Mexican Navy

Mexican Navy
(Armada de México)
Active January 19, 1821 (January 19, 1821)
Country  Mexico
Type Navy
Size 56,000 personnel
Part of Secretariat of The Navy
Anniversaries June 1, National Navy Day[1]
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		 Admiral Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
Insignia
Naval jack Mexican Navy Jack
Naval jack (1994–2000) Former Mexican Navy Jack

The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent Armed Forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the Armada de México. The Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the Armada itself and the attached ministerial and civil service. The commander of the Navy is the Secretary of the Navy, who is both a cabinet minister and a career naval officer.

The Mexican Navy's stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for external defense, and to help with internal order".[2] The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves,[3] over 189 ships, and about 130 aircraft.[4][5] The Navy attempts to maintain a constant modernization program in order to upgrade its response capability.

Given Mexico's large area of water (3,149,920 km2) and extensive coastline (11,122 km), the Navy's duties are of great importance. Perhaps its most important on-going missions are the war on drugs and protecting PEMEX's oil wells in Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. Another important task of the Mexican Navy is to help people in hurricane relief operations and other natural disasters.

Starting with the term of President Enrique Peña Nieto, the prefix ARM (Armada República Mexicana, Mexican Republic Navy) started being used in all naval vessels in active service.

History

Depiction of Lieutenant José Azueta's defense of Veracruz during the Second U.S. intervention in Mexico.

The Mexican Navy has its origins in the creation of the Ministry of War in 1821. From that year until 1939 it existed jointly with the Army in the organic ministry. Since its declaration of independence from Spain in September 1810, through the mid decades of the 19th century, Mexico found itself in a constant state of war, mostly against Spain which had not recognized its independence. Therefore, its priority was to purchase its first fleet from the U.S. in order to displace the last remaining Spanish forces from its coasts.[6]

The Mexican Navy has participated in many naval battles to protect and defend Mexico's interests. Some of the most important battles were:

Attempts by Spain to reconquer Mexico

The first French intervention in Mexico (The 'Pastry War') (November 1838 - March 1839)

Texan Independence (1836-1845)
Yucatán Independence (1841—1848)
The Mexican–American War (1846–48)
The Second French Intervention (1862–1867)
The Mexican Revolution (1910–1919)

Second invasion by the United States (April 9, 1914 – November 23, 1914)

Historical ships

Organization

The President of Mexico is commander in chief of all military forces. Day-to-day control of the Navy lies with the Navy Secretary, Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz.[7] In Mexico there is no joint forces command structure with the army, so the Secretary reports directly to the President. The Navy has a General Headquarters and three naval forces. There are furthermore 8 regions (4 on the Pacific coast, 3 on the Mexican Gulf coast and the Región Naval Central, grouping the naval forces, based in and around the capitol Mexico city, such as the 7th Naval Infantry Brigade, the Central Special Operations Group and the Air Transport Squadron), 13 zones, and 14 naval sectors.

The Navy is divided into three main services designated as "forces":

Other notable services include:

Officers are trained at the Mexican Naval Academy, called the "Heroica Escuela Naval Militar" ("Heroic Military Naval School"), located in Antón Lizardo, Veracruz.

Mexican marines displaying three different camouflage patterns used by the Mexican marine corps.

The Mexican Naval Infantry Corps was reorganized in 2007-2009 into 30 Naval Infantry Battalions (Batallones de Infantería de Marina - BIM), a paratroop battalion, a battalion attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade, two Fast Reaction Forces with six battalions each, and three Special Forces groups.[8] The Naval Infantry are responsible for port security, protection of the ten-kilometer coastal fringe, and patrolling major waterways.

The Naval Infantry also is responsible for 23 National Service Training Units under the responsibility of the Navy Secretary, enforcing the National Service obligation for Mexicans of teenage and young adult age.

