| » A-10 |
Fairchild |
USA |
Close air support |
GE TF34-GE-100 turbofan engine (2x) |
9,065 lbs 4,111kg (each engine) |
53.4ft 16.16m |
14.8ft 4.42m |
57.6ft 17.42m |
51,000 lbs 22,950kg (Max. takeoff weight) |
420mph Mach 0.56 |
45,000ft 13,636m |
1 |
$9.8 million (1998) |
| » AC-130 U "Spooky" |
Lockheed/ Boeing |
USA |
Close air support, air interdiction and force protection |
Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine (4x) |
4,910 shaft horsepower (each engine) |
97.9ft 29.8m |
38.6ft 11.7m |
132.7ft 40.4m |
155,000 lbs 69,750kg (Max. takeoff) |
300mph Mach .4 (at sea level) |
25,000ft 7,576m |
5 |
$190 million (2001) |
| » AV-8 B |
McDonnell Douglass/ Boeing |
UK & USA |
V/STOL Ground Attack Fighter |
Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (1x) |
23,800 lbs 106kN |
46.4ft 14.1m |
11.9ft 3.5m |
30.4ft 9.2m |
12,500 lbs 5,700kg (Empty) |
629mph 1000km/h 547kts |
50,000ft 15,000m |
1 |
US $21.6 million |
| » B-1B Lancer |
Rockwell International, North American Aircraft |
USA |
Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber |
GE F-101-GE-102 turbofan engine with afterburner (4x) |
30,000+lbs 13,500+kg (with afterburner, per engine) |
146ft 44.5m |
34ft 10.4m |
137ft 41.8m extended forward
79ft 24.1m swept aft |
190,000lbs 86,183kg (empty) |
900+ mph Mach 1.2 (at sea level) |
30,000+ ft 9+ km |
4 |
$200+ million |
| » B-2 Spirit |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Long-range Heavy Stealth Bomber |
GE F118-GE-100 turbofan engine (4x) |
17,300lbs 77kN (each engine) |
69ft 20.9m |
17ft 5.1m |
172ft 52.12m |
336,500lbs 152,634kg (Typical takeoff weight) |
High subsonic |
50,000+ ft 15+ km |
2 |
Around $1.157 billion (1998) |
| » B-52 H |
Boeing |
USA |
Long-range Heavy Bomber |
Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engine (8x) |
17,000lbs 7,650kg (each engine) |
159ft 48.5m |
40.8ft 12.5m |
185ft 56.4m |
185,000lbs 83,250kg (empty) |
650mph Mach 0.86 |
50,000+ ft 15+ km |
5 |
$53.4 million (1998) |
| » Barracuda |
EADS |
Germany & Spain |
unmanned combat air vehicle/ demonstrator |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D engine (1x) |
14 kN || 3,150 lbs |
8.25 m || 27 ft |
n/a |
7.22 m || 23.7 ft |
3,250 kg (max TOW) || (2,300 kg empty) |
High subsonic |
n/a |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » Bird Of Prey |
Boeing |
USA |
Stealth technology demonstrator |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C (1x) |
14,2 kN |
47ft 14.3m |
9.3ft 2.8m |
23ft 7m |
7,400lbs 3,360kg |
300mph 480km/h 260kts |
20,000ft 6100m |
1 |
Around $67 million |
| » C-130J |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Medium tactical and multi-role transport |
Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprops (4x) |
4,700 SHP |
97.9 ft || 29.3 m |
38.8 ft || 11.84 m |
132.6 ft || 40.41 m |
155,000 lbs || 69,750 kg (Max TOW) |
417 mph || 362 ktas || Mach 0.59 || at altitude |
28,000 ft || 8,615 m with 42,000 lb || 19,090 kg p |
Three (two pilots and loadmast |
$48.5 Million (FY 1998 constant dollars) |
| » C-130J-30 |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Medium tactical and multi-role transport |
Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprops (4x) |
4,700 SHP |
112.9 ft || 34.69 m |
