Military Special Mission Aircraft

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Comprehensive database of military special mission aircraft. This specialized collection includes detailed technical specifications such as speed, range, payload capacity, and armament options for military special mission aircraft aviation platforms, along with complete operational history and current and past operators worldwide.

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Country	Model	Manufacturer	Year	Produced	Description
🇦🇹	DA62	Diamond	2012	120	Austrian twin-engine, civil utility aircraft, used worldwide for light transport and aerial surveys in the 21st century.
🇨🇦	DHC-2 Beaver	De Havilland Canada	1947	1657	Canadian utility aircraft, renowned for bush flying since the mid-20th century, widely deployed for civilian and military operations.
🇨🇳	SH-5	Harbin	1976	7	Chinese amphibious aircraft, notable for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare, used primarily in the late 20th century.
🇪🇺	A310 MRTT	Airbus	2003	6	European multirole tanker transport, with significant deployments in aerial refueling and strategic airlift operations.
🇨🇳	Be-12 Tchaïka Mail	Beriev	1960	150	Soviet amphibious aircraft, operational in Cold War era, mainly in anti-submarine and maritime patrol roles.
🇨🇳	Il-38 May	Ilyushin	1961	58	Soviet maritime patrol aircraft, deployed during the Cold War, primarily used for anti-submarine and maritime surveillance operations.
🇨🇳	Il-78 Midas	Ilyushin	1983	53	Soviet aerial refueling tanker, developed in the 1980s, widely involved in strategic, long-range force projection missions.
🇨🇳	Il-80	Ilyushin	1987	4	Soviet airborne command post, designed during the Cold War, most notably deployed in strategic air command scenarios.
🇫🇷	ATL-2 Atlantique	Breguet Aviation	1981	215	French maritime patrol aircraft, operational since the late 20th century, primarily deployed for anti-submarine warfare and surveillance.
🇩🇪 🇺🇸	X-31 EFM Vector	Rockwell/MBB	1990	2	German-American experimental jet aircraft, known for pioneering in thrust vectoring technology, principally tested during the 1990s.
🇮🇹	P2006T	Tecnam	2007	578	Italian light twin-engine aircraft, notably used for training and light transport since the late 2000s.
🇯🇵	US-2	ShinMaywa	2003	8	Japanese amphibious aircraft, prominently utilized for air-sea rescue operations, predominantly during the early 21st century.
🇷🇺	A-50 Mainstay	Beriev	1978	42	Russian airborne early warning and control aircraft, developed during the Cold War to extend radar coverage and coordinate air operations across vast distances.
🇸🇪	340 AEW&C	Saab	1994	12	Swedish twin-engine airborne early warning and control platform produced since late 1990s.
🇸🇪	GlobalEye	Saab / Bombardier	2018	5	Swedish/Canadian airborne early warning and control platform, introduced in 2020, used for airborne, maritime, and ground surveillance.
🇬🇧	Gannet	Fairey	1949	303	British carrier-borne aircraft, known for its Cold War anti-submarine and airborne early warning services.
🇺🇸	707	Boeing	1954	865	American jet airliner from the mid-20th century, notably used in civil aviation and military transport missions worldwide.
🇺🇸	747	Boeing	1969	1574	American wide-body commercial jet airliner, conceived in the 1960s and renowned for transcontinental and transatlantic flights.
🇺🇸	AC-130	Lockheed Martin	1967	21	American gunship, deployed in Vietnam and Iraq wars, known for long duration, low-level ground attack and close air support missions.
🇺🇸	E-2 Hawkeye	Grumman	1960	313	American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft, significant for its Cold War to contemporary deployments.
🇺🇸	E-3 Sentry AWACS	Boeing	1972	68	American airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, principally used in NATO, UK, France, and Saudi Arabia since the Cold War.
🇺🇸	E-4 NOAC	Boeing	1980	4	American advanced airborne command post, launched during the Cold War, extensively employed for national emergency operations.
🇺🇸	E-6 Mercury TACAMO	Boeing	1987	16	American command-and-control aircraft, operative during the Cold War era, kept primarily for communications with U.S. nuclear forces.
🇺🇸	E-8 Joint STARS	Boeing/Northrop Grumman	1994	17	American command and control aircraft, instrumental during Persian Gulf War, primarily deployed for surveillance and ground-target tracking missions.
🇺🇸	EA-6B Prowler	Grumman	1968	170	American electronic warfare aircraft, vital during the Cold War, widely deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
🇺🇸	EC-130 Commando Solo	Lockheed Martin	1957	14	American electronic operations aircraft, deployed extensively during conflicts from Vietnam to recent operations in the Middle East.
🇺🇸	EC-135 / EC-18 ARIA	Boeing	1961	45	American electronic surveillance and relay aircraft, involved largely in Cold War and Space Race-era operations.
🇺🇸	EF-111 Raven	General Dynamics/Grumman	1977	42	American electronic warfare aircraft, extensively deployed in Gulf War, notable for radar jamming and deception operations.
🇺🇸	Hawker 800	Hawker Beechcraft	1983	650	British mid-size twinjet corporate aircraft, known for its international charters and private operations since the mid-1980s.
🇺🇸	KC-130 Hercules	Lockheed Martin	1960	124	American military transport aircraft, noted for tactical refueling and cargo application, extensively operational during Cold War era and beyond.
🇺🇸	KC-135 Stratotanker	Boeing	1956	803	American refueling aircraft, deployed during Cold War, Desert Storm and ongoing operations worldwide for mid-air refueling missions.
🇺🇸	King Air 90	Beechcraft	1964	3100	American twin-turboprop aircraft, prominently deployed for utility, corporate, and military purposes from the 1960s onward.
🇺🇸	P-3 Orion	Lockheed	1958	757	American maritime patrol aircraft, actively used in the Cold War, notable for anti-submarine warfare and surveillance operations.
🇺🇸	PA-32 Cherokee Six	Piper	1960	7842	American light, single-engined aircraft, dominant during the late 20th century, widely used for personal, commercial air taxi services.
🇺🇸	RC-135 Rivet Joint	Boeing	1972	32	American reconnaissance aircraft, routinely deployed since the Cold War era, esteemed for its crucial surveillance roles worldwide.
🇺🇸	S-2 Tracker	Grumman	1952	1284	American carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft, deployed during the Cold War, notably used in the Vietnam and Korean Wars.
🇺🇸	S-3 Viking	Lockheed	1972	188	American anti-submarine aircraft, operational during the Cold War, recognized for its service in Gulf War naval missions.
🇺🇸	SR-20	Cirrus	1995	1459	American civil utility aircraft, renowned from the late 20th century, extensively deployed in private aviation and flight training.
🇺🇸	SR-71 Blackbird	Lockheed	1964	32	American strategic reconnaissance aircraft, operational from 1966-1998, unmatched speed and altitude records, infamous for Cold War and NASA missions.
🇺🇸	U-2 Dragon Lady	Lockheed	1955	104	American high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, known for extensive Cold War era operations and various military applications worldwide.

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