List of equipment of the United States Navy
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USS Farragut (DDG-99), an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis combat system-equipped guided missile destroyer. The class has become the longest production run for any post-World War II U.S. Navy surface combatant, with the potential to exceed over a hundred ships.
The ubiquitous M4, a 5.56×45mm (NATO cartridge), air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed, carbine-length assault rifle, based on the M16 family of service weapons.
The equipment of the United States Navy have been subdivided into: watercraft, aircraft, munitions, vehicles, and small arms.
Surface ships[edit]
Commissioned surface ships and submarines (arranged by class and displacement)
Small boats[edit]
| Boat | Image | Armament | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mk 5 SOC | M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun | Transportable by Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only | |
| SOC-R | GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher | Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft | |
| RHIB | M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and M249 light machine gun |
Submarines[edit]
Aircraft[edit]
| Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | |||||||
| F/A-18 Super Hornet | United States | Multirole | F/A-18E/F | 566[1] | 58 on order[1]
131 used for conversion training[1] | ||
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | Multirole | F-35C | 26[1] | 225 on order[1]
13 used for conversion training[1] | ||
| Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence | |||||||
| E-2 Hawkeye | United States | Carrier capable airborne early warning | E-2C/D | 97[1] | 27 on order[1] | ||
| EP-3 ARIES II | United States | Signals Intelligence | EP-3E | 12[1] | |||
| E-6 Mercury | United States | Airborne command and control | E-6B | 16[1] | |||
| EA-18 Growler | United States | Electronic warfare | EA-18G | 153[1] | |||
| Maritime Patrol | |||||||
| P-3 Orion | United States | Maritime patrol | P-3C | 28[1] | To be replaced by the P-8 Poseidon.[2] | ||
| P-8 Poseidon | United States | Maritime patrol | P-8A | 112[1] | 18 on order[1] | ||
| Tanker | |||||||
| KC-130 Hercules | United States | Aerial refueling/transport | KC-130T | 10[1] | |||
| Transport | |||||||
| C-2 Greyhound | United States | Carrier based transport | C-2A | 33[1] | |||
| C-12 Huron | United States | Transport | UC-12 | 13[1] | |||
| C-20 Grey Ghost | United States | Transport | C-20G | 3[1] | |||
| C-26 Metroliner | United States | Transport | C-26D | 8[1] | |||
| C-38 Courier | Israel | Transport | C-38A | 2[1] | The C-38 is tasked with acting as a chase plane, radar test target, and pilot proficiency aircraft for the test and evaluation squadron VX-20. Additionally acts as a replacement jet trainer for the T-2 Buckeye. | ||
| C-40 Clipper | United States | Transport | C-40A | 17[1] | |||
| C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130T | 17[1] | |||
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130J | 1[1] | |||
| Rotorcraft | |||||||
| V-22 Osprey | United States | Tiltrotor | CMV-22B | 12[1] | 49 on order[1]
Gradual replacement for the C-2 Greyhound[3] | ||
| MH-53 Sea Dragon | United States | Multi-mission helicopter | MH-53E | 29[1] | |||
| HH-60 Rescue Hawk | United States | Search and rescue helicopter | HH-60H | 8[1] | |||
| MH-60 Seahawk | United States | Anti-submarine warfare helicopter | MH-60R MH-60S |
561[1] | |||
| SH-60 Seahawk | United States | Anti-submarine warfare helicopter | SH-60B SH-60F |
189[1] | |||
| Trainer Aircraft | |||||||
| TH-57 Sea Ranger | United States | Training helicopter | TH-57B TH-57C |
115[1] | |||
| UH-72 Lakota | Multinational | Training helicopter | UH-72A | 5[1] | |||
| TH-73 Thrasher | Italy / United States | Training helicopter | TH-73A | 3[1] | 128 on order[1] | ||
| U-1 Otter | Canada | Trainer | U-1B | 1[1] | Otter NU-1B is the oldest aircraft in the U.S. Navy, in service at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Md.[4] | ||
| U-6 Beaver | Canada | Trainer | U-6A | 2[1] | |||
| F-5 Tiger II | United States | Adversary trainer | F-5F F-5N |
31[1] | |||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | Adversary trainer | F-16A F-16B |
14[1] | |||
| F/A-18 Hornet | United States | Adversary trainer | F/A-18A F/A-18B F/A-18C F/A-18D |
68[1] | Operated by reserve, training and development squadrons in a role described as "non-deployable".[5][6]
While the F/A-18C is possessed by the Navy Reserve Strike fighter squadron VFA-204, due to their unsuitability in combat situations in regards to their lack of modern avionics, communications equipment and weapons integration, they are used solely as an adversary/aggressor trainer.[7][8] | ||
