Spanish Army Airmobile Force

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.

Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
Coat of arms of the FAMET
Active1965-present
CountrySpain
BranchSpanish Army
TypeArmy aviation branch
RoleBattlefield support, battlefield transport and reconnaissance
Size5 battalions
104 aircraft[1]
Garrison/HQHQ - 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(s)Sicut in coelo et in terra
As well in the sky as in the ground
EngagementsIfni War (1957)
Insignia
Roundel
Fin Flash
Pilot Wings
Guidon
Aircraft flown
AttackBO-105, UH-1H, Tigre
PatrolEurocopter Cougar
ReconnaissanceEurocopter Cougar, Bell 212
TrainerEurocopter EC 135
TransportEurocopter 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 a Special Operations exhibition in Santander

Organization

Order of Battle
Almagro (LEAO)
Batallón
(Battalion)		 Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELA IEurocopter TigreHA.28
  • Emergency Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELEME II (Bétera - Valencia)[2]
Bétera/Valencia (LEBT)
Batallón
(Battalion)		 Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELEME IIEurocopter 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 IIIEurocopter Cougar
NHI NH90		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 IVEurocopter Super PumaHT.21
CH-47 Chinook helicopter
Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
Batallón
(Battalion)		 Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELTRA VCH-47 ChinookHT.17
BTRANS/ FAMET HQEurocopter Super Puma AS-332VIP,AS-532L, AS-532AL HT.21HT.27,HT.28
CEFAMETEurocopter EC 135HE.26
PCMHELEurocopter Super Puma
  • Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - Tenerife)
Los Rodeos - Tenerife
Batallón
(Battalion)		 Aircraft Type Codes Coat of Arms
BHELMA VIAgusta-Bell 212HU.18

Aircraft
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter
TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedIn serviceTotalNotes
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy Rotorcraft Utility 6 [1]
Boeing CH-47D Chinook USA Rotorcraft Transport 17 [1] To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant in 2019.[3]
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma France Rotorcraft Transport 16 [1]
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar France Rotorcraft Transport 17 [1]
Eurocopter EC-135 Germany Rotorcraft Trainer/utility 16 [1]
Eurocopter Tigre France/Germany/Spain Rotorcraft Attack 24 [4]
NHI NH90 France/Germany Rotorcraft Transport 8 37 on order

References
  1. "World Air Forces 2016". Flightglobal: 29. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "BHELEME II". www.defensa.gob.es. Spanish Defence. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. Waldron, Greg (4 January 2019). "Boeing to upgrade Spain CH-47D fleet to -F standard". Flight Global. Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. Ing, David (17 January 2020). "Spain takes delivery of last Tiger helicopter". Jane's.com. Jane's Defense Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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