| Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra. Spanish Army Airmobile Force |
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Coat of arms of the FAMET |
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| Active | 1965-present |
| Country | Spain |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
| Type | Army aviation branch |
| Role | Battlefield support and reconnaissance |
| Size | 5 battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | HQ - 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 | Sicut in coelo et in terra As well in the sky as in the ground |
| Engagements | Ifni War (1957) |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel | |
| Fin Flash | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | BO-105, UH-1H, Tigre |
| Patrol | Eurocopter Cougar |
| Reconnaissance | Eurocopter Cougar, Bell 212 |
| Trainer | Eurocopter EC 135 |
| Transport | Eurocopter Super Puma, Eurocopter Cougar, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1H |
The Spanish Army Airmobile Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra, FAMET)
An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra and renamed FAMET in 1973.
Contents |
| Almagro (LEAO) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELA I | BO-105 UH-1H |
HA.15 HU.10 |
| Valencia/Betera (LEBT) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELMA II | Eurocopter Cougar | HU.21L |
| Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELMA III | UH-1H Eurocopter Super Puma |
HU.10 HT.21 |
| Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELMA IV | Eurocopter Super Puma | HT.21 |
| Colmenar Viejo (LECV) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELTRA V | CH-47 Chinook | HT.17 | |
| BTRANS | UH-1H | HU.10 | |
| CEFAMET | Eurocopter EC 135 | HE.26 | |
| PCMHEL | Eurocopter Super Puma | HT.21 |
| Los Rodeos - Tenerife | |||
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| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Badge |
| BHELMA VI | Agusta-Bell 212 | HU.18 |
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agusta-Bell 212 | USA | Transport helicopter | 6 | Spanish designation HU.18 | |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | USA | Transport helicopter | 31 | Spanish designation HU.10 | |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | USA | Heavy transport helicopter | 17 | Spanish designation HT.17 | |
| Bölkov BO-105 | Germany | Light attack helicopter | 28 | Spanish designation HA.15 | |
| Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma | European Union | Transport helicopter | 16 | Spanish designation HU.21 | |
| Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar | European Union | Transport helicopter | 14 | Spanish designation HU.21L | |
| Eurocopter EC-135T-2 | European Union | training helicopter | 50 | Spanish Designation HE.26 | |
| Eurocopter Tigre | European Union | Heavy attack helicopter | 6 | 18 On order | |
| NH 90 | European Union | Transport helicopter | 50 | On order |