a training mission over Lake Mead, Ariz. Compass Call is the designation for a modified version of the C-130 Hercules aircraft configured to perform tactical command, control and communications countermeasures. Specifically, the modified aircraft uses noise jamming to prevent communication or degrade the transfer of information essential to command and control of weapon systems and other resources. Modifications to the aircraft include an electronic countermeasures system, air refueling capability and associated navigation and communications systems.
A Florida Air National Guard C-26B Metroliner aircraft takes off from the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Jacksonville International Airport, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2005.
Boeing C-32 (757-200). It is used to transport the vice president of the United States.
Autor/Urheber: Der ursprünglich hochladende Benutzer war Enigmasoldier in der Wikipedia auf Englisch, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Picture of the shadow I took in Ft Lewis, WA and edited in the gimp
Alenia C-27J Spartan
Casa CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force (identifier T-19B-06 and 35-24) taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.
Photographed by Adrian Pingstone on July 17th 2006 and released to the public domain.A U.S. Air Force Beech C-12F Huron (s/n 84-0143) in flight.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2011) Lt. Col. Fred Schenk lifts an F-35B Lightning II off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The F-35B is the Marine Corps Joint Strike Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. The aircraft is undergoing testing aboard Wasp. (U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Rivard/Released)
E-9A Widget aircraft 84-048 takes off from Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, during a Combat Archer training exercise. The E-9 Widget, a specialized military version of Bombardier Dash 8, is used as a surveillance platform over the Gulf of Mexico waters providing telemetry and radio relays in support of air-to-air weapons systems evaluations.
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. The trainer is phasing out the aging T-37 fleet throughout Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Richards)
Ein F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter der US Air Force (USAF) fliegt über der Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), während des gemeinsamen Service-Experiments namens Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Das mc02-Experiment wird vom US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) gesponsert und untersucht, wie Effects Based Operations (EBO) einen integrierten gemeinsamen Kontext für die Durchführung schneller, entscheidender Operationen (RDO) bieten kann.
CREECH AFB, Nev. -- A MQ-9 Reaper flies above Creech AFB during a local training mission here. The 42nd Attack Squadron currently operates the MQ-9.
MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS) flies with the BRITE Star II electro-optical/infrared payload using a Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) at Webster Field, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Autor/Urheber: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 2.0
The Snow Goose is a multi-purpose UAV used for the precision cargo delivery. It was originally designed for leaflet dispensing, but can support a variety of missions with its six modular cargo bays and can carry up to 575lbs of cargo including fuel, electronic sensors or broadcasting packages. Equipped with an autonomous guidance system and satellite communications for monitoring and controlling flights from a remote ground control station, the Snow Goose uses a collapsible parafoil for lift (not on display) and a turbocharged Rotax engine for propulsion. The main pod is on display in Hangar 2 at the March Field Air Museum, Riverside, CA, USA.
28-2-2016C-37A Gulfstream V (89th Airlift Wing, Army Jet Det & Naval Air Facility)
Autor/Urheber: Alan Radecki, Lizenz: CC BY 2.5
Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (N113GF) at Meadows Field, Bakersfield, California
The MC-130J, Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft, sits on the tarmac after its unveiling at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., March 29, 2011. The MC-130J is the newest aircraft in AFSOC's inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott MacKay/RELEASED)
One of two U.S. Naval Air System Command’s (NAVAIR) MH-60R “Knighthawk” helicopters conducts an airborne low frequency sonar (ALFS) operation during testing and evaluation at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). Pilots logged 126 hours on the two helicopters in three weeks and captured all of the data required by the test plan.
A USCG HU-25 Guardian (Dassault Falcon 20) of the US Coast Guard, photographed in flight
Autor/Urheber: CambridgeBayWeather, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Canadian Armed Forces CC-138 Twin Otter at Cambridge Bay Airport
The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces. As proven in Desert Storm, it is the premier air battle command and control aircraft in the world today. The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, six feet thick, and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance fromthe Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water. The radar has a range of more than 200 miles for low-flying targets and farther for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes. The radar combined with an identification friend or foe subsystem can look down to detect, identify and track enemy and friendly low-flying aircraft by eliminating ground clutter returns that confuse other radar systems.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2008) A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). The Nassau Strike Group is en route to the Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Anthony Falvo (Released)
A Boeing B-52 in flying.
A U.S. Army Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw (s/n 57-1743) in flight.
U.S. Marine Corps pilots from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing maneuver a AH-1Z Viper belonging to the squadron during training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California (USA), 19 December 2008.
Cirrus Design Corporation SR20 (UK registration G-CDLY, year of build 2005) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England.
Two U.S. Army Air Forces North American AT-6C-NT Texan trainers (s/n 42-43925, 42-43929) in flight near Luke Field, Arizona (USA), in 1943.
Lockheed P-3C Orion A high angle right-side view of a P-3C Orion in-flight over a thick cloud bank. The P-3 is from Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22), on temporary duty in Japan, from NAS Barbers Pt, HI
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III T-1 flies over Owens Valley, California, for a test sortie. Edwards Air Force Base, California, welcomed home the aircraft after 208 days of life-extension modifications in San Antonio, Texas. The T-1 is the first Air Force C-17 built to perform developmental testing.
U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in a formation above Okinawa, Japan.
Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, pulls away from a tanker (not shown) after refueling on the way to Serbian targets during Operation ALLIED FORCE. This photograph was used in the September 1999 issue of Airman Magazine.
An F-16 from the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB Japan banks over Nellis AFB's expansive range. The aircraft is a participant of Red Flag 01-03.
Soaring
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-1B Lancer drops back after air refueling training Sept. 30, 2005. The B-1B is deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing regional security and the United States commitment to the Western Pacific. The B-1 is from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.
