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Aerial refueling
Procedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft
Air superiority fighter
Fighter aircraft classification tasked with combating other aircraft to gain control of the air
Airborne early warning and control
Airborne system of surveillance radar plus command and control functions
Attack aircraft
Tactical military aircraft that have a primary role of attacking targets on the ground or sea
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Four-engined American heavy bomber aircraft
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
US Air Force strategic bomber (1955–present)
Bomber
Heavy ground attack aircraft
Dassault Rafale
Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
Electronic-warfare aircraft
Aircraft designed for employment of electronic equipment for offense or defense
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
Light ground attack and training aircraft
Enola Gay
US Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
Eurofighter Typhoon
1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter
Experimental aircraft
Aircraft designed to test or develop new aerospace concept or technology
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
American close air support attack aircraft
Fighter aircraft
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
Fighter-bomber
Aircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
American multi-role fighter aircraft
Gunship
Military aircraft type
Heavy bomber
Bomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity
Interceptor aircraft
Fighter aircraft classification; tasked with defensive interception of enemy aircraft
Interdictor
Type of attack aircraft
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Military transport aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
American stealth air superiority fighter
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Supersonic reconnaissance aircraft in service with US Air Force 1964-1998
Maritime patrol aircraft
Military aircraft designed to reconnoiter oceans and other bodies of water
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
American carrier-capable multirole strike aircraft
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Multirole and air superiority fighter family
Medium bomber
Aircraft class designed to attack ground targets with medium-size bomb loads over medium distances
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
1956 Soviet fighter aircraft family
Military aircraft
Aircraft designed or utilized for use in or support of military operations
Military aviation
Use of aircraft by armed forces in combat or other military capacity
Military glider
Glider for military use in combat operations
Military helicopter
Helicopter which is built or converted for use by military forces
Military transport aircraft
Aircraft designed to carry military cargo and personnel
Multirole combat aircraft
Military aircraft intended to perform multiple roles in combat
North American P-51 Mustang
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
Northrop B-2 Spirit
American strategic stealth bomber
Panavia Tornado
Family of multi-role combat aircraft
Penetrator (aircraft)
Long-range bomber aircraft
Reconnaissance aircraft
Aircraft designed to observe enemy forces and facilities and maintain area surveillance
Rockwell B-1 Lancer
American strategic bomber by Rockwell International, later Boeing
Strategic bomber
Type of heavy bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance
Strike fighter
Multirole combat aircraft
Surveillance aircraft
Aircraft designed for sustained observation over time by onboard persons or sensors