List of active Argentine Navy aircraft

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
ModelQuantityOriginDescription
T-34 Mentor10USAPrimary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978.
Super Étendard16FranceAttack 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 Orion4USAMaritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry 2023-24[3]
BE-200 Cormorán7USAMaritime 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 Tracker4USAAnti-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 Porter1SwitzerlandUtility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020[9]
SH-3 Sea King7 [10]USAUtility 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 Fennec3FranceArmed 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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