List of attack aircraft

This is a 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. 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.

Before 1930

aircraft	origin	1st flight	# built
AEG DJ.I	Germany	1918	1+
AEG J.I	Germany	1917	609
Airco DH.5	UK	1916	552
Albatros J.I	Germany	1917	240
Albatros J.II	Germany	1918?	?
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas	UK	1925	478
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8	UK	1916	1,650
Blackburn Ripon	UK	1926	92
Boeing GA-1	US	1920	10
Breguet 19	France	1922	2,700 c.
Bristol F.2 Fighter	UK	1916	5,329
Curtiss Falcon	US	1924	488
Douglas XA-2	US	1926	1
Fairey Fawn	UK	1923	75
Fokker C.V	Netherlands	1924	955
Halberstadt CL.II	Germany	1917	900
Halberstadt CL.IV	Germany	1918?	?
Hannover CL.II	Germany	1917	439
Hannover CL.III	Germany	1917	617
Hawker Hart	UK	1928	1,004
Junkers CL.I	Germany	1917	51
Junkers J.I	Germany	1917	227
Kawasaki Army Type 88 Reconnaissance Aircraft	Japan	1927	1,117
Martin BM	US	1929	35
Mitsubishi B2M	Japan	1929	206
Polikarpov U-2	USSR	1927	25,000 c.
Polikarpov R-5	USSR	1928	7,000 c.
Potez 15	France	1921	687
Potez 25	France	1924	4,000 c.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8	UK	1916	4,077
Sopwith Camel	UK	1916	5,490
Sopwith Camel TF.1 (Trench Fighter)	UK	1918	1?
Sopwith Salamander	UK	1918	497
Salmson 4 AB.2	France	1918	12
Vickers Vildebeest	UK	1928	209
Vought O2U Corsair	US	1926	580
Westland Wapiti	UK	1927	585

1930s

aircraft	origin	1st flight	# built
Aero A.100	Czechoslovakia	1933	44
Aero A.101	Czechoslovakia	1934	50+
Aichi D1A	Japan	1934	590
Aichi D3A	Japan	1938	1,486
Arado Ar 66	Germany	1932	?
Bell P-39 Airacobra	US	1938	9,584
Blackburn Shark	UK	1933	269
Blackburn Skua	UK	1937	192
Breda Ba.64	Italy	1934	42
Breda Ba.65	Italy	1935	218
Breda Ba.88	Italy	1936	149
Breguet 693	France	1938	230 c.
Brewster SBA/Naval Aircraft Factory SBN	US	1936	31
Bristol Beaufighter	UK	1939	5,928
Bristol Beaufort	UK	1938	2,129
Bristol Blenheim	UK	1935	4,422
CAC Wirraway	Australia	1937	755
Caproni A.P.1	Italy	1934	?
Curtiss A-8	US	1931	13
Curtiss A-12 Shrike	US	1933	46
Curtiss XA-14	US	1935	1
Curtiss A-18 Shrike	US	1937	13
Curtiss SBC Helldiver	US	1935	257
Douglas A-20 Havoc	US	1939	7,478
EKW C-36	Switzerland	1939	175
Fairey Albacore	UK	1938	800
Fairey Battle	UK	1936	2,185
Fairey Gordon	UK	1931	186
Fairey Swordfish	UK	1934	2,391
Fieseler Fi 167	Germany	1938	14
Fokker C.X	Netherlands	1934	71
Fokker XA-7	US	1931	1
Great Lakes BG	US	1933	61
Hawker Audax	UK	1931	700+
Hawker Hardy	UK	1934	48
Hawker Hector	UK	1936	179
Hawker Hurricane	UK	1935	14,583
Heinkel He 45	Germany	1931	512
Heinkel He 46	Germany	1931	500 c.
Heinkel He 50	Germany	1931	78
Heinkel 51C	Germany	1933	100
Henschel Hs 123	Germany	1935	250 c.
Henschel Hs 129	Germany	1939	865
IAR 37, 38 and 39	Romania	1937	380
IAR 80 & 81	Romania	1939	346
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik	USSR	1939	36,183
Junkers Ju 87	Germany	1935	6,500 c.
Kawasaki Ki-3	Japan	1933	243
Kawasaki Ki-32	Japan	1937	854
Latécoère 298	France	1936	121
Letov Š-328	Czechoslovakia	1933	412
Lockheed Hudson	US	1938	2,941
Lockheed P-38 Lightning	US	1939	10,037
Loire-Nieuport LN.401	France	1938	68
Martin 167 Maryland	US	1939	450
Messerschmitt Bf 110	Germany	1936	6,170
Mitsubishi B5M	Japan	1937	125
Mitsubishi Ki-30	Japan	1937	704
Mitsubishi Ki-51	Japan	1939	2,385
Nakajima B5N	Japan	1937	1,150 c.
Nakajima Ki-4	Japan	1933	516
Neman R-10	USSR	1936	500+
North American NA-44	US	1938	1
Northrop A-17	US	1935	411
Northrop BT	US	1935	55
Northrop Gamma 2C & 2E	US	1933	52 c.
Petlyakov Pe-2	USSR	1939	11,427
Polikarpov R-Z	USSR	1935	1,031
PZL.23 Karaś	Poland	1934	253
Savoia-Marchetti SM.85	Italy	1936	34
SET 7	Romania	1931	123
Sukhoi Su-2	USSR	1937	910
Tachikawa Ki-36	Japan	1938	1,334
Vickers Vincent	UK	1932	197
Vought SBU Corsair	US	1933	125
Vought SB2U Vindicator	US	1936	260
Vultee V-11, V-12 and A-19	US	1935	224
Westland Lysander	UK	1936	1,786
Westland Wallace	UK	1931	172
Westland Whirlwind	UK	1938	116
Yokosuka B4Y	Japan	1935	205

