How Uncrewed Seaplanes Can Support EABO

Published on April 8, 2024

The Sea Services have an extensive if long-dormant history with seaplanes. The first aircraft the U.S. Navy ever purchased was an amphibious seaplane, in 1911. The Marine Corps bought its first in 1913.1 Small single-engine float planes and large multi-engine seaplanes were widely used in World Wars I and II for fleet scouting, antisubmarine warfare (ASW), naval gunfire spotting, deploying mines, rescuing downed airmen, and attacking enemy ships. The Cold War saw seaplanes gradually replaced by land-based patrol aircraft that were faster, more affordable to operate, and sufficiently flexible—given a network of air bases. The Navy retired its last seaplane in 1967.

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