The Bahrain Conspiracy

USN AIRCRAFT
FIXED WING – MANNED
EA-6B Prowler
General characteristics
Crew: four (one pilot, three electronic countermeasures officers)
Length: 59 ft 10 in (17.7 m)
Wingspan: 53 ft (15.9 m)
Height: 16 ft 8 in (4.9 m)
Wing area: 528.9 ft² (49.1 m²)
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney J52-P408A turbojet, 10,400 lbf (46 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 566 knots (651 mph, 1,050 km/h)
Cruise speed: 418 kt (481 mph, 774 km/h)
Range: 2,022 mi (tanks kept) /
Service Ceiling: 37,600 ft (11,500 m)
Armament
Up to 4 AGM-88 HARM antiradar missiles
Up to 5 ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) external pods
Up to 5 300 gallon external drop tanks
Avionics
ALQ-99 on board receiver (OBS), ALQ-99 pod mounted jamming system (TJS)
USQ-113 communications jamming system

E-2C Hawkeye Carrier Early Warning aircraft
General characteristics
Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 3 naval flight officers - combat information center officer, air control officer, radar operator)
Length: 57 ft 7 in (17.56 m)
Wingspan: 80 ft 7 in (24.58 m)
Height: 18 ft 4 in (5.58 m)
Wing area: 700 ft² (65 m²)
Empty weight: 37,678 lb (17,090 kg)
Loaded weight: 55,000 lb (23,391 kg
Powerplant: 2× Allison T56-A-425 or -427 turboprop, 5100 shp (-427) (3,800 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 375 mph (604 km/h)
Range: 1,605 mi (2,583 km)
Service ceiling 30,800 ft (9,390 m)
Rate of climb: 2,515 ft/min (13 m/s) 

V-22 Osprey

Author’s note: The unique V-22 Osprey could be classified as either fixed wing or a rotary wing. It is included with fixed wing for no other reason than it was the Author’s choice to do so.
General characteristics
Crew: two pilots
Capacity: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded) or up to 15,000 pounds of cargo
Length: 57 ft 4 in (17.5 m)
Rotor diameter: 38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in (14 m)
Height: 22 ft 1 in/6.73 m; overall with nacelles vertical (17 ft 11 in/5.5 m; at top of tailfins)
Empty weight: 33,140 lb (15,032 kg)
Loaded weight: 47,500 lb (21,500 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Allison Rolls-Royce T406 (AE 1107C-Liberty) turboshafts, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 275 knots (316 mph, 509 km/h)
Cruise speed: 214 knots (246 mph, 396 km/h) at sea level
Range: 879 nm (1,011 mi, 1,627 km)
Combat radius: 370 nm (430 mi, 690 km)
Service ceiling 26,000 ft (7,925 m) 

USN AIRCRAFT
ROTARY WINGED – MANNED
MH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant helicopters
MH 53J Pave Low
General characteristics
Crew: 6 (two pilots, two flight engineers and two gunners)
Capacity: approx. 38 troops
Length: 88 ft (28 m)
Rotor diameter: 72 ft (21.9 m)
Height: 25 ft (7.6 m)
Empty weight: 32,000 lb (14,515 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 46,000 lb (50,000 lb in war time) (21,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2× T64-GE-100 turboshaft, 4,330 shp (3,230 kW) each
Rotor system: 6 blades
Performance
Maximum speed: 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h)
Cruise speed: 150 kt (173 mph, 278 km/h)
Range: 600 NM (1,100 km)
Service ceiling 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
Armament
Any combination of three 7.62 mm Miniguns or .50 BMG (12.7 mm) machine guns mounted on left and right sides (immediately behind flight deck) and ramp 

SH60 Seahawk / MH60S Knighthawks
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Capacity: 8 passengers or slung load of 6,000 lb
Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m)
Rotor diameter: 16.36 m (53 ft 8 in)
Height: 5.23 m (17 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 6'190 kg (13'648 lb)
Loaded weight: 9'575 kg (20'110 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 9'927 kg (21'884 lb)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft, 1'208 kW (1'620 hp) continuous each
Performance
Maximum speed: 333 km/h (207 mph, 180 knots)
Range: 704 km (437 mi, 380 nmi)
Service ceiling 5'790 m (19'000 ft)
Armament
Up to three Mark 46 torpedo or Mark 50 torpedo,
AGM-114 Hellfire missile, 4 Hellfire missiles for SH-60B and HH-60H, 8 Hellfire missiles for MH-60S Block III.
AGM-119 Penguin missile (being phased out),
M60 machine gun or, M240 machine gun GAU-17/A Minigun
Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS) using Mk 44 Mod 0 30mm Cannon 

USN Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicles (UAV or UARV)
FIXED WING – UNMANNED
ScanEagle
General Characteristics
Crew: None on board, remote 1 pilot
Length: 6.25 feet
Wingspan: 10 feet
Height: 3.5 feet
Empty Wt: 160 lbs
Loaded Wt: 371 lbs
Performance
Maximum Speed: 75 knots
Cruise Speed: 50 knots
Range: 100 miles
Service Ceiling: 16,000
Loiter time: 20+ hours total flight time
Armament
None
ScanEagle 

RQ -2 Pioneer
General characteristics
Crew: None on board 2 pilots remote
Length: 14 feet (4 m)
Height: 3.3 feet (1.0 m)
Weight: 205 kilograms (452 pounds)
Wingspan: 16.9 feet (5.2 m)
Fuel Capacity: 44-47 liters
Power Plant: Sachs 2-stroke crankcase-scavenged 2-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine (about 38hp)
Performance
Speed: 110 knots (200 km/h)
Range: five hours at 185 kilometers (110 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 4600 meters (15,000 ft) 

ABOVE: Catching drone aircraft in net on helipad of Ticonderoga Class Cruiser 

ROTARY WING – UNMANNED
MQ-8 Fire Scout
General characteristics
Crew: None on board – 2 pilots remote
Length: 22.87 ft in (7 m)
Main rotor diameter: 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Height: 9.42 ft in (2.9 m)
Gross weight: 3,150 lb (1,430 kg) each
Performance
Cruise speed: 125+ mph (km/h)
Endurance: 8 hours
Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m) 

                                                   At right: Remote pilots command Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flight