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The Colombian National Army Aviation is an aviation combat arms unit in the National Army of Colombia. Its history dates back to December 31, 1919, but was not fully developed until August 25, 1995, when this unit is officially activated under the name "Aviación Ejército" (Army Aviation). The Army Aviation was created to support ground operations from the air.
Military aviation began in Colombia in 1919 with the creation of a military aviation school for the Colombian Army. Previously by Law 15 of 1916 of September 7 to commissions were sent overseas to study new technological advancements in aviation, infantry, cavalry, engineering and trains. Officers pertaining to the Colombian Army were also sent to take a course on flight training on techniques and tactics. The school is then created in Colombia along with the Colombian National Army Aviation as a fifth regiment by Law 126 of 1919 of December 31 authorized by President of Colombia, Marco Fidel Suárez. The unit was officially activated on February 15, 1921, in Flandes, Department of Tolima with the support of French mission led by Lieutenant Colonel Rene Guichard. The Aviation School initially had 3 Caudron G.3 E-2, 3 Caudron G.4 A-2 and four Nieuport Delage 11 C-1. The school was closed due to financial hardships on 1922.
25th Army Aviation Brigade
Army Aviation Airfield "TG. General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla"
Army Aviation Base Bogotà, El Dorado I.A.P.
Army Aviation
Army Aviation Base San José del Guaviare
Army Aviation Base Tumaco
Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra No. 1 Forward Operating Base Buena Vista
Forward Operating Base Saravena
While reliant on the Colombian Aerospace Force for heavier air support, the Army maintains a fleet of 163 aircraft, including 141 helicopters.
Fixed Wing | Origin | Type | Version(s) | In service[1] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gulfstream Turbo Commander | United States | Transport | Commander 1000 | 2 | |
Beechcraft King Air | United States | Transport | 90 200 350 |
4 | |
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Electronic warfare | 200 350 |
4 | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | Utility | 5 | ||
Aero Commander 500 | United States | Utility | Rockwell 685 Commander | 2 | |
CASA C-212 Aviocar | Spain | Transport | 2 | ||
Antonov An-32 | Ukraine | Transport | 2 |
Helicopters | Origin | Type | Version(s) | In service[1] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UH-1 Iroquois UH-1N Twin Huey |
United States | Utility helicopter | UH-1H UH-1N |
64 | |
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Transport helicopter | 20 | One lost on 25 February 2013[2] and in 2024[3] | |
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | Transport/ Combat helicopter | UH-60L S-70i |
53 7[4] |
Including the 15 from Plan Colombia. All S-70i helicopters used by the Special Operations Aviation Battalion.[4] 1 UH-60 lost in February 2024.[5] |
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