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Bombers & Strategic Aircraft
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Bombers & Strategic Aircraft
- Aircraft Carriers
- Artillery & Indirect Fire
- Attack & Multirole Drones (UAVs)
- Bombs & Aerial Munitions
- Counter Drone System
- Defense Systems
- Laser Defense System
- Fighter Jets
- Future / Concept Weapons
- Military Helicopters
- Military Satellites & Space Systems
- Missiles & Precision Weapons
- Glide Vehicle
- Naval Destroyers (Warships)
- Radar Systems
- Small Arms & Infantry Weapons
- Submarines
- Tanks & Armored Vehicles
- Weapon Lights & Flashlights
- Maximum Speed: ~1,050 km/h (Mach ~0.85)
- Range: ~6,000 km (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: ~12,000–18,000 kg (variant dependent)
- Crew:
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- Maximum Speed: 415 mph (668 km/h)
- Range: 1,500 mi (2,415 km)
- Payload Capacity: Up to 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) bombs
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.86 (913 km/h / 567 mph)
- Range: 14,800 km (9,200 miles)
- Payload Capacity: Up to 45 tonnes cargo or 300 passengers
- Crew: 3 (typical flight crew)
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.96 (645 mph / 1,038 km/h)
- Range: 4,500 mi (7,400 km) ferry
- Payload Capacity: Up to 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: 287 mph (462 km/h)
- Range: 2,000 mi (3,219 km) ferry range
- Payload Capacity: Up to 17,600 lb (7,983 kg) bombs (short-range)
- Crew: 10
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- Maximum Speed: 607 mph (977 km/h)
- Range: Approximately 5,750 miles (9,250 km)
- Payload Capacity: Approximately 151,000 lb (68,500 kg) transferable fuel (configuration dependent)
- Crew: 3 to 5
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- Maximum Speed: ~275 knots (316 mph)
- Range: 1,150+ nm (with 6,000 lb payload)
- Payload Capacity: 6,000 lbs cargo/personnel (internal); up to 10,000 lbs with cargo hook
- Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, two crew chiefs)
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- Maximum Speed: ~926 km/h (Mach 0.75)
- Range: 7,800 km (with payload); up to 10,000 km ferry
- Payload Capacity: 66,000–70,000 kg
- Crew: 3
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.84 (1,028 km/h)
- Range: 2,520 km (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: Up to ~3,000 kg (external)
- Crew: 2 (instructor and student)
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.84 (1,028 km/h)
- Range: ~2,520 km (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: Up to ~3,000 kg on external hardpoints
- Crew: 2 (student and instructor)
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.88–2.0
- Range: 6,800 km (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: 24,000 kg
- Crew: 4
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- Maximum Speed: 240 KTAS (445 km/h)
- Range: 1,340 NM (zero payload)
- Payload Capacity: Over 2,000 kg (typical)
- Crew: 2 (pilots)
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- Maximum Speed: 580 mph (933 km/h)
- Range: 3,400+ miles (5,500+ km)
- Payload Capacity: Classified intelligence systems
- Crew: Approximately 27-30
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- Maximum Speed: 394 mph
- Range: 1,300+ miles
- Payload Capacity: Approx. 8,000 lb
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: 675 km/h
- Range: 6,500 km+
- Payload Capacity: Classified ISR equipment
- Crew: 5 to 8 personnel
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.92
- Range: 7,800+ miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified / mission dependent
- Crew: 26 crew members plus passengers
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.855
- Range: 7,700+ nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified / mission-dependent
- Crew: Approx. 26+
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph (Mach 0.86)
- Range: 6,300+ miles
- Payload Capacity: 212,000 lbs fuel
- Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot, boom operator)
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- Maximum Speed: ~1,000 km/h
- Range: 14,000+ km
- Payload Capacity: 31,500 kg
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.95
- Range: 1,200–1,400 km
- Payload Capacity: ~3,000 kg
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 320 knots
- Range: 1,600 km
- Payload Capacity: ~1,860 kg
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 593 km/h
- Range: 1,667 km
- Payload Capacity: ~1,500 kg
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: ~270 knots
- Range: ~860 nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: ~9,000 kg internal or external
- Crew: 4
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph
- Range: 6,800 miles
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems (no weapons)
- Crew: 18–21
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- Maximum Speed: 628 mph (Mach 0.95)
- Range: 6,000+ nmi (11,000 km)
- Payload Capacity: 40,000 lb (18,000 kg)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 540 km/h
- Range: 2,500 km
- Payload Capacity: 5,500 kg
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: 870 km/h (Mach 0.8)
- Range: 2,000–6,000 km
- Payload Capacity: 26,000 kg
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph (Mach 0.8)
- Range: 8,000 km+
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems and crew equipment
- Crew: 18–25
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- Maximum Speed: Subsonic (approx. Mach 0.8)
- Range: ~4,000 km+
- Payload Capacity: EW mission systems
- Crew: 2–4
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.82