38.8 ft || 11.84 m |
132.6 ft || 40.41 m |
164,000 lbs || 74,393 kg |
410 mph || 356 ktas || Mach 0.58 at altitude |
26,000 ft || 8 km with 44,500 lb || 20,227 kg payl |
Three (two pilots and loadmast |
$48.5 Million (FY 1998 constant dollars) |
| » C-17 Globemaster III |
Boeing (McDonnell Douglas Corp.) |
USA |
Cargo and troop transport |
P&W F117-PW-100 turbofan engine (4x) |
40,440 lbs, each engine |
174ft 53.04m |
55 ft 16,8m |
169.8 ft 51.74m |
585,000 lbs 265,352kg (max takeoff) |
500mph at altitude 8,534m Mach .74 |
45,000ft at cruising speed 13,716m |
3 |
$202.3 million |
| » C-27J |
GMAS |
USA/ Italy |
Medium Tactical Airlift |
Rolls-Royce E 2100D2 (2x) |
4,637 SHP |
74.84 ft | 22.8 m |
31.82 ft | 9.7 m |
94.16 ft | 28.7 m |
70,107 lb | 31,800 kg |
325 KTAS | 600 kmh | 375 mph |
30,000 ft | 9,144 m |
Three |
$20-27.5 million (estimate) |
| » C-295 |
Raytheon/EADS CASA North America |
USA/ EU |
Airlift |
Pratt & Whitney PW127G (2x) |
2,645 shp each one |
24.50m | 80 ft 4 in |
8.5m | 28 ft 5 in |
25.81m | 84 ft 8 in |
23,200 kg | 51,146 lb (Max TOW) |
480 km/h | 260 ktas |
7.620m | 25,000 ft (Normal Operating Altitude) |
Two |
$24-35 million (depending on electronics) |
| » C-5B Galaxy |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Massive strategic transport |
GE TF39-GE-1C turbofan (4x) |
41,000 lbs 183kN each engine |
247.1ft 75.53m |
65ft 19.81m |
222.9ft 67.88m |
840,000 lbs 381,018kg (wartime max takeoff) |
570mph 917km/h Mach 0.77 |
33,000ft 10,058m |
6 |
$179 million (1998) |
| » CN-235 |
Raytheon/EADS CASA North America |
USA/ EU |
Airlift |
General Electric CT7-9C3 (2x) |
1.750 shp each one |
21.40m | 70 ft 2 in |
7.9m | 26 ft 10 in |
25.81m | 84 ft 8 in |
16,500 kg | 36,376 lb (Max TOW) |
455 km/h | 246 ktas |
7.620m | 25,000 ft (Normal Operating Altitude) |
Three |
$22-30 million |
| » E-3A |
Boeing |
USA |
Airborne surveillance, command, control and communications |
P&W TF33-PW-100A turbofan engine (4x) |
21,000 lbs (each engine) |
145ft 44m |
41.4ft 12.5m |
130.1ft 39.7m |
151,955kg 335,000 lbs (max takeoff) |
800+ km/h 500mph |
35,000+ ft 10,000m |
17 - 23 |
n/a |
| » Eurofighter |
British Aerospace, DASA, CASA, and Alenia |
Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain |
Multirole fighter |
Eurojet EJ200 (2x) |
90kn 20,000 lbs |
52.36ft 14.9 6m |
17.3ft 5.28m |
36ft 10.95m |
24,240 lbs 10,995kg (empty) |
1,483mph Mach 2.0 2,387km/h |
60,000ft 18,290m |
1 |
$45-50 million |
| » F-117A |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Fighter/attack |
GE F404 non-afterburning (2x) |
48.0kN 10,800 lbs |
65.11ft 20.3m |
12 .5ft 3.8m |
43.4ft 13.3m |
52,500 lbs 23,625kg (max takeoff) |
High subsonic |
n/a |
1 |
$122 million (1998) |
| » F-15 E |
McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing |
USA |
Long-range interdiction and air superiority Fighter |
P&W F100-PW-100 turbofan engine with afterburner (2x) |
29,000 pounds |
63.8ft 19.45m |
18.5ft 5.64m |
42.8ft 13.05m |
81,000 lbs 36,450kg (max takeoff) |
Mach 2.5+ |
50,000ft 15,000m |
2 |
$31.1 million (1998) |
| » F-16 D |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Multirole fighter |
P&W F100-PW-200/220/229 or GE F110-GE-100/129 (1x) |
27,000 lbs |
49.5ft 14.8m |
16ft 4.8m |
32.8ft 9.8m |
