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Fuerza Aérea Argentina

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) dates its origin to the Military Aviation School founded at El Palomar on 10 August 1912, became an independent service on 4 January 1945, flew Latin America’s first jet fighters, built the Marambio air bridge to Antarctica, fought the British fleet over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in 1982, and after a decade without supersonic fighters is rebuilding around 24 second-hand Danish F-16s, half of which had arrived by 29 September 2026.

Ulusal işaretlemeLight blue outer ring, white ring, light blue centre.
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14Aktif hava üsleri
1945Kurulan
14Emekli olan türler
ÜlkeArjantinKurulan1945DurumAktifMerkez OfisBuenos AiresKomutanGustavo Javier Valverde
Hikaye

The Argentine Air Force story: Latin America’s first jets, the air bridge to Antarctica, the war over the Falklands (Malvinas) and a decade without fighters

1912–1945: from El Palomar to an independent air force

Argentine military flying began with a decree. On 10 August 1912 President Roque Sáenz Peña signed the order creating the Escuela de Aviación Militar at El Palomar, west of Buenos Aires, and the Air Force still counts that day as its beginning. For three decades aviation belonged to the army: a Directorate General of Aeronautics and the Military Aircraft Factory at Córdoba followed in 1927, and an Aeronautics Command in Chief on 11 February 1944. Independence came on 4 January 1945, when a Secretariat of Aeronautics was created and, in the Air Force’s own history, the service was born “como fuerza armada independiente”. The new service was ambitious. Córdoba built the I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I and I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II jet prototypes, which Wikipedia says made Argentina the sixth country to develop jet-fighter technology on its own, though neither entered series production.

1947–1963: the first jets in Latin America, and bombs on the capital

In May 1947 Argentina ordered 100 Gloster Meteor F.4s, 50 ex-RAF and 50 new, which Wikipedia calls the first jet fighters in Latin America; 30 Avro Lincolns and 15 second-hand Lancasters followed. They were soon turned inward. On 16 June 1955, in a failed attempt to kill President Juan Perón, 30 Naval Aviation aircraft and rebel Air Force Meteors from Morón bombed and strafed the Plaza de Mayo. A police report of 22 June 1955 counted 136 dead; the Archivo Nacional de la Memoria counted 308 in 2010, plus an uncertain number never identified, and about 800 wounded. Loyal Meteors also flew, and Lieutenant Ernesto Adradas shot down a rebel naval AT-6, which the Spanish Wikipedia calls the Air Force’s first aerial victory. Perón fell in the September coup that year. In April 1963 loyal F-86s, Meteors and MS.760s struck a naval revolt.

1952–1973: the air bridge to Antarctica

The Air Force’s most lasting mission began in 1952, when an Avro Lincoln under Vice-Commodore Gustavo A. Marambio flew to Antarctica; Wikipedia adds that C-47s began supply flights the same year. On 3 November 1965, by the Air Force’s account, an Argentine crew flew across the continent to the US base at McMurdo, and in October 1973 Operation Transantar made what Wikipedia calls the first trans-Antarctic flight linking three continents. The enduring achievement is Marambio. Air Force crews levelled a strip on Marambio (Seymour) Island between 30 August and 25 September 1969; on 29 October a Fokker F27 landed on wheels, and the base took the name of the first Antarctic air commander. By April 1970 the runway was 1,200 by 40 metres, and C-130s have flown in since 11 April 1970. In March 2024 a Saab 340 landed there for the first time, and in September 2026 it was still flying the route.

1975–1985: the dictatorship, as the courts recorded it

In late 1975, under Operativo Independencia, Pucarás flew strikes from Córdoba against the ERP guerrillas in Tucumán. On 24 March 1976 the Air Force joined the Army and Navy in seizing power, and its commanders sat in the ruling junta until 1983. The courts later judged them. In the Trial of the Juntas the federal appeals court sentenced Brigadier General Orlando Ramón Agosti to four and a half years on 9 December 1985 and acquitted his successors Omar Graffigna and Basilio Lami Dozo. CONADEP had documented 8,960 forced disappearances. Carlos Menem’s pardons of 1989–1990 were later annulled. The death flights have been attributed by the courts to the Navy, notably in the ESMA verdict of 29 November 2017, and to Army aviation; the sources checked record no such verdict against the Air Force. Spanish Wikipedia records that the Mansión Seré detention centre near Morón operated under Air Force jurisdiction in 1977–1978.

