List of equipment of the United States Navy
{{Short description|List of equipment the United States Navy uses}}
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The equipment of the United States Navy has been subdivided into: watercraft, aircraft, munitions, vehicles, and small arms.
Surface ships
Commissioned surface ships and submarines (arranged by class and displacement)
{{see also|List of current ships of the United States Navy}}
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! Class ! Image ! Individual ships ! Notes |
| colspan="4" | Aircraft carriers (11) |
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| {{sclass|Gerald R. Ford|aircraft carrier|5}}
|{{USS|Gerald R. Ford|CVN-78}} |10 planned, 1 in service, and 2 under construction. |
| {{sclass|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|5}}
| File:Uss Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=30em}}{{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68}} |10 carriers of the Nimitz class are in service. |
| colspan="4" | Amphibious assault ships (9) |
| {{sclass|America|amphibious assault ship|5}}
| 150px | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|America|LHA-6}} | 11 planned, 2 in service, 2 under construction |
| {{sclass|Wasp|amphibious assault ship|5}}
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Wasp|LHD-1}} |7 in service |
| colspan="4" | Amphibious Command Ships (2) |
| {{sclass|Blue Ridge|command ship|5}}
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Blue Ridge|LCC-19}} | USS Blue Ridge is the oldest deployed ship in the navy. |
| colspan="4" | Amphibious transport docks (13) |
| {{sclass|San Antonio|amphibious transport dock|5}}
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|San Antonio|LPD-17}} |26 planned, 13 in service, 2 under construction |
| colspan="4" | Dock landing ships (10) |
| {{sclass|Harpers Ferry|dock landing ship|5}}
|{{USS|Harpers Ferry|LSD-49}} |4 (In service) |
| {{sclass|Whidbey Island|dock landing ship|5}}
| File:USS Whidbey Island001.jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} |6 (In service) |
| colspan="4" | Cruisers (9) |
| {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|5}}
| File:US Navy 030903-N-5024R-003 USS Port Royal (DDG 73) departed on deployment.jpg |{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Philippine Sea|CG-58}} |9 (In service) |
| colspan="4" | Destroyers (74) |
| {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|5}}
| File:USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) steams toward San Diego Harbor in May 2015.jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} {{USS|Arleigh Burke|DDG-51}} {{USS|Howard|DDG-83}} {{USS|Farragut|DDG-99}} {{USS|Spruance|DDG-111}} | 92 planned, 74 in service, 10 under construction |
| {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|5}}
| 150px | {{USS|Zumwalt|DDG-1000}} |3 Planned |
| colspan="4" | Frigate (3) |
| {{sclass|Constellation| frigate|5}}
| {{USS|Constellation|FFG-62}} |20 planned, 1 under construction |
| colspan="4" | Littoral combat ships / Corvettes (26) |
| {{sclass|Freedom|littoral combat ship|5}}
| File:USS Freedom (LCS 1).jpg | {{USS|Fort Worth|LCS-3}} | 16 planned, 10 in service, 1 under construction |
| {{sclass|Independence|littoral combat ship|5}}
| File:USS Independence LCS-2 at pierce (cropped).jpg | {{USS|Jackson|LCS-6}} | 19 planned, 16 in service, 1 under construction |
| colspan="4" | Expeditionary Mobile Base (3) |
| {{sclass|Lewis B. Puller| frigate|5}}
| 150px | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Lewis B. Puller|ESB-3}}
| 6 planned |
| colspan="4" | Mine countermeasure ships (8) |
| {{sclass|Avenger|mine countermeasures ship|5}}
| File:USS Gladiator MCM-11.jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Sentry|MCM-3}} | |
| colspan="4" | Submarine Tender (2) |
| Emory S. Land
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Emory S. Land|AS-39}} | |
| colspan="4" | Technological research ship (1) |
| {{sclass|Banner|environmental research ship|5}}
| File:USS Pueblo (AGER-2).jpg | {{USS|Pueblo|AGER-2}} | Captured and currently possessed by North Korea |
| colspan="4" | Original six frigates (1) |
| Classic Frigate
| File:Defense.gov photo essay 120819-N-MJ265-210.jpg | {{USS|Constitution |
| The oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy
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=Patrol boats=
=Landing craft utility=
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! Boat ! Image ! Armament ! Notes |
| LCU 1627
|4x turret mounts[single] : [Mk 19 40 mm, GAU-19 .50 in, M2HB .50 in, GSU-17 7.62 mm, M240B 7.62 mm] | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, America-class amphibious assault ship, Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
| LCU 2000
| | |
| LCU 1700
| [https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/austal-usa-to-build-lcu-1700-vessels-for-us-navy/] |4x turret mounts[single] : [Mk 19 40 mm, GAU-19 .50 in, M2HB .50 in, GSU-17 7.62 mm, M240B 7.62 mm] | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, America-class amphibious assault ship, Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
| LCAC
|4x turret mounts[single] : [Mk 19 40 mm, GAU-19 .50 in, M2HB .50 in, GSU-17 7.62 mm, M240B 7.62 mm] | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, America-class amphibious assault ship, Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
Submarines
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! Class ! Image ! Individual boats ! Notes |
| colspan="4" | Ballistic missile submarine (14) |
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| They are capable to launch Nuclear-Armed Intermediate Range Ballastic Missiles.