Search and rescue units

In 2008, the Mexican Navy created its new search and rescue system, allocated in strategic ports at Pacific and Gulf of Mexico ports, to provide assistance to any ships which are in jeopardy or at risk due to mechanical failure, weather conditions or life risk to the crew. To provide such support, the Navy has ordered Coast Guard Defender class ships (2 per station, and one 47-Foot Motor Lifeboat coastal guard ships). Other stations will be provided only with Defender class boats.[9]

Maritime Role

On April 1, 2014 SEMAR officially announced the creation of Port Protection Naval Units (Unidades Navales de Protección Portuaria: UNAPROP) which will include a marine section.[10][11] The main task of UNAPROPs is to ensure Maritime surveillance and inspection.[12]

Training and education

A Mexican marine fast ropes onto the flight deck of the German Combat Support Ship Frankfurt Am Main (A1412) during a simulated multi-national maritime interdiction operation
A BO-105 helicopter of the Mexican Navy

The Navy offers several options for graduate studies in their educational institutions:

Heroica Escuela Naval Militar

It is the school where future officers are trained for the General Corps of the Navy. Candidates can enter upon completing high school. Upon completion of studies, graduates obtain the degree of Corbeta Lieutenant and the title of Naval Science Engineer.

Naval Medical School

This school Located in Mexico City, offers a career in medicine. Officers are trained with skills for the prevention and health care of naval personnel. By adopting a professional examination, graduates can obtain the degree of Naval Military Lieutenant Corvette.

Naval Engineering School

In the Naval Engineering School, officers are responsible for the preventive and corrective maintenance of systems and electronic equipment installed on ships and installations of the Mexican Navy. This school offers career of Electronic Engineering and Naval Communications. It is located between the town of Mata Grape and Anton Lizardo, 32 km from the port of Veracruz.

Naval Nursing School

Here the time to achieve a nursing degree lasts eight semesters. Officers are trained with the knowledge and skills necessary to enable them to assist medical personnel in caring for patients in hospitals, sanatoriums, clinics, health sections on land, aboard ships and at The Naval Medical Center.

Naval Aviation School

The Naval Aviation School trains pilots for the Mexican Navy as well as staff from the Federal Preventive Police and Naval personnel from various countries of Central America. This school is located on Veracruz.[13]

Search, Rescue and Diving School

Located in Acapulco, members of The Navy are trained for marine search, rescue and diving. It also trains state police officers and firefighters.

Modernization and budget

The annual Navy's budget is in a 1 to 3 proportion of the national budget relative to the Army & Air Force. The Navy has a reputation for being well-run and well-organized. This reputation allows for a close relationship with the U.S. Navy, as evidenced by the procurement of numerous former USN ships.

Ships

CB 90 HMN - Polaris class patrol interceptor

The Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Francisco Saynez Mendoza, announced on October 1, 2007, detailed plans to upgrade and modernize the country's naval capabilities. On the following day, La Jornada newspaper from Mexico City, disclosed the Mexican Navy plans, which are among others, to build six oceanic patrol vessels (OPV) with a length of 86 meters, 1680 tons and each housing a Eurocopter Panther helicopter as well as small high speed interception boats. The budget for this project is above $200 million USD.

Another project is to build 12 CB 90 HMN high speed (50 knots) interception boats under license from a Swedish boat company to the Mexican Navy. Also, a number of fully equipped planes for surveillance and maritime patrol are being considered. Combinations of options and development are being defined.

