Which is the most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide? In 2021, the F-16 accounted for around 15 percent of the world total, with an active fleet of 2,248 aircraft. In that year,14,713 combat aircraft were listed in military inventories worldwide.
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Flight International. (December 2, 2021). Most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide in 2021 (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/
Flight International. "Most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide in 2021 (in units)." Chart. December 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/
Flight International. (2021). Most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide in 2021 (in units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/
Flight International. "Most Deployed Combat Aircraft Types Worldwide in 2021 (in Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/
Flight International, Most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide in 2021 (in units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Most deployed combat aircraft types worldwide in 2021 (in units) [Graph], Flight International, December 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259397/most-deployed-combat-aircraft-types-worldwide/