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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 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 2023-24[3]
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;[4] being replaced by 2 Beechcraft TC-12B Hurons in ultility role as of 2023[5]
S-2 Tracker 4 USA Anti-submarine aircraft, S-2T Turbo Tracker version in service since 1962. Aircraft reported non-operational as of 2021;[6] at least one reported operational as of 2022-23[7] with efforts to restore two aircraft to flying condition[8]
PC-6 Porter 1 Switzerland Utility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020[9]
SH-3 Sea King 7 [10] 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;[11] two additional aircraft purchased in late 2021[12] and delivered in November 2022[13]
AS555 Fennec 3 France Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2020[14]

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. ^ "Firmaron un convenio para la adquisición de aeronaves P-3 Orion para la Armada Argentina". Government of Argentina. 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "El Primer Huron para la Armada Argentina arribó a Río Cuarto". Pucará Defensa. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Aviación Naval pierde capacidad de control del mar".
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "La Armada Argentina recibe sus dos helicópteros SH-3H Sea King modernizados". October 2022.
  11. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "La Armada Argentina compra dos helicópteros Sea King por más de 12,8 millones de dólares".
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
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