The Army Airmobile Force (, FAMET) is the army aviation branch of the

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. 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

* Headquarter (

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Order of Battle

* Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I (

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) * Emergency Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELEME II (

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

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) * Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV (

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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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Agusta-Bell 212 The Bell 212 (also known as the ''Bell Two-Twelve'') is a two-blade, twin-engine, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, production was moved to Mirabel, Queb ...

, , Rotorcraft , Utility , , 3 , , phased out in 2025 , - , Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma , / / , Rotorcraft , Transport , , 14 , , , - , Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar , / / , Rotorcraft , Transport , , 17 , , , - ,

Eurocopter EC-135 The Airbus Helicopters H135, formerly Eurocopter EC135, is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic fligh ...

, / , Rotorcraft , Trainer/utility , , 16 , , , - ,

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 helico ...

, / / / , Rotorcraft , Attack , , 18 , , , - ,

NHI NH90 The NHIndustries NH90 is a European medium-sized, twin-engine, multirole military helicopter. It was the first production helicopter to feature entirely fly-by-wire flight controls.Perry, Dominic"Rotor club: Our top 10 most influential helico ...

, / / / , Rotorcraft , Transport , , 16 , , 10 on order , - , Boeing CH-47D Chinook , , Rotorcraft , Transport , , 17 , , To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant.

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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