List of active United States naval aircraft

Aircraft currently used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps

The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy. For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States. For a list of all naval aircraft designated under the post-1962 unified Department of Defense designations, see List of military aircraft of the United States.

## Aircraft

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### Current inventory

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Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Combat Aircraft
F/A-18 Super Hornet | United States | multirole | F/A-18E/F | 421  | 76 on order[1]
F-35 Lightning II | United States  | stealth multirole  | F-35C | 30  | 204 on order[1]
AWACS
E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW |  E-2C/D | 83  | 25 on order[1]
Electronic Warfare
E-6 Mercury | United States | TACAMO |  | 16[1] |
EA-18 Growler | United States  | radar jamming / SEAD | EA-18G | 153[1] |
EP-3 Orion | United States  | ELINT / SIGINT |  | 9[1] |
Maritime Patrol
P-3 Orion | United States | ASW / patrol | P-3C | 8[1] |
P-8 Poseidon | United States  | ASW / patrol  | P-8A | 118  | 10 on order[1]
Transport
C-2 Greyhound | United States | COD / transport |  | 26[1] | Retiring by 2024, replaced by V-22[2]
C-12 Huron | United States | transport  |  | 69  | 64 on order[1]
C-20 Grey Ghost | United States  | VIP transport | C-20G | 2[1] |
C-26 Metroliner | United States  | transport /  Reconnaissance | C-26D | 9[1] |
C-38 Courier | United States  | transport  | C-38A | 2  |
C-40 Clipper | United States  | VIP transport  |  | 17[1] |
C-130 Hercules | United States  | transport  | C-130T | 28[1] | 11 provide aerial refueling
C-130 Super Hercules | United States  | transport  | C-130J | 1[1] |
Helicopter
CH-53 Super Stallion | United States | minesweeping / MCM | MH-53E | 26[1] |
SH-60 Seahawk | United States  | ASW / VERTREP / SAR | H-60R/S/H | 454  | 3 on order[1]
V-22 Osprey | United States  | COD / transport | CMV-22B | 27  | 34 on order[1]
Trainer Aircraft
F-5 Tiger II | United States  | jet trainer | F-5F/N | 31[1] | OpFor training
F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States  | jet trainer  | F-16A/B | 22[1] | OpFor training
F/A-18 Hornet | United States  | conversion trainer | F/A-18A/B/C/D | 43[1] |
F/A-18 Super Hornet | United States  | conversion trainer | F/A-18E/F | 128[1] |
F-35 Lightning II | United States  | conversion trainer | F-35C | 15[1] |
T-6 Texan II | United States  | basic trainer | T-6A/B/C | 294  | 29 on order[1]
T-34 Mentor | United States  | trainer  |  | 15[1] |
T-38 Talon | United States  | USNTPS trainer  |  | 10[1] |
T-44 Pegasus | United States  | multi-engine trainer  | T-44C | 56[1] | Retirement starting in 2024, replaced by T-54
T-45 Goshawk | United Kingdom / United States  | jet trainer  | T-45C | 189[1] |
T-54 | United States  | multi-engine trainer  | T-54A | 2[3] | 8 on order with option for an additional 54[1]
C-26 Metroliner | United States  | USNTPS trainer  | C-26A  | 1[1] | Flight officer training
C-38 Courier | United States  | chase plane / radar target  | C-38A  | 2[1] |
TH-57 Sea Ranger | United States  | rotorcraft trainer |  | 116[1] | 3 are OH-58C variant
TH-73 Thrasher | Italy | rotorcraft trainer  |  | 59  | 71 on order[1]
U-1 Otter | Canada | trainer  | U-1B | 1[1] |
U-6 Beaver | Canada | trainer  | U-6B  | 2[1] |
UH-72 Lakota | Germany | trainer / test evaluator |  | 5[1] |
UH-60 Blackhawk | United States  | rotorcraft trainer |  | 4[1] |

* An F-35C conducts a test flight with VX-23, February 2011

* A C-2 Greyhound from VRC-40, October 2009

* An SH-60 Seahawk of HSL-47, April 2018

* An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to VFA-102, May 2006

* A C-40A Clipper from VR-59, August 2015

* A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at an airshow in 2012

## See also

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* United States Marine Corps Aviation#Current inventory
* List of active United States Air Force aircraft
* United States Army Aviation Branch#Equipment
* List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard#Aircraft

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
2. ^ "Navy's COD Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Accelerated; First V-22 Deployment Set for 2021". USNI News. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. ^ "Textron Aviation Special Missions begins deliveries of U.S. Navy Beechcraft King Air 260 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) Aircraft". Textron Aviation newsroom. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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