| {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|5}} | File:USS Alabama (SSBN-731) en pruebas.jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Henry M. Jackson|SSBN-730}} | |
| colspan="4" | Cruise missile submarine (4) |
| {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|5}}
| File:USS Alabama (SSBN-731) en pruebas.jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Ohio|SSGN-726}} | |
| They are able to launch Supersonic Cruise Missiles.
! colspan="4" | Attack (53) |
| {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|5}}
| File:USS Greeneville (SSN-772).jpg | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Chicago|SSN-721}} {{USS|Annapolis|SSN-760}} | |
| {{sclass|Seawolf|submarine|5}}
| | {{USS|Seawolf|SSN-21}} | |
| {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|5}}
|{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}{{USS|Virginia|SSN-774}} | Total 66 planned, 24 in service, 10 under construction{{Cite web |last=Suciu |first=Peter |title=How the US's and Russia's newest attack submarines stack up |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-russian-yasen-class-us-virginia-class-attack-submarines-compare-2021-8 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} (Including Current fleet) |
| colspan="4" | Submersibles |
| Mk VIII SDV
| File:SEAL_Delivery_Vehicle_loading.jpg | | |
| SWCS SDV
| | 4 planned for active service |
| Deep Drone 8000 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
| File:US_Navy_050805-F-M8968-002_Deep_Drone_ROV_is_prepared_for_deployment.jpg | | |
| Deep-submergence rescue vehicle
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Aircraft
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! style="background:#acc;" |Aircraft ! style="background:#acc;" |Image ! style="background:#acc;" |Origin ! style="background:#acc;" |Type ! style="background:#acc;" |Variant ! style="background:#acc;" |In service ! style="background:#acc;" |Notes |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Combat Aircraft |
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| F/A-18 Super Hornet
|United States |Multirole |F/A-18E/F |
| F-35 Lightning II
|United States |Multirole |F-35C |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence |
| E-2 Hawkeye
|United States |Carrier capable airborne early warning |E-2C/D |
| EP-3 ARIES II
|United States |Signals Intelligence |EP-3E | |
| E-6 Mercury
|United States |Airborne command and control |E-6B | |
| EA-18 Growler
|United States |Electronic warfare |EA-18G | |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Maritime Patrol |
| P-3 Orion
|United States |Maritime patrol |P-3C |To be replaced by the P-8 Poseidon.{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |title=The Navy's Last Active Duty P-3C Orion Squadron Is On Its Final Deployment |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27565/the-navys-last-active-duty-p-3c-patrol-squadron-is-on-its-final-deployment |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=The Drive |language=en}} |
| P-8 Poseidon
|United States |Maritime patrol |P-8A |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Tanker |
| KC-130 Hercules
|United States |Aerial refueling/transport |KC-130T | |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Transport |
| C-2 Greyhound
|United States |Carrier based transport |C-2A |Planned to be Replaced with V-22 Osprey |
| C-12 Huron
|United States |Transport |UC-12 | |
| C-20 Grey Ghost
|United States |Transport |C-20G | |
| C-26 Metroliner
|United States |Transport |C-26D | |
| C-38 Courier
|Israel |Transport |C-38A | |
| C-40 Clipper
|United States |Transport |C-40A | |
| C-130 Hercules
|United States |Transport |C-130T | |
| C-130J Super Hercules
|United States |Transport |C-130J | |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Rotorcraft |
| V-22 Osprey
