Editor's Foreword

Table 8 US Air Capability 2010
AircrAFT
(fixed wing & rotary)
Active
Force
AIR FORCE ARMY MARITIME
Air
Force
reserve
Air
National
Guard
Air
Force
Total
US
Army
Naval
Aviation
Naval
Aviation
reserve
Marine
corps
Aviation
Marine
corps
Aviation
reserve
North America
coast
Guard Store
UAV 151 0 7 158 4034 42 0 587 0 3 0 4824
I-Gnat 0 3 3
MQ-1 Predator 111 7 118 118
MQ-8B Fire Scout (trials) 0 5 5
MQ-9 Reaper 27 27 27
RQ-2B Pioneer 0 35 35
RQ-4A Global Hawk 13 13 2 15
RQ-5A Hunter 0 20 20
RQ-7A Shadow 0 236 236
RQ-7B Shadow 0 32 32
RQ-11B Raven 0 3756 555 4311
RQ-14 Dragon Eye (mini-UAV) 0 0
Warrior 0 15 15
Sky Warrior 0 4 4
TriAlS/TeST 12 0 0 12 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 62
B-52 Stratofortress 4 4 4
B-1B Lancer 2 2 2
B-2 Spirit 1 1 1
E-3 Sentry 1 1 1
EA-18G Growler 0 5 5
F-35A Lightning 4 4 4
NF/A-18A Hornet 0 1 1
NF/A-18C Hornet 0 2 2
NF/A-18D Hornet 0 3 3
NP-3C Orion 0 1 1
NP-3D Orion 0 11 11
NT-34C Mentor 0 1 1
NU-1B Otter 0 1 1
QF-4N Phantom II 0 2 2
QF-4S Phantom II 0 16 16
X-26A 0 2 2
X-31A 0 1 1
YF-4J Phantom II (prototype, FGA) 0 1 1
YSH-60 0 1 1
YSH-60B Seahawk (prototype) 0 1 1
YSH-60F Seahawk (prototype) 0 1 1
TOTAl AircrAFT 5484 256 1886 140 544 62 77 36 8485
TOTAl combat capable 2708 0 900 66 371 27 0 18 4090
TOTAl helicOPTerS 167 3877 644 32 573 60 133 19 5505
TOTAl UAVs 158 4034 42 0 587 0 3 0 4824
49
Type
Total
North America