Argentine Air Force

Argentine Air Force
Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Argentine Air Force wings
Founded4 January 1945 (1945-01-04)
Country Argentina
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size13,837 personnel[1]
Part ofArgentine Armed Forces
Nickname(s)FAA
MarchSpanish: Alas Argentinas
"Argentine Wings"
Anniversaries10 August (anniversary)
1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War)
Engagements
Websiteargentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Javier Milei
Chief of General StaffBrigadier Major Fernando Mengo
Deputy Chief of General StaffBrigadier Néstor Guajardo
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
AttackA-4AR, Pampa
FighterA-4AR
HelicopterBell 412, Bell 212, Hughes 500D, SA315, Mil Mi-171
PatrolTucano
ReconnaissancePucará
TrainerT-6 Texan II, Tucano, Pampa, Grob 120TP
TransportC-130, DHC-6, C-12 Huron

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 Major Fernando Mengo.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Argentina hace publica la cantidad de personal militar en sus fuerzas". zona-militar.com (in Spanish). 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Argentine air force, Armed forces – Lokmat Times".
  3. ^ "El Gobierno Nacional designó a la nueva cúpula de las Fuerzas Armadas". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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