Spanish Army Airmobile Force
| Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra. Spanish Army Airmobile Force | |
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Coat of arms of the FAMET | |
| Active | 1965-present |
| Country | Spain |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
| Type | Army aviation branch |
| Role | Battlefield support, battlefield transport 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 |
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| Fin Flash |
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| Pilot Wings |
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| 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 |
Spanish Eurocopter Tigre at Paris Air Show 2007
Spanish CH-47D Chinook with the new color scheme during an Special Operations exhibition in Santander
The Army Airmobile Force (Spanish: Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra, FAMET) is the army aviation branch of the Spanish Army. 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 (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- Melilla Permanent Detachment -- (Melilla)
Order of Battle
- Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I (Almagro - Ciudad Real)
| Almagro (LEAO) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELA I | BO-105 Eurocopter Tigre | HA.15 HA.28 |  |
| Bétera/Valencia (LEBT) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELEME II | Eurocopter Super Puma Eurocopter Cougar | HU.21 HT.28 |  |
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- BHELMA III (Agoncillo - Logroño)
| Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELMA III | UH-1H Eurocopter Cougar NHI NH90 | HU.10 HT.27 HU.29 |  |
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV (El Copero - Sevilla)
| Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELMA IV | Eurocopter Super Puma | HT.21 |  |
- Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- BHELTRA V (Colmenar Viejo - Madrid)
- 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)
CH-47 Chinook helicopter
| Colmenar Viejo (LECV) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELTRA V | CH-47 Chinook | HT.17 |  |
| BTRANS | UH-1H | HU.10 |  |
| CEFAMET | Eurocopter EC 135 | HE.26 |  |
| PCMHEL | Eurocopter Super Puma | HT.21 |  |
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - Tenerife)
| Los Rodeos - Tenerife | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batallón (Battalion) |
Aircraft Type | Codes | Coat of Arms |
| BHELMA VI | Agusta-Bell 212 | HU.18 |  |
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Spanish designation | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agusta-Bell 212 |  USA |
Transport helicopter | HU.18 | 6 | |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | USA |
Transport helicopter | HU.10 | 31 | |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | USA |
Heavy transport helicopter | HT.17 | 17 | |
| Bölkov BO-105 |  Germany |
Light attack helicopter | HA.15 | 28 | |
| Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma |  European Union |
Transport helicopter | HU.21 | 16 | |
| Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar | European Union |
Transport helicopter | HT.27 | 14 | |
| Eurocopter EC-135T-2 | European Union |
training helicopter | HE.26 | 17 | |
| Eurocopter Tigre | European Union |
Heavy attack helicopter | HA.28 | 8 | 16 on order |
| NHI NH90 | European Union |
Transport helicopter | HU.29 | 45 on order | |
References
- ↑ "BHELEME II". www.defensa.gob.es. Spanish Defence. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
External links
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- FAMET Home Page official site (Spanish)
- Colmenar Viejo Base - LECV
- Home page of the Spanish Army
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