Military aircraft
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A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is in the current employ of a military power. Fixed-wing military aircraft are also known as warplanes.
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Categories
General categories include:
- Fighter aircraft
- Ground attack aircraft
- Bomber
- Tanker
- Trainer
- Transport
- Stealth aircraft
- Surveillance aircraft or reconnaissance
- Observation balloon
- Drone
- Military glider
- Air superiority fighter
- Strike fighter
Lists of military aircraft
- Canada - List of active Canadian military aircraft
- China - List of aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
- France - List of aircraft of the Armée de l'Air, World War II
- Germany - List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
- India - List of aircraft of the Indian Air Force
- Italy - List of aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica
- Japan - List of aircraft of Japan, World War II
- South Africa - List of aircraft of the South African Air Force
- Pakistan - List of aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force
- UK
- Air Force - List of aircraft of the RAF
- Navy - List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
- US - List of military aircraft of the United States
- USSR and CIS - List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
Military aircraft designation systems
- Germany
- Japan - Japanese military aircraft designation systems
- UK - British military aircraft designation systems
- US - United States of America military aircraft designation systems
- USSR - USSR military aircraft designation systems
See also
References and links
- Growing Military Aircraft Listing (data and images)
- Fighter Planes and Military Aircraft (data and images)
- The rec.aviation.military FAQ
- Federation of American Scientists
- Download Military Aircraft for Flight Simulator
- Strategic Air Command Aircraft 1946-current
- Designation-Systems.Net
- (WingFight.com) Military Aircraft (videos, sounds, images, handbooks)
Category: Military aircraft