Military aircraft facts for kids

A fighter aircraft and three bombers

A Military aircraft is an aeroplane made for military purposes. There are two basic types:

• Those made for combat.
• Those made for transport. Most are Cargo aircraft.

Related pages

• Fighter aircraft
• Bomber
• Stealth aircraft
• Attack aircraft
• Training aircraft

Images for kids

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  A U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon, British Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, French Air Force Dassault Rafale and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fly in formation.

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  A replica of a German Heinkel He 178, the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, at Rostock-Laage Airport.

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  A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-57.

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  Two Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucanos of the Brazilian Air Force fly over the Amazon rainforest.

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  A USAF EF-111A Raven

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  A Portuguese Air Force EADS CASA C-295 MPA/Persuader used for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare.

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  An Italian Air Force Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master used to deliver pilot training for the latest generation of combat fighter aircraft.

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  An Airbus A400M Atlas of the German Luftwaffe.

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  A Saab 340 AEW&C in flight at the Swedish Armed Forces' Airshow 2010.

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  An Indian Air Force Beriev A-50EI Mainstay

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  A Thales Watchkeeper WK450 of the British Army.