List of military transport aircraft
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Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight and troop carriers, as well as some other specialised types, used by military forces around the world.
| Type | Country | Class | Role | Date | Payload (t) | Range (km) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Rotorcraft | 1976 | 0.680 | 920 | ||
| AgustaWestland AW101/EH-101 | Italy United Kingdom | Rotorcraft | 1999 | 5.5 | 833 | ||
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Rotorcraft | 2003 | 1.575 | 1,250 | ||
| AgustaWestland AW149 | Italy | Rotorcraft | 2003 | 800 | |||
| AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat | United Kingdom | Rotorcraft | 2014 | 1.5 | 777 | ||
| AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant | Italy United Kingdom | Rotorcraft | 2000 | 8.5 | 833 | ||
| Airbus A330 MRTT | Europe | Jet | Strategic / tanker | 2007 | 45 | 14,800 | |
| Airbus A400M | Europe | Propeller | Strategic / Tactical | 2009 | 37 | 6,400 | |
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italy | Propeller | Tactical | 2008 | 11.5 | 5,926 | |
| Antonov An-72 Coaler | Ukraine | Jet | Tactical | 1977 | 10 | 4,325 | [1] |
| Antonov An-178 | Ukraine | Jet | Tactical | 2015 | 18 | 5,500 | |
| Antonov An-132 | Ukraine | Propeller | Tactical | 2016 | 9.2 | 4,400 | Project suspended [2] |
| Bell UH-1Y Venom | US | Rotorcraft | 2008 | 3 | |||
| Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey | US | Rotorcraft | Tactical | 1989 | 6.8 | 1,627 | |
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | US | Jet | Strategic / Tactical | 1991 | 77.5 | 10,390 | |
| Boeing C-40 Clipper | US | Jet | VIP | 2001 | 18 | 5,600 | |
| Boeing KC-767 | US | Jet | Strategic / tanker | 2005 | 29.5 | 11,830 | |
| Boeing KC-46 Pegasus | US | Jet | Strategic / tanker | 2013 | 29.5 | 11,830 | |
| CASA CN-235 | Spain Indonesia | Propeller | Tactical | 1983 | 5 | 5,003 | |
| EADS CASA C-295 | Spain Indonesia India | Propeller | Tactical | 1998 | 9.3 | 5,400 | |
| Changhe Z-18 | China | Rotorcraft | 2014 | 5 | 1,020 | ||
| Embraer KC-390 | Brazil | Jet | Tactical | 2014 | 23 | 5,820 | |
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | France | Rotorcraft | 1978 | 1.5 | 572 | ||
| Eurocopter AS565 Panther | France | Rotorcraft | 1986 | 2 | 572 | ||
| Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma/Airbus Helicopters H225 | France | Rotorcraft | 2004 | 5.5 | 857 | ||
| Eurocopter EC725/Airbus Helicopters H225M | France | Rotorcraft | 2005 | 5.5 | 857 | ||
| Harbin Y-12 | China | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1983 | 1,340 | ||
| Harbin Z-9 | China | Rotorcraft | 1994 | 1.5 | 572 | ||
| HESA Simourgh | Iran | Propeller | 2023 | 6 | 900 | ||
| Ilyushin Il-76 Candid | Russia | Jet | Strategic / Tactical | 1971 | 47 | 4,400 | |
| Ilyushin Il-112 | Russia | Propeller | Tactical | 2011 | 5.9 | 5,000 | |
| Kawasaki C-2 | Japan | Jet | Tactical | 2010 | 37.6 | 6,500 | |
| Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | US | Propeller | Tactical / tanker | 1996 | 19-20 | 3,334 | |
| Mil Mi-8 | Russia | Rotorcraft | 1967 | 4 | 610 | ||
| Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Rotorcraft | 1977 | 4 | 610 | ||
| Mil Mi-26 | Russia | Rotorcraft | 1977 | 20 | 800 | ||
| NHIndustries NH90 | EU | Rotorcraft | 2007 | 2.5 | 800 | ||
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China | Propeller | Tactical | 1974 | 20 | 5,616 | [3] |
| Shaanxi Y-9 | China | Propeller | Tactical | 2008 | 25 | 2,200 | |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | US | Rotorcraft | 1979 | 4 | 590 | ||
| Xian Y-20 | China | Jet | Strategic / Tactical | 2013 | 66 | 7,800 |
In service / Out of production
| Type | Country | Class | Role | Date | Payload (t) | Range (km) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France | Rotorcraft | 1968 | 3 (Internal)/4.5(External) | 580 | [4] | |
| Airbus A310 MRTT | EU | Jet | Strategic / tanker | 2003 | 36 | 6,500 | [5] |
| Antonov An-2 Colt | USSR | Propeller | Tactical | 1947 | 2 | 845 | [6] |
| Antonov An-12 Cub | USSR | Propeller | Tactical | 1959 | 20 | 5,700 | [7] |
| Antonov An-22 Antei | USSR | Propeller | Strategic / Tactical | 1965 | 80 | 5,000 | [8] |
| Antonov An-26 Curl | USSR | Propeller | Tactical | 1969 | 5.5 | 2,550 | [9] |
| Antonov An-28 Cash | USSR | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1986 | 2.5 | 1,500 | [10] |
| Antonov An-32 Cline | USSR | Propeller | Tactical | 1976 | 6.7 | 2,500 | [11] |
| Antonov An-70 | Ukraine | Jet | Strategic / Tactical | 1994 | 47 | 6,600 | [12] |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | USSR | Jet | Strategic | 1982 | 150 | 5,410 | [13] |
| BAe 146 | UK | Jet | Strategic / Tactical | 1981 | |||
| Beechcraft C-12 Huron | US | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1974 | 2.1 | 2,900 | [14] |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | US | Rotorcraft | 1959 | 1.7 | 507 | ||
| Bell UH-1N Twin Huey | US | Rotorcraft | 1970 | 460 | |||
| Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight | US | Rotorcraft | 1964 | 2.2 | 1,020 | ||
| Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook | US | Rotorcraft | 1962 | 11 | 370 | ||
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | UK | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1965 | 2 | 1,400 | |
| CASA C-212 Aviocar | Indonesia Spain | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1971 | 2.8 | 1,433 | [15] |
| Changhe Z-8 | China | Rotorcraft | 1994 | 5 | 1,020 | ||
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1966 | 1,434 | ||
| Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | France | Rotorcraft | 1978 | 1.5 | 572 | ||
| Fokker F27 Friendship | Netherlands | Propeller | Tactical | 1958 | 2,055 | ||
| Fokker 50 | Netherlands | Propeller | Tactical | 1985 | 1,666 | ||
| IAR 330 | Romania | Rotorcraft | 1975 | 572 | |||
| Kawasaki C-1 | Japan | Jet | Tactical | 1970 | 11.9 | 1,300 | [16] |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | US | Propeller | Tactical / tanker | 1954 | 20.4 | 3,800 | |
| Lockheed C-5M Galaxy | US | Jet | Strategic | 1968 | 127.4 | 9,000 [Note 1] | [17] |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | US | Jet | Strategic / tanker | 1980 | 76.5 | 18,000 [Note 2] | [18] |
| Short C-23 Sherpa | UK | Propeller | Tactical / Utility | 1982 | 3.2 | 1,239 | |
| Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion | US | Rotorcraft | 1966 | 3.6 | 1,000 | ||
| Westland Lynx | UK | Rotorcraft | 1978 | 1.5 | 528 | ||
| Westland Sea King / Commando | UK | Rotorcraft | Tactical | 1969 | 1,230 |