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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=Spanish Army Airmobile Force
|native_name={{lang|es|Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra}}
|image=Coat of Arms of the FAMET.svg
|image_size=150px
|caption=Coat of arms of the FAMET
|start_date=1965
|country=Spain
|allegiance=
|branch=[[Spanish Army]]
|type=Army aviation branch
|role=Battlefield support, battlefield transport and reconnaissance
|size=5 battalions<br/>104 aircraft<ref name="WAF2016">{{cite journal|title=World Air Forces 2016|journal=Flightglobal|page= 29|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/6297/waf/|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref>
|command_structure=
|current_commander=
|garrison=HQ - [[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]]<br />[[Bétera]] ([[Province of Valencia|Valencia]]),<br />[[Agoncillo (La Rioja)]] ([[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]]),<br />[[Almagro, Ciudad Real|Almagro]] ([[Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]),<br />[[Dos Hermanas]] ([[Province of Sevilla|Sevilla]]),<br />[[San Cristóbal de La Laguna]] ([[Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Santa Cruz de Tenerife]]),<br />Detachment in [[Melilla]].
|ceremonial_chief=
|ceremonial_chief_label=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=
|patron=
|motto= ''Sicut in coelo et in terra''<br/>As well in the sky as in the ground
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles= [[Ifni War]] (1957)
|notable_commanders=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
<!-- Insignia -->
|identification_symbol= [[File:Roundel of Spain.svg|75px]]
|identification_symbol_label= Roundel
|identification_symbol_2= [[File:Fin Flash of Spain.svg|50px]]
|identification_symbol_2_label= Fin Flash
|identification_symbol_3= [[File:Badge of the FAMET.svg|125px]]
|identification_symbol_3_label= Pilot Wings
|identification_symbol_4= [[File:Guidon of the FAMET.svg|225px]]
|identification_symbol_4_label= [[Military colours, standards and guidons|Guidon]]
<!-- Aircraft -->
|aircraft_attack= [[BO-105]], [[UH-1H]], [[Eurocopter Tigre|Tigre]]
|aircraft_bomber= 
|aircraft_[[Airborne Early Warning]]= 
|aircraft_fighter= 
|aircraft_interceptor= 
|aircraft_recon= [[Eurocopter Cougar]], [[Bell 212]]
|aircraft_patrol= [[Eurocopter Cougar]]
|aircraft_trainer= [[Eurocopter EC 135]]
|aircraft_transport= [[Eurocopter Super Puma]], [[Eurocopter Cougar]], [[CH-47 Chinook]], [[UH-1H]]
}}

[[File:P6230206 Tigre.JPG|thumb|Spanish [[Eurocopter Tigre]] at Paris Air Show 2007]]
[[File:CH-47D Chinook spanish army.jpg|thumb|Spanish [[CH-47D Chinook]] with the new color scheme during a Special Operations exhibition in [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]]]]

The '''Army Airmobile Force''' ({{langx|es|Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra}}, FAMET) is the army aviation branch of the [[Spanish Army]]. An Independent [[Army Aviation]] force was formed in 1965 as '''Aviación Ligera del Ejército de Tierra''' (''Army Light Air Force'') and renamed FAMET in 1973.

== Organization ==
* Headquarter ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* Melilla Permanent Detachment -- ([[Melilla]])

=== Order of Battle ===

* Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 -- '''BHELA I''' ([[Almagro, Ciudad Real|Almagro]] - [[Ciudad Real]])

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Almagro (LEAO)]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELA I || [[Eurocopter Tigre]]  || HA.28 || [[File:Coat of Arms of the 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion.svg|85px]] 
|}

* Emergency Helicopter Battalion # 2 -- '''BHELEME II''' ([[Bétera]] - [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensa.gob.es/ume/noticias/2013/04/Noticias/2013_03_21_entrega_cougar.html|title=BHELEME II |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=www.defensa.gob.es |publisher=Spanish Defence|accessdate=August 4, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Bétera/Valencia (LEBT)]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELEME II || [[Eurocopter Super Puma]]<br/>[[Eurocopter Cougar]]  || HU.21<br/>HT.28 ||   [[File:Coat of Arms of the 2nd Emergency Helicopter Battalion.svg|110px]] 
|}

* Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 3 -- '''BHELMA III''' ([[Agoncillo (La Rioja)|Agoncillo]] - [[Logroño]])

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Agoncillo/Logroño (LELO)]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA III || <br/>[[NHI NH90|NH90]] "Sarrio"|| <br/>HT.29 || [[File:Coat of Arms of the 3rd Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg|90px]] 
|}

* Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 4 -- '''BHELMA IV''' ([[El Copero]] - [[Sevilla]])

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Sevilla/El Copero (LEEC)]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA IV || [[Eurocopter Super Puma]]  || HT.21 || [[File:Coat of Arms of the 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg|110px]] 
|}

