Agrupamiento Condores | |
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Active | 1971 - current |
Country | Mexico |
Role | Aerial Intelligence, Aerial Support, and Aerial Transport |
Part of | Secretariat of Public Security |
Garrison/HQ | Mexico City International Airport |
The Condor Group is a fleet of helicopters operated by the Mexico City's Federal District Secretariat of Public Security, in command of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the local head of government, Marcelo Ebrard.
Founded in 1971, with two helicopters from the Ministry of Security. In 1983, then president, Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, presented to the Ministry of Public Security of Mexico City, a heliport (now headquarters of the direction of helicopters).
During 1970 and 1980, three helicopters were donated to this organization, grouping [1] and in 1980 it acquired four helicopters Ecuirel. It is expected that in 2008 it will purchase more aircraft.
Although the unit serves 23,564 missions a year, statistics from the organization show that only 42.63% are security work, support for 1.58% of units, aerial medical evacuations 4.15% and 51.61% of roads[2]