1982: the air war over the Falklands (Malvinas)

On 2 April 1982 Argentina landed on the islands Britain calls the Falkland Islands and Argentina the Islas Malvinas; the UN Security Council’s Resolution 502 of 3 April used “Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)” and demanded withdrawal. The Air Force’s war ran from 1 May to 14 June. Flying from Río Gallegos, San Julián, Comodoro Rivadavia, Río Grande and the island airstrips, at the edge of their range and with two KC-130H tankers for all services, its Skyhawks, Daggers, Mirages, Canberras and Pucarás attacked the fleet and the landings. British and Wikipedia accounts credit Air Force A-4s with sinking HMS Coventry, bombs that later destroyed HMS Antelope, and the 8 June attack on Sir Galahad, where 48 died; Daggers and Navy A-4Qs shared in sinking HMS Ardent. The Air Force says 55 of its men were killed. A British operational research report declassified in 2013, as Wikipedia summarises it, judged the Argentine air arms unbeaten and still viable at the end.

2015–2026: a decade without fighters, then the F-16

Peace brought decline. The A-4s and Daggers were rebuilt, 36 A-4AR Fightinghawks arrived from 1997, but replacement programmes kept failing: Spanish Mirage F1Ms were dropped in 2014 and the Korean FA-50 chosen in 2019 was cancelled in 2020. On 30 November 2015 the last Mirages and Fingers retired, ending supersonic interception. The A-4ARs were grounded after a fatal crash at Villa Reynolds on 15 July 2024 and formally retired on 14 May 2026. The way out was Danish. On 16 April 2024 Argentina signed for 24 F-16A/B MLUs; Denmark handed over the first six on 6 December 2025, Argentine pilots flew their first solos on 3 July 2026, and the second six reached Río Cuarto on 29 September 2026. The money is the weak point: the National Budget Office put 2025 defence spending at 0.28 per cent of GDP, the lowest in four years, and the Hercules fleet is short of engines and serviceable airframes.

In May 1947 Argentina ordered 100 Gloster Meteor F.4s, 50 ex-RAF and 50 new, which Wikipedia calls the first jet fighters in Latin America; 30 Avro Lincolns and 15 second-hand Lancasters followed. They were soon turned inward.Argentine Air Force · verified 2026-10-01
Bir bakışta

The Argentine Air Force in numbers

Hizmet

Yerli isim
Fuerza Aérea ArgentinaThe name on the official site argentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea; abbreviated FAA. Spanish is the only official language
Kurulan
4 January 1945Independent service with the creation of the Secretariat of Aeronautics. The Air Force dates its origin to the Military Aviation School, decreed on 10 August 1912
Bir parçası
Argentine Armed ForcesUnder the Ministry of Defence and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Admiral Marcelo Alejandro Dalle Nogare in 2026)
Merkez Ofis
Buenos Aires (Edificio Cóndor)The chief was sworn in at the Edificio Cóndor in December 2024
Genelkurmay Başkanı
Brig. Gen. Gustavo Javier ValverdeAppointed by Decree 1044/2024 of 26 November 2024
Savunma Bakanı
Lt Gen. Carlos Alberto PrestiIn office since 10 December 2025 (Decree 869/2025)

Kuvvet

Personel
13,837 military and 6,900 civilians (2018)No newer official total was found. Spanish Wikipedia counts 3,482 women in 2017, about a quarter of the force
Savaş uçağı
  • F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon — 12 in Argentina at 29 September 2026

24 bought from Denmark, plus one F-16BM Block 10 for ground instruction. The A-4AR was formally retired on 14 May 2026 after being grounded since July 2024

Light attack and trainers
  • IA-63 Pampa III — about 11
  • T-6C+ Texan II — 12
  • EMB-312 Tucano — 12
  • Grob G 120TP — 8
  • Tecnam P2002 Sierra — 8
  • IA-58 Pucará — number not confirmed

Counts are Wikipedia’s; the Pucará’s 2026 status was not confirmed on an official page

Ulaşım ve özel görevler
  • C-130H Hercules — 5 (including an inactive L-100)
  • KC-130H Hercules — 2
  • Saab 340 — 5
  • TC-12B Huron — 10
  • Learjet 35A — 2
  • Embraer ERJ-140 and Boeing 737 — in service

Wikipedia counts; Zona Militar reports several Hercules out of service in February 2026

Helikopterler
  • Bell 212 and 412 — 13
  • MD 500D — 8
  • SA 315B Lama — 5
  • Bell 407GXi — 1, two more on order
  • Mi-171E — bought 2010, number not confirmed

Wikipedia counts

Savunma harcamaları
0.28 per cent of GDP (2025)National Budget Office figure for the defence function as reported by Zona Militar, the lowest in four years; 2024 closed with further cuts