| T-6 Texan II | United States | Trainer | T-6A T-6B T-6C |
293[1] | 29 on order | ||
| T-34 Mentor | United States | Trainer | T-34C | 13[1] | |||
| T-38 Talon | United States | Supersonic jet trainer | T-38A | 10[1] | |||
| T-44 Pegasus | United States | Multi-engine trainer | T-44A | 56[1] | |||
| T-45 Goshawk | United Kingdom / United States | Carrier based trainer | T-45C | 191[1] | |||
| Unmanned Aerial Systems | |||||||
| MQ-4C Triton | United States | Surveillance & patrol aircraft | MQ-4 | 30 | |||
| MQ-8 Fire Scout | United States | UAV helicopter | MQ-8A MQ-8B |
30 | |||
| MQ-8C Fire Scout | United States | UAV helicopter | MQ-8C | 19 | [9] | ||
| Boeing MQ-25 Stingray | United States | UAV Aerial refueling | MQ-25 T1 | 1 | 72 planned | [10] | |
Munitions[edit]
| Name | Image | Type | Versions | Name | Image | Type | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK84 | General-purpose bomb | AIM-7 | Medium-range, semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile | AIM-7A, AIM-7B, AIM-7C, AIM-7D, AIM-7E, AIM-7E2, AIM-7F, AIM-7M, AIM-7P, and RIM-7M | |||
| CBU-78 | Air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines | CBU-78/B | AIM-9 | Short-range air-to-air missile | AIM-9D, AIM-9G, AIM-9H, AIM-9L, AIM-9M, AIM-9R, and AIM-9X | ||
| MK83 | General-purpose bomb | BLU-110 | AIM-120 | Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile | AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120C-4/5/6/7, AIM-120D | ||
| CBU-100 | Cluster bomb | MK82 | General-purpose bomb | BLU-111/B, BLU-111A/B, BLU-126/B | |||
| AGM-65 | Guided air-to-surface missile | AGM-65A/B, AGM-65D, AGM-65E, AGM-65F/G, AGM-65H, AGM-65J, and AGM-65K | AGM-84 | Anti-ship missile | AGM-84, RGM-84, and UGM-84 | ||
| AGM-88 | Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile | AGM-88E AARGM | AGM-154 | Glide bomb | AGM-154A, AGM-154B, AGM-154C | ||
| AGM-114 | Guided air-to-surface missile | AGM-114B, AGM-114K, AGM-114M | BGM-109 | cruise missile | BGM-109C, BGM-109D, RGM-109E, UGM-109E | ||
| RIM-116 | Close-in weapons system | RIM-116A, RIM-116B | UGM-133 | SLBM | UGM-133 Trident II | ||
| RIM-162 | Surface-to-air missile | RIM-162 ESSM | RIM-66 | Surface-to-air missile | RIM-66K, RIM-66L, RIM-66M | ||
| RIM-174A Standard ERAM | Surface-to-air missile | RIM-174A Block IA, RIM-174A Block IB | RIM-161 | Anti-ballistic missile | RIM-161C |
Land vehicles[edit]
In addition to the vehicles listed here, the Navy Seabees operate a number of unlisted trucks and construction vehicles.
| Name | Image | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| M939 | Utility vehicle | Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces | |
| MTVR | 6x6 tactical truck | Used by Navy Seabees | |
| HMMWV | Light utility vehicle | Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces. To be replaced by M-ATV and JLTV. | |
| Oshkosh M-ATV | MRAP, LUV | To replace HMMWV, used by Navy Special Warfare and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams. | |
| Oshkosh JLTV | light multi-role vehicle/light tactical vehicle and MRAP | To replace HMMWV, used by Navy Special Warfare teams | |
| Buffalo | MRAP | Used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees | |
| Cougar | MRAP and IFV | H (4x4) / HE (6x6) variants both used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees | |
| LARC-V | amphibious vehicle | Used by amphibious naval beach units | |
| DPV | Patrol vehicle | to be replaced by ALSV | |
| ALSV | Special Attack Vehicle | Replacing DPV | |
| IFAV | LUV | ||
| LSSV | Multi-purpose vehicle | Used by Navy Special Warfare teams for various missions |
Small arms[edit]
Individual equipment[edit]
| Model | Image | Type | Variants | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniform equipment | ||||||
| NWU combat uniform | battledress | Type III (woodland), Type II (desert), and Type I (canceled) | standard issue Naval issue combat uniform | |||
| MARPAT | Camouflage pattern | Desert, Woodland, Winter, Urban (prototype) | Limited-issue for certain positions | |||
| Advanced Bomb Suit | bomb suit | |||||
| Interceptor Body Armor | ballistic vest | U.S. Woodland, Coyote Tan, Desert camouflage or "Chocolate Chip" uniform, and Universal Camouflage Pattern | May be replaced by Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System or various ballistic vests like the Improved Modular Tactical Vest and Improved Scalable Plate Carrier used by the U.S. Marine Corps | |||
| Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System | modular ballistic vest | Replaces the Full Spectrum Battle Equipment Amphibious Assault Vest | ||||
| Enhanced Combat Helmet | Combat helmet | Replaces Advanced Combat Helmet and Lightweight Helmet | ||||
See also[edit]
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