List of equipment of the United States Air Force

The equipment of the United States Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, ammunition, weapons, and ground vehicles.

Munitions NameTypePicture Missiles AGM-114 Air-to-surface AGM-65 Air-to-surface AGM-86 Air-to-surface, cruise AGM-88 Air-to-surface, anti-radiation AGM-154 Glide bomb AGM-158 Air-to-surface, cruise AIM-7 Air-to-air, medium-range AIM-9 Air-to-air, short-range AIM-120 Air-to-air, medium-range LGM-30 Intercontinental ballistic Bombs B61 Thermonuclear B83 Thermonuclear BLU-109 Bunker buster BLU-116 Bunker buster CBU-87 Cluster CBU-89 Cluster CBU-97 Cluster GBU-10 Precision-guided GBU-12 Precision-guided GBU-15 Precision-guided GBU-16Precision-guided GBU-24 Precision-guided GBU-27 Precision-guided GBU-28 Precision-guided GBU-31Precision-guidedGBU-32Precision-guidedGBU-38Precision-guided GBU-39 Precision-guided GBU-53 Precision-guided GBU-54Precision-guided GBU-55Precision-guided GBU-56Precision-guided GBU-57 Precision-guided / bunker buster GBU-69Precision-guided / Glide-Bomb GBU-72 Precision-guided / bunker buster Mk-82 General-purpose Mk-84 General-purpose

Weapons NameTypePictureAmmunitionUsed by Mounted Weapons GAU-8 Avenger Seven-barrelled Rotary cannon 30×173 mm A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II GAU-22/A Four-barrelled Rotary cannon 25×137 mm F-35 Lightning II M61Six-barrelled Rotary cannon 20×102mm Vulcan F-15 EagleF-16 Fighting FalconF-22 Raptor GAU-23/A Chain gun autocannon 30×173mm AC-130 M102 Howitzer 105×372mmR AC-130 GAU-16 .50 BMG UH-1 Iroquois GAU-17Six-barrelled Minigun/Rotary machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO HH-60 Pave HawkUH-1 Iroquois M240 Mounted 7.62×51mm NATO UH-1 Iroquois Small arms Beretta M9 Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum M11 pistol Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum M18 pistol Pistol 9×19mm Parabellum M4/M4A1 Assault rifle, Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO HK416 Assault rifle, Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Used exclusively by AFSOC M16A2 rifle Assault Rifle 5.56×45mm NATO MP5 submachine gun Submachine gun Multiple (9×19mm Parabellum, 10mm Auto MP5/10, or .40 S&W M5/40) M249 machine gun Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon 5.56×45mm NATO M240 machine gun General purpose medium machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO M2 machine gun Heavy machine gun .50 BMG M82 Anti-materiel sniper rifle .50 BMG

Vehicles

Aircraft List of active United States Air Force aircraft List of active United States military aircraft

Ground vehicles NameTypeVersionsQuantityPicture Humvee Armored car? R-5 Refueler Aircraft refueling vehicle? R-9 Refueler Aircraft refueling vehicle? R-11 Refueler Aircraft refueling vehicle? C300 Ground refuel vehicle?

Attire

Current attireNameFull patternNotes Army Combat Uniform Uses Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). Airman Battle Uniform phased out April 2021 Flight suit Pilots, air crews and missile crews wear olive green or desert tan one-piece flight suits made of Nomex for fire protection. Physical Training Uniform Consists of shorts, T-shirt, jacket and pants. Service dress uniform Consists of a three-button coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue). This is worn with a light blue shirt (Shade 1550) and Shade 1620 herringbone patterned necktie. Enlisted members wear sleeve insignia on both the jacket and shirt, while officers wear metal rank insignia pinned onto the coat, and Air Force Blue slide-on epaulet loops on the shirt. Mess dress Consists of a dark blue mess jacket and matching trousers with antiqued silver buttons, miniature medals, blue bow-tie and cummerbund, and shoulder boards and silver wrist braids for officers. When wearing the blue tie and cummerbund, the uniform is considered equivalent to black-tie formal wear. For white-tie occasions, a white bow-tie and waistcoat are worn.

Other equipment CMU – 33A/P22P-18 - Air Force issue personal flotation device Distributed Common Ground System- A weapons system which delivers information to Unmanned aerial vehicles

See also

United States Air Force List of active United States military aircraft Equipment of the United States Armed Forces Equipment of the United States Navy Equipment of the United States Army Equipment of the United States Coast Guard Equipment of the United States Marine Corps

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