37,500 lbs 16,875kg (max takeoff) |
1,500mph Mach 2 (at altitude) |
50,000+ ft 15,000m |
1 or 2 |
$18.8 million (1998) |
| » F-22A Raptor |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Air dominance, multi-role fighter |
Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engine with afterburners (2x) |
35,000+ lbs (each engine) |
62.1ft 18.9m |
16.8ft 5.1m |
44.6ft 13.6m |
40,000+ lbs 18,000kg |
Mach 2+ |
50,000+ ft 15+km |
1 |
n/a |
| » F-35 A |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) Fighter |
P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) |
178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) |
51.3 ft 15.7m |
14.1ft 4.6m |
35ft 10.7m |
60,000lb ~27,215kg class (max) |
Mach 1.6+ ~1,200mph ~1930kph |
48,000ft 15,000m |
1 |
$45~60M |
| » F-35 B |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Fighter |
P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) |
178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) |
51.3ft 15.6m |
14.1ft 4.6m |
35ft 10.7m |
60,000lb ~27,215kg class (max) |
Mach 1.6+ ~1,200mph ~1930kph |
48000ft 15000m |
1 |
$45~65M |
| » F-35 C |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Carrier-based (CV) Fighter |
P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) |
178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) |
15.7m 51.5ft |
14.7ft 4.7m |
43ft 13.1m |
60,000lb ~27,215kg class (max) |
Mach 1.6+ ~1,200mph ~1930kph |
48,000ft 15,000m |
1 |
$45~65M |
| » F-4 G |
McDonnell Aircraft |
USA |
All-weather fighter-bomber |
GE J79-GE-17 turbojets (2x) |
17,900 lbs 8,055kg |
62ft 19.1m |
16ft 5m |
38ft 11.8m |
29,535 lbs 13 397kg (empty) |
1,485mph 2390km/h |
62,250ft 18 975m |
2 |
$18.4 million |
| » F/A-18 E/F |
McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing |
USA |
Multi-role attack and fighter aircraft |
F414-GE-400 engine (2x) |
22,000 lbs 9,977 kg, each engine |
60.3ft 18.5m |
16ft 4.87m |
44.9ft 13.68m |
65.980 lbs 29.937kg (mission take-off) |
Mach 1.8+ |
50,000+ ft |
One (F/A-18 F: two) |
$57 million |
| » J-10 |
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Co. (CAC) |
China |
Multirole fighter |
Lyulka Saturn AL-31F turbofan (1x) |
27,557 lbs 122.58kN with afterburning |
52.4ft 14.57m |
17.4ft 4.78m |
35.11ft 8.78m |
21,494 lbs 9750kg (empty) |
Mach 1.85 1966km/h 1,222mph (at altitude) |
59,055ft 18,000m |
1 |
n/a |
| » JAS-39 A |
Saab |
Sweden |
fighter / attack / reconaissance |
Volvo Aero RM 12 (General Electric F404J) (1x) |
80,0kN 18.000 lbs (with afterburner) |
14.1m 46.3ft |
4.70m 15.5ft |
8.4m 26.3ft |
Approx. 6.500kg 14,600 lbs (empty) |
Mach 1.15 (1400km/h) at sea level; close to Mach 2 |
50,000ft 15km |
1 (two in JAS-39B) |
US$ 25 million (1998) |
| » KC-10 |
Boeing |
USA |
Aerial tanker and transport |
GE CF6-50C2 turbofans (3x) |
52,500 lbs 23,625kg, each engine |
181ft 54.4m |
58ft 17.4m |
165ft 50m |
590,000 lbs 265,500kg (max take-off) |
619mph Mach 0.825 |
42,000ft 12,727m |
4 |
$88.4 million (1998) |
| » KC-135E |
Boeing |
USA |
Aerial refueling and airlift |
Pratt and Whitney TF-33-PW-102 turbofan engine (4x) |
18,000 lbs each engine |
136.3 ft 41.53 m |
41.8 ft 12.7 m |
130.1 ft 39.88 m |
322,500 lbs 146,285 kg (max. TOW) |
530 mph at altitude |
50,000 ft 15,240 m |
Three |
$39.6 million (FY98 constant dollars) |
