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C-130s flypass, Air Fest 2010 show, Moron Air Base, Argentina. This is a list of all fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operated by the Argentine Air Force since its formation in 1945, and by its predecessor (the Army Aviation Service) since 1912 to 1945. Prototypes and aircraft evaluated but not used operationally are excluded.
The new government released many of the leading air force staff; similarly, most of Tank's team was forced to leave Argentina with Tank himself going to India, where he worked for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, and later developed the HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter. [38] In 1956, the air force, in an effort to gain political support, planned a ...
The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military [1] and 6,900 civilian personnel. [2] FAA commander in chief is Brigadier Gustavo Valverde. [3]
Argentina: M117: Unguided bomb: United States: Mk-17: Unguided bomb: UK: Used by A-4. AN-M65: General-purpose bomb: United States: SITEA INC: Incendiary bomb: Argentina: Incendiary bomb used by IA-58. Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket: Rocket: United States: Aspide: Rocket: Argentina: AIM-9 Sidewinder: Air-to-air missile: United States: AIM-9L and AIM ...
Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital; Falkands War order of battle: Argentine air forces; C. CRUZEX; F. Fábrica Argentina de Aviones; L. LADE; List of equipment ...
The Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (mostly known for its acronym FAdeA, officially Fábrica Argentina de Aviones "Brigadier San Martín" S.A.), is Argentina's main aircraft manufacturer. Founded on 10 October 1927 and located in Córdoba , for most of its existence it was known as " Fábrica Militar de Aviones " ( FMA ) until its ...
Quarterhorse, the Air Force's next hypersonic aircraft, has taken an epic leap. The SR-71 Blackbird successor is a step closer to breaking the airspeed record.
Argentina was the only South American country to send warships and cargo planes in 1991 to the Gulf War under UN mandate and has remained involved in peacekeeping efforts in multiple locations like UNPROFOR in Croatia/Bosnia, Gulf of Fonseca, UNFICYP in Cyprus (where among Army and Marines troops the Air Force provided the UN Air contingent ...