* Transport Helicopter Battalion # 5 -- '''BHELTRA V''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* FAMET Transmission Battalion -- '''BTRANS''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* FAMET Logistic Support Unit -- '''ULOG''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* Helicopter Maintenance Center -- '''PCMHEL''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* FAMET Training Center -- '''CEFAMET''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
* Quarter service unit of "Coronel Maté" Base -- '''USBA "Coronel Maté"''' ([[Colmenar Viejo]] - [[Madrid]])
[[Image:Spanish Army Chinook.jpg|right|thumb|[[CH-47 Chinook]] helicopter]]

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Colmenar Viejo (LECV)]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELTRA V || [[CH-47 Chinook]]   || HT.17|| [[File:Coat of Arms of the 5th Transport Helicopter Battalion.svg|100px]] 
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BTRANS/ FAMET HQ || [[Eurocopter Super Puma AS-332VIP,AS-532L, AS-532AL  ]]  || HT.21HT.27,HT.28 || [[File:Coat of Arms of the FAMET Headquarters Battalion.svg|110px]] 
|-
! style="text-align: center;| CEFAMET || [[Eurocopter EC 135]]  || HE.26 ||[[File:Coat of Arms of the Spanish Army Helicopters Training Center.svg|80px]] 
|-
! style="text-align: center;| PCMHEL || [[Eurocopter Super Puma]]  ||  || [[File:Coat of Arms of the PCMHEL.svg|110px]]
|}

[[File:ET-278 2018-08-23 (cropped).jpg|thumb|An AB-212 over Tenerife in 2018]]
* Maneuver Helicopter Battalion # 6 -- '''BHELMA VI''' ([[Los Rodeos]] - [[Tenerife]])

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! style= "background:#cccccc;" colspan=4; | [[Los Rodeos - Tenerife]]
|-
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Battalion|Batallón<br/>(Battalion)]]
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Aircraft Type
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|Codes
! style="text-align: center; background: #ccccaa;"|[[Coat of Arms]]
|-
! style="text-align: center;| BHELMA VI || [[Agusta-Bell 212]]  || HU.18 || [[File:Coat of Arms of the 6th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion.svg|90px]] 
|}

==Aircraft==
[[Image:AS332 Super Puma ET504CU1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Eurocopter Super Puma|Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma]] helicopter]]

{{avilisthead|mil-current}}
|-
| [[Bell 212|Agusta-Bell 212]]
| {{ITA}}
| Rotorcraft
| Utility
|
| 3
|
| phased out in 2025<ref name="WAF2016"/>
|-
| [[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma|Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma]]
| {{FRA}} / {{UK}} / {{EUR}}
| Rotorcraft
| Transport
|
| 14
|
| <ref name="WAF2016"/>
|-
| [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar]]
| {{FRA}} / {{UK}} / {{EUR}}
| Rotorcraft
| Transport
|
| 17
|
| <ref name="WAF2016"/>
|-
| [[Eurocopter EC135|Eurocopter EC-135]]
| {{GER}} / {{EUR}}
| Rotorcraft
| Trainer/utility
|
| 16
| 
| <ref name="WAF2016"/>
|-
| [[Eurocopter Tiger]]
| {{GER}} / {{FRA}} / {{ESP}} / {{EUR}}
| Rotorcraft
| Attack
| 
| 18
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/article/93780/spain-takes-delivery-of-last-tiger-helicopter|title=Spain takes delivery of last Tiger helicopter|date=17 January 2020|publisher=Jane's Defense Weekly|website=Jane's.com|last=Ing|first=David |access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[NHIndustries NH90|NHI NH90]]
| {{GER}} / {{FRA}} / {{ITA}} / {{NED}}
| Rotorcraft
| Transport
|
| 16
| 
| 10 on order
|-
| [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing CH-47D Chinook]]
| {{USA}}
| Rotorcraft
| Transport
| 
| 17
| 
| To be upgraded to the CH-47F variant.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waldron |first1=Greg |title=Boeing to upgrade Spain CH-47D fleet to -F standard |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-to-upgrade-spain-ch-47d-fleet-to-f-standard-454783/ |website=Flight Global |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190104213912/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-to-upgrade-spain-ch-47d-fleet-to-f-standard-454783/ |archive-date=4 January 2019 |location=Singapore |date=4 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Historic Aircraft==
* Bell UH-1B Iroquois
* Bell UH-1H Iroquois
* Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook
* MBB Bo.105C

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060129040604/http://www.ejercito.mde.es/organizacion/famet/index.htm FAMET Home Page] official site {{in lang|es}}
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.696778,-3.76418&spn=0.005295,0.010064&t=k&om=1 Colmenar Viejo Base - ''LECV'']
* [http://www.ejercito.mde.es/ingles/inicio.htm Home page of the Spanish Army]

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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1965]]
[[Category:Army aviation|Spain]]