1940s, 1950s and 1960s

aircraft	origin	1st flight	# built
Aermacchi AM.3	Italy	1967	46?
Aermacchi MB-326	Italy	1957	650
Aermacchi SF.260	Italy	1964	860+
Aero L-29 Delfín	Czechoslovakia	1959	3,500
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	1968	592
Bell P-63 Kingcobra	US	1942	3,303
Blackburn Buccaneer	UK	1958	211
Blackburn Firebrand	UK	1942	223
Blackburn Firecrest	UK	1947	3
Breguet Vultur	France	1951	2
CAC Woomera	Australia	1941	2
Canadair CL-41G Tebuan	Canada	1966	20
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly	US	1963	577
DAR 10	Bulgaria	1941	2
Dassault Étendard IV	France	1958	90
Dassault Super Mystère	France	1955	180
Dassault Mirage F1	France	1966	720+
Dassault Mystère IV	France	1952	411
Dassault Ouragan	France	1949	362
de Havilland Mosquito	UK	1940	7,781
de Havilland Venom	UK	1949	1,431
Douglas A-1 Skyraider	US	1945	3,180
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior	US	1952	282
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	US	1954	2,960
Douglas A-26 Invader	US	1942	2,452
Douglas AC-47 Spooky	US	1965	53
Douglas SBD Dauntless	US	1940	5,936
English Electric Canberra	UK	1949	949
Fairchild AC-119	US	1968	52
Fairey Firefly	UK	1941	1,702
Fiat G.91	Italy	1956	770
FMA IA 58 Pucará	Argentina	1969	150–160
Focke-Wulf Fw190F/G	Germany	?	?
Folland Gnat	UK	1955	360
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark	US	1964	563
Grumman A-6 Intruder	US	1960	693
Grumman F7F Tigercat	US	1943	364
Grumman F8F Bearcat	US	1944	1,265
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
Hawker Hunter	UK	1951	1,972
Hawker Sea Hawk	UK	1947	542
Hawker Siddeley Harrier	UK	1967	278
Hawker Typhoon	UK	1940	3,317
Helio Stallion	US	1964	20
Hispano HA-200	Spain	1955	212
Ilyushin Il-10 & Avia B-33	USSR	1944	6,166
IMAM Ro.57bis	Italy	1942	50-75
Kawasaki Ki-102	Japan	1944	238
Lockheed AC-130	US	1966	47
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star	US	1944	1,715
Malmö MFI-9	Sweden	1958	17
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
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19	USSR	1953	2,172
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	USSR	?	?
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	USSR	1967	5,047
Nakajima B6N	Japan	1941	1,268
Nanchang Q-5	China	1965	1,300 c.
North American A-2 Savage	US	1948	143
North American A-5 Vigilante	US	1958	156
North American A-27	US	1940	10
North American A-36 Apache	US	1942	500
North American B-25 Mitchell	US	1940	9,984
North American FJ-4B Fury	US	1956	222
North American NA-72	US	1940	30
North American P-51 Mustang	US	1940	15,000+
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	?
Northrop F-5	US	1959	2,246
Pilatus PC-6 Porter	Switzerland	1959	562
Pilatus PC-7	Switzerland	1966	450+
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt	US	1941	15,660
Republic F-84 Thunderjet	US	1946	7,524
Republic F-105 Thunderchief	US	1955	833
Saab 17	Sweden	1940	323
Saab 29 Tunnan	Sweden	1948	661
Saab 32 Lansen	Sweden	1952	450
Saab 35 Draken	Sweden	1955	651
Saab 37 Viggen	Sweden	1967	329
SEPECAT Jaguar	UK & France	1968	543
SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019	Italy	1969	86
Soko 522	Yugoslavia	1955	110 c.
Soko G-2 Galeb	Yugoslavia	1961	248
Soko J-20 Kraguj	Yugoslavia	1962	85
Soko J-21 Jastreb	Yugoslavia	1965	121
Sud Aviation Vautour	France	1952	149
Sukhoi Su-6	USSR	1941	3
Sukhoi Su-7B	USSR	1955	1,847
Sukhoi Su-17/20/22	USSR	1966	2,867
Sukhoi Su-24	USSR	1967	1,400
Tupolev Tu-2	USSR	1941	2,257
Vought A-7 Corsair II	US	1965	1,569
Vought F4U Corsair	US	1940	12,571
Vultee Vengeance	US	1941	1,931
Westland Wyvern	UK	1946	127
Yokosuka D4Y	Japan	1940	2,038

