List of equipment of the United States Navy

The equipment of the United States Navy have been subdivided into: watercraft, aircraft, munitions, vehicles, and small arms.

USS Farragut (DDG-99), an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis combat system-equipped guided missile destroyer. The class has become the longest production run for any post-World War II U.S. Navy surface combatant, with the potential to exceed over a hundred ships.
The ubiquitous M4, a 5.56×45mm (NATO cartridge), air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed, carbine-length assault rifle, based on the M16 family of service weapons.

Surface ships

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Commissioned surface ships and submarines (arranged by class and displacement)

Class Image Individual ships Notes
Aircraft carriers (11)
Gerald R. Ford   USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) 10 planned, 1 in service, and 2 under construction.
Nimitz
 
10 carriers of the Nimitz class are in service.
Amphibious assault ships (9)
America   11 planned, 2 in service, 2 under construction
Wasp
 
7 in service
Amphibious Command Ships (2)
Blue Ridge
 
USS Blue Ridge is the oldest deployed ship in the navy.
Amphibious transport docks (13)
San Antonio
 
26 planned, 13 in service, 2 under construction
Dock landing ships (10)
Harpers Ferry
 
USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)
USS Oak Hill (LSD-51)
USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52)
4 (In service)
Whidbey Island
 
6 (In service)
Cruisers (9)
Ticonderoga
 
9 (In service)
Destroyers (72)
Arleigh Burke  

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
USS Barry (DDG-52)
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
USS Stout (DDG-55)
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
USS Laboon (DDG-58)
USS Russell (DDG-59)
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)
USS Ramage (DDG-61)
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
USS Stethem (DDG-63)
USS Carney (DDG-64)
USS Benfold (DDG-65)
USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)
USS Cole (DDG-67)
USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
USS Milius (DDG-69)
USS Hopper (DDG-70)
USS Ross (DDG-71)
USS Mahan (DDG-72)
USS Decatur (DDG-73)
USS McFaul (DDG-74)
USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
USS Higgins (DDG-76)
USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
USS Porter (DDG-78)
USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
USS Lassen (DDG-82)
USS Howard (DDG-83)
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
USS Shoup (DDG-86)
USS Mason (DDG-87)
USS Preble (DDG-88)
USS Mustin (DDG-89)
USS Chafee (DDG-90)
USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
USS Momsen (DDG-92)
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
USS Nitze (DDG-94)
USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
USS Halsey (DDG-97)
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
USS Farragut (DDG-99)
USS Kidd (DDG-100)
USS Gridley (DDG-101)
USS Sampson (DDG-102)
USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
USS Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey (DDG-105)
USS Stockdale (DDG-106)
USS Gravely (DDG-107)
USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)

USS Spruance (DDG-111)
USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)
USS John Finn (DDG-113)
USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115)
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116)
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117)
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)
USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119)
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123)
USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125)
92 planned, 73 in service, 10 under construction
Zumwalt   USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)
USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)
USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002)
3 Planned
Frigate (3)
Constellation
 
USS Constellation (FFG-62)
USS Congress (FFG-63)
USS Chesapeake (FFG-64)
20 planned, 1 under construction
Littoral combat ships / Corvettes (23)
Freedom
 
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3)
USS Wichita (LCS-13)
USS Billings (LCS-15)
USS Indianapolis (LCS-17)
USS St. Louis (LCS-19)
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
USS Cooperstown (LCS-23)
USS Marinette (LCS-25)
16 planned, 8 in service, 3 under construction
Independence
 
USS Jackson (LCS-6)
USS Montgomery (LCS-8)
USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10)
USS Omaha (LCS-12)
USS Manchester (LCS-14)
USS Tulsa (LCS-16)
USS Charleston (LCS-18)
USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)
USS Kansas City (LCS-22)
USS Oakland (LCS-24)
USS Mobile (LCS-26)
USS Savannah (LCS-28)
USS Canberra (LCS-30)
USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32)
USS Augusta (LCS-34)
USS Kingsville (LCS-36)
19 planned, 16 in service, 1 under construction
Expeditionary Mobile Base (3)
Lewis B. Puller   6 planned
Mine countermeasure ships (8)
Avenger
 
Submarine Tender (2)
Emory S. Land
 
Technological research ship (1)
Banner
 
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) Captured and currently possessed by North Korea
Original six frigates (1)
Classic Frigate
 
USS Constitution The oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy

Small boats

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Boat Image Armament Notes
Mk 5 SOC   M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun Transportable by Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only
SOC-R   GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft
RHIB   M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and M249 light machine gun

Submarines

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Class Image Individual boats Notes
Ballistic missile submarine (14)
Ohio
 
Cruise missile submarine (4)
Ohio
 
Attack (52)
Los Angeles
 
Seawolf
 
USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
USS Connecticut (SSN-22)
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
Virginia
 
Total

66 planned, 23 in service, 10 under construction[1] (Including Current fleet)

Submersibles
Mk VIII SDV
 
SWCS SDV
 
4 planned for active service
Deep Drone 8000 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
 
Deep-submergence rescue vehicle
 

Aircraft

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Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
F/A-18 Super Hornet   United States Multirole F/A-18E/F 421[2] 76 on order[2]
F-35 Lightning II   United States Multirole F-35C 30[2] 16+188 on order[2]
Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence
E-2 Hawkeye   United States Carrier capable airborne early warning E-2C/D 97[3] 27 on order[3]
EP-3 ARIES II   United States Signals Intelligence EP-3E 12[3]
E-6 Mercury   United States Airborne command and control E-6B 16[3]
EA-18 Growler   United States Electronic warfare EA-18G 152[3]
Maritime Patrol
P-3 Orion   United States Maritime patrol P-3C 28[3] To be replaced by the P-8 Poseidon.[4]
P-8 Poseidon   United States Maritime patrol P-8A 112[3] 18 on order[3]
Tanker
KC-130 Hercules   United States Aerial refueling/transport KC-130T 10[3]
Transport
C-2 Greyhound   United States Carrier based transport C-2A 33[3] Planned to be Replaced with V-22 Osprey
C-12 Huron   United States Transport UC-12 13[3]
C-20 Grey Ghost   United States Transport C-20G 3[3]
C-26 Metroliner   United States Transport C-26D 8[3]
C-38 Courier   Israel Transport C-38A 2[3]
C-40 Clipper   United States Transport C-40A 17[3]
C-130 Hercules   United States Transport C-130T 17[3]
C-130J Super Hercules   United States Transport C-130J 1[3]
Rotorcraft
V-22 Osprey   United States Tiltrotor CMV-22B 12[3] 49 on order[3]

Gradual replacement for the C-2 Greyhound[5]

MH-53 Sea Dragon   United States Multi-mission helicopter MH-53E 29[3]
HH-60 Rescue Hawk   United States Search and rescue helicopter HH-60H 8[3]
MH-60 Seahawk   United States Anti-submarine warfare helicopter MH-60R
MH-60S
561[3]
SH-60 Seahawk   United States Anti-submarine warfare helicopter SH-60B
SH-60F
189[3]
Trainer Aircraft
TH-57 Sea Ranger   United States Training helicopter TH-57B
TH-57C
115[3]
UH-72 Lakota   Multinational Training helicopter UH-72A 5[3]
TH-73 Thrasher   Italy / United States Training helicopter TH-73A 3[3] 128 on order[3]
U-1 Otter   Canada Trainer U-1B 1[3] 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.[6]
U-6 Beaver   Canada Trainer U-6A 2[3]
F-5 Tiger II   United States Adversary trainer F-5F
F-5N
31[3]
F-16 Fighting Falcon   United States Adversary trainer F-16A
F-16B
14[3]
F/A-18 Hornet   United States Trainer F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F 183[3] Operated by reserve, training and development squadrons in a role described as "non-deployable".[7][8]

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.[9][10]

T-6 Texan II   United States Trainer T-6A
T-6B
T-6C
293[3] 29 on order
T-34 Mentor   United States Trainer T-34C 13[3]
T-38 Talon   United States Supersonic jet trainer T-38A 10[3]
T-44 Pegasus   United States Multi-engine trainer T-44A 56[3]
T-45 Goshawk   United Kingdom / United States Carrier based trainer T-45C 191[3]
Unmanned Aerial Systems
MQ-4C Triton   United States Surveillance & patrol aircraft MQ-4 30
MQ-8 Fire Scout   United States UAV helicopter MQ-8A
MQ-8B
30
MQ-8C Fire Scout   United States UAV helicopter MQ-8C 19 [11]
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray   United States UAV Aerial refueling MQ-25 T1 1 72 planned [12]

Munitions

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Name Image Type Versions Name Image Type Versions
MK84   General-purpose bomb AIM-7   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 AIM-9   Short-range air-to-air missile AIM-9D, AIM-9G, AIM-9H, AIM-9L, AIM-9M, AIM-9R, and AIM-9X
MK83   General-purpose bomb BLU-110 AIM-120   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   General-purpose bomb 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   Anti-ship missile AGM-84, RGM-84, and UGM-84
AGM-88   Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile AGM-88E AARGM AGM-154   Glide bomb AGM-154A, AGM-154B, AGM-154C
AGM-114   Guided air-to-surface missile AGM-114B, AGM-114K, AGM-114M BGM-109   cruise missile BGM-109C, BGM-109D, RGM-109E, UGM-109E
RIM-116   Close-in weapons system RIM-116A, RIM-116B UGM-133   SLBM UGM-133 Trident II
RIM-162   Surface-to-air missile RIM-162 ESSM RIM-66   Surface-to-air missile RIM-66K, RIM-66L, RIM-66M
RIM-174A Standard ERAM   Surface-to-air missile RIM-174A Block IA, RIM-174A Block IB RIM-161   Anti-ballistic missile RIM-161C

Land vehicles

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In addition to the vehicles listed here, the Navy Seabees operate a number of unlisted trucks and construction vehicles.

