List of active Argentine Navy aircraft
This is a list of active aircraft of the Naval Aviation Command (COAN) of the Navy of the Argentine Republic as of 2022/23. For a list of all the aircraft operated by the COAN since its creation, see List of aircraft of Argentine Naval Aviation.
Aircraft
[edit]| Model | Quantity | 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 | 16 | 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 2022 due to absence of key spare parts.[1][2] |
| P-3C Orion | 4 | USA | Maritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry in 2024/25[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] being replaced by 2 Beechcraft TC-12B Hurons in ultility role as of 2023[7] |
| S-2 Tracker | 4 | USA | Anti-submarine aircraft, S-2T Turbo Tracker version in service since 1962. Aircraft reported non-operational as of 2021;[8] at least one reported operational as of 2022-23[9] with efforts to restore two aircraft to flying condition[10] |
| PC-6 Porter | 1 | Switzerland | Utility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020[11] |
| SH-3 Sea King | 7 [12] | 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;[13] two additional aircraft purchased in late 2021[14] and delivered in November 2022[15] |
| AS555 Fennec | 3 | France | Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2020[16] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Argentine Navy warplanes still grounded due to lack of British-made spare parts".
- ^ "Los Super Étendard argentinos estarían operativos en dos años - Noticias Infodefensa América". 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Firmaron un convenio para la adquisición de aeronaves P-3 Orion para la Armada Argentina". Government of Argentina. 17 October 2023.
- ^ Roldán, Juan José (28 December 2023). "Estos fueron los vehículos y aeronaves incorporadas por las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas durante el año 2023". Zona Militar.
- ^ Rivas, Santiago (27 March 2024). "La Armada Argentina inicia los pagos por los P-3 Orion, aunque la entrega aún se demora". Pucará Defense.
- ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
- ^ "El Primer Huron para la Armada Argentina arribó a Río Cuarto". Pucará Defensa. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Aviación Naval pierde capacidad de control del mar".
- ^ Mary, Gonzalo (20 June 2023). "La Armada Argentina contabiliza en año y medio solo 158 días de navegación y 52 horas de vuelo". Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Videla Solá, Mariano Germán (19 July 2023). "Ante la falta aviones de patrulla marítima, la Armada Argentina busca recuperar dos S-2T Turbotracker". Zona Militar.
- ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La Armada Argentina recibe sus dos helicópteros SH-3H Sea King modernizados". October 2022.
- ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La Armada Argentina compra dos helicópteros Sea King por más de 12,8 millones de dólares".
- ^ "Con la presencia de Taiana se presentaron los dos nuevos helicópteros Sea King para la Armada adquiridos con FONDEF". Ministerio de Defensa. 24 November 2022.
- ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.