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List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm Aircraft List From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a list of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
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On 1 April 1918 the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was merged with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to form the Royal Air Force (RAF) which directly operated and controlled all naval aircraft. On 1 April 1924 the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force was created as a distinct component of the RAF, which existed until 24 May 1939 when command of the Fleet Air Arm was transferred back to Royal Navy control. Coastal Command patrol aircraft, including most large seaplanes, remained with the RAF despite their operations in a naval environment. Prototypes were largely under the control of the Air Ministry and not the Fleet Air Arm until their introduction into service.
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- ASW; Anti-submarine warfare
- AEW; Airborne Early Warning
- ECM; Electronic counter measures
- EW; Electronic Warfare aircraft
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Helicopters to support the Royal Marines
Airships and balloons
UAVs and drones
- Airspeed Queen Wasp (retired)
- Curtiss Queen Seamew (retired)
- de Havilland DH.82 Queen Bee (retired)
- Miles Queen Martinet (retired)
- Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
Gliders
- Akaflieg München Mü13 – One former Luftwaffe (1945–1957)
- DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter – Three (1947–1952)
- Eliotts Olympia I – One (1946–1955)
- DFS Kranich I – One (1946–1960)
- DFS Kranich II – One (1946–1953)
- Schneider Grunau Baby – Six (1946–1952)
- Slingsby Cadet – One (1946–1949)
- Slingsby Prefect – One (1953–1956)
Weapons of the Fleet Air Arm
Air-to-air missiles
- Hughes/Raytheon AMRAAM: Medium-range air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Harrier (retired).
- de Havilland Firestreak: Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Venom and Sea Vixen (retired).
- Hawker Siddeley Red Top: Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Vixen (retired).
- Raytheon Sidewinder: Short-range air-to-air missiles – Carried by the Buccaneer. Phantom, Scimitar and Sea Harrier.
- Raytheon Sparrow: Medium-range air-to-air missile – Carried by the Phantom
Air-to-surface missiles
- Nord AS.11: air-to-surface anti-tank, anti-ship missile. Carried by the Wessex and Wasp helicopter (retired).
- Aérospatiale AS.12: Air-to-surface anti-ship missile. Carried by the Wasp and Wessex helicopters (retired).
- Martin Marietta Bullpup: Air-to-surface missile – Carried by the Scimitar and Sea Vixen (retired).
- Hawker Siddeley/Matra Martel – Carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Harrier (retired).
- BAe Dynamics Sea Eagle: Anti-ship missile, carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Harrier (retired).
- British Aircraft Corporation Sea Skua: Anti-ship missile, carried by the Lynx (retired).
- Thales Air Defence Lightweight Multirole Missile (Martlet), Carried by the Wildcat
- MBDA Sea Venom: Anti-ship missile, on order for use on the Wildcat.
Nuclear weapons 1950 to 2000
- AWRE Red Beard nuclear bomb – Carried by the Buccaneer, Scimitar and Sea Vixen (retired).
- AWRE WE.177 nuclear bomb – Carried by the Buccaneer, Sea Harrier and Sea Vixen (retired).
- AWRE WE.177 nuclear depth charge – Carried by the Westland Lynx, Wasp and Wessex helicopters (retired).
Unguided rockets
- 2-inch RP - Air-to-air, air-to-surface rockets. Carried by the Buccaneer and Sea Vixen (retired).
- Thomson-Brandt/Matra SNEB – 68-mm (2.7-inch) air-to-surface rockets. Carried by the Buccaneer, Phantom, Sea Harrier and Sea Vixen (retired).
- RP-3 – 3-inch (76-mm) air-to-surface rockets. Carried by the Attacker. Firefly, Scimitar, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, Sea Hurricane, Sea Vixen, Swordfish, Tarpon/Avenger (retired).
Torpedoes
- 18" Mark 30 torpedo – Carried by the Fairey Gannet and Westland Whirlwind helicopter (retired).
- British 18-inch torpedo Mark XVII – Carried by the Blackburn Firebrand (retired).
- General Electric/Western Electric Mark 24 mine (retired).
- Brush Development Company Mark 43 torpedo (retired).
- General Electric Mark 44 torpedo – Carried by the Westland Sea King, Wasp, Wessex and Whirlwind helicopters (retired).
- Aerojet/Honeywell/Raytheon Mark 46 torpedo – Carried by the Westland Lynx, Sea King, Wasp, Wessex and Whirlwind helicopters (retired).
- GEC-Marconi Sting Ray torpedo – Carried by the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Lynx and Sea King helicopters.
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