List of active Argentine Navy aircraft explained
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
Model | Quantity | Origin | Description |
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| 10 | USA | Primary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978. |
| 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] |
| 4 | USA | Maritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry anticipated 2024/25[3] [4] [5] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 1 | Switzerland | Utility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020[11] |
| 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] |
| 3 | France | Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2020[16] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Argentine Navy warplanes still grounded due to lack of British-made spare parts .
- Web site: Los Super Étendard argentinos estarían operativos en dos años - Noticias Infodefensa América. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Firmaron un convenio para la adquisición de aeronaves P-3 Orion para la Armada Argentina . Government of Argentina . 17 October 2023 .
- Web site: Estos fueron los vehículos y aeronaves incorporadas por las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas durante el año 2023 . Zona Militar . Roldán . Juan José . 28 December 2023 .
- Web site: La Armada Argentina inicia los pagos por los P-3 Orion, aunque la entrega aún se demora . Pucará Defense . Rivas . Santiago . 27 March 2024 .
- Web site: El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas. 3 August 2021.
- Web site: El Primer Huron para la Armada Argentina arribó a Río Cuarto . Pucará Defensa . 7 May 2023 . 4 May 2023.
- Web site: Aviación Naval pierde capacidad de control del mar.
- Web site: La Armada Argentina contabiliza en año y medio solo 158 días de navegación y 52 horas de vuelo . Infodefensa.com . Mary . Gonzalo . 20 June 2023 . 26 June 2023.
- Web site: Ante la falta aviones de patrulla marítima, la Armada Argentina busca recuperar dos S-2T Turbotracker . Zona Militar . Videla Solá . Mariano Germán . 19 July 2023.
- Web site: El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas. 3 August 2021.
- Web site: La Armada Argentina recibe sus dos helicópteros SH-3H Sea King modernizados . October 2022 .
- Web site: El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas. 3 August 2021.
- Web site: La Armada Argentina compra dos helicópteros Sea King por más de 12,8 millones de dólares .
- Web site: 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.
- Web site: El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas. 3 August 2021.