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Total Aircraft Inventory 2020 - 2029

Latest update: July 2024

Total Aircraft Inventory aircraft

Aircraft role Aircraft Service 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Bomber B-1B Lancer ACTIVE 62 62 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   B-2A Spirit ACTIVE 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   B-52H Stratofortress ACTIVE 58 58 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 18 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 Total Bomber     158 158 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 Fighter/Attack A-10C Thunderbolt II ACTIVE 141 141 141 142 141 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 85 85 85 84 66 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 55 55 55 55 54 0 0 0 0 0   F-15C Eagle ACTIVE 88 88 87 59 29 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 123 123 122 126 116 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-15D Eagle ACTIVE 9 9 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 14 14 14 14 11 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-15E Strike Eagle ACTIVE 218 218 218 218 218 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-15EX Eagle II ACTIVE 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-16C Fighting Falcon ACTIVE 443 441 441 426 418 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 288 288 287 274 258 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 52 52 52 52 50 0 0 0 0 0   F-16D Fighting Falcon ACTIVE 104 108 108 98 98 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 45 45 45 45 37 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0   QF-16A ACTIVE 0 0 66 14 11 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   QF-16C ACTIVE 0 0 0 60 62 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-22A Raptor ACTIVE 166 166 165 165 165 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   F-35A Lightning II ACTIVE 201 220 282 334 380 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 2 19 20 20 28 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Fighter/Attack     2.056 2.094 2.221 2.214 2.166 0 0 0 0 0 Special Operations Forces AC-130J Ghostrider ACTIVE 15 20 24 29 30 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   AC-130U Spooky ACTIVE 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   AC-130W Stinger II ACTIVE 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   CV-22B Osprey ACTIVE 50 50 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   MC-130H Combat Talon II ACTIVE 16 16 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   MC-130J Commando II ACTIVE 46 51 46 54 55 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Special Operations Forces   144 154 139 143 141 0 0 0 0 0 ISR/BM/C3 E-3B Sentry (AWACS) ACTIVE 10 11 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-3C Sentry (AWACS) ACTIVE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-3G Sentry (AWACS) ACTIVE 20 23 21 23 14 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-4B NAOC ACTIVE 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-8C JSTARS ACTIVE 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 16 16 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TE-8A JSTARS (trainer) ACTIVE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-9A Widget ACTIVE 27 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   E-11A BACN ACTIVE 4 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   EC-130H Compass Call ACTIVE 11 11 9 7 6 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   EC-130J Commando Solo ACTIVE 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 7 7 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   MQ-1B Predator ACTIVE 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   MQ-9A Reaper ACTIVE 245 265 299 314 220 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   NC-135W (test bed) ACTIVE 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   P-9A Pale Ale ACTIVE 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   OC-135B Open Skies ACTIVE 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RC-26B Condor ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RC-135S Cobra Ball ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RC-135U Combat Sent ACTIVE 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RC-135V Rivet Joint ACTIVE 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RC-135W Rivet Joint ACTIVE 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   RQ-4B Global Hawk ACTIVE 35 33 31 11 9 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TC-135W (trainer) ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TU-2S Dragon Lady (trainer) ACTIVE 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   U-2S Dragon Lady ACTIVE 27 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   WC-130J Hercules ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0   WC-135R ACTIVE 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   WC-135C Constant Phoenix ACTIVE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   WC-135W Constant Phoenix ACTIVE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ISR/BM/C3     497 491 516 504 367 0 0 0 0 0 Tanker HC-130J Combat King II ACTIVE 19 19 19 21 21 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0   HC-130N King ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   KC-10A Extender ACTIVE 59 56 48 36 21 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   KC-46A Pegasus ACTIVE 19 27 29 29 48 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 2 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 6 7 7 12 0 0 0 0 0   KC-135R Stratotanker ACTIVE 116 157 138 128 123 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 140 115 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 74 67 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0   KC-135T Stratotanker ACTIVE 25 30 30 21 28 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 24 24 24 24 23 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Tanker     493 526 527 498 508 0 0 0 0 0 Transport C-5M Super Galaxy ACTIVE 36 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 16 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0   C-12C Huron ACTIVE 16 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-12D Huron ACTIVE 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-12F Huron ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-12J Huron ACTIVE 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-17A Globemaster III ACTIVE 146 146 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 50 50 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 26 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0   C-20H Gulfstream IV ACTIVE 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-21A Learjet ACTIVE 19 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-32A Air Force Two ACTIVE 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-32B Air Force Two ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-37A Gulfstream V ACTIVE 9 10 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-37B Gulfstream V ACTIVE 3 5 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-40A ACTIVE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-40B Clipper ACTIVE 4 0 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   C-40C Clipper ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0   C-130H Hercules ACTIVE 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 127 123 99 86 86 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 42 42 42 42 40 0 0 0 0 0   C-130J Super Hercules ACTIVE 106 106 107 101 101 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 16 18 27 40 40 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0   LC-130H Hercules ACTIVE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 10 123 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   VC-25A Air Force One ACTIVE 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Transport     667 825 655 647 644 0 0 0 0 0 Helicopter HH-60G Pave Hawk ACTIVE 60 65 48 40 27 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 23 23 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 15 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0   HH-60U Pave Hawk ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   HH-60W Jolly Green II ACTIVE 0 0 13 24 32 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   MH-139A Grey Wolf ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TH-1H Iroquois (trainer) ACTIVE 28 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   UH-1N Iroquois ACTIVE 63 63 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Helicopter     192 198 189 192 192 0 0 0 0 0 Trainer T-1A Jayhawk ACTIVE 178 178 177 177 127 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   A-29C ACTIVE 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   AT-6C ACTIVE 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-6A Texan II ACTIVE 443 442 442 442 442 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-7A Red Hawk ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-38A Talon ACTIVE 53 53 53 53 52 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   (A)T-38B Talon ACTIVE 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-38C Talon ACTIVE 442 443 439 438 437 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-41D Mescalero ACTIVE 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-51A Cessna ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   T-53A Kadet II ACTIVE 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TG-15A&B ACTIVE 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TG-15A ACTIVE 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TG-15B ACTIVE 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TG-16A ACTIVE 0 0 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   TG-17A ACTIVE 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   UV-18B Twin Otter ACTIVE 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Gliders ACTIVE 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     ANG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0     AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Trainer     1.180 1.179 1.176 1.180 1.127 0 0 0 0 0 Total aircraft inventory     5.387 5.625 5.564 5.519 5.286 0 0 0 0 0