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This is the full list of all named aircraft featured in Ace Combat: Joint Assault as well as where and how to find them.
| # | Unit | Callsign | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-45 | Watercress | "Steel Axe" |
| Watercress appears after the player shoots down the F-4E Phantom II in the first three enemy groups. | |||
| 02 | X-29A | Katana | "Bird Hunt" |
| Katana appears after the player damages the Spiridus enough to force its retreat. | |||
| 03 | F-16C Fighting Falcon | Osaka | "Red and Black - Alpha" |
| Osaka appears in Phase 2. The player must shoot them down before the JASDF does. | |||
| 04 | Mirage 2000D | Onyx | "Red and Black - Bravo" |
| Onyx appears in Phase 2 in the northeast, flying alongside the coast. | |||
| 05 | MiG-21-93 Fishbed | Balalaika | "Capital Defense" (05A) |
| Balalaika appears once the player destroys the third set of weapons on the Orgoi. | |||
| 06 | AH-64A Apache | Jolly | "Capital Defense" (05B) |
| Jolly appears over Tokyo Bay during Sulejmani's speech about "enemy lives". | |||
| 07 | AV-8B Harrier II | Sphinx | "Desert Dawn" |
| In the final part of the mission, four helicopters will spawn around the player. The player must destroy them, then Sphinx will take off from the nearby pyramid. | |||
| 08 | Fuelcar | Zircon | "Safe Recovery - Alpha" |
| Zircon appears in a western facility. | |||
| 09 | U-2 | Hengel | "Safe Recovery - Bravo" |
| Hengel appears over the northwestern coast and will fly eastward. | |||
| 10 | C-5 Galaxy | Gizmo | "Spotlight - Alpha" |
| Gizmo appears near the player's starting position when the player destroys three power plants. | |||
| 11 | SR-71 Blackbird | Buzzword | "Spotlight - Bravo" |
| Buzzword appears over the Mora Jamming Station once all power plants are destroyed. | |||
| 12 | Icebreaker | Kraken | "Raging Sea" |
| Kraken appears in Phase 2 docked at the harbor. | |||
| 13 | Gunboat | Offside | "Nightwatch" (12A) |
| Offside appears in the River Thames after the player shoots down the first two Su-27 Flankers. | |||
| 14 | F-15E Strike Eagle | Mr.8 | "Nightwatch" (12B) |
| Mr.8 appears in Phase 2 flying above the Spiridus but the player(s) cannot target Mr.8 until they destroy the first Fire Control Units (FCUs). | |||
| 15 | E-767 | Timeline | "Cyclops Slayer" |
| Timeline appears over the secondary facility in the east after the player destroys the primary facility. | |||
| 16 | YF-23 Black Widow II | Bloodstone | "Dragon Lair" |
| Bloodstone appears in the southwest after about one minute has elapsed from the start of the mission. | |||
| 17 | F-117A Nighthawk | Nightowl | "Grand Flight" (multiplayer) |
| Nightowl appears after the player controlling the 747 200B escapes the ravine. | |||
| 18 | Typhoon | Element | "Blockade" |
| Element appears after the Valahia load the cargo into the ship and head to port. | |||
| 19 | Rafale M | Hayate | "Sanctify" |
| Hayate spawns in the west after the player shoots down Sulejmani. | |||
| 20 | C-17A Globemaster III | Express | "Alarm Clock" |
| Express appears in the west after the player destroys the first Orgoi's first set of weapons. | |||
| 21 | F-15 S/MTD | Kelpie | "Desert Gust" |
| Kelpie appears when almost all ground targets in the middle of the map have been destroyed. | |||
| 22 | Su-47 Berkut | Lily | "Ghost Hunt" |
| Lily spawns in the west at the start of Phase 2 and will fly eastward. | |||
| 23 | F-35C Lightning II | Vulcan | "Reprisal" (21A) |
| Vulcan spawns with the second formation of bombers in the middle of the map. | |||
| 24 | Hovercraft | Garnet | "Reprisal" (21B) |
| Garnet spawns after the player(s) destroy the ground forces near the bridges. | |||