Spanish Army Airmobile Force

Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
	Coat of arms of the FAMET
Founded	1965
Country	Spain
Branch	Spanish Army
Type	Army aviation branch
Role	Battlefield support, battlefield transport and reconnaissance
Size	5 battalions; 104 aircraft
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(s)	Sicut in coelo et in terra; As well in the sky as in the ground
Engagements	Ifni War (1957)
Insignia
Roundel
Fin Flash
Pilot Wings
Guidon
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 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	Eurocopter Tigre	HA.28

Emergency Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELEME II (Bétera - Valencia)^[2]

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	NH90 "Sarrio"	HT.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)

Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Coat of Arms
BHELTRA V	CH-47 Chinook	HT.17
BTRANS/ FAMET HQ	Eurocopter Super Puma AS-332VIP,AS-532L, AS-532AL	HT.21HT.27,HT.28
CEFAMET	Eurocopter EC 135	HE.26
PCMHEL	Eurocopter Super Puma

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

Aircraft

Type	Origin	Class	Role	In service	Total	Notes
Agusta-Bell 212	Italy	Rotorcraft	Utility	6		^[1]
Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma	France / United Kingdom / Europe	Rotorcraft	Transport	16		^[1]
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar	France / United Kingdom / Europe	Rotorcraft	Transport	17		^[1]
Eurocopter EC-135	Germany / Europe	Rotorcraft	Trainer/utility	16		^[1]
Eurocopter Tiger	Germany / France / Spain / Europe	Rotorcraft	Attack	24		^[3]
NHI NH90	Germany / France / Italy / Netherlands	Rotorcraft	Transport	15		36 on order
Boeing CH-47D Chinook	United States	Rotorcraft	Transport	17	1 on order	To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant in 2019.^[4]

Historic Aircraft

Bell UH-1B Iroquois
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook
MBB Bo.105C

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "World Air Forces 2016". Flightglobal: 29. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "BHELEME II". www.defensa.gob.es. Spanish Defence. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ Ing, David (17 January 2020). "Spain takes delivery of last Tiger helicopter". Jane's.com. Jane's Defense Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ 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.

External links

FAMET Home Page official site (in Spanish)
Colmenar Viejo Base - LECV
Home page of the Spanish Army

[WAF2016-1] "World Air Forces 2016". Flightglobal: 29. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[2] "BHELEME II". www.defensa.gob.es. Spanish Defence. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[3] Ing, David (17 January 2020). "Spain takes delivery of last Tiger helicopter". Jane's.com. Jane's Defense Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[4] 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.

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