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.

Categories

General categories include:

• Fighter aircraft
• Ground attack aircraft
• Bomber
• Tanker
• Trainer
• Transport
• Surveillance aircraft or reconnaissance
• Observation balloon
• Drone
• Glider

Lists of military aircraft

• Australia - List of aircraft of the RAAF
• 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
• 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
  • Idflieg aircraft designation system
  • RLM aircraft designation system
• 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

• Military aviation

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)