In-service USAF planes

A PHOTO ALBUM FOR EMPO. TECH.

 Why the USAF is AWESOME

• The USAF is the biggest air force in the world.

• The second largest is the US Navy.
• The USAF operates the latest and most advance (i.e. The most
awesome) fighters, bombers and attacker aircraft.
• The USAF is the spearhead of the US Army bombing important
targets and destroying enemy aircraft.
Number of Aircraft

• 2,660 trainers
• 2,740 combat aircraft
• 744 special mission aircraft
• 627 tankers
• 982 transports
Types of Aircraft in the Airforce
 Video Album

A COLLECTION OF VIDEOS THAT DEMONSTRATE SOME

AIRCRAFT USED TODAY BY THE USAF.
B-52 Practicing
Carpet Bombing
Carpet bombing uses high
amounts of dumb bombs
to achieve the desired
effect. This footage was
recorded by the crew of a
B-52 who was practicing
bombing near barksdale
airbase.
USAF Thunderbird
squadron formation
flying f-16
Taken from the cockpit of one of
the f-16 during the performance
of formation flying by the
Thunderbirds of the USAF in
Nellis Air Base, flying in this
manner takes skill and precision
that is built over years of flying
to perform these magnificent
displays in the air.
A-10 shoots 30mm
autocannon at
escaping terrorist
A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II
conducts a strike on a
Taliban vehicle fleeing the
scene of an attack in
Kandahar province on
January 24, 2018. The
insurgents in the vehicle
were armed with a DShK
heavy machine gun, which
they had been using to attack
the Afghan people.
Photo Album

OF USAF AIRCRAFT
 Attack Aircraft

AIRCRAFT DESIGNED TO ATTACK GROUND TARGETS THAT

OFTEN DEMAND PRECISION DUE TO PROXIMITY TO
FRIENDLY FORCES.
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider
Air Tractor-L3Harris AT-802U Sky Warden
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
 Bomber Aircraft

AIRCRAFT SPECIALIZED IN DELIVERING

ORDNANCE, CONVENTIONAL OR NUCLEAR,
TRADITIONALLY AGAINST STRATEGIC TARGETS,
BUT CAN BE USED IN TACTICAL ROLE.
Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
 Cargo Aircraft

AIRCRAFT THAT SPECIALIZED IN THE TRANSPORT

OF TROOPS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Beechcraft C-12 Huron
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
Dornier 328
PZL M28 Skytruck
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
 Electronic Aircraft

JAMS, BROADCASTS, DETECTS, OR GENERALLY

CONTROLS EM WAVES. INCLUDES JAMMERS,
AWACS AND RADAR PLANES.
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Boeing E-4
Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 E-9A Widget
Bombardier Global Express E-11A BACN
Lockheed EC-130J Commando Solo
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call
EQ-4 Global Hawk
 Fighter Aircraft

SMALLER, LIGHTER, MORE MANEUVERABLE

AIRFRAMES. SPECIALIZED IN HUNTING OTHER
AIRCRAFT.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
Boeing F-15EX Eagle II
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
 Navigation

Start of presentation
Types of Aircraft
Video album
Photo album
 Attack Aircraft
 The attack aircraft of the USAF are designed to attack
targets on the ground and are often deployed as
close air support for, and in proximity to, U.S. ground
forces. The proximity to friendly forces requires
precision strikes from these aircraft that are not
always possible with bomber aircraft. Their role is
tactical rather than strategic, operating at the front
of the battle rather than against targets deeper in
the enemy's rear. Current USAF attack aircraft are
operated by Air Combat Command, Pacific Air
Forces, and Air Force Special Operations Command.
 Bomber Aircraft
 US Air Force bombers are strategic weapons,
primarily used for long range strike missions
with either conventional or nuclear ordnance.
Traditionally used for attacking strategic
targets, today many bombers are also used in
the tactical mission, such as providing close air
support for ground forces and tactical
interdiction missions. All Air Force bombers are
under Global Strike Command.
 Cargo Aircraft
 Transport aircraft are typically used to deliver
troops, weapons and other military equipment
by a variety of methods to any area of military
operations around the world, usually outside of
the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled
airspace. The workhorses of the USAF airlift
forces are the C-130 Hercules, C-17
Globemaster III, and C-5 Galaxy.
 Electronic Aircraft
 The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the
opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure
friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum
portion of the information environment. Electronic
warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly,
and send critical information to anyone who needs
it. They are often called "the eye in the sky". The
roles of the aircraft vary greatly among the different
variants to include electronic warfare and jamming
(EC-130H), psychological operations and
communications (EC-130J), airborne early warning
and control (E-3), airborne command post (E-4B),
ground targeting radar (E-8C), range control (E-9A),
and communications relay (E-11A, EQ-4B).
 Fighter Aircraft
 The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and
maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air
combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-
attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-
bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter"
is also sometimes used colloquially for dedicated ground-
attack aircraft, such as the F-117 Nighthawk. Other missions
include interception of bombers and other fighters,
reconnaissance, and patrol. The F-16 is currently used by
the USAF Air Demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds,
while a small number of both man-rated and non-man-
rated F-4 Phantom II are retained as QF-4 aircraft for use as
full-scale aerial targets (FSATs) or as part of the USAF
Heritage Flight program. These extant QF-4 aircraft are
being replaced in the FSAT role by early model F-16 aircraft
converted to QF-16 configuration. The USAF had 2,025
fighters in service as of September 2012.