Equipment of the United States Air Force

The equipment of the United States Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, ammunition, weapons, satellites, and ground vehicles.

[edit] Munitions

Name	Type	Versions	Picture
Missiles
AGM-65	Air-to-surface
AGM-86	Air-to-surface cruise missile
AGM-88	Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
AGM-129	Air-to-surface cruise missile
AGM-130	Air-to-surface missile
AGM-154	Air-to-surface missile
AGM-158	Air-to-surface cruise missile
AIM-7	Medium-range air-to-air missile
AIM-9	Short-range air-to-air missile
AIM-120	Medium-range air-to-air missile
LGM-30	Intercontinental ballistic missile
Bombs
B61	Thermonuclear bomb
B83	Thermonuclear bomb
BLU-109
BLU-116
CBU-87	Cluster bomb
CBU-89	Cluster bomb
CBU-97	Cluster bomb
GBU-10
GBU-12	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-15
GBU-24	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-27	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-28	Laser-guided bomb
GBU-43 MOAB	Air blast bomb
Mk-82	General purpose bomb
Mk-84	General purpose bomb

Name	Type	Ammunition	Used by
Aircraft guns
GAU-8 Avenger	Seven-barrelled Gatling gun	30 mm	A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II
M61	Six-barrelled Gatling gun	20 mm	F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon F-22 Raptor
GAU-16		12.7 mm	UH-1 Iroquois
GAU-17	Six-barrelled gatling gun	7.62 mm	HH-60 Pave Hawk UH-1 Iroquois
M240		7.62 mm	UH-1 Iroquois
Small arms
M2 machine gun		.50 BMG
M4 carbine		5.56x45mm NATO
MP5 submachine gun		Multiple (9x19mm Parabellum, 10mm Auto MP5/10, or .40 S&W M5/40)
M9 pistol		9x19mm Parabellum
M11 pistol		9x19mm Parabellum
M16 rifle		5.56x45mm NATO
M240 machine gun		7.62x51mm NATO
M249 machine gun		5.56x45mm NATO

Name	Type	Quantity	Notes
Launch vehicles
Atlas V	EELV/Medium-heavy launch vehicle
Delta II
Delta IV
Satellites
Defense Satellite Communications System	Communications satellite	9
Defense Support Program	Reconnaissance satellites		Infrared sensors for missile launch detection and warning
Global Positioning System	Navigation and timing satellite	30
Milstar	Communications satellite	5
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program	Meteorology surveillance

Current attire
Type	Name	Pattern	Full pattern	Notes
Digitalized tigerstripe	Airman Battle Uniform (ABU)			Will be mandatory on 1 November 2012 (Fiscal Year 2013).
	Battle Dress Uniform (BDU)			Still authorized for wear but becoming less common. The ABU will completely replace the BDU by 1 November 2012 (Fiscal Year 2013).
	Flight suit			Pilots, air crews and missile crews wear olive green or desert tan one-piece flight suits made of Nomex for fire protection.
	Physical Training Uniform			Consists of shorts, t-shirt, jacket and pants.
	Service dress uniform			Consists of a three-button coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue). This is worn with a light blue shirt (Shade 1550) and Shade 1620 herringbone patterned necktie. Enlisted members wear sleeve insignia on both the jacket and shirt, while officers wear metal rank insignia pinned onto the coat, and Air Force Blue slide-on epaulet loops on the shirt.
	Mess dress			Consists of a dark blue mess jacket and matching trousers with antiqued silver buttons, miniature medals, blue bow-tie and cummerbund, and shoulder boards and silver wrist braids for officers. When wearing the blue tie and cummerbund, the uniform is considered equivalent to black-tie formal wear. For white-tie occasions, a white bow-tie and waistcoat are worn.