| » KC-30 |
Northrop Grumman/ EADS North America |
USA |
Tanker/ Cargo Aircraft |
GE CF6-80E1A4 | P&W PW 4168A |
GE: 72,000 lbs | P&W: 68,000 lbs |
193 ft. 7 in. |
57 ft. 1 in. |
197 ft. 10 in. |
513,700 lbs (Max TOW) |
611km/h | 380 mph |
n/a |
Three |
n/a |
| » KC-767A |
Boeing |
USA |
Aerial refueling and airlift |
Pratt & Whitney PW4062 engine (2x) or General Electric CF6-90C2B6F engine (2x) |
P&W: 63,000 pounds each engine | GE: 62,100 pounds each engine |
159.2 ft | 48.51m |
52 ft | 15.85m |
156.1 ft | 47.57m |
395,000 lbs |179,169 kg (Max.TOW) |
543 mph @ 30,000 ft | 874 Km/h |
43,100 ft (FAA certified altitude) | 13,136.9m |
Three |
Between $150 million and $225 million |
| » KillerBee KB-2 |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
n/a |
n/a |
+/- 3ft |
n/a |
6.5 ft |
43 lbs (Gross Take-off Weight) |
68 mph (Max Speed: 125 mph) |
18,000 ft |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » KillerBee KB-3 |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
n/a |
n/a |
+/- 4.5 ft |
n/a |
9.2 ft |
86 lbs (GTOW) |
67 mph (Max Speed: 120 mph) |
19,200 ft |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » KillerBee KB-X |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Tactical unmanned aerial system |
n/a |
n/a |
+/- 9 ft |
n/a |
17.5 ft |
360 lbs (GTOW) |
70 mph (Max Speed:121 mph) |
20,000 ft |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » Mig-29 Fulcrum |
Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Russian Federation/ USSR |
Multi-role fighter |
Klimov RD-33K turbofan engine (2x) |
86.4kN 19,400 lbs (with afterburner) |
17.37m 57ft |
4.73m 15.6 ft |
11.4m 37.3ft |
11,000kg 24,250 lbs (empty) |
2,430km/h 1,510mph |
17,000m 55,800ft |
1 |
n/a |
| » MQ-1 |
General Atomics |
USA |
Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition |
Rotax 914 four-cylinder, four-stroke, turbocharged engine (1x) |
101 horsepower |
26.3ft 8.02m |
6.9ft 2.1m |
48.7ft 14.84m |
<2,300 lbs 1,035kg (take off) |
>70kts 129km/h |
25,000ft 7,620m |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » MQ-9 (Predator B) |
General Atomics |
USA |
Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition |
Honeywell TPE 331-10T (1x) |
700 horsepower |
36ft 11m |
4ft 1.3m |
66ft 20m |
10,500 lbs 4763kg (take off) |
220kts 407km/h |
50,000ft 15,000m |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » nEUROn |
Dassault, SAAB, HAI, RUAG, EADS-CASA, Alenia |
EU (France, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Greece) |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle/ Demonstrator |
1 engine (type unknown) |
n/a |
33ft 10m |
n/a |
40 ft 12m |
11,000 lbs 5,000 kg (empty) |
Mach 0.8 |
n/a |
unmanned |
400m euros $477m (total program) |
| » P-175 Polecat |
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works |
USA |
Technology Demonstrator |
Williams International FJ44-3E turbofans (2x) |
3,000 lbs each |
n/a |
n/a |
90 ft || 27.4 m |
9,000 lbs || 4,080 kg (gross TOW) |
n/a |
65,000 ft |
Unmanned |
$27 million (development) |
| » Rafale |
Dassault |
France |
Multi-role Fighter |
SNECMA M88 turbofan engine (2x) |
11,000 lbs 5,100kg 50 kN (17,000 lbs 7,645 kg 75kN with afterburner) |
33.8ft 15,27m |
17,4ft 5,34m |
35.4ft 10,80m |
19,975 lbs 9,060kg |
