FAMET
Encyclopedia
The Spanish Army Airmobile Forces
An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra and renamed FAMET in 1973.
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Almagro (LEAO)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELA I || BO-105
UH-1H || HA.15
HU.10 ||
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Valencia/Betera (LEBT)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA II || Eurocopter Cougar
|| HU.21L ||
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA III || UH-1H
Eurocopter Super Puma
|| HU.10
HT.21 ||
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA IV || Eurocopter Super Puma
|| HT.21 ||
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELTRA V || CH-47 Chinook
|| HT.17||
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! style="text-align: center;| BTRANS || UH-1H || HU.10 ||
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! style="text-align: center;| CEFAMET || Eurocopter EC 135
|| HE.26 ||
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! style="text-align: center;| PCMHEL || Eurocopter Super Puma
|| HT.21 ||
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Los Rodeos - Tenerife
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA VI || Agusta-Bell 212 || HU.18 ||
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
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| Agusta-Bell 212
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United States
| Transport helicopter
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| 6
| Spanish designation HU.18
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois
| United States
| Transport helicopter
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| 31
| Spanish designation HU.10
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| Boeing CH-47D Chinook
| United States
| Heavy transport helicopter
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| 17
|Spanish designation HT.17
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| Bölkov BO-105
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Germany
| Light attack helicopter
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| 28
| Spanish designation HA.15
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| Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma
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European Union
| Transport helicopter
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| 16
| Spanish designation HU.21
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| Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar
| European Union
| Transport helicopter
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| 14
| Spanish designation HU.21L
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| Eurocopter EC-135T-2
| European Union
| training helicopter
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| 50
| Spanish Designation HE.26
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| Eurocopter Tigre
| European Union
| Heavy attack helicopter
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| 6
| 18 On order
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| NH 90
| European Union
| Transport helicopter
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| 50
| On order
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An Independent Army Aviation force was formed in 1965 as Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra and renamed FAMET in 1973.
Organization
- Headquarter (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - Melilla Permanent Detachment -- (MelillaMelillaMelilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
)
Order of Battle
- Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- BHELA I (Almagro - Ciudad RealCiudad RealCiudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Almagro (LEAO)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELA I || BO-105
UH-1H || HA.15
HU.10 ||
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- BHELMA II (BéteraBéteraBétera is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. With 19,491 inhabitants, it is the second most populous town in the Camp de Túria shire , in the second zone of the Valencia metropolitan area....
- ValenciaValencia (city in Spain)Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
)
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Valencia/Betera (LEBT)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA II || Eurocopter Cougar
Eurocopter Cougar
-See also:-External links:* *...
|| HU.21L ||
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- BHELMA III (Agoncillo - LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
)
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA III || UH-1H
Eurocopter Super Puma
Eurocopter Super Puma
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
|| HU.10
HT.21 ||
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- BHELMA IV (El Copero - Sevilla)
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA IV || Eurocopter Super Puma
Eurocopter Super Puma
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
|| HT.21 ||
- Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- BHELTRA V (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - FAMET Transmission Battalion -- BTRANS (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - FAMET Logistic Support Unit -- ULOG (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - Helicopter Maintenance Center -- PCMHEL (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - FAMET Training Center -- CEFAMET (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) - Quarter service unit of "Coronel Maté" Base -- USBA "Coronel Maté" (Colmenar ViejoColmenar ViejoColmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.-Main sights:The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:...
- MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
)
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Colmenar Viejo (LECV)
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELTRA V || CH-47 Chinook
CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...
|| HT.17||
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! style="text-align: center;| BTRANS || UH-1H || HU.10 ||
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! style="text-align: center;| CEFAMET || Eurocopter EC 135
Eurocopter EC 135
The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules .-Development:...
|| HE.26 ||
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! style="text-align: center;| PCMHEL || Eurocopter Super Puma
Eurocopter Super Puma
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
|| HT.21 ||
- Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- BHELMA VI (Los Rodeos - TenerifeTenerifeTenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
)
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! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | Los Rodeos - Tenerife
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! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Batallón
(Battalion)
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Badge
Badge
A badge is a device or fashion accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple...
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! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA VI || Agusta-Bell 212 || HU.18 ||
Helicopters
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
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| Agusta-Bell 212
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United States| Transport helicopter
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| 6
| Spanish designation HU.18
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois
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United States| Transport helicopter
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| 31
| Spanish designation HU.10
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| Boeing CH-47D Chinook
CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...
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United States| Heavy transport helicopter
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| 17
|Spanish designation HT.17
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| Bölkov BO-105
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Germany| Light attack helicopter
|
| 28
| Spanish designation HA.15
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| Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma
Eurocopter Super Puma
The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
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European Union| Transport helicopter
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| 16
| Spanish designation HU.21
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| Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar
Eurocopter Cougar
-See also:-External links:* *...
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European Union| Transport helicopter
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| 14
| Spanish designation HU.21L
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| Eurocopter EC-135T-2
|
European Union| training helicopter
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| 50
| Spanish Designation HE.26
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| Eurocopter Tigre
Eurocopter Tiger
The Eurocopter Tiger is an attack helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. In Germany it is known as the Tiger; in France and Spain it is called the Tigre.-Origins:...
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European Union| Heavy attack helicopter
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| 6
| 18 On order
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| NH 90
NH 90
NH 90* National Highway 90 * NHI NH90, medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries....
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European Union| Transport helicopter
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| 50
| On order
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