Every Aircraft in the Ace Combat 8 Aircraft List

Quick answer: ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE officially promises over 30 different aircraft, and the official aircraft page has named 23 of them as of September 27, 2026. Every plane is filed under one of four roles — Fighter, Attacker, Multirole or Electronic — and the roster is grouped by role, not by faction. How most of them unlock in the campaign is not yet confirmed; the only aircraft with a stated route to your hangar right now are the pre-order F-14A and the Season 1 Premium ACE Pass reward ADFX-02 Morgan -PIXY-.

This page is written five days before the October 2, 2026 launch, so the aircraft page is still adding names under an official "Stay Tuned for More Aircraft" note. Anything Bandai Namco has not published yet gets labeled not yet confirmed below instead of guessed at, and press mentions are marked as press reported.

Full Aircraft List With Roles

The table is every aircraft the official site has named so far, in the order the site lists them. Roles use the game's own four labels — Fighter, Attacker, Multirole and Electronic — and one entry is flagged because it arrives through a pre-order rather than plain play.

Tally it up and you get 10 Fighters, 4 Attackers, 7 Multirole jets and 2 Electronic support aircraft. Fighter is the deepest bucket by a wide margin, which matches how the campaign is built: air superiority sorties sit alongside the ground attack, anti-ship and giant weapon missions described on the gameplay and campaign page.

Official source: ACE COMBAT 8 aircraft page

What the Four Aircraft Roles Mean

Bandai Namco sorts the hangar into exactly four categories, and the official site does not sort aircraft by country or by warring side. That matters for reading the table above: a Su-57 and an F-22A both sit in Fighter, so national origin never decides which category a jet lands in.

• Fighter — air-to-air specialists built for dogfights and interceptor work. This group covers everything from the Cold War MiG-21BIS Fishbed to the F-22A Raptor, and it is the largest role on the list with 10 entries.
• Attacker — strike aircraft that live or die on their ground payload. The A-10C Thunderbolt II, Su-25SM Frogfoot, Su-34 Fullback and Japan's F-2A fill this slot.
• Multirole — the flexible middle, carrying both anti-air and strike loads. The F/A-18C and F/A-18F Hornets, Rafale M, F-4E Phantom II, F-35C Lightning II, Su-33 Flanker-D and Mirage 2000-5 land here.
• Electronic — electronic warfare airframes, the rarest role with only two names: the EA-6B Prowler and the EA-18G Growler. What the label changes in practice — payload, special weapons or support tools — is not yet confirmed before launch.

Before each sortie you pick the airframe, its loadout and its special weapons, so role choice is a per-mission decision rather than a permanent commitment. The official game overview describes that pre-mission loadout loop directly.

Official source: ACE COMBAT 8 game overview

The Aircraft Not Named Yet

The PlayStation Blog launch announcement put the headline figure at over 30 different aircraft, and only 23 carry a name on the official site today. The remaining handful is simply not yet confirmed — the page says more aircraft are coming, and no official source lists the gap. Treat any pre-launch graphic that shows a full 30-plus grid as speculation until Bandai Namco updates the page.

That gap is normal five days out from launch. The aircraft page has been adding entries under its own "Stay Tuned for More Aircraft" banner, so the honest way to read the table above is as a floor rather than a ceiling: at least 23 named planes, a published total of over 30, and an undisclosed remainder that Bandai Namco has not dated.

One name circulates anyway: an FA-36 "Game" was mentioned by brand director Kazutoki Kono during a First Look interview, and press reported it at the time. It does not appear on the official aircraft page, so file it as press reported rather than confirmed content. The same caution applies to unlock tables, stat sheets and weapon lists built from previews — none of that data is official.

Aircraft Tied to Pre-Order and the ACE Pass

Two aircraft have a documented delivery route, and both sit outside normal progression:

• F-14A — the pre-order bonus airframe, included with every edition ordered before October 2, 2026. It is a Fighter, and it is the reward for pre-purchasing rather than a late-game unlock. The same Steam pre-purchase offer also hands over ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR as a standalone program, covered on the pre-order bonus page.
• ADFX-02 Morgan -PIXY- — the Season 1 PREMIUM ACE PASS reward at level 1. It is available immediately in ACE COMBAT ONLINE, but in the campaign it unlocks only after you clear every mission. Premium Pass aircraft are also planned to go on sale separately after their season ends.

The pass structure itself is cosmetic-first: the official FAQ states there are no paid randomised rewards and no consumables, and the free ACE PASS refreshes every two months. Edition-by-edition pass voucher details are on the editions and price page.

How Unlocks Work in the Campaign

The honest answer is that the campaign aircraft unlock mechanic is not yet confirmed. There is no published tech tree, points economy or mission-clear table for aircraft, so any unlock order you read before launch is an estimate. Press coverage has only said loosely that some aircraft take longer to earn than others, which is press reported rather than an official rule.

Two things are confirmed. First, ACE COMBAT ONLINE uses the same aircraft pool as the campaign with its own separate progression, so you re-earn rather than inherit. Second, the loadout you configure carries special weapons, which is why role labels matter when you plan a sortie.

FAQ

How many aircraft are in Ace Combat 8?

Bandai Namco has announced over 30 different aircraft, and 23 are named on the official aircraft page as of September 27, 2026. The rest of the roster is not yet confirmed.

What roles do aircraft use in Ace Combat 8?

Four roles: Fighter, Attacker, Multirole and Electronic. Aircraft are grouped by role rather than by faction, so jets from opposite sides of the war can share a category.

How do I unlock aircraft in the campaign?

The unlock mechanic is not yet confirmed. No official tech tree or points system has been published. The F-14A arrives with a pre-order, and the ADFX-02 Morgan -PIXY- unlocks in the campaign after you clear every mission.

Is the F-14A only a pre-order bonus?

The F-14A is attached to the pre-order offer that runs until October 2, 2026. Whether it becomes purchasable later is not yet confirmed, so a pre-order before launch is the only documented way to get it.

Does multiplayer use a separate aircraft list?

No. ACE COMBAT ONLINE draws from the same aircraft pool as the campaign, but it keeps a separate save and separate progression, so unlocks earned online do not carry across.

Related Guides

• Ace Combat 8 Gameplay and Campaign Structure — mission types, difficulty tiers and the 450-meter land battleship fights.
• Ace Combat 8 Pre Order Bonus: F-14A and Ace Combat Zero — how to claim the bonus jet before October 2, 2026.
• Ace Combat 8 Editions and Price Comparison — Standard versus Deluxe, and which ACE PASS voucher each one carries.
• Ace Combat 8 Characters and Full Voice Cast — the eight named pilots and crew you fly with.