Altyapı

Air brigades
NineI to VII, IX and X under the Training and Readiness Command; the X at Río Gallegos was reopened on 7 February 2023
Askeri hava üsleri
BeşMilitary air bases (BAM) listed separately from the brigades on the official organisation chart
F-16 bases
Río Cuarto (temporary), Tandil (planned home)The F-16s are at Área Material Río Cuarto for now; the VI Air Brigade at Tandil, named as home in 2024, opened the F-16 maintenance training centre in March 2026
Antarktika
MarambioBuilt by the Air Force in 1969; 1,200 by 40 m gravel and permafrost strip used by C-130s since 1970 and by the Saab 340 since 2024
Fighter groups
Groups 4, 5 and 6Wikipedia names Fighter Groups 4, 5 and 6, Attack Group 3 and Transport Group 1; Fighter Group 4 flies the Pampa III at Mendoza
Yapı

How the Argentine Air Force is organised

One General Staff in Buenos Aires over nine air brigades — I to VII, IX and X — five military air bases and the Military Aviation School at Córdoba. The ex-Danish F-16AM/BM, 12 of 24 in Argentina by 29 September 2026, is the only fighter since the A-4AR was retired on 14 May 2026, and it flies from Río Cuarto until its home at Tandil is ready. Pampa IIIs at Mendoza train the fighter pilots, and the ageing Hercules of the I Air Brigade carry the transport and Antarctic load.

GJ

TuğgeneralGustavo Javier ValverdeChief of the General Staff (Jefe del Estado Mayor General de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina) · in office since 2024
Arjantin Hava KuvvetleriFuerza Aérea Argentina
Merkez Ofis

General Staff of the Argentine Air Force

Estado Mayor General de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Buenos Aires

One of the three services of the Argentine Armed Forces, under the Ministry of Defence. Brig. Gen. Gustavo Javier Valverde was appointed Chief of the General Staff by Decree 1044/2024 of 26 November 2024 and sworn in at the Edificio Cóndor; the official chart lists nine air brigades, I to VII, IX and X, and five military air bases.

Ön cephe

Grupo 6 de Caza, VI Air Brigade

Río Cuarto (interim) and Tandil

The F-16AM/BM, 24 bought from Denmark under the contract of 16 April 2024: the first six were handed over on 6 December 2025 and the second six reached Río Cuarto on 29 September 2026. Tandil is the designated home, where the CICMA F-16 maintenance school opened on 11 March 2026; the flying aircraft stay at Río Cuarto until the works there are finished.

Fighter training and light attack

Grupo 4 de Caza and the III and X Air Brigades

Mendoza, Río Gallegos and Reconquista

Escuadrón I of Grupo 4 de Caza runs the combat aviator course on the IA-63 Pampa III, whose first solos of the 2026 course were flown on 11 September, and a permanent section of armed Pampa IIIs has been at Río Gallegos since 2022. The III Air Brigade flies modernised Tucanos in place of the Pucará; the V Air Brigade at Villa Reynolds has had no combat aircraft since the A-4AR was retired on 14 May 2026.

Ulaşım

I, II and IX Air Brigades

El Palomar, Comodoro Rivadavia and Paraná

The I Air Brigade flies the C-130H and KC-130H Hercules, airframes built between 1968 and 1979, with several out of service for structure or engines in 2026; the IX Air Brigade’s Escuadrón VI de Transporte flies the Saab 340 on Patagonian routes, and the II Air Brigade trains transport pilots on the TC-12B Huron and Twin Otter.

Antarctic

Marambio and the Escuadrilla Antártica de Vuelo

Marambio

The Air Force’s wheeled runway to Antarctica since 29 October 1969, supplied by the Hercules since 11 April 1970 and by the Saab 340 since March 2024; Twin Otters returned on 17 April 2026 after accidents in 2019 and 2021. Bell 212, Bell 412 and Mi-171E helicopters are listed as operating from the joint station.

Helikopterler

VII Air Brigade and Escuadrón III Búsqueda y Rescate

Moreno and Mendoza

The VII Air Brigade flies the Bell 412EP and Bell 407GXi, by Zona Militar’s account in March 2026, on the former Mirage IIIEA base of the VIII Air Brigade; Escuadrón III of the IV Air Brigade flies search and rescue and teaches high-mountain helicopter flying.

Eğitim

Askeri Havacılık Okulu

Escuela de Aviación Militar
Córdoba

Founded at El Palomar by decree on 10 August 1912, the date the Air Force counts as its beginning, and now at Córdoba, where it runs the one-year basic military pilot course for Air Force, Army and Navy students on the Tecnam P2002, Grob G 120TP and T-6C+ Texan II.

Hizmette

What the Argentine Air Force flies today

Ücretli olan her tür, varsa ilgili Canavarlar Kitabı sayfasına bağlanmıştır. Sayılar, belirli bir günde müsait olan uçak sayısını değil, kayıtlarda yer alan uçak sayısını ifade eder.

