List of active Argentine Navy aircraft

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This is a list of active aircraft of the Naval Aviation Command of the Navy of the Argentine Republic as of 2015 (2020/21 in case of P-3 and Super Etendard):

Aircraft[]

Model Quantity[NB 1] Origin Description
T-34 Mentor 10 USA Primary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978.
Super Étendard 5 France Attack aircraft in service since 1981, 14 received, 3 lost. Original aircraft out of service. 5 refurbished aircraft delivered in 2019, but non-operational as of 2020 due to absence of key spare parts.[1]
P-3B Orion 4 USA Maritime patrol aircraft, P-3B non-operational as of 2019; inspection work related to refurbishment of the P-3B began in 2021 given cancellation of P-3C replacement.[2][3][4][5]
BE-200 Cormorán 7 USA Maritime patrol aircraft, BE-200M/G/F versions in service since 1978, four of them has been converted to BE-200 Cormorán. One reported operational as of 2020[6]
S-2 Tracker 4 USA Anti-submarine aircraft, S-2T Turbo Tracker version in service since 1962. Aircraft reported non-operational as of 2021[7]
PC-6 Porter 1 Switzerland Utility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020[8]
SH-3 Sea King 5 (+2) USA Utility helicopter, entered in service in 1972, embarked on the ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5). PH-3s back in service in 2016 after several years out of service, and UH-3H still grounded. Two of five reported operational as of 2020;[9] two additional aircraft purchased in late 2021[10]
AS555 Fennec 3 France Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2020[11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Numbers for all types (except Super Etendard and P-3) reflect aircraft in service as of 2015 and reflect aircraft in service, out of service and in reserve. P-3 information and Super Etendard numbers as of 2020/21.

References[]

  1. ^ "Los Super Étendard argentinos estarían operativos en dos años - Noticias Infodefensa América". 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "El estado de la Aviación Naval Argentina". 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Argentina's P-3C Orion aircraft support package sale approved by US".
  4. ^ "¿Una luz de esperanza para los P-3B Orión?". 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.defensa.com/argentina/fadea-inspecciona-p3b-armada-argentina
  6. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Aviación Naval pierde capacidad de control del mar".
  8. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3355613/armada-argentina-compra-helicopteros-sea-king-128-millones-dolares
  11. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
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