4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment
4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment | |
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4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales | |
Founded | 1993 – present |
Country | France |
Type | Special operations |
Size | 454 authorized personnel |
Part of | French Army Special Forces Command |
Headquarters | Pau |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Hoff |
The 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment (French: 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales or 4e RHFS) is a special operations unit of the French Army Light Aviation. It is part of the French Army Special Forces Command which is under the control of the special operations command. It is based in Pau.
The 4e RHFS provides air support to French special forces. It was created in 1997. Its mission is to transport and support French special forces anywhere in the world.
Organization[]
The regiment is divided into Special Forces Flights (Escadrilles des Operations Speciales):[1]
- EOS 1 – Puma and Cougar
- EOS 2 – Gazelle
- EOS 3 – Caracals
- EOS 4/GIH – Pumas
- EOS 6 – Tigre
- EOS 7 – Support Flight
- EOS 8 – Helicopter Maintenance Flight
The regiment employs the following helicopters in 2016:
- 10 Eurcopter AS532 UL/AL Cougar
- 12 Aérospatiale Gazelle
- 7 Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma and Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
- 6 Eurocopter Tigre HAD
- ? Eurocopter EC725 Caracal
See also[]
- Italian 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment
- U.S. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - Night Stalkers
- Australian 171st Aviation Squadron
- British Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
- Canadian 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
References[]
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2017. p. 46.
External links[]
Categories:
- Special forces of France
- 1997 establishments in France
- Military units and formations established in 1997
- Helicopter units and formations
- Regiments of French Army Light Aviation
- French military unit and formation stubs