Argentine Air Force
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The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2010 it had 18,250 military personnel and 8,700 civilian personnel.
Aircraft Inventory[edit | edit source]
Fighters[edit | edit source]
- Dassault Mirage F1M x 16 (Fighter)
- Lockheed Martin CF-16K Fighting Falcon x 52 (Multirole Fighter)
Attack Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- FMA IA-58 Pucará x 32 (Attack Aircraft)
ELINT Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Learjet EC-21A x 4 (Electronic Warfare/Reconnaissance/Utility)
Transport Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Boeing 737 x 1 (VIP Transport)
- Boeing 757-200 x 1 (VIP Transport)
- Fokker F27 Friendship x 1 (Transport Aircraft)
- Fokker F28 x 3 (Transport Aircraft)
- Lockheed C-130H x 6 (Tactical Transport)
- Lockheed KC-130H Hercules x 2 (Aerial Tanker)
Helicopters[edit | edit source]
- Aérospatiale SA315B Lama x 3 (Liaison Helicopter)
- Bell 212 x 10 (Utility Helicopter)
- Bell 412 x 2 (Utility Helicopter)
- McDonnell-Douglas MD500D x 12 (Light Utility Helicopter)
- Mil Mi-17E x 5 Utility Helicopter)
- Sikorsky S-70 x 1 (VIP Transport)
- Sikorsky S-76 x 2 (VIP Transport)
Training Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Beechcraft T-34C Mentor x 10 (Basic Trainer)
- Embraer EMB 312 Tucano x 14 (Trainer Aircraft)
- FMA IA-63 Pampa x 18 (Jet Trainer)
- Lockheed Martin F-16D Blk.52 Fighting Falcon x 6 Conversion Trainer)
- Grob G120TP x 10 (Basic Trainer)
- Lockheed Martin OA-4AR x 4 (Conversion Trainer)
Future Procurement[edit | edit source]
Combat Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- 22 x FMA IA-63 Pampa GT (Attack Aircraft)
- 18 x IAI Kfir Blk.60 (Multirole Fighter)
- 12 x Sukhoi Su-24 (Strike Aircraft)
Transport Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- 6 x Embraer KC-390 (Transport Aircraft)
Helicopters[edit | edit source]
- 12 x Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil (Light Utility Helicopter)
- 4 x Kamov Ka-226 (Light Utility Helicopter)
Training Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- 40 x FMA IA-63 Pampa GT (Advanced Trainer)