FAMET
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Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra - Spanish Army Airmobile Force
An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviacion Ligera del Ejercito de Tierra and renamed FAMET in 1973.
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[edit] Motto
Sicut in Coelo et in Terra - As well in the sky as in the ground
[edit] Organization
- Headquarter (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I (Almagro - Ciudad Real)
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELMA II (Bétera - Valencia)
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- BHELMA III (Argoncillo - Logroño)
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV (El Copero - Sevilla)
- Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- BHELTRA V (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - Tenerife)
- FAMET Transmission Battalion -- BTRANS (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- FAMET Logistic Support Unit -- ULOG (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Helicopter Maintenance Center -- PCMHEL (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- FAMET Training Center -- CEFAMET (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Quarter service unit of "Coronel Maté" Base -- USBA "Coronel Maté" (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Melilla Permanent Detachment -- (Melilla)
[edit] Helicopters
- Augusta-Bell 212 - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.18)
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.10)
- Boeing CH-47D Chinook - Heavy Transport (Spanish designation HT.17)
- Bölkov BO-105 - Attack Helicopter (Spanish designation HA.15)
- Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.21)
- Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar - Transport Helicopter (Spanish designation HU.21L)
- Eurocopter EC-135T-2 - Training Helicopter(Spanish Designation HE.26)
[edit] On Order
- NH Industries NH90 - Tactical Transport (48)
- Eurocopter Tigre - Attack Helicopter (24)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- FAMET Home Page official site (Spanish)
- Colmenar Viejo Base - LECV
- Home page of the Spanish Land Army
