Equipment Inventory

Dive deeper into each piece of equipment included in one of our Aircraft and Ship Recognition Playing Cards decks.

Type 094/094A Jin Class
Type 094/094A Jin Class
The Type 094 (and its upgraded Type 094A variant), known to NATO as the Jin Class, is the ultimate heavy hitter of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the... Read more...
MH-6 Little Bird 🥚
MH-6 Little Bird 🥚
The Boeing MH-6 Little Bird, affectionately known in the special operations community as the "Killer Egg," is the ultimate streetfighter of the sky. Exclusively flown by the U.S. Army’s elite... Read more...
B-2 Spirit
B-2 Spirit
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most recognizable, yet hardest to detect, aircraft in history. Entering service in 1997, this stealth bomber was designed to penetrate the world's... Read more...
B-1 Lancer 🦴
B-1 Lancer 🦴
The Rockwell B-1B Lancer, affectionately known as the "Bone" (B-One), is the heavy metal hot rod of the U.S. bomber fleet. Entering service in the 1980s as a nuclear penetrator,... Read more...
B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress
It is the grandfather of the air, yet it remains the most feared silhouette in the sky. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, universally known as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fellow),... Read more...
Type 075 Yushen Class
Type 075 Yushen Class
The Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship is the workhorse of the PLAN’s expeditionary fleet. Resembling a small aircraft carrier with its massive straight-through flight deck, this 40,000-ton vessel is designed... Read more...
C-40 Clipper
C-40 Clipper
The Boeing C-40 Clipper does the heavy lifting of global diplomacy and logistics. Based on the commercial Boeing 737-700, this aircraft is the military’s premier Office in the Sky. It... Read more...
Type 076 Sichuan: Yulan Class
Type 076 Sichuan: Yulan Class
The Type 076 Sichuan (NATO: Yulan Class) is China’s newest and most ambitious amphibious assault ship. While it features the well deck of a traditional landing helicopter dock (LHD) to... Read more...
Tu-95 Bear 🐻
Tu-95 Bear 🐻
Entering service in 1956, this strategic bomber is a technological anomaly that defies the jet age: it is powered by four massive Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engines driving contra-rotating propellers. The... Read more...
Tu-160 Blackjack
Tu-160 Blackjack
Designed as the Soviet answer to the B-1 Lancer, this variable-sweep wing giant is capable of Mach 2+ speeds, allowing it to sprint away from interceptors after delivering its payload.... Read more...
Tu-134 Crusty
Tu-134 Crusty
Entering service in 1967 as the Soviet answer to the French Caravelle, this aircraft is instantly recognizable by its classic glass navigator's nose, T-tail, and rear-mounted Soloviev D-30 engines. While... Read more...
V-22 Osprey
V-22 Osprey
Declared operational in 2007, its revolutionary tiltrotor design - which allows it to take off and land vertically before rotating its enormous propellers for high-speed forward flight - has been... Read more...
E-2 Hawkeye
E-2 Hawkeye
Easily recognizable by the massive, rotating 24-foot rotodome mounted on its back, this twin-turboprop aircraft- nicknamed the "Hummer" for the distinctive sound of its engines is, quite literally, the "eyes... Read more...
P-8 Poseidon 🔱
P-8 Poseidon 🔱
Developed to replace the venerable P-3 Orion, the P-8 entered service with the U.S. Navy in 2013 and is optimized for long-range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare, and Intelligence, Surveillance,... Read more...
Type 003 Fujian
Type 003 Fujian
Launched in 2022, the Fujian (CV-18) is the first carrier outside of the U.S. Navy to feature an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), replacing the less-capable ski-jump ramp of its... Read more...
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
The F-35 in its three distinct variants (A - Air Force, B - Marines, and C - Navy), has become much more than a fighter jet; it's a flying computer... Read more...
Type 002 Shandong: Modified Kuznetsov Class
Type 002 Shandong: Modified Kuznetsov Class
The Shandong is an optimized evolution of the Soviet-designed Liaoning, featuring increased deck and hangar space to support a larger air wing of Shenyang J-15 "Flying Shark" fighters. The carrier... Read more...
C-5 Galaxy
C-5 Galaxy
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has been the backbone of the U.S. Air Force's heavy strategic airlift, entering service in the Vietnam War era and proving its worth in every major... Read more...
A-10 Warthog
A-10 Warthog
Designed during the Cold War and entering service in 1977, the A-10 is the only US Air Force aircraft ever built solely for the Close Air Support (CAS) mission, providing... Read more...
E-3 Sentry
E-3 Sentry
Towering above the battlespace, the E-3 Sentry, performing its AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) role, is instantly recognizable by the massive, rotating radar dome on its back. Developed from... Read more...
MiG-31 Foxhound
MiG-31 Foxhound
Designed to defend the vast airspace of the Soviet Union, the MiG-31 "Foxhound" was born from the legendary MiG-25 "Foxbat" but was a revolutionary leap forward. It was one of... Read more...
C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is one of the most important aircraft in aviation history. As a tactical transport, the C-130 can operate from rough, unprepared runways and is a workhorse... Read more...
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The F-16 Fighting Falcon has earned its place as one of the most successful and recognizable fighter aircraft in history. Initially designed by General Dynamics as a lightweight, cost-effective air... Read more...