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

Model ImageQuantityOriginDescription
Super Étendard 16 FranceAttack 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 2026 due to absence of key spare parts.[1][2]
P-3C Orion 4 United StatesMaritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry 2024-27[3][4][5][6]
BE-200 Cormorán 7 United StatesMaritime 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;[7] being replaced by 2 Beechcraft TC-12B Hurons in ultility role as of 2023[8]
T-34 Mentor 10 United StatesPrimary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978.
SH-3 Sea King 7 [9] United StatesUtility 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;[10] two additional aircraft purchased in late 2021[11] and delivered in November 2022[12]
AS555 Fennec 4 FranceArmed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2026[13]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Argentine Navy warplanes still grounded due to lack of British-made spare parts".
  2. ↑ "Los Super Étendard argentinos estarían operativos en dos años - Noticias Infodefensa América". 10 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "The major inspection and overhaul of the Argentine Navy's third P-3C Orion patrol aircraft has begun in the U.S." Zona Militar. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Firmaron un convenio para la adquisición de aeronaves P-3 Orion para la Armada Argentina". Government of Argentina. 17 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Roldán, Juan José (28 December 2023). "Estos fueron los vehículos y aeronaves incorporadas por las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas durante el año 2023". Zona Militar.
  6. ↑ Rivas, Santiago (27 March 2024). "La Armada Argentina inicia los pagos por los P-3 Orion, aunque la entrega aún se demora". Pucará Defense.
  7. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "El Primer Huron para la Armada Argentina arribó a Río Cuarto". Pucará Defensa. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "La Armada Argentina recibe sus dos helicópteros SH-3H Sea King modernizados". October 2022.
  10. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "La Armada Argentina compra dos helicópteros Sea King por más de 12,8 millones de dólares".
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
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