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Air-sea rescue amphibian
ShinMaywa US-2 is a air-sea rescue amphibian. It was built by ShinMaywa. Reported operators include Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 33.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 33.46 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Air-sea rescue amphibian
ShinMaywa
In production
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
9
2003–present
30 March 2007
18 December 2003
Shin Meiwa US-1A
11 (2 pilots, 1 search-and-rescue coordinator, 2 on-board maintenance personnel, 3 divers, 2 paramedics, and 1 sensor operator)
20 passengers or 12 stretchers
33.46 m (109 ft 9 in)
33.15 m (108 ft 9 in)
9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
135.8 m 2 (1,462 sq ft)
25,630 kg (56,504 lb)
55,148 kg (121,581 lb)
47,700 kg (105,160 lb) land take-off
4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100 J turboprop, 3,424 kW (4,592 hp) each
6-bladed Dowty R414
560 km/h (350 mph, 300 kn)
480 km/h (300 mph, 260 kn) at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
4,700 km (2,900 mi, 2,300 nmi)
7,195 m (23,606 ft)
490 m (1,610 ft) at MTOW
1,500 m (4,900 ft) at MTOW
280 m (920 ft) at Loaded weight
330 m (1,080 ft) at Loaded weight
Japan : Japan Maritime Self Defense Force .
India : Deal did not proceed due to disagreements on pricing.
Indonesia : Acquired the Viking Air CL-515 in June 2019.
The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large Japanese short takeoff and landing turboprop amphibious aircraft that employs boundary layer control technology for enhanced STOL and stall suppression performance. Manufactured by seaplane specialist ShinMaywa (formerly Shin Meiwa ), it was developed from the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1A seaplane, which was introduced in the 1970s.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
ShinMaywa US-2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
India
Indonesia JapanReported count for ShinMaywa US-2. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): total: 6. Origin: Japan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.