US WARPLANES PRODUCTION UPDATE & RETIREMENTS
PRESENT DAY PRODUCTION
| C-130 Hercules | - Currently built as the C-130J and KC-130J. |
| C-17 Globemaster III | - Currently built as the C-17A. |
| E-2 Hawkeye | - Currently built as the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and C-2A(R). |
| F-15 Eagle | - Currently built for export as the F-15K Slam Eagle (South Korea) and F-15SG (Singapore). |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | - Currently built for export as the F-16C/D and F-16E/F. |
| F/A-18 Hornet | - Currently built as the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Growler. |
| F-35 Lightning II | - Currently built as the F-35A / F-35B / F-35C. |
| CH-47 Chinook | - Currently built / re-manufactured as the CH-47F. |
| H-53 Sea Stallion | - Currently under development as the CH-53K. |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | - Currently built as the US Army UH-60M and US Navy MH-60R and MH-60S. |
| AH-64 Apache | - Currently in low rate production as the AH-64D. |
| T-6 Texan II | - Currently built as the T-6A and T-6B. |
| V-22 Osprey | - Currently built as the MV-22B and CV-22B. |
CURRENT CONVERSION PROGRAMS
| A-10 Thunderbolt II | - Upgrades for 356 A-10C conversions from 2005-2012 for USAF. |
| C-5 Galaxy | - Upgrades for 112 C-5M Super Galaxy conversions for USAF. |
| CH-47 Chinook | - Upgrades to CH-47F and MH-47G standards for US Army. |
| UH-1 Iroquois | - Upgrades for 100 UH-1Y Venom conversions (and new builds) for the USMC. |
| AH-1 Cobra | - Upgrades for 180 AH-1Z Viper conversions (and new builds) for the USMC. |
| T-38 Talon | - Upgrades for 509 T-38C Talon II conversions for USAF. |
UPCOMING AND RECENT RETIREMENTS
| A-6 Intruder | - Last EA-6B Prowler to be retired by around 2015. |
| C-9 Skytrain II | - Last C-9B US Navy aircraft due to be retired soon? |
| CH-46 Sea Knight | - Last CH-46E to be retired by around 2014. |
| SH-3 Sea King | - Last US Navy SH-3H retired in 2006, last USMC version postponed. |
| T-34 Mentor | - Last T-34C Turbo-Mentor due to be retired soon? |