List of attack aircraft

Attack aircraft are military aircraft used to attack targets on the ground with greater precision than strategic bombers. Modern attack aircraft may be expected to function in high threat environments where enemy air defences preclude the use of strategic bombers. Categories overlap depending on how the specific aircraft is used, along with that of fighters, fighter-bombers, and sometimes even trainers which have often been used for the role, particularly when they were obsolete in their original role.

This is a list of attack aircraft.

The use of the term attack is primarily an American term as other countries have described identical aircraft variously as light bombers, army cooperation aircraft, close support aircraft and as reconnaissance aircraft though the last term is often used for aircraft not used for such roles.

This list is limited to those fixed-wing aircraft that have been built, and does not include projects, might have beens, and napkinwaffe. Dates after each entry are of first flight.

Type	Country	Class	Date	Status	No.	Notes
AEG DJ.I	Germany		1918		1+
AEG J.I	Germany		1917		609
Aermacchi MB-326	Italy		1957		650
Aermacchi MB-339	Italy		1976		213+
Aermacchi SF.260	Italy		1964		860+
Aero A.100	Czechoslovakia		1933		44
Aero A.101	Czechoslovakia		1934		50+
Aero L-159 Alca	Czech Republic		1997		72
Aero L-29 Delfín	Czechoslovakia		1959		3,500
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia		1968		592
Aero L-59 Super Albatros	Czechoslovakia		1986		71
Aichi D1A	Japan		1934		590
Aichi D3A	Japan		1938		1,486
AIDC AT-3	Taiwan		1980		63
Albatros J.I	Germany		1917		240
Albatros J.II	Germany		1918?		?
AMX International AMX	Italy & Brazil		1984		200 c.
Arado Ar 66	Germany		1932		?
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8	UK		1916		1,650
BAE Harrier II	UK		1985		143
BAE Hawk 200	UK		1986		62
BAE Systems Hawk	UK		1974		1000+
Bell P-39 Airacobra	US		1938		9,584
Blackburn Buccaneer	UK		1958		211
Blackburn Firebrand	UK		1942		223
Blackburn Firecrest	UK		1947		3
Blackburn Ripon	UK		1926		92
Blackburn Shark	UK		1933		269
Blackburn Skua	UK		1937		192
Boeing AH-64 Apache	US		1975		2,000
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	US		1995		500
Boeing GA-1	US		1920		10
Breda Ba.64	Italy		1934		42
Breda Ba.65	Italy		1935		218
Breda Ba.88	Italy		1936		149
Breguet 19	France		1922		2,700 c.
Breguet 693	France		1938		230 c.
Breguet Vultur	France		1951		2
Bristol Beaufighter	UK		1939		5,928
Bristol Beaufort	UK		1938		2,129
Bristol Blenheim	UK		1935		4,422
Bristol F.2 Fighter	UK		1916		5,329
CAC Wirraway	Australia		1937		755
CAC Woomera	Australia		1941		2
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder	China/Pakistan		2003		100+
Canadair CL-41G Tebuan	Canada		1966		20
Caproni A.P.1	Italy		1934		?
Casa C-101	Spain		1977		166
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly	US		1963		577
Chengdu J-10	China		1998		270
Chengdu J-20	China		2011		28
Curtiss A-12 Shrike	US		1933		46
Curtiss A-18 Shrike	US		1937		13
Curtiss A-8	US		1931		13
Curtiss Falcon	US		1924		488
Curtiss SBC Helldiver	US		1935		257
Curtiss XA-14	US		1935		1
DAR 10	Bulgaria		1941		2
Dassault Étendard IV	France		1958		90
Dassault Mirage 2000	France		1978		601
Dassault Mirage F1	France		1966		720+
Dassault Mystère IV	France		1952		411
Dassault Ouragan	France		1949		362
Dassault Rafale	France		1986		141
Dassault Super Mystère	France		1955		180
