Information about Military Aircraft

Military helicopters are helicopters used by military forces. They can be found in a variety of roles in diffferent militaries of which the tactical airlift mission is the most common.
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aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the air (or through any other atmosphere). All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. (Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding air).
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Military has two broad meanings. In its first sense, it refers to soldiers and soldiering. In its second sense, it refers to armed forces as a whole. Over the years, military units have come in all shapes and sizes.
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fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and maneuverable.
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A ground-attack aircraft is an aircraft that is designed to operate in direct support of ground forces such as infantry, tanks and other fighting vehicles. Their use is therefore tactical rather than strategic, operating at the front of the battle rather than against targets deeper
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bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.

Classifications of bombers

Strategic bombers are primarily designed for long-range strike missions with bombs against strategic targets such as supply bases, bridges, factories,
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Aerial refueling, also called Air refueling or in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR) or (in the UK) tanking. Note that AAR also stands for "After Action Review" (de-briefing) and in aviation, IFR also stands for
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A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew.

Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with 2 or more seats to allow for student and instructor.
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A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the
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Surveillance aircraft are military aircraft used for monitoring enemy activity, usually carrying no armament. This article concentrates on military aircraft used in this role, though a major civilian aviation activity is reconnaissance and ground surveillance for mapping, traffic
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Observation balloons are balloons that are employed as aerial platforms for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting. Their use began during the Napoleonic Wars, reaching their zenith during World War I, and they continue in limited use today.
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Drone may refer to:

In nature:

• Drone (bee), a male bee
• A male wasp
• A male ant

In vehicles:

• A pilotless airplane (drone), often used for target practice or surveillance

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Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. See also gliding and motor gliders for more details.^[1]

Terminology

A "glider" is an unpowered aircraft.
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Military Aircraft Serial Review (or short MASR) is a military aviation serial book published annually by On Dutch Wings.

Book

The book contains an overview of all registrations of military aircraft in Europe, North-America and also the rest of the world (mainly
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Australian Defence Force lists
Australian Army
Australian Army Regiments
Corps in World War I
Divisions in World War I
Divisions in World War II
Royal Australian Navy
Ship types of the RAN
Ships of the RAN
Current Fleet

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Ni-D.622 fighter

North American

• NAA-57 trainer

Potez

• Potez 25 observation
• Potez 29 transport
• Potez 33 liaison
• Potez 39 observation
• Potez 402 transport

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Focke-Wulf Ta 152 | Focke-Wulf Ta 154

Gotha Go 242 | Gotha Go 244

Heinkel He 45 | Heinkel He 46 | Heinkel He 59 | Heinkel He 60 | Heinkel He 111
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The Indian Air Force, often abbreviated as the IAF, is the world's fourth largest air force and operates more than 1130 combat and 1700 non-combat aircraft. Here is a list of those aircraft which have served the IAF, and also those which are currently or are expected to enter
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Règia Aeronautica (literally: "Royal Air Force") was Italy's air force established as an independent service from 1923 until Italy's transformation to a Republic in 1946.
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Imperial Japanese Navy trainer aircraft were designated by the letter "K".

Japaneses training aircraft were painted scarlet or red-orange where normal aircraft would have been painted grey or green.
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The following is a list of aircraft of the South African Air Force, past, present, and future.

Current and future aircraft

Current and Future Aircraft
Maker Aircraft Year
Agusta A109LUH 2004
Airbus Military Airbus A400M To enter service in 2010
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list of RAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAF, and also those types that are currently in service. The aircraft are listed in alphabetic order of their RAF type name, and then in mark order within that type.
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This is a list of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm.

For an explanation of the alphanumeric codes that follow many of the aircraft, please see here.

: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Avro 652

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This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. For aircraft currently in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft.
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This list of the military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes experimental, prototype, and operational types regardless of era.
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The Idflieg designation system was used to generate German military aircraft designations prior to the end of World War I.

Each designation consisted of one of the following letters, followed by a roman numeral.
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The RLM aircraft designation system was an attempt by the aviation bureaucracy of the Third Reich to standardize and produce an identifier for each aircraft type produced in Germany.
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Japanese military aircraft, especially of the Imperial (pre-1945) period, are rather difficult to keep track of by their Japanese designations, primarily because multiple designation systems were in use by each armed service.
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B.E.: Blériot Experimental (tractor configurations) (e.g B.E.2)

F.E.: Farman Experimental (pusher configurations) (eg. F.E.2)

R.E.: Reconnaissance Experimental (eg. R.E.8)

S.E.: Scouting Experimental (eg. S.E.
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The United States Military Aircraft Designation System was first designed in 1919 when the US Army's Aeronautical Division became the United States Army Air Service.

History

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