List of military transport aircraft explained

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.

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In production

! 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 || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 2014 || 1.5 || 777 || |-| AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant || Italy || 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 || Propeller || Tactical || 1983 || 5 || 5,003 || |-| 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 || |-| 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 || |-| EADS CASA C-295 || Spain || Propeller || Tactical || 1998 || 9.3 || 5,400 || |-| 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 || [17] |-| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 1980 || 76.5 || 18,000 || [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|| |-

Retired

! Type !! Country !! Class !! Role !! Date !! Payload (t) !! Range (km) !! Notes|-| Aeritalia G.222 || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 1978 || 9 || 1,371 || [19] |-| Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1966 || 5 || 1,020 || [20] |-| AGO Ao 192 || Germany || Propeller || VIP/Comms || 1935 || (6 pax) || 1,360 || Six built|-| Airspeed AS.6 Envoy || UK || Propeller || VIP/Comms || 1934 || (6 pax) || 1,050 || approx 15-25 saw military service [21] |-| Airspeed AS.10 Oxford || UK || Propeller || Light transport/Comms || 1937 || (6 pax) || 1,400 || 8,851 built (mostly as trainers) [22] |-| Airspeed Horsa || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1941 || || || [23] |-| Antonov A-7 || USSR || Glider || Tactical || 1941 || 0.9 || || [24] |-| Antonov An-8 Camp || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1958 || 11 || 2,780 || [25] |-| Antonov An-10 Cat || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1959 || 8.4 || 4,075 || [26] |-| Antonov An-14 Clod || USSR || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1966 || 7 || 650 || [27] |-| Arado Ar 232 || Germany || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 4.5 || 1,062 || [28] |-| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1960 || 13 || 5,552 || [29] |-| Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 2 || 2,100 || [30] |-| Armstrong Whitworth Awana || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1923 || || 580 || Prototype[31] |-| Atlas Oryx || South Africa || Rotorcraft || ||| 1987 || ||| 303 || |-| Avro Andover || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1924 || || 740 || [32] |-| Avro York || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1944 || 9.1 || 4,800 || |-| Bloch MB.220 || France || Propeller || Tactical || 1939 || || 1,400 || [33] |-| Blackburn Beverley || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1955 || 20 || 2,000 || |-| Blohm & Voss BV 144 || Germany || Propeller || || 1944 || || 1,550 |||-| Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking|| Germany || Propeller || || 1940 || || 6,100 || Flying boat|-| Blohm & Voss Ha 139 || Germany || Propeller || || 1936 || || 4,600 || Prototype|-| Boeing C-73 || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 1,200 || |-| Boeing C-75 Stratoliner || US || Propeller || Strategic / VIP || 1942 || 3.6 || 2,820 || [34] |-| Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || 5 || 3,219 || Prototype|-| Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter || US || Propeller || Strategic / tanker || 1951 || 9.1 || 6,920 || |-| Boeing YC-14 || US || Jet || Tactical || 1976 || 31.4 || 5,136 || Prototype|-| Bristol Bombay || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1935 || 7 || 1,416 || Dual purpose bomber/transport|-| Bristol Britannia || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1957 || 18.5 || 7,130 ||[35] |-| Bristol Freighter || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1945 || 7.3 (Mk31) || 1,320 |||-| Canadair North Star || Canada || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1946 || 5 || 6,212 || |-| Canadair CL-44/CC-106 Yukon || Canada || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1960 || ||| 8,990 || |-| Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1960 || 6.4 || 3,660 || |-| Caproni Ca.122 || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 1934 || || 1,500 || [36] |-| Caproni Ca.133 || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 1935 || || 1,350 || [37] |-| Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || 4.5 || 5,311 || |-| Consolidated R2Y || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1944 || 5.5 || 6,400 || Prototype|-| Convair XC-99 || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1949 || 45 || 13,041 || Prototype|-| Convair C-131 Samaritan || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1950 || ||| 750 || |-| Curtiss C-46 Commando || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 6.8 || 5,069 || [38] |-| Curtiss C-76 Caravan || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 3.6 || 1,210 || [39] |-| de Havilland DH.104 Dove || UK || Propeller || VIP || 1936 || 1 || 1,420 || [40] |-| de Havilland DH.114 Heron || UK || Propeller || VIP || 1950 || || 1,473 || [41] |-| de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1958 || 3.6 || 2,103 || |-| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1965 || 8.2 || 1,112 || |-| DFS 230 || Germany || Glider || Tactical || 1937 || || |||-| DFS 331|| Germany || Glider || Tactical || 1940 || 2.3|| || Prototype|-| Dornier Do 19 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic || 1936 || || 1,600 || |-| Douglas C-1 || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1926 || 1 || 620 || [42] |-| Douglas DC-2/C-32 || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,750 || |-| Douglas C-47 Skytrain || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 3 || 2,600 || |-| Douglas C-54 Skymaster || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 6,400 || |-| Douglas C-74 Globemaster || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1945 || 22 || 5,470 || |-| Douglas C-47 Skytrain/C-117 Skytrain || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1951 || 3 || 2,600 || |-| Douglas C-118 Liftmaster || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1947 || 12.7 || 6,700 || |-| Douglas C-124 Globemaster II || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1950 || 34 ||| 10,975 || |-| Douglas C-133 Cargomaster || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1956 || 53.5 || 6,590 || |-| Fairchild C-82 Packet || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1944 || 12.5 || 6,239 || |-| Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1949 || 12.5 || 2,849 || |-| Fairchild C-123 Provider || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1949 || 11 || 1,666 |||-| Fairey Gannet COD.4|| UK || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery|| 1949 || || |||-| Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache || Germany || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1940 || || 700 || |-| Focke-Achgelis Fa 225 || Germany || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1943 || || || Prototype|-| Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 3,560 || |-| Fokker Y1C || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1931 || || 1,100 || [43] |-| General Aircraft Hamilcar || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || 7|| || |-| General Aircraft Hotspur || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1940 || || |||-| Gotha Go 146 || Germany || Propeller || || 1936 || || 1,000 || |-| Gotha Go 242 || Germany || Glider || || 1941 || 4 || |||-| Gotha Go 244 || Germany || Propeller || || 1941 || || 600|||-| Gotha Go 345 || Germany || Glider || || 1944 || 4.5 || || Prototype |-| Gotha Ka 430 || Germany || Glider || || 1943 || 1.7 || || Prototype|-| Grumman C-1 Trader || US || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery || 1952 || 1.6 || 2,092 || |-| Grumman C-2 Greyhound || US || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery || 1964 || 4.5 || 2,400 || |-| Handley Page Clive || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1931 || || 1,240 || [44] |-| Handley Page Halifax || UK || Propeller || Strategic/Tactical || 1940 || 3.6 || 2,990 ||[45] |-| Handley Page Hastings || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || 9 || 2,720 || |-| Handley Page H.P.51 || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1935 || || 1,530 || [46] |-| Hawker Siddeley Andover || UK || Propeller|| Strategic / Tactical|| 1963 || 6.5 || 2,295 |||-| Heinkel He 70 || Germany || Propeller || ||1932 || || 1,820 || [47] |-| Ilyushin Il-12 Coach || Russia || Propeller || Tactical || 1946 || ||| 1,500 || |-| Ilyushin Il-14 Crate || Russia || Propeller || Tactical || 1954 || ||| 1,300 || |-| Ilyushin Il-18 Coot || USSR || Propeller || || 1957 || || 6,500 |||-| Junkers Ju 52 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1930 || 2 || 800 || |-| Junkers Ju 89 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1938 || 1.5 || 2,980 || Prototype|-| Junkers Ju 90 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,247 || |-| Junkers Ju 252 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || || 3,981 || |-| Junkers Ju 290 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || 3 || 6,150 || |-| Junkers Ju 322 || Germany || Glider || || 1941 || 20 || || Prototype|-| Junkers Ju 352 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || || 1,800 || |-| Junkers Ju 390 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic || 1943 || || 9,700 || Prototype|-| Junkers W 34 || Germany || Propeller || Tactical || 1926 || || 900 || [48] |-| Kawasaki Ki-56 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1940 || ||| 3,300 || [49] |-| Lisunov Li-2 || USSR || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1939 || 3 || 2,600 || |-| Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1940 || ||| 4,025 || |-| Lockheed C-69 Constellation || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || ||| 3,900 || |-| Lockheed C-121 Constellation || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || ||| 4,445 || |-| Lockheed R6V Constitution || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1946 || ||| 8,670 || Prototype|-| Lockheed C-141 Starlifter || US || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1963 || 28.4 || 9,880 || |-| Lockheed TriStar (RAF) || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 1984 || ||| 7,785 || |-| McDonnell Douglas C-9 || US || Jet || Strategic || 1968 || ||| 4,700 || |-| McDonnell Douglas YC-15 || US || Jet || Tactical || 1975 || 35 || 4,810 || Prototype|-| Messerschmitt Me 321 || Germany || Glider || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 20 || |||-| Messerschmitt Me 323 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || 10 || 800 || |-| Mil Mi-4 Hound || USSR || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1952 || 1.6 || 500 |||-| Mil Mi-6 Hook || USSR || Rotorcraft || || 1957 || 12 (internal), 8 (external) || 970 |||-| Mitsubishi Ki-57 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 3,000 || |-| Mitsubish MC-20 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic || 1944 || ||| 2,700 || [50] |-| Myasishchev VM-T || USSR || Jet || Strategic || 1981 || 45 || 3,565 || [51] |-| Nakajima Ki-34 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,200 || [52] |-| Nanchang Y-5|| China || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1957 || 1,500 || 300 |||-| Percival Pembroke || UK || Propeller || Communications / Utility || 1952 || || 1,660 || |-| Piasecki H-16 Transporter || US || Rotorcraft || || 1953 || || 348 || Prototype|-| Piasecki H-21 || US || Rotorcraft || || 1952 || || 427 || [53] |-| PZL M-28 Skytruck || Poland || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1993 || 2.5 || 1,500 || |-| Nord Noratlas || France || Propeller || Tactical || 1953 || 12.5 || 2,500 || [54] |-| Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 || Italy || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1935 || 2 || 1,500 || |-| Scottish Aviation Pioneer || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1947 || || 680 |||-| Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1955 || 2 || 1,287 |||-| Short Belfast || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1964 || 55 || 8,528 || |-| Short Skyvan || UK || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1963 || 5 || 1,117 || |-| Short Stirling || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1940 || 6.4 || 3750 ||[55] |-| Showa/Nakajima L2D || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1939 || 3 || 2,600 || |-| Siebel Fh 104 || Germany || Propeller || || 1937 || || 1,000 |||-| Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1956 || 3 || 233 || [56] |-| Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1962 || 9.1 || 370 || |-| Slingsby Hengist || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || || || |-| Sud-Ouest Bretagne || France || Propeller || Strategic || 1946 || || 2,175 || [57] |-| Vickers Valentia || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1934 || || 1,300 || [58] |-| Vickers Valetta || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || 3 || 2,350 || |-| Vickers VC-10 || UK || Jet || Strategic / Tanker || 1962 || || |||-| Vickers Vernon || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1921 || || 510 || [59] |-| Vickers Victoria || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1926 || || 1,240 || [60] |-| Vickers Warwick C Mk III || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1944 || 4.3 || 3,700|| [61] |-| Waco CG-4A || US || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || 1.9 || || |-| Yakovlev Yak-24 || USSR || Rotorcraft || || 1952 || 3.5 || 165 |||-| Yakovlev Yak-100 || USSR || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1948 || || 325 |||-

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