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The U.S. operates 1,791 fighters across all services in 2026 tabulations. DATASET_RESULT

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Source: Envanter Medya: World's largest air forces 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:0d752b571ba31a9e8fa5f88855d0a6b8848d2ef9430dba32534f66a34acf00e9

Exact excerpt

The United States operates 13,032 military aircraft — more than the other nine countries on this list put together. With 1,791 fighters and 5,913 helicopters, it leads every sub-category of air power by a wide margin.

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