|United States |Tiltrotor |CMV-22B Gradual replacement for the C-2 Greyhound{{Cite web |last=Mezher |first=Chyrine |date=2015-02-02 |title=Navy 2016 Budget Funds V-22 COD Buy, Carrier Refuel |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2015/02/navy-2016-budget-funds-v-22-cod-buy-carrier-refuel/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US}} |
| MH-53 Sea Dragon
|United States |Multi-mission helicopter |MH-53E | |
| HH-60 Rescue Hawk
|United States |Search and rescue helicopter |HH-60H | |
| MH-60 Seahawk
|United States |Anti-submarine warfare helicopter |MH-60R MH-60S | |
| SH-60 Seahawk
|United States |Anti-submarine warfare helicopter |SH-60B SH-60F | |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Trainer Aircraft |
| TH-57 Sea Ranger
|United States |Training helicopter |TH-57B TH-57C | |
| UH-72 Lakota
|Multinational |Training helicopter |UH-72A | |
| TH-73 Thrasher
|Italy / United States |Training helicopter |TH-73A |
| U-1 Otter
|Canada |Trainer |U-1B |Otter NU-1B is the oldest aircraft in the U.S. Navy, in service at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Md.{{Cite web |title=Photo: A generation of naval aviationThe F-35B Lightning II with the NU-1B Otter |url=https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/19346 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=www.navair.navy.mil}} |
| U-6 Beaver
|Canada |Trainer |U-6A | |
| F-5 Tiger II
|United States |Adversary trainer |F-5F F-5N | |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon
|United States |Adversary trainer |F-16A F-16B | |
| F/A-18 Hornet
|United States |Trainer |F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F |Operated by reserve, training and development squadrons in a role described as "non-deployable".{{Cite web |last=Boring |first=War Is |date=2016-06-29 |title=The U.S. Navy Reserve's Fighter Jets Are Going Extinct |url=https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-navy-reserve-s-fighter-jets-are-going-extinct-ad0d42bc3c28 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=War Is Boring |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-08 |title=Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron's Legacy F/A-18 Hornets — UNDERTHEHOOD |url=https://www.theuth.co/surplus-f-16-vipers-eyed-to-replace-navy-aggressor/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=www.theuth.co |language=en-US}} While the F/A-18C is possessed by the Navy Reserve Strike fighter squadron VFA-204, due to their unsuitability in combat situations in regards to their lack of modern avionics, communications equipment and weapons integration, they are used solely as an adversary/aggressor trainer.{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Jamie |title=Inside The Navy's Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37590/how-the-super-hornet-is-about-to-change-the-navys-premier-aggressor-fighter-squadron |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=The Drive |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='RED AIR' RESVERVES |url=https://www.keymilitary.com/article/red-air-resverves |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=www.keymilitary.com |language=en}} |
| T-6 Texan II
|United States |Trainer |T-6A T-6B T-6C |29 on order |
| T-34 Mentor
|United States |Trainer |T-34C | |
| T-38 Talon
|United States |Supersonic jet trainer |T-38A | |
| T-44 Pegasus
|United States |Multi-engine trainer |T-44A | |
| T-45 Goshawk
|United Kingdom / United States |Carrier based trainer |T-45C | |
| colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Unmanned Aerial Systems |
| MQ-4C Triton
|United States |Surveillance & patrol aircraft |MQ-4 |30 | |
| MQ-8 Fire Scout
|United States |MQ-8A MQ-8B |30 | |
| MQ-8C Fire Scout
|United States |MQ-8C |19 |
| Boeing MQ-25 Stingray
|United States |MQ-25 T1 |1 |
Munitions
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| MK84
| |Medium-range, semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile |AIM-7A, AIM-7B, AIM-7C, AIM-7D, AIM-7E, AIM-7E2, AIM-7F, AIM-7M, AIM-7P, and RIM-7M |