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	France		1974		85
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	France & Germany		1973		480
de Havilland Mosquito	UK		1940		7,781
de Havilland Venom	UK		1949		1,431
Douglas A-1 Skyraider	US		1945		3,180
Douglas A-20 Havoc	US		1939		7,478
Douglas A-26 Invader	US		1942		2,452
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior	US		1952		282
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	US		1954		2,960
Douglas AC-47 Spooky	US		1965		53
Douglas SBD Dauntless	US		1940		5,936
Douglas XA-2	US		1926		1
EKW C-36	Switzerland		1939		175
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano	Brazil		1980		664
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano	Brazil		1999		200+
English Electric Canberra	UK		1949		949
Eurofighter Typhoon	UK, Germany, Italy & Spain		1994		406
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II	US		1972		716
Fairchild AC-119	US		1968		52
Fairey Albacore	UK		1938		800
Fairey Battle	UK		1936		2,185
Fairey Fawn	UK		1923		75
Fairey Gordon	UK		1931		186
Fairey Swordfish	UK		1934		2,391
Fiat G.91	Italy		1956		770
Fieseler Fi 167	Germany		1938		14
FMA IA 58 Pucará	Argentina		1969		150–160
FMA IA 63 Pampa	Argentina		1984		27
Fokker C.V	Netherlands		1924		955
Fokker C.X	Netherlands		1934		71
Fokker XA-7	US		1931		1
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark	US		1964		563
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	US		1974		4,540+
Great Lakes BG	US		1933		61
Grumman A-6 Intruder	US		1960		693
Grumman F7F Tigercat	US		1943		364
Grumman F9F Panther	US		1947		1,382
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk	US		1959		380
Grumman TBF Avenger	US		1941		9,839
HAL HF-24 Marut	India		1961		147
HAL Tejas	India		2001		32
Halberstadt CL.II	Germany		1917		900
Halberstadt CL.IV	Germany		1918?		?
Hannover CL.III	Germany		1917		617
Hawker Audax	UK		1931		700+
Hawker Hardy	UK		1934		48
Hawker Hart	UK		1928		1,004
Hawker Hector	UK		1936		179
Hawker Hunter	UK		1951		1,972
Hawker Hurricane	UK		1935		14,583
Hawker Siddeley Harrier	UK		1967		278
Hawker Typhoon	UK		1940		3,317
Heinkel He 45	Germany		1931		512
Heinkel He 46	Germany		1931		500 c.
Heinkel He 50	Germany		1931		78
Heinkel 51C	Germany		1933		100
Helio Stallion	US		1964		20
Henschel Hs 123	Germany		1935		250 c.
Henschel Hs 129	Germany		1939		865
HESA Azarakhsh	Iran		2001?		6-9
IAR 37, 38 and 39	Romania		1937		380
IAR 80 & 81	Romania		1939		346
IAR-93 Vultur	Romania		1974		88
IAR-99 Soim	Romania		1985		20
Ilyushin Il-10 & Avia B-33	USSR		1944		6,166
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik	USSR		1939		36,183
IMAM Ro.57bis	Italy		1942		50-75
Junkers CL.I	Germany		1917		51
Junkers Ju 87	Germany		1935		6,500 c.
KAI TA-50 Golden Eagle	South Korea		2002		82
Kawasaki Army Type 88 Reconnaissance Aircraft	Japan		1927		1,117
Kawasaki Ki-102	Japan		1944		238
Kawasaki Ki-3	Japan		1933		243
Kawasaki Ki-32	Japan		1937		854
Latécoère 298	France		1936		121
Letov Š-328	Czechoslovakia		1933		412
Lockheed AC-130	US		1966		47
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk	US		1981		64
Lockheed Hudson	US		1938		2,941
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	US		2006		171
Lockheed P-38 Lightning	US		1939		10,037
Loire-Nieuport LN.401	France		1938		68
Martin 167 Maryland	US		1939		450
Martin AM Mauler	US		1944		151
Martin B-26 Marauder	US		1940		5,288
Martin B-57 Canberra	US		1953		403
Martin Baltimore	US		1941		1,575