Name Image Type Notes
M939   Utility vehicle Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces
FMTV   Utility vehicle Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces
MTVR   6x6 tactical truck Used by Navy Seabees
HMMWV   Light utility vehicle Used primarily by Expeditionary Forces. To be replaced by M-ATV and JLTV.
Oshkosh M-ATV   MRAP, LUV 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   Patrol vehicle to be replaced by ALSV
ALSV   Special Attack Vehicle Replacing DPV
IFAV   LUV
LSSV   Multi-purpose vehicle Used by Navy Special Warfare teams for various missions

Small arms

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Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
M17 9×19mm Parabellum Pistol   Switzerland Standard service pistol.
M9   9×19mm Parabellum Pistol   Italy Standard service pistol.
P226   9×19mm Parabellum Pistol   Switzerland P226, P226R, P228, P229 (M11 Mod 0), P229R-DAK and

Mk 25. Used by Naval Special Operations.

Mk 23 Mod 0   .45 ACP Pistol   Germany Used by Naval Special Warfare.
M1911   .45 ACP Pistol   United States Limited service.
G19   9x19mm Parabellum Pistol   Austria Adopted by Naval Special Warfare in 2016 as the Mk 27. Slowly replacing the Mk 25.
HK45   .45 ACP Pistol   Germany HK 45 Compact Tactical V3;

Adopted by Naval Special Warfare as the Mk 24.

Submachine guns
MP5   9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun   Germany MP5, MP5K, MP5N, MP5SD, may be replaced by lighter and cheaper Universal Machine Pistol
MP7   HK 4.6×30mm Submachine gun, Personal defense weapon   Germany Used by JSOC units.
Assault rifles, Battle rifles
M16   5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle   United States Phased out in favor of the M4
M4/M4A1     5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle, Carbine   United States Standard service rifle
HK416   5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle   Germany D10RS variant with a 10.4-inch barrel.

Used by Naval Special Warfare and JSOC.

HK417   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   Germany Adopted as a battle rifle and marksman rifle by Naval Special Warfare and JSOC units.
Mk 16 Mod 0 + MK17 Mod 0 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle (SCAR L), Battle Rifle (SCAR H)   Belgium
  United States
Used by all branches of USSOCOM
M14   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   United States Limited service
Designated marksman rifles (DMR) and sniper rifles
Mk 11 Mod 0   7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle, Designated marksman rifle   United States Used by Naval Special Warfare
Mk 12 SPR   5.56×45mm NATO Designated marksman rifle   United States Used by all Branches of USSOCOM
Mk 13 Mod 5   .300 Winchester Magnum Sniper rifle   United States Used by Naval Special Warfare
McMillan Tac-338[13]   .338 Lapua Magnum Sniper rifle, anti-materiel   United States Bolt-Action rifle used by Naval Special Warfare.
Mk 15   .50 BMG Anti materiel sniper rifle   United States Bolt-Action rifle used by Naval Special Warfare.
Barrett 50 cal/M82/M107   .50 BMG Anti materiel sniper rifle   United States Semi-Automatic
Shotguns
500 MILS   12-gauge Shotgun   United States Pump-Action
M1014   12-gauge Shotgun   Italy Semi-Automatic
M870   12-gauge Shotgun   United States Pump-Action
Machine guns
M249   5.56×45mm NATO Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon   United States Belt-fed but can be used with STANAG magazines
Mk 48   7.62×51mm NATO General purpose light machine gun   Belgium
  United States
Belt-fed
M240   7.62×51mm NATO General purpose medium machine gun   Belgium
  United States
Belt-fed
M60   7.62×51mm NATO General purpose medium machine gun   United States Belt-fed, current models: E4 (Mk 43 mod 0/1) and E6
Browning M2HB   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States Mounted on vehicles or tripods
Grenade-based weapons
Mk 19   40mm Automatic grenade launcher   United States Belt-fed
Mk 47 Striker   40mm Automatic grenade launcher   United States Fire-control system
M203   40mm Grenade launcher   United States Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher
M320   40mm Single shot Grenade launcher   Germany
  United States
Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
Mk 14   40mm Grenade launcher   South Africa Six-shot revolver-type grenade launcher
M67 frag   Frag hand grenade   United States
M18   Smoke grenade   United States Used for signaling with aerial assets and concealment
Portable anti-materiel weapons
AT4 84mm Anti-tank weapon   Sweden
M3 MAAWS   84x246mm R Anti-tank recoilless rifle   Sweden
FGM-148 Javelin   127mm Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile   United States
FIM-92 Stinger   70mm S.A.M.   United States
Gatling guns
Mk 25 Mod 0 Minigun   7.62x51mm NATO six-barrel Gatling gun   United States

Individual equipment

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Model Image Type Variants Details
Uniform equipment
NWU combat uniform battledress 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   bomb suit Used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams
Interceptor Body Armor   ballistic vest 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   Combat helmet Replaces Advanced Combat Helmet and Lightweight Helmet

See also

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References

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