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Aircraft from 2000-2009
The future is now as aircraft of unparalleled performance take to the skies - with or without pilots.

1

AAI Corporation RQ-7 Shadow 200 Tactical
The AAI Corporation RQ-7 Shadow is an unarmed tactical reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle currently in active service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. The system serves as a day-night, target acquisition, sur...


2001

2

Aerospatiale / Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin
The HH-65 Dolphin replaced the Sikorsky HH-52A Sea Guards then in service with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The HH-65 is based on the French-made Eurocopter Dauphin (AS 365N) and carries the same - albeit translated ...


2002

3

AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin
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2000

4

Airbus A380
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2007

5

Bell ARH-70 / Bell 407
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2008

6

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
The tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey helicopter was designed form the Bell-produced XV-15 demonstrator, a design looking to produce the next generation in helicopter design. The system is unique in the use of the tilt-rotor assemblies,...


2007

7

Boeing / McDonnell Douglas / Northrop F/A-18 Super Hornet
The Super Hornet is the latest, and most likely the ultimate, evolution in the F/A-18 Hornet series of precision strike aircraft covering carrierborne operations. Produced by a consortium of contractors that includes Boeing a...


2002

8

Boeing / Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
The RAH-66 Comanche helicopter was to be the next generation answer for the United States Army in replacing its aging series of UH-1, AH-1 Cobra, OH-6 and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters in full. The RAH-66 was designed as the world'...


2004

9

Boeing ScanEagle
The ScanEagle is a joint production UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) by The Boeing Company and The Insitu Group. As a whole, the program is based highly on the Insitu SeaScan UAV aircraft but coupled with Boeing's expertise in t...


2004

10

CAIC WZ-10
The CAIC WZ-10 (Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation / Wuzhuang Zhisheng) is a new addition to the global family of attack helicopters, with this particular model being produced for use by the People’s Republic of China. T...


2008

11

Chengdu J-10 (Vigorous Dragon) / F-10 Vanguard
The Chengdu Jian-J10 (also "J-10" and "Annihilator" but known to the West as "Vigorous Dragon") was originally designed as an air-superiority fighter for China but was later revised to become an all-weather, day/night multiro...


2005

12

Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano / A-29
The EMB 314 "Super Tucano" (also "A-29") represents a locally-produced Brazilian aircraft product falling under the then-government run EMBRAER banner. The aircraft is a turboprop-powered light attack, reconnaissance and surv...


2003

13

Eurocopter Tiger (EC 665)
The Eurocopter Tiger (EC 665) is a relatively new attack helicopter initially designed and developed through a joint venture between the governments of France and Germany. Comparatively, the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter...


2003

14

Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
The UH-72 Lakota was accepted into service with US forces in late 2006 and will form a major portion of the United States Army National Guard's air arm, replacing the aging family of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. The Lakota ca...


2007

15

Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon program could be the call of the future in Europe in terms of how military programs progress. With the cost and production sharing between the nations of Germany, Britain, Spain and Italy (France was a...


2003

16

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The MQ-9 "Reaper" ("M" = multirole; "Q" = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; "9" = series designation) offers the United States Air Force a high-level remotely-piloted weapons platform capable of instant action and precise engagement. ...


2004

17

KAI / Lockheed Martin T-50 / TA-50 / FA-50 Golden Eagle
The T-50 / A-50 "Golden Eagle" is an advanced supersonic trainer and light strike-capable aircraft platform produced jointly by the South Korean firm of Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the American firm of Lockheed Mart...


2005

18

Kamov Ka-60 (Orca) / (Killer Whale)
The Kamov Ka-60 series of medium transport multi-role helicopters is intended to replace the aged Mil Mi-8 series. The Ka-60 (Kasatka or "Orca") was designed with multi-role capabilities in mind as well as survivability and a...


2004

19

Lockheed Martin / Boeing F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor series of aircraft reportedly represents the most advanced aircraft design in the world to date. The system utilizes technology, design and experience to field a system that is designed to be the most potent f...


2005

20

McDonnell Douglas EA-18G Growler
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2009

21

Mikoyan MiG-35 (Fulcrum-F)
The Mikoyan MiG-35 is the latest incarnation of the successful light-weight MiG-29 Fulcrum series. With an increase to its MTOW as much as 30 percent, the MiG-35 is now considered in the medum weight class. The aircraft is co...


2007

22

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 1.44 (Flatpack)
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2000

23

Mitsubishi F-2
The Mitsubishi F-2 fighter was initially to be a completely indigenous Japanese design, looking to replace their aging fleet of F-1's. With design work already underway, the United States stepped in with a considerable amount...


2000

24

Northrop Grumman / Ryan Aeronautical RQ-4 Global Hawk
The Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle utilized by the United States Air Force and Navy for intelligence gathering and reconnaissance of enemy movements and positions. Despite being one of the larger in the American UA...


2001

25

Raytheon T-6 Texan II
Based on the Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, the Raytheon-built T-6 Texan II series was the product of a Department of Defense initiative to consolidate pilot training among the Air Force and Navy branches, doing away with the older g...


2000

26

Sikorsky MH-60 (Knighthawk)
The MH-60S Knighthawk is the United States Navy's newest multi-mission helicopter. Originally designated as the CH-60S to signify its primary vertical replenishment role, the Knighthawk has since had its designation revised t...


2002

27

Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback)
The Su-34 (NATO reporting name of "Fullback") is a dedicated two-seat fighter-bomber/strike fighter version of the successful Su-27 "Flanker" fighter series. The aircraft is a product of the Sukhoi Design Bureau that has alre...


2007

28

Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E / Super Flanker)
The Su-35 (and similar Su-37) is known as the "Super Flanker" (NATO reporting codename of "Flanker-E"). The Su-35 is based on the Su-27 Flanker air-superiority fighter developed in the 1980's with the Su-35 representing a "mo...


2009

 
  Totals:
28 There are a total of 28 aircraft from 2000-2009 in the Military Factory.


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