- Range: 6,500 km
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems and operator stations
- Crew: 10 to 12
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph
- Range: 6,500 km
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems and radar equipment
- Crew: 8 to 10 mission crew + 2 pilots
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- Maximum Speed: 410 mph
- Range: 2,000+ nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: Approx. 44,000 lbs
- Crew: 10 to 15
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.72
- Range: 8,700 km
- Payload Capacity: 37,000 kg
- Crew: 3 to 4
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- Maximum Speed: 602 km per hour
- Range: 1,850 km
- Payload Capacity: 11,500 kg
- Crew: 2 to 3
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 5 to Mach 6 (projected)
- Range: Intercontinental (estimated)
- Payload Capacity: Limited internal payload (estimated)
- Crew: Unmanned or optional crew (speculative)
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.8
- Range: 4,000+ nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified mission systems
- Crew: Approx. 27
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- Maximum Speed: 855 km/h
- Range: 7,400 km
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems and crew stations
- Crew: 13 to 19
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- Maximum Speed: 374 mph (602 km/h)
- Range: 2,360 miles (3,800 km)
- Payload Capacity: 42,000 lb (19,000 kg)
- Crew: 5–6
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- Maximum Speed: approx 350 knots
- Range: over 1500 miles
- Payload Capacity: mission systems only
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.85
- Range: Approx. 12,500 km
- Payload Capacity: Classified
- Crew: 8 to 10
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- Maximum Speed: High subsonic
- Range: Long-range
- Payload Capacity: Classified EW systems
- Crew: 4 to 5
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- Maximum Speed: ~280 knots (estimated)
- Range: ~500 nautical miles (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: Infantry squad plus gear
- Crew: 2 to 4
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.9
- Range: 6800 km
- Payload Capacity: 24000 kg
- Crew: 4
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.78
- Range: 7,500 nautical miles (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: ~20,000 lb
- Crew: 9
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- Maximum Speed: 490 knots
- Range: 1,200 plus nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: Around 9,000 kg
- Crew: 9
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- Maximum Speed: 300 knots (approximately 345 mph / 483 km/h)
- Range: 2,500 nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: Precision munitions
- Crew: 7
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- Maximum Speed: 300 mph (Mach 0.4 at sea level)
- Range: Approximately 1,300 nautical miles (unlimited with aerial refueling)
- Payload Capacity: Fixed side-firing armament (ammunition loads: ~3,000 rounds 25mm, ~256 rounds 40mm, ~100 rounds 105mm)
- Crew: 13
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- Maximum Speed: 300 mph
- Range: 1,000+ nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: 8,000 lb weapons load
- Crew: 6
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- Maximum Speed: 420 mph
- Range: 800 miles (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: 16,000 lbs
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: 590 mph (950 km/h)
- Range: Approx. 7,000 miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified mission systems
- Crew: 18 to 22
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- Maximum Speed: 610 mph
- Range: 7,000+ miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified mission systems
- Crew: Up to 112
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph
- Range: 1,500+ miles (mission dependent)
- Payload Capacity: Up to 200,000 lb of fuel
- Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, boom operator)
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.86
- Range: Long
- Payload Capacity: High fuel offload and cargo
- Crew: 3
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- Maximum Speed: 530 mph
- Range: 1500 miles with refueling mission
- Payload Capacity: 90000 lb fuel
- Crew: 3 to 4
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.8
- Range: 5,800 km
- Payload Capacity: 26,000 kg
- Crew: 2 to 3
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- Maximum Speed: 850 km/h
- Range: 12,000 km
- Payload Capacity: 9,000 kg
- Crew: 10–12
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.96
- Range: Approx. 4,600 miles
- Payload Capacity: Up to 21,000 lb
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: ~Mach 0.85
- Range: ~11,100 km
- Payload Capacity: Mission systems & sensors
- Crew: 7–9 (flight + mission crew)
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- Maximum Speed: Subsonic (estimated)
- Range: Long-range (projected)
- Payload Capacity: ~5,800 kg (estimated)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 509 km/h (316 mph)
- Range: 2,300 km (1,430 miles)
- Payload Capacity: 9,250 kg (20,400 lbs)
- Crew: 2–3
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- Maximum Speed: ~300 knots
- Range: 2,000+ miles
- Payload Capacity: Classified electronic warfare systems
- Crew: 9 to 13
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- Maximum Speed: 355 mph
- Range: Over 3000 miles with refueling
- Payload Capacity: Approx 42,000 lb
- Crew: 7 to 9
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.95 (est.)
