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On the graphic in question, the 2014 artwork is encircled by aircraft silhouettes accompanied by year of first flight. In three cases, a single silhouette represents two distinct but related models. For example, a Blackbird silhouette represents both the A-12 and SR-71 and is accompanied by first flight years for both, 1962 and 1964 respectively.

Here is the list of aircraft represented (and, yes, I would argue that there are some glaring omissions):

U-2 RAINBOW (1957)

T-33A PASSPORT VISA (1958)

A-12/SR-71 (1962/1964)

HAVE BLUE (1977)

F-117A (1981)

TACIT BLUE (1982)

B-2 (1989)

Model 151 ARES (1990)

YF-23 (1990)

YF-22/F-22A (1990/1997)

YF-118G Bird of Prey (1996)

RQ-3A DarkStar (1995)

X-36 (1997)

X-35/F-35 (2000/2006)

X-32 (2000)

X-45A (2002)

X-47A (2003)

P-175 Polecat (2005)