List of active Argentine Navy aircraft

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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.

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Aircraft

ModelQuantityOriginDescription
T-34 Mentor 10USAPrimary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978.
Super Étendard 16France 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 4USA Maritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry anticipated 2024/25 [3] [4] [5]
BE-200 Cormorán 7USA 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]
S-2 Tracker 4USA 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]
PC-6 Porter 1Switzerland Utility aircraft, PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter version in service. Non-operational as of 2020 [11]
SH-3 Sea King 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]
AS555 Fennec 3France Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2020 [16]

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    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.
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    5. ↑ Rivas, Santiago (27 March 2024). "La Armada Argentina inicia los pagos por los P-3 Orion, aunque la entrega aún se demora". Pucará Defense.
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    7. ↑ "El Primer Huron para la Armada Argentina arribó a Río Cuarto". Pucará Defensa. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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    9. ↑ 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.
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    11. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
    12. ↑ "La Armada Argentina recibe sus dos helicópteros SH-3H Sea King modernizados". October 2022.
    13. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
    14. ↑ "La Armada Argentina compra dos helicópteros Sea King por más de 12,8 millones de dólares".
    15. ↑ "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.
    16. ↑ "El retroceso operacional de la Armada Argentina en la últimas décadas". 3 August 2021.
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