Shipbuilding

The Mexican Navy depends upon their naval shipyards for construction and repairs of their ships. There are 5 shipyards located in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean:

Missiles

The Mexican Navy initiated studies to develop and construct its first missile, according to a May 2005 interview with the undersecretary of the Navy, Armando Sanchez, the missile was to have an average range of 12 to 15 kilometers and be able to target enemy ships and aircraft. The undersecretary added that they already had the solid propellant, and the basic design of the missile. All aspects relative to their fuselage were solved as well as the launch platforms. The Mexican Navy was developing the software to direct the missile to its target. In July 2008, the project was reported to be 80% complete. Despite this effort, the missile development was canceled in 2009 due to "problems with the propulsion system".[14]

Radar modernization

In 2009, the Mexican Navy began operating a batch of new MPQ-64 Sentinel radars in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico. The radar network was installed in 2007 for a trial phase while military personnel were trained to get familiar with the system. The new installations will work together with combat surface vessels that patrol the area.[15][16]

Present fleet

Class Image Type Ships Origin
Destroyers
Quetzalcoatl class Multipurpose destroyer D102 Netzahualcoyotl  United States - ex-USN Gearing-class destroyer
Manuel Azueta class Air-defence destroyer D111 Manuel Azueta  United States - ex-USN Edsall-class destroyer escort
Frigates
Allende class Multipurpose frigate F211 Ignacio Allende
F212 Mariano Abasolo
F213 Guadalupe Victoria
F214 Francisco Javier Mina 		 United States - ex-USN Knox-class frigate
Amphibious ships
Papaloapan class Tank landing ship A411 Papaloapan
A412 Usumacinta 		 United States - ex-USN Newport-class tank landing ship
Panuco class Tank landing ship A402 Manzanillo  United States
Logistic support vessel
Montes Azules class Landing ship BAL01 Montes Azules
BAL02 Libertador (construction completed, inaugurated on September 10, 2012)[17] 		 Mexico
TBD class Supply ship BAL11 Isla Madre Launched July 11, 2016.[18] Based on Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009  Netherlands
Missile corvettes
Huracan class Anti-ship corvette A301 Huracán
A302 Tormenta 		 Israel - ex-Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
Mine counter-measure
Banderas class Minesweeper Banderas
Magdalena
Kino
Yavaros
Chamela
Tepoca 		 United States
Ocean patrol vessels
Oaxaca class patrol vessel Ocean patrol vessels P161 Oaxaca
P162 Baja California
P163 Independencia
P164 Revolución
P165 Chiapas[19]
P166 Hidalgo[19]
P167 Jalisco (In construction)[20] 		 Mexico
Durango class patrol vessel Ocean patrol vessels P151 Durango
P152 Sonora
P153 Guanajuato
P154 Veracruz 		 Mexico
Sierra class corvette Ocean patrol vessels P141 Sierra
P143 Prieto
P144 Romero 		 Mexico
Holzinger class patrol vessel Ocean patrol vessels P131 Holzinger
P132 Godínez
P133 De la Vega
P134 Berriozabal 		 Mexico
Uribe class patrol vessel Ocean patrol vessels P121 Uribe
P122 Azueta
P123 Baranda
P124 Bretón
P125 Blanco
P126 Monasterio 		 Spain
Valle class patrol vessel Ocean patrol vessels P102 Juan de la Barrera
P103 Mariano Escobedo
P104 Manuel Doblado
P106 Santos Degollado
P108 Juan N. Álvarez
P109 Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
P110 Valentín Gómez Farías
P112 Francisco Zarco
P113 Ignacio L. Vallarta
P114 Jesús González Ortega
P117 Mariano Matamoros 		 United States - ex-Auk-class minesweeper
Coastal patrol ships
Tenochtitlán class[21][22] Coastal patrol PC331 ARM Tenochtitlan
PC332 ARM Teotihuacan
PC333 ARM Palenque
PC334 ARM Mitla
PC335 ARM Uxmal
PC336 ARM Tajin[23]
PC337 ARM Tulum[24]
PC338 ARM Monte Albán[18]
PC339 ARM Bonampak[25]
PC340 Chichen Iztzá (in construction)[25]		 Based on Damen Stan Patrol 4207 - 3 vessels ordered in January 2016  Netherlands
Azteca class Coastal patrol PC202 Cordova
PC206 Rayón
PC207 Rejón
PC208 De la Fuente
PC209 Guzmán
PC210 Ramírez
PC211 Mariscal
PC212 Jara
PC214 Colima
PC215 Lizardi
PC216 Mugica
PC218 Velazco
PC220 Macías
PC223 Tamaulipas
PC224 Yucatán
PC225 Tabasco
PC226 Cochimie
PC228 Puebla
PC230 Vicario
PC231 Ortíz 		 United Kingdom
 Mexico
Demócrata class Coastal patrol PC241 Demócrata
PC242 Francisco I. Madero 		 Mexico
Cabo class Coastal patrol PC271 Corriente
PC272 Corso
PC273 Catoche 		 Mexico
Punta class Coastal patrol PC-281 Morro
PC-282 Mastún 		 Mexico
Interceptors
Polaris class Patrol 44 In service  Sweden
Polaris II class Patrol 6 In service + 17 under construction  Mexico
Acuario A/B class Patrol In service  Mexico
Isla class Patrol In service  Mexico
Auxiliary vessels
Huasteco class Multipurpose AMP01 Huasteco
AMP02 Zapoteco 		 Mexico
Maya class Multipurpose ATR01 Maya
ATR02 Tarasco 		 Mexico
Cuauhtemoc class Training ship BE01 Cuauhtémoc  Spain

