Spanish Army Airmobile Force

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Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
File:Coat of Arms of the FAMET.svg
Coat of arms of the FAMET
Founded1965
CountrySpain
BranchSpanish Army
TypeArmy aviation branch
RoleBattlefield support, battlefield transport and reconnaissance
Size5 battalions
104 aircraft[1]
Garrison/HQHQ - Colmenar Viejo - Madrid
Bétera (Valencia),
Agoncillo (La Rioja) (La Rioja),
Almagro (Ciudad Real),
Dos Hermanas (Sevilla),
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife),
Detachment in Melilla.
Motto(s)Sicut in coelo et in terra
As well in the sky as in the ground
EngagementsIfni War (1957)
Insignia
RoundelFile:Roundel of Spain.svg
Fin FlashFile:Fin Flash of Spain.svg
Pilot WingsFile:Badge of the FAMET.svg
GuidonFile:Guidon of the FAMET.svg
Aircraft flown
AttackBO-105, UH-1H, Tigre
PatrolEurocopter Cougar
ReconnaissanceEurocopter Cougar, Bell 212
TrainerEurocopter EC 135
TransportEurocopter Super Puma, Eurocopter Cougar, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1H
File:P6230206 Tigre.JPG
Spanish Eurocopter Tigre at Paris Air Show 2007
File:CH-47D Chinook spanish army.jpg
Spanish CH-47D Chinook with the new color scheme during a Special Operations exhibition in Santander

The Army Airmobile Force (Spanish: Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra, FAMET) is the army aviation branch of the Spanish Army. An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra (Army Light Air Force) and renamed FAMET in 1973.

Organization

Order of Battle

Almagro (LEAO)
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELA I Eurocopter Tigre HA.28 File:Coat of Arms of the 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion.svg
Bétera/Valencia (LEBT)
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELEME II Eurocopter Super Puma
Eurocopter Cougar		 HU.21
HT.28		 File:Coat of Arms of the 2nd Emergency Helicopter Battalion.svg
Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO)
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELMA III
NH90 "Sarrio"
HT.29		 File:Coat of Arms of the 3rd Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg
Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC)
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELMA IV Eurocopter Super Puma HT.21 File:Coat of Arms of the 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg
File:Spanish Army Chinook.jpg
CH-47 Chinook helicopter
Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELTRA V CH-47 Chinook HT.17 File:Coat of Arms of the 5th Transport Helicopter Battalion.svg
BTRANS/ FAMET HQ Eurocopter Super Puma AS-332VIP,AS-532L, AS-532AL HT.21HT.27,HT.28 File:Coat of Arms of the FAMET Headquarters Battalion.svg
CEFAMET Eurocopter EC 135 HE.26 File:Coat of Arms of the Spanish Army Helicopters Training Center.svg
PCMHEL Eurocopter Super Puma File:Coat of Arms of the PCMHEL.svg
File:ET-278 2018-08-23 (cropped).jpg
An AB-212 over Tenerife in 2018
Los Rodeos - Tenerife
Batallón
(Battalion) 		Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELMA VI Agusta-Bell 212 HU.18 File:Coat of Arms of the 6th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg

Aircraft

File:AS332 Super Puma ET504CU1.jpg
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter
Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
Agusta-Bell 212 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rotorcraft Utility 6 [1]
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma File:Flag of France.svg France / File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom / File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe Rotorcraft Transport 16 [1]
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar File:Flag of France.svg France / File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom / File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe Rotorcraft Transport 17 [1]
Eurocopter EC-135 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany / File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe Rotorcraft Trainer/utility 16 [1]
Eurocopter Tiger File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany / File:Flag of France.svg France / File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain / File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe Rotorcraft Attack 24 [3]
NHI NH90 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany / File:Flag of France.svg France / File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy / File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Rotorcraft Transport 15 36 on order
Boeing CH-47D Chinook File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Rotorcraft Transport 17 1 on order To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant in 2019.[4]

Historic Aircraft

  • Bell UH-1B Iroquois
  • Bell UH-1H Iroquois
  • Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook
  • MBB Bo.105C

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "World Air Forces 2016". Flightglobal: 29. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "BHELEME II". www.defensa.gob.es. Spanish Defence. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ing, David (17 January 2020). "Spain takes delivery of last Tiger helicopter". Jane's.com. Jane's Defense Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Waldron, Greg (4 January 2019). "Boeing to upgrade Spain CH-47D fleet to -F standard". Flight Global. Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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