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Argentine Air Force“Fuerza Aérea Argentina”

Type

The air force of Argentina.

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History

The air force of Argentina.

Facts

Abbreviation: FAA
Type: Air force
Own name: Fuerza Aérea Argentina

General

Founded: 4 January 1945 (1945-01-04)
Country: Argentina
Type: Air force
Role: Aerial warfare
Size: 13,837 personnel
Part of: Argentine Armed Forces
Nickname: FAA
March: Spanish: Alas Argentinas ; "Argentine Wings"
Anniversaries: 10 August (anniversary) ; 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War)
Engagements: Operation Independence 1975 Monte Chingolo attack Falklands War Gulf War Operation Uphold Democracy
Website: argentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea

Commanders

Commander-in-Chief: President Javier Milei
Chief of General Staff: Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde
Deputy Chief of General Staff: Brigadier Major Néstor Guajardo

Aircraft flown

Attack: Pampa
Fighter: F-16 Fighting Falcon
Helicopter: Bell 412, Bell 212, Hughes 500D, SA315, Mil Mi-171
Patrol: Tucano
Reconnaissance: Pucará
Trainer: T-6 Texan II, Tucano, Pampa, Grob 120TP
Transport: C-130, DHC-6, C-12 Huron

Source: Wikipedia — Argentine Air Force (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Aircraft of the Argentine Air Force

Aircraft in service today and the aircraft it flew before

× 12F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral DynamicsMultirole fighter — A/B Block 15 MLUView aircraft →× 27IA 63 PampaFMATraining — Pampa III, Pampa IIView aircraft →

× 2Learjet 35Electronic-warfare and Reconnaissance — EC-21A

× 2KC-130 HerculesLockheedTanker — KC-130HView aircraft →× 1Boeing 737BoeingVIP transportView aircraft →

× 1Boeing 757BoeingVIP transportView aircraft →

× 2Embraer ERJ-140Transport — ERJ140LR

× 5C-130 HerculesLockheedTactical airlifter — C-130HView aircraft →

× 5Saab 340Transport

× 10C-12 HuronTransport — TC-12B

× 7Super King AirBeechcraftTransport / Utility — 200View aircraft →

× 3Turbo CommanderUtility / VIP transport

× 637Bell 212Utility

× 637Bell 412Utility

× 1Bell 407SAR — 407GXi

× 8MD 500 DefenderLight utility — MD 500D

× 5SA 315B LamaLiaison

× 1Sikorsky S-70VIP transport

× 2Sikorsky S-76VIP transport

× 12Beechcraft T-6 Texan IINorth AmericanBasic trainer — T-6C+View aircraft →

× 8Tecnam P2002 SierraTrainer aircraft

× 8Grob G 120TPBasic trainer

× 12EMB-312 TucanoEmbraerAttack / TrainerView aircraft →

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