The Mexican Navy includes 60 smaller patrol boats and 32 auxiliary ships. It acquired 40 fast military assault crafts, designated CB 90 HMN, between 1999 and 2001 and obtained a production license in 2002, enabling further units to be manufactured in Mexico.

Modern equipment

Mexican Naval Infantry Inventory
Vehicle/System Type Versions
Armoured Vehicles
BTR-60/BTR-70 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier APC-70
Carat Security Group Armored Personnel Carrier Wolverine APC
Land Rover Armored Personnel Carrier Defender 4x4
Infantry Transport Vehicles
Ford-150[26] Light Utility Vehicle 4x4 F-150 series pick up
Ford-250[26] Light Utility Vehicle 4x4 F-250 series pick up
Dodge Ram[27] Light Utility Vehicle 4x4 Pick up
Mercedes-Benz[28][29] Light Utility Vehicle 4x4 G-class
Trucks
Ural-4320[30] Utility Vehicle Off-road 6x6 truck
UNIMOG U-4000[31][32] Utility Vehicle 4x4 truck
Gama Goat Amphibious 6-wheeled vehicle 6x6 truck
Freightliner M2[33] Utility Vehicle 4x2 truck

Individual weapons and equipment

Mexican Naval Inventory
Name Versions Type
M16A2 rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle
M4 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle
IMI Galil 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch UMP .45 ACP Submachine gun
FN P90 5.7×28mm Submachine gun
Colt M1911 .45 ACP Pistol
Beretta 9x19mm Parabellum Pistol
Glock 17 9x19mm Parabellum Pistol
Five-seveN 5.7x28mm Pistol
Heckler & Koch MSG90 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle
Barrett M82 .50 BMG Sniper rifle
Remington 700 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle
FN Minimi 5.56×45mm NATO Machine gun
CETME Ameli[34] 5.56×45mm NATO Machine gun
GAU-19 12.7×99mm NATO Heavy machine gun
M2 Browning machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Heavy machine gun
M134 7.62×51mm NATO Gatling-type machine gun
CIS 40 AGL 40mm Grenade machine gun
Milkor MGL 40mm Grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher 40mm Grenade launcher
Remington 1100 12 Shotgun

