| History Military aviation in Argentina traces back to the | | | | the training and maintenance is done Army Aviation |
| War of the Triple Alliance when on 8 July 1867, Staff | | | | Group 601 601st Assault Helicopter Battalion 601st |
| Sargeant Roberto A. Chodasiewicz used a | | | | Aviation Maintenance Battalion 601st Intelligence |
| Observation balloon during the battle of Humait. Since | | | | Support Aviation Squadron 602nd Attack/Scout |
| then, the army was the main driving force behind | | | | Aviation Squadron 603rd General Support Aviation |
| national aeronautical development. The use of | | | | Squadron 604th Support Aviation Squadron The |
| enthusiastic students who relied on the selfless support | | | | service has also permanent forward location bases |
| of civil institutions and airclubs, saw the creation of the | | | | assigned to both HQ and brigade levels. II Army Corps |
| Military Aviation School at El Palomar in 1912. The | | | | 121st Army Aviation Section (Rosario) 2nd Army |
| establishment of the Army Aviation Service saw a | | | | Aviation Section (Parana) 12th Army Aviation Section |
| great expansion of Argentine air power in the | | | | (Posadas) III Army Corps 141st Army Aviation Section |
| 1912-1945 period. The creation of the first aviation units | | | | (Crdoba) 6th Army Aviation Section (Neuqun) 8th |
| and foundation of Fabrica Militar de Aviones lead to | | | | Army Aviation Section (Mendoza) V Army Corps |
| the creation of the Argentine Air Force in 1945, which | | | | 181st Army Aviation Section (Baha Blanca) 9th Army |
| the Army had given most of its aircraft and | | | | Aviation Section (Comodoro Rivadavia) 11th Army |
| installations. 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion during the | | | | Aviation Section (Ro Gallegos) Aircraft inventory |
| 1982 conflict UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" helicopters, at Port | | | | Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes |
| Stanley Airport. These ones were transported to the | | | | Helicopters Arospatiale SA 315 Lama France Search |
| islands by C-130H "Hercules" aircraft and had not had | | | | and rescue Andes Mountains SA 315B 4 Agusta A109 |
| their rotors reattached yet In 1956, Army Aviation was | | | | Italy Scout/attack helicopter 6 Bell 205 United |
| re-established within the Army and began a major | | | | States Utility helicopter 205A1 6 UH-1 Iroquois United |
| expansion, incorporating new types of aircraft and | | | | States Utility helicopter UH-1H 66 Eurocopter AS 332 |
| opening new bases around the country. In 1965, using a | | | | Super Puma France Germany Spain Antarctic |
| Cessna U-17 they performed their first expedition to | | | | support helicopter AS 332B 5 Trainers Cessna T-41 |
| the South Pole. In 1978, tensions with Chile reached | | | | Mescalero United States Trainer T-41D 8 Transports |
| their highest point and the Army Aviation performed | | | | Alenia G.222 Italy Transport 3 Beechcraft Queen Air |
| major deployments during Operation Soberana. | | | | 65 United States Staff transport 65-B80 2 CASA |
| Falklands War Main article: Argentine air forces in the | | | | C-212 Aviocar Spain Transport C-212-200 2 Cessna |
| Falklands War In 1982, the Military Junta that was ruling | | | | 207 United States Utility T207 6 Cessna 550 Citation |
| the country invaded the Falklands Islands (Spanish: Islas | | | | United States VIP transport Citation I 2 de Havilland |
| Malvinas) triggering a ten-week long war against the | | | | Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Canada Utility |
| United Kingdom. The Argentine Army Aviation | | | | DHC-6-200 DHC-6-300 1 1 Fairchild SA-226 Merlin |
| deployed CH-47 Chinooks, Agusta A109, SA330 | | | | United States Staff transport Merlin IIIA Merlin IIIB |
| Pumas and UH-1Hs to the islands, where they | | | | Merlin IVA 2 1 3 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk United |
| performed 796 general support flights under harsh | | | | States Intelligence & Electronic Warfare OV-1D |
| operating conditions. Their helicopters were also | | | | 20 Additional 6 in storage for spares Rockwell |
| extensively used in Patagonia and the Army also took | | | | Sabreliner 75 United States VIP transport Sabreliner |
| over police MBB Bo 105s during the conflict. Six Army | | | | 75A 3 In addition to army aviation, a small air fleet is |
| aviation members died in the war. Present Day After | | | | maintained by the border guard Gendarmeria Nacional |
| the war, the Aerospatiale Super Puma was | | | | Argentina. See also Argentine air forces in the |
| incorporated, mainly for Antarctica support duties | | | | Falklands War References Portions based on a |
| operating from Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante | | | | translation from Spanish Wikipedia. official site ^ CASA |
| Irizar. In 1998, Argentina was granted Major Non-NATO | | | | 212 picture ^ UH-1H picture ^ LV-AND ^ Puma AE-505 |
| ally status by United States President Bill Clinton and | | | | shot down by SAM Sea Dart (crew Roberto Fiorito, |
| the Army Aviation began an expansive program that | | | | Juan Buschiazo, Raul Dimotta) UH-1H AE-419 crash |
| included the reception of OV-1 Mohawks and surplus | | | | near Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz (crew Marcos Fassio, |
| UH-1H from the US Army. The US also authorized the | | | | Roberto Campos, Nestor Barros. Additional 7 infantry |
| delivery of 12 AH-1F Cobra gunships but the operation | | | | troops were killed in this accident) ^ ... represents our |
| was halted by the Argentine Government. In the 1990s, | | | | recognition of the importance of Argentina's leadership |
| the Aviation Army began its Unmanned aerial vehicle | | | | and cooperation in the field of international |
| program, the Lipan series.picture Recently, the Ministry | | | | peacekeeping, notably during Operation Desert Shield |
| of Defense has evaluated the Russian Mil Mi-17 and | | | | Desert Storm, in Haiti, in its role in supervising the peace |
| Chinese Changhe Z-11 helicopters but no offers were | | | | between Peru and Ecuador, and in nearly a dozen |
| accepted. In 2007, the Army unveiled the indigenous | | | | other international peacekeeping efforts ... ^ |
| CIcare CH-14 Aguilucho scout prototype.video A major | | | | globalsecurity.org ^ El Ejrcito espera la llegada de |
| update program is currently underway refitting the | | | | ayuda militar norteamericana ^ Adquirir el pas misiles y |
| Hueys to the Huey II variant. Structure / Air bases Bell | | | | helicpteros ^ Negocia la Argentina comprar helicpteros |
| UH-1H Huey during the Exhibition of the Argentine | | | | militares a China ^ Aviation Week & Space |
| Army in May 2008 UAV Lipan Indigenous design The | | | | Technology 2009, 26 JAN 2009 Web.25 Jul 2009. < |
| main airbase is located at Campo de Mayo where all | | | | Military Aircraft Inventory - Argentina>. |