The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
and the
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
. 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)
This list of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the 1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, which was used by the United States Navy, the Un ...
; 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
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designations, see
List of military aircraft of the United States
Lists of military aircraft of the United States cover current and former aircraft of the United States Armed Forces.
By designation
* List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962)
* List of United States Navy aircraft des ...
.
Aircraft
Current inventory
File:110211-O-XX000-001 (23006451539).jpg, An F-35C
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide ele ...
conducts a test flight with VX-23
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) is an aviation unit of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States. The squadron was established on 22 July 1995. Using the tail code ''SD'', the squadron o ...
, February 2011
File:C-2A NP-2000 VRC-40 in flight 2009 (modified).jpg, A C-2 Greyhound
The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft p ...
from VRC-40, October 2009
File:SH-60B Seahawk2.jpg, An SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modificatio ...
of HSL-47, April 2018
File:A U S Navy F-A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 flies near the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (cropped).jpg, An F/A-18F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more ad ...
assigned to VFA-102
Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) is a United States Navy Strike Fighter squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. Their call sign is Diamond, with the tail code NF, and they fly the F/A-18F Super Hornet.
History
Two distinct squ ...
, May 2006
File:C-40A Clipper VR-59 041127-N-4518M-007 US Navy.jpg, A C-40A Clipper from VR-59, August 2015
File:V22-Osprey.jpg, A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at an airshow in 2012
See also
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United States Marine Corps Aviation
United States Marine Corps Aviation (USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps. Aviation units within the Marine Corps are assigned to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, as the aviation combat element, by providing si ...
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List of active United States Air Force aircraft
The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the United States Air Force.
Aircraft Current inventory
Images
File:F-16 June 2008.jpg, An F-16C over Iraq in 2008
File:140508-F-ER377-052 (14206897326).jpg, An F-15E Strike Eag ...
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United States Army Aviation Branch
The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning and configuration for all army aviation units.
After the United States Army Air Corps grew into the Army ...
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List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
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People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
References
External links
Navy Fact File
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