Türü Rol Hizmette O zamandan beri Birimler Notlar
General Dynamics F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon (MLU)Hizmette Çok amaçlı savaş uçağı 12 2025 12 of 24 in Argentina at 29 September 2026: six handed over on 6 December 2025 and six (four single-seat, two two-seat) arriving at Río Cuarto on 29 September 2026; one extra F-16BM Block 10 is a ground-instruction airframe.

Daha

The single/two-seat split of the whole order is reported differently: 18 and 6 (Zona Militar, 2024) or 16 and 8 (Spanish Wikipedia).
FMA (FAdeA) IA-63 Pampa IIIHizmette Jet eğitim uçağı ve hafif saldırı uçağı 11 1988 Wikipedia counts 11 with four on order; earlier Pampas (18 built in 1988–1990 and six in 2006–2007) have been converted.
FMA IA-58 PucaráHizmette Counter-insurgency and light attack 1975 110 built in all between 1974 and 1993; about 60 had been delivered by 1982. The number active in 2026 was not confirmed.
Embraer EMB-312 TucanoHizmette Temel eğitim ve hafif saldırı 12 1987 30 bought; Wikipedia counts 12 in service.
Beechcraft T-6C+ Texan IIHizmette Temel eğitmen 12 2017 12 bought from Textron Aviation.
Grob G 120TPHizmette Baş eğitmen 8 Wikipedia count.
Tecnam P2002 SierraHizmette Baş eğitmen 8 Wikipedia count.
Lockheed C-130H Hercules and L-100Hizmette Taktiksel ulaşım 5 1968 Wikipedia counts five including one L-100. Zona Militar reports TC-61 (the first, 1968) withdrawn for structural reasons and the L-100 TC-100 inactive for years.
Lockheed KC-130H HerculesHizmette Tanker taşımacılığı 2 Wikipedia count; two were in service in 1982.
Saab 340Hizmette Ulaşım 5 2008 Wikipedia count.
Beechcraft TC-12B HuronHizmette Hafif ulaşım 10 Wikipedia count.
Learjet 35AHizmette Reconnaissance, electronic warfare and photo survey 2 Wikipedia: one electronic-warfare and one reconnaissance aircraft.
Embraer ERJ-140Hizmette Ulaşım
Boeing 737Hizmette Ulaşım
Bell 212 and Bell 412Hizmette Çok amaçlı helikopter 13 Wikipedia gives 13 for both types together.
Bell 407GXiHizmette Arama kurtarma helikopteri 1 Wikipedia: one in service, two on order.
MD Helicopters MD 500DHizmette Hafif helikopter 8 Wikipedia count.
Aérospatiale SA 315B LamaHizmette Liaison helicopter 5 Wikipedia count.
Mil Mi-171EHizmette Nakliye helikopteri 2010 Wikipedia lists the type, bought in 2010, without a current count.
Bell 212/41213
F-16AM/BM12
Tucano12
T-6C+12
Pampa11
TC-12B10
G 120TP8
P20028

Sipariş üzerine

Türü Sipariş edildi İlk teslimat Notlar
General Dynamics F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon (MLU)Sipariş üzerine 12 2025 12 of the 24 still to come after the second batch reached Río Cuarto on 29 September 2026; Denmark’s schedule is six a year to 2028. The price was not disclosed by the Danish ministry.

Daha

A US$105.6 million AMRAAM contract was announced in September 2026.
FAdeA IA-63 Pampa IIISipariş üzerine 4 Wikipedia lists four on order; delivery dates not confirmed.
Bell 407GXiSipariş üzerine 2 Wikipedia lists two more on order for the Air Force.
Daha önce işletiliyordu

Every type the Argentine Air Force has retired

14 types, from the Gloster Meteor F.4 to the Lockheed Martin A-4AR and OA-4AR Fightinghawk. Zirve rakamları, herhangi bir tarihteki filo gücünü değil, tüm hizmet ömrü boyunca teslim alınan uçak gövdelerini ifade eder.

Türü Rol Doruğa ulaşmak Servis edildi Yerine şu geçti: Notlar
Lockheed Martin A-4AR and OA-4AR Fightinghawk Saldırı uçağı 36 1997–2026 F-16AM/BM 36 rebuilt from US Marine Corps A-4Ms; Zona Militar counted about 20 in the inventory in 2024.
Dassault Mirage IIIEA and IIIDA Önleyici 19 1972–2015 F-16AM/BM (from 2025) 17 IIIEA and two IIIDA delivered in 1972–1973; later additions not confirmed in the sources checked.
IAI Dