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