The Army Airmobile Force ( es, Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra, FAMET) is the army aviation branch of the

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force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra (''Army Light Air Force'') and renamed FAMET in 1973.

Organization

* Headquarter (

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Order of Battle

* Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I ( Almagro -

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) * Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- BHELMA III ( Agoncillo -

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) * Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- BHELTRA V (

) * FAMET Transmission Battalion -- BTRANS (

) * FAMET Logistic Support Unit -- ULOG (

) * Helicopter Maintenance Center -- PCMHEL (

) * FAMET Training Center -- CEFAMET (

) * Quarter service unit of "Coronel Maté" Base -- USBA "Coronel Maté" (

) * Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (

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Aircraft

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Eurocopter Tiger The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective helic ...

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Historic Aircraft

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

References

External links

FAMET Home Page
official site
Colmenar Viejo Base - ''LECV''

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