Martin BM	US		1929		35
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle	US		1986		420
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	US		1978		1,480
Messerschmitt Bf 110	Germany		1936		6,170
Mikoyan MiG-AT	USSR		1996		2
Mikoyan MiG-29K	USSR		1998		45
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	USSR		1967		5,047
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27	USSR		1970		1,075
Mitsubishi B2M	Japan		1929		206
Mitsubishi B5M	Japan		1937		125
Mitsubishi F-1	Japan		1975		77
Mitsubishi F-2	Japan		1995		94
Mitsubishi Ki-30	Japan		1937		704
Mitsubishi Ki-51	Japan		1939		2,385
Nakajima B5N	Japan		1937		1,150 c.
Nakajima B6N	Japan		1941		1,268
Nakajima Ki-4	Japan		1933		516
Nanchang Q-5	China		1965		1,300 c.
Brewster SBA/Naval Aircraft Factory SBN	US		1936		31
Neman R-10	USSR		1936		500+
North American A-2 Savage	US		1948		143
North American A-27	US		1940		10
North American A-36 Apache	US		1942		500
North American A-5 Vigilante	US		1958		156
North American B-25 Mitchell	US		1940		9,984
North American NA-44	US		1938		1
North American NA-72	US		1940		30
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco	US		1965		360
North American T-28 Trojan	US		1949		1,948
North American T-6 Texan	US		1940		15,495
Northrop A-17	US		1935		411
Northrop BT	US		1935		55
Northrop Gamma 2C & 2E	US		1933		52 c.
Panavia Tornado	UK, Germany & Italy		1974		774
Petlyakov Pe-2	USSR		1939		11,427
Polikarpov R-5	USSR		1928		7,000 c.
Polikarpov R-Z	USSR		1935		1,031
Potez 15	France		1921		687
Potez 25	France		1924		4,000 c.
PZL.23 Karaś	Poland		1934		253
Republic F-105 Thunderchief	US		1955		833
Republic F-84 Thunderjet	US		1946		7,524
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt	US		1941		15,660
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8	UK		1916		4,077
Saab 17	Sweden		1940		323
Saab 32 Lansen	Sweden		1952		450
Saab 37 Viggen	Sweden		1967		329
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden		1988		247 c.
Saab Supporter	Sweden		1971		462
Salmson 4 AB.2	France		1918		12
Savoia-Marchetti SM.85	Italy		1936		34
SEPECAT Jaguar	UK & France		1968		543
SET 7	Romania		1931		123
SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019	Italy		1969		86
Soko 522	Yugoslavia		1955		110 c.
Soko G-2 Galeb	Yugoslavia		1961		248
Soko G-4 Super Galeb	Yugoslavia		1978		85
Soko J-20 Kraguj	Yugoslavia		1962		85
Soko J-21 Jastreb	Yugoslavia		1965		121
Soko J-22 Orao	Yugoslavia		1974		250-300
Sopwith Salamander	UK		1918		497
Sud Aviation Vautour	France		1952		149
Sukhoi Su-17/20/22	USSR		1966		2,867
Sukhoi Su-2	USSR		1937		910
Sukhoi Su-24	USSR		1967		1,400
Sukhoi Su-25	USSR		1975		1,024
Sukhoi Su-27	USSR		1977		809
Sukhoi Su-30	USSR		1989		509+
Sukhoi Su-34	USSR		1990		50
Sukhoi Su-35	Russia		2008		48
Sukhoi Su-6	USSR		1941		3
Sukhoi Su-7B	USSR		1955		1,847
Tachikawa Ki-36	Japan		1938		1,334
Tupolev Tu-2	USSR		1941		2,257
Vickers Vildebeest	UK		1928		209
Vickers Vincent	UK		1932		197
Vought A-7 Corsair II	US		1965		1,569
Vought F4U Corsair	US		1940		12,571
Vought SB2U Vindicator	US		1936		260
Vought SBU Corsair	US		1933		125
Vultee V-11, V-12 and A-19	US		1935		224
Vultee Vengeance	US		1941		1,931
Westland Lysander	UK		1936		1,786
Westland Wallace	UK		1931		172
Westland Whirlwind	UK		1938		116
Westland Wyvern	UK		1946		127
Xian JH-7	China		1988		240
Yokosuka B4Y	Japan		1935		205
Yokosuka D4Y	Japan		1940		2,038

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