Autor/Urheber: Brandon Weeks, Lizenz: CC BY 3.0
United States Coast Guard rescue diver jumps from a HH-60 Jayhawk during a demonstration at the 2004 Seafair in Seattle, Washington.
Autor/Urheber: Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK, Lizenz: CC BY 2.0
900945/54 F-16A NSAWC
Cessna UC-35A Citation 560 Ultra V of the US Army in Europe at the 2008 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. Taken at RIAT Fairford on the Thursday before the weekend show days. Later both show days (Saturday and Sunday) were canceled because of waterlogged car parks.
Alaska Air National Guard HC-130
U.S. Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry (CASA CN-235-300 MP Persuader).
A U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King helicopter, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1), in flight over Washington D.C. on 21 May 2005. The VH-3D was flying the U.S. president George W. Bush to the White House from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (USA). Mr. Bush was returning from Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA), after giving a graduation speech to the 2005 graduates of Calvin College.
Autor/Urheber: Juergen Lehle, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Atlantique Air Assistance Beechcraft B1900D
Autor/Urheber: Urby2004, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
the new italian cargo aircraft Alenia C-27J with the Centro Sperimentale Volo unit markings.
Autor/Urheber: Igor Dvurekov, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Mil Mi-24P der russischen Luftstreitkräfte.
A Cessna 208 Caravan assigned to the Iraqi air force Flying Training Wing flies over Northern Iraq during a recent training mission
Autor/Urheber: Michael Pereckas, Lizenz: CC BY 2.0
Lockheed U-2, 2008 airshow at Wittman Regional Airport, Wisconsin, USA
A U.S. Air Force Northrop T-38C Talon aircraft (s/n 65-10459) assigned to the 90th Flying Training Squadron "Boxin' Bears", 80th Flying Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command takes off from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas (USA), to mark the 20th anniversary of the European North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) School on 20 October 2001.
Lakota Landing: The UH-72A Lakota helicopter is a non-arms-bearing helicopter that performs medical and casualty evacuations, provides disaster relief, aids in homeland defense and also works to counter drugs and narcotics.
Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop zone area during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Mongolia. The objective of CENTRASBAT is to strengthen militarytomilitary relationships and regional security, and to increase interoperability between NATO and partner nations. CENTRASBAT originated in 1996, and was concepted to form a battalion of soldiers from the former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan to serve as a key component in developing a regional security and cooperation structure. The exercise will test U.S. and Central Asian units combat readiness and ability to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as develop and build cooperative relationships between the respective states and assist in laying the foundation for future peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.
A U.S. Air Force C-41A (Casa C-212-200, s/n 87-0159) light utility aircraft used by U.S. Air Force Special Forces parked on the flight line, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (USA), on 19 June 1993.
The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., received the 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research on Monday, May 1, 2006, for its use of operations research to streamline maintenance procedures for the C-5 Galaxy. Using innovative management processes, the time required to repair and overhaul the C-5 was reduced 33 percent.
A De Havilland U-6 Beaver airplane sits near the Gold Gate Bridge.
Autor/Urheber: Die Autorenschaft wurde nicht in einer maschinell lesbaren Form angegeben. Es wird Voytek S als Autor angenommen (basierend auf den Rechteinhaber-Angaben)., Lizenz: CC BY 2.5
PZL M28 Bryza/Skytruck light utility/transport plane. Bryza is painted as a polish 304. Squadron bomber. Radom Airshow 2005.
MC-12 Liberty taking off from Beale AFB, 25 January 2013
T-38 Talon
Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook HC2 (military registration ZA682) displaying at Kemble Air Day 2008, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England.
U.S. Marine Corps Captain Kevin Reece of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 (VMFA-212), pilots his McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet over the South China Sea on the return trip from Paya Lebar, Singapore to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, in support of exercise "Commando Sling" on 8 October 2003.
U.S. Navy RQ-2B Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, assigned to the ?Firebees? of Fleet Composite Squadron Six (VC-6), uses its sensor turret to scan the crowd as it conducts a pass during its flight demonstration at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system provides real-time intelligence and reconnaissance capability to the field commander. This highly mobile system provides high quality video imagery for artillery or naval gunfire adjustment, battle damage assessment, and reconnaissance over land or sea. VC-6 is the Navy's sole operator of the Pioneer. The daylong UAV demonstration highlights unmanned technology and capabilities from the military and industry and offers a unique opportunity to display and demonstrate full-scale systems and hardware. This year's theme was, "Focusing Unmanned Technology on the Global War on Terror". U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)
An AC-130H gunship from the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, jettisons flares as an infrared countermeasure during multi-gunship formation egress training on August 24, 2007.
A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and an AGM-65 Maverick missile on the pylon. Tucked under the intake is an AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting Forward Looking InfraRed) pod. Also under the fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-41 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
Eine Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit schwebt am Dienstag, den 30. Mai 2006 nach einer Tankmission über dem Pazifischen Ozean. Die B-2 vom 509. Bombengeschwader auf der Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, ist Teil einer kontinuierlichen Bomberpräsenz im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum.
US Navy SEALs training with US Air Force CV-22
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Navy E-6B TACAMO departing Tulsa Intl Airport during the Apr 24, 2010 QuikTrip Rocket Race & Airshow.
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Over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida — An E-9A Widget flies through the sky to relay target telemetry during Combat Archer missions here April 21. The E-9A is assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron. This E-9A is one of only two aircraft in the Air Force inventory and is used as an airborne platform and telemetry relay aircraft providing ocean surface surveillance and target telemetry of missiles fired for over the horizon profiles on the Gulf Ranges.(c) Ken Fielding/https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding, CC BY-SA 3.0
N461FT 4 Boeing 767-2C(2LK)-KC-46A Boeing Aircraft Co (USAF) PAE 29JUL15