1970s, 1980s and 1990s

aircraft	origin	1st flight	# built
Aermacchi MB-339	Italy	1976	213+
Aero L-59 Super Albatros	Czechoslovakia	1986	71
Aero L-159 Alca	Czech Republic	1997	72
AIDC AT-3	Taiwan	1980	63
AMX International AMX	Italy & Brazil	1984	200 c.
BAE Hawk 200	UK	1986	62
BAE Harrier II	UK	1985	143
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	US	1995	500
Chengdu J-10	China	1998	270
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	France	1974	85
Dassault Mirage 2000	France	1978	601
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet	France & Germany	1973	480
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano	Brazil	1980	664
Eurofighter Typhoon	UK, Germany, Italy & Spain	1994	406
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II	US	1972	716
FMA IA 63 Pampa	Argentina	1984	27
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	US	1974	4,540+
Grumman F-14 Tomcat	US	1970	712
HAL Ajeet	India	1976	89
IAR-93 Vultur	Romania	1974	88
IAR-99 Soim	Romania	1985	20
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk	US	1981	64
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor	US	1997	195
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	US	1972	1,189
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle	US	1986	420
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	US	1978	1,480
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27	USSR	1970	1,075
Mikoyan MiG-29K	USSR	1998	45
Mitsubishi F-1	Japan	1975	77
Mitsubishi F-2	Japan	1995	94
Panavia Tornado	UK, Germany & Italy	1974	774
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden	1988	247 c.
Saab Supporter	Sweden	1971	462
Soko J-22 Orao	Yugoslavia	1974	250-300
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
Xian JH-7	China	1998	240
Zlín Z-143 (modified by Tamil Tigers)	Czech Republic	1992	2

21st century

aircraft	origin	1st flight	# built
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder	China/Pakistan	2003	54
Chengdu J-20	China	2011	6
Dassault Rafale	France	1986	130
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano	Brazil	1999	180+
HAL Tejas	India	2001	14
HESA Azarakhsh	Iran	2001?	6-9
HESA Saeqeh	Iran	2004	8
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	US	2006	115
Sukhoi Su-30MKI	Russia/India	2000	200
Sukhoi Su-35	Russia	2008	34
Sukhoi PAK FA	Russia	2010	5
KAI TA-50 Golden Eagle	South Korea	2002	22
Textron AirLand Scorpion	US	2013	1