Aviation Week carried a listing all the "current" warplanes in the world. That's 89 different aircraft manufactured in 15 different countries. Russia, England, France, Germany, India, Canada, Japan, S. Korea, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, and the US. The other 180 odd countries of the world are not advanced enough or large enough to manufacture warplanes. Helicopters are the most numerous (36 different types) followed by jet fighters (23). There are 9 jet and 5 turboprop trainers/light duty fighters. There are only 6 cargo planes and the rarest type is heavy bombers of which there are only three.
The oldest warplane is the venerable B-52 which first flew in 1952. The newest is the EADS Mako, which is so new as to still be in the definition phase (hasn't flown yet).
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