DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5442.3
ASN (RD&A)
6 Feb 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5442.3
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: MANAGEMENT OF THE NAVAL AIRCRAFT INVENTORY AND UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Ref: (a) CNO Memorandum for the Record of 16 March 2011 (NOTAL)
(b) Joint Concept of Operations for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems of November 2008(NOTAL)
(c) CJCSI 4410.01G of 11 October 2013
(d) SECNAVINST 5755.2A
(e) DoD Instruction 1225.06 of 30 November 2017
(f) OPNAVINST C3501.2L (NOTAL)
(g) NAVAIR 15-01-500
(h) COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2C
(i) NAVAIR 4850-1 (NOTAL)
(j) SECNAV M-5214.1
Encl: (1) Management of Naval Aircraft Inventory Procedures
(2) Aircraft Inventory Management Definitions
(3) Responsibilities
1. Purpose. To issue policy and procedures for the management
of active and inactive aircraft inventories.
2. Cancellation.
SECNAVINST 5442.2.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to active and
inactive aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory to
include Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) group 3 and above. UAS
class 2 and below will be managed within the units that procure
and operate them per reference (a). Reference (b) outlines the
different UAS categories. All active and inactive aircraft are
the direct responsibility of the Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations (OPNAV), Director, Air Warfare (OPNAV N98). All
stricken aircraft are managed by Naval Supply Systems Command
(NAVSUPSYSCOM), Weapons Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), except
designated Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Security Assistance
Program (SAP) aircraft for which a letter of offer and acceptance
has been forwarded from the U.S. Government to a foreign