1,325 mph 2,130kph Mach 1.8+ 1,150kts |
55,000 ft 18,000m |
One (2 in Rafale B and N) |
91 m euro's (1997) $66.5 million |
| » RQ-4 A |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance System |
Rolls-Royce AE 3007H turbofan engine (1x) |
7,150 lbs |
44.4ft 13.5m |
15.2ft 4.6m |
116.2ft 35.4m |
26,700 lbs 12,110kg (gross take-off) |
343 knots TAS |
65,000+ ft 19.8km |
unmanned |
$31.6 million |
| » RQ-4 B |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance System |
Rolls-Royce AE 3007H turbofan engine (1x) |
7,150 lbs |
47.6ft 14.5m |
15.3ft 4.7m |
130.9ft 39.9m |
32,250 lbs 14,628kg (gross take-off) |
310 knots TAS |
60,000+ ft 18.3 km |
unmanned |
$45.9 million |
| » SR-71 |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
Strategic Reconnaissance |
P&W J-58 axial-flow turbojets with afterburners (2x) |
32,500 lbs (each engine) |
107.4ft 32.73m |
18.5ft 5.63m |
55.6ft 16.94m |
140,000 lbs 52,250kg (max takeoff) |
Mach 3.2+ 2,000+mph 3,200+kph |
85,000ft 26,000m, when low on Fuel: +/- 90,000 ft |
2 |
n/a |
| » Su-30MK |
Sukhoi |
Russian Federation |
Multirole fighter |
Saturn AL-37FP thrust vectoring engines (2x) |
83.4kN (142.2kN with afterburner) |
21.9m || 71 ft 11.5 in |
6,4m || 20 ft |
14,7m || 48 ft 2.75 in |
34,500 kg || 72,752 lbs (Max TOW) |
2.35 Mach || 2,150kmh || 1230 kt || 1417 mph (Max) |
17,300m || 58,071 ft |
Two |
Around 37 million USD (Su-MKK) |
| » SU-47 Berkut |
Sukhoi |
Russian Federation |
Fighter / Demonstrator |
Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-37FU (2x) |
63,930lbs 284.4kN (with afterburner) |
74ft 22.6m |
21ft 6.4m |
54.7ft 16.7m |
57,320lbs 26,000kg (Typical load) |
1,555mph 2,500km/h (At altitude) |
61,680ft 18,800m |
1 |
n/a |
| » U-2 Dragon Lady |
Lockheed Martin |
USA |
High-altitude reconnaissance |
GE F-118-101 engine (1x) |
17,000 lbs |
63 ft 19.2m |
16ft 4.8m |
105ft 32m |
40,000 lbs 18,000kg (max takeoff) |
410+ mph |
70,000+ ft 21,212+ m |
One (two in trainer models) |
classified |
| » X-45 A |
Boeing |
USA |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
Honeywell F124-GA-100 (1x) |
6,300lbs 28kN |
26.3ft 8.02m |
3.7ft 1.13m |
33.8ft 10.30m |
12,000lbs 5,529kg (Take-Off) |
0.75 Mach |
35,000ft 10,670m |
unmanned |
$10 - $15 million |
| » X-45 B |
Boeing |
USA |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
GE F404-GE-102D (1x) |
7,000lbs 31.1kN |
36ft 9.6m |
4ft 1.3m |
47ft 14.3m |
36,500lbs 16,556kg (Take-Off) |
0.85 Mach |
45,000ft 13,720m |
unmanned |
$10 - $15 million |
| » X-45 C |
Boeing |
USA |
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
GE F404-GE-102D (1x) |
7,000lbs 31.1kN |
39ft 11.7m |
4ft 1.3m |
49ft 15m |
36,000lbs 16,329kg (Take-Off) |
0.85 Mach |
40,000ft 12,000m |
unmanned |
$10 - $15 million |
| » X-47 A |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C turbofan engine |
3,190lbs 14,2kN |
27.9ft 8.5m |
6.1ft 1.9m |
27.8ft 8.5m |
3,835lbs 1,740kg (empty) |
High Subsonic |
30,000+ ft 9.144km |
unmanned |
n/a |
| » X-47 B |
Northrop Grumman |
USA |
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle |
Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C turbofan engine |
3,190lbs 14,2kN |
32.8ft 10m |
9.9ft 3m |
62.1ft 19m |
n/a |
High Subsonic |
40,000+ ft 12,000+ m |
unmanned |
n/a |