Artillery

Mexican Naval Inventory
Name Versions Type
Self-propelled artillery
Bofors L70 40mm Anti-aircraft artillery
Oerlikon 20mm Anti-aircraft artillery
Shipboard anti-aircraft artillery
Phalanx CIWS 20mm Close In Weapon System
Multiple rocket launchers
FIROS 122mm Multiple Launch Rocket System
Towed artillery
OTO Melara Mod 56 105mm Towed howitzer
K6 120mm Heavy mortar
M29 81mm Medium mortar
Brandt LR 60mm Light mortar
Bofors L70 40mm Towed anti-aircraft artillery
Bofors L60 40mm Towed anti-aircraft artillery
Oerlikon 20mm Towed anti-aircraft artillery
Anti-shipping missile
Gabriel Mk. II Anti-shipping missile
Anti-aircraft missiles
SA-18 72.2mm Anti-aircraft missile
Sea Sparrow RIM-7 Anti-aircraft missile
Light anti-tank weapons
RPG-75 Anti-tank weapon 68mm
B300 Anti-tank weapon 82mm

Aircraft inventory

The aircraft quantities are approximate,[35][36] and estimated to be 68 airplanes and 54 helicopters.[37][38]

Aircraft Type Versions In service Image
Combat aircraft
Valmet L-90 Combat/Counter Insurgency L-90TP 8
Trainers
Zlin Z-242 Training Z-242L 8[39]
Maule M-7 Training MX-7-180A 8
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Training T-6C+ 2 [40][41]
Transport
Antonov An-32 Tactical transport An-32B 3
CASA C-295[42][43][44] Tactical transport C295M 6
Bombardier Dash 8 Tactical transport DH-8 1
Turbo Commander Transport 980 Turbo 4
Learjet VIP transport LJ25 1
Learjet VIP transport LJ31 2
Learjet VIP transport LJ60 1
Gulfstream IV VIP transport G450 1
Reconnaissance and intelligence
CASA C-212 Surveillance C-212-400 7[45]
CASA CN-235 Surveillance CN-235MP 300 3
Lancair Reconnaissance IV-P
Super ES
Legacy 2000		 3
3
2
King Air 350 Surveillance King Air 350ER 3/ 2 awaiting delivery[41][46][47]
Helicopters
Eurocopter Fennec Search & rescue AS555AF 2
Eurocopter Panther Combat AS656MB 6/ 8 MBe variant awaiting delivery
Eurocopter EC 725 Transport EC725 6 All delivered
Bölkow Bo 105 Surveillance EC-Super Five 11
MD Helicopters MD 500 Training MD-500 4
Mil Mi-2 Transport Mi-2 Hopite 1
Mil Mi-17 Transport Mi-17IV/V5 23
MD Helicopters MD Explorer Combat MD-902 6
Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk Transport and combat UH-60M 3[48][49]
UAV
UAV SEMAR Reconnaissance/Intelligence T1 / T2 / T3 3
Future acquisitions
EADS CASA surveillance CASA CN-235 8[48][50][51][52]
Mi-17 Transport helicopter Mi-17V5 3[53]

Future

For the year 2008 budget, the Mexican Congress approved a $15 million USD funds to build only 17 out of 60 combat boats requested. These ships, designated CB 90 HMN, are to increase its fast boat fleet. Additional budgets will be awarded each passing year.[54] In total, the Mexican Navy has over 189 operational ships.[4]

In January 2013, the 112th Session of US Congress authorized the transfer of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates USS Curts and USS McClusky to the Mexican Navy,[55] but due to the cost of overhauling the vessels and the removal of all the weapons systems and most of the electronics and radar gear by the US Navy prior to transfer, this is still undecided by Mexico. The offer expired on 1 January 2016.[55]

2014

On March 25, 2014 Beechcraft Corporation received an order of 2 T-6C+ military trainers from the Mexican Navy.[56]

On June 24, 2014 the Mexican Government requested the purchase of 5 UH-60Ms in USG configuration from the U.S.; its estimated cost is $225 million.[57] Also on June 24, BAE Systems announced it was awarded a contract by the Mexican Government to supply the navy with 4 Mk 3 57mm naval guns, for which ship is to be armed with Mk 3s is still unknown.[58]

See also

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