- Range: 8,500 km (est.)
- Payload Capacity: 45,000 lb (20,400 kg)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: High subsonic
- Range: 6,000 km
- Payload Capacity: Approx. 12,000 kg
- Crew: 4
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- Maximum Speed: 518 mph
- Range: 2,400 nm with payload
- Payload Capacity: 170,900 lb
- Crew: 3
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.3
- Range: ~1,140 miles
- Payload Capacity: N/A (training aircraft)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.3
- Range: ~1,140 miles (1,835 km)
- Payload Capacity: Not applicable (trainer)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.3
- Range: ~1,140 miles
- Payload Capacity: N/A (trainer – unarmed)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.3
- Range: 1,140 miles
- Payload Capacity: Limited external stores (training only)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: ~Mach 1.3
- Range: ~1,200 miles (ferry)
- Payload Capacity: Not applicable (trainer configuration)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1+
- Range: ~1,200 km
- Payload Capacity: Limited external stores (training role)
- Crew: 2 (Instructor + Trainee)
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- Maximum Speed: 950 km/h
- Range: 750 km
- Payload Capacity: 4,400 kg
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: ~440 knots (510 mph)
- Range: ~9,400 miles
- Payload Capacity: Up to 15,000 kg
- Crew: 7
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- Maximum Speed: 224 mph (360 km/h)
- Range: 1,300 miles (2,092 km)
- Payload Capacity: 6,137 liters of water
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: ~650 mph (Mach 0.86)
- Range: 8,800 miles
- Payload Capacity: 70,000 lbs
- Crew: 5
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8
- Range: 4,000 km
- Payload Capacity: 12,000 kg
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 6
- Range: Test-profile dependent
- Payload Capacity: Classified / Experimental payloads
- Crew: Uncrewed
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- Maximum Speed: 370 mph (320 knots)
- Range: 720 nautical miles
- Payload Capacity: 3,300 lb (1,500 kg)
- Crew: 1 or 2
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- Maximum Speed: 417 mph (670 km/h)
- Range: 2,800 mi (4,500 km)
- Payload Capacity: 45,000 lb (20,400 kg)
- Crew: 3–5
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8 (1,030 knots)
- Range: 1,275 nmi (combat: 850+ nmi)
- Payload Capacity: 17,750 lb external
- Crew: 2 (pilot, weapons systems officer)
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- Maximum Speed: ~Mach 2.0 (~2,120 km/h)
- Range: ~3,000 km
- Payload Capacity: 12 external hardpoints
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 518 mph (833 km/h)
- Range: 5,500 miles (8,890 km)
- Payload Capacity: 281,000 lbs (127,460 kg)
- Crew: 7
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 9.6 (~7,000 mph)
- Range: Short (test flight only)
- Payload Capacity: N/A
- Crew: Unmanned
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- Maximum Speed: 420 mph (Mach 0.56)
- Range: 800 miles
- Payload Capacity: 16,000 lbs
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.4 (1,490 km/h)
- Range: ~1,000 miles (1,600 km)
- Payload Capacity: N/A (Experimental aircraft)
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.92 (617 mph)
- Range: 1,070 km (670 mi)
- Payload Capacity: 4,600 lb
- Crew: 1
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 2.05 (2,220 km/h)
- Range: 15 hours
- Payload Capacity: 12,300 km
- Crew: 45,000 kg
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- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.25 (1,335 km/h)
- Range: 5,900 miles (9,400 km)
- Payload Capacity: Capacity : 75,000 lb (34,000 kg)
- Crew: 4
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- Maximum Speed: Approx. 600+ mph (estimated)
- Range: 6,000+ miles
- Payload Capacity: ~30,000 lb (estimated)
- Crew: 2
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- Maximum Speed: 650 mph (1,046 km/h)
- Range: 8,800 miles (14,080 km)
- Payload Capacity: 70,000 lb (31,751 kg)
- Crew: 5
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