| CBU-78
|Air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines |CBU-78/B |Short-range air-to-air missile |AIM-9D, AIM-9G, AIM-9H, AIM-9L, AIM-9M, AIM-9R, and AIM-9X |
| MK83
|BLU-110 |Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile |AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120C-4/5/6/7, AIM-120D |
| CBU-100
|Cluster bomb | |MK82 | BLU-111/B, BLU-111A/B, BLU-126/B |
| AGM-65
|Guided air-to-surface missile |AGM-65A/B, AGM-65D, AGM-65E, AGM-65F/G, AGM-65H, AGM-65J, and AGM-65K |AGM-84, RGM-84, and UGM-84 |
| AGM-88
|Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile |AGM-88E AARGM |AGM-154A, AGM-154B, AGM-154C |
| AGM-114
|Guided air-to-surface missile |AGM-114B, AGM-114K, AGM-114M |BGM-109C, BGM-109D, RGM-109E, UGM-109E |
| RIM-116
|RIM-116A, RIM-116B |SLBM |UGM-133 Trident II |
| RIM-162
|RIM-162 ESSM |RIM-66K, RIM-66L, RIM-66M |
| RIM-174A Standard ERAM
|RIM-174A Block IA, RIM-174A Block IB |RIM-161C |
Land vehicles
In addition to the vehicles listed here, the Navy Seabees operate a number of unlisted trucks and construction vehicles.
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| M939
|Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces | |
| FMTV
|Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces | |
| MTVR
|6x6 tactical truck |Used by Navy Seabees | |
| HMMWV
| Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces. To be replaced by M-ATV and JLTV. | |
| Oshkosh M-ATV
|To replace HMMWV, used by Navy Special Warfare and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams. | |
| Oshkosh JLTV
|light multi-role vehicle/light tactical vehicle and MRAP | To replace HMMWV, used by Navy Special Warfare teams |
| Buffalo
|MRAP |Used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees | |
| Cougar | MRAP and IFV
|H (4x4) / HE (6x6) variants both used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees |
| LARC-V
|amphibious vehicle |Used by amphibious naval beach units | |
| DPV
| 150px | Patrol vehicle | to be replaced by ALSV | |
| ALSV
| 150px | Special Attack Vehicle | Replacing DPV | |
| IFAV
| 150px | LUV | | |
| LSSV
| 150px | Multi-purpose vehicle |Used by Navy Special Warfare teams for various missions |
Small arms
Individual equipment
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| colspan="7" | Uniform equipment |
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| NWU combat uniform
|{{multiple image |image1=NWU Type III camouflage pattern swatch, AOR 2.jpg|150px |image2=Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type III camouflage pattern swatch, AOR-1.png|150px}} |Type III (woodland), Type II (desert), and Type I (canceled) |standard issue Naval issue combat uniform |
| MARPAT
|Camouflage pattern |Desert, Woodland, Winter, Urban (prototype) |Limited-issue for certain positions |
| Advanced Bomb Suit
| |Used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams |
| Interceptor Body Armor
|U.S. Woodland, Coyote Tan, Desert camouflage or "Chocolate Chip" uniform, and Universal Camouflage Pattern |May be replaced by Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System or various ballistic vests like the Improved Modular Tactical Vest and Improved Scalable Plate Carrier used by the U.S. Marine Corps |
| Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System
|modular ballistic vest | |Replaces the Full Spectrum Battle Equipment Amphibious Assault Vest |
| Enhanced Combat Helmet
| |Replaces Advanced Combat Helmet and Lightweight Helmet |
See also
{{Commons category|United States Navy equipment}}
- Equipment of the United States Armed Forces
- Equipment of the United States Air Force
- Equipment of the United States Army
- Equipment of the United States Coast Guard
- Equipment of the United States Marine Corps
- List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps
- List of active United States military aircraft
- List of military electronics of the United States