Spanish Army Airmobile Force

Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
	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; 104 aircraft
Garrison/HQ	HQ - Colmenar Viejo - Madrid; Bétera (Valencia),; (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

Spanish Eurocopter Tigre at Paris Air Show 2007

Spanish CH-47D Chinook with the new color scheme during a 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)


Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Coat of Arms
BHELA I	Eurocopter Tigre	HA.28

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


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 ( - Logroño)


Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Coat of Arms
BHELMA III	Eurocopter Cougar NHI NH90	HT.27 HU.29

Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV ( - Sevilla)


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


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

Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - Tenerife)


Batallón (Battalion)	Aircraft Type	Codes	Coat of Arms
BHELMA VI	Agusta-Bell 212	HU.18

Aircraft[]

Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma helicopter

Type	Origin	Class	Role	In service	Total	Notes
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	15		36 on order

References[]

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

External links[]

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

[WAF2016-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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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