List of United States naval aircraft

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Naval aviation of the United States.

Naval aircraft used by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. For a list of naval aircraft designated under the pre-1962 United States Navy designation system, see List of military aircraft of the United States (naval). For a list of naval aircraft designated under the post-1962 unified Department of Defence designations, see List of military aircraft of the United States.

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[edit] Fixed Wing

[edit] Current aircraft

C-2A Greyhound logistics aircraft

C-9 Skytrain logistics aircraft

C-12 Huron logistics aircraft

C-20 Gulfstream logistics aircraft

C-26 Metro III

C-37A (Gulfstream V) and C-37B (Gulfstream 550)

C-130 Hercules logistics aircraft

C-40A Clipper logistics aircraft

E-2 Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft

E-6B Mercury airborne command post

EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft

EP-3E (ARIES II) signals intelligence reconnaissance aircraft

F-5N/F Adversary aircraft

F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Fighter

F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter

Learjet 35/36

NU-1B Otter light cargo transport

P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)

P-3C Orion long range ASW aircraft

S-3B Viking detection and attack of submarines aircraft

T-2C Buckeye jet trainer

T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer

T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft

T-38 Talon supersonic trainer

T-39D radar-navigational trainer

T-39N/G Sabreliner training aircraft

T-45A Goshawk training aircraft

U-6A Beaver all-purpose utility transport

RQ-2A Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

RQ-8A and MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

X-26A Frigate high performance glider

[edit] Retired aircraft

  • T-28 Trojan - North American Aviation basic prop trainer; light attack.

[edit] Cancelled projects

[edit] Rotary Wing

[edit] Current aircraft

The Navy has a variety of aircraft, though the vast majority of rotary wing (helicopter) squadrons now rely on a variation of the H-60.

[edit] Retired aircraft

[edit] Designation System Pre 1962

In 1962 the designation system used for aircraft by all branches of the US military was changed to match that used by the Air Force. Previously the US Navy had used the following system:

XPB4Y-2

  • X denotes that the aircraft was a prototype.
  • PB denotes the intended mission of the aircraft, in this case Patrol Bomber.
  • 4 denotes that it is the 4th design for the navy in this role by the manufacturer.
  • Y denotes the manufacturer ID, in this case Consolidated.
  • -2 denotes that this is the second version of this aircraft.

Where there is no number before the manufacturer ID then it is the 1st design, e.g. AD Skyraider being the first Attack aircraft designed by Douglas.

Post WWII the suffix K came into use after the version of the aircraft to denote that it was a drone.

[edit] Mission Types

  • A = Attack
  • B = Bomber
  • BT = Bomber (Torpedo)
  • F = Fighter
  • H = Helicopter
  • J = Utility (Transport)
  • JR = Utility (Transport)
  • M = Multi-Mission
  • N = Trainer
  • O = Observation
  • OS = Observation Scout
  • P = Patrol
  • PB = Patrol Bomber
  • R = Transport
  • S = Scout
  • SB = Scout Bomber
  • SN = Scout Trainer
  • SO = Scout Observation
  • T = Torpedo
  • TB = Torpedo Bomber
  • U = Utility
  • W = Warning

[edit] Manufacturer IDs

Other manufacturer IDs were used, these are the major manufacturers:

[edit] References

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