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.
Aircraft Model Image Quantity Origin Description Super Étendard 16 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 2026 due to absence of key spare parts. P-3C Orion 4 Maritime patrol aircraft, 1 P-3N/3 P-3C ordered; service entry 2024-27 BE-200 Cormorán 7 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; being replaced by 2 Beechcraft TC-12B Hurons in ultility role as of 2023 T-34 Mentor 10 Primary trainer since 1978, 15 received. T-34C-1 version in service in Naval Aviation School since 1978. SH-3 Sea King 7 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; two additional aircraft purchased in late 2021 and delivered in November 2022 AS555 Fennec 4 Armed helicopter, AS555SN version in service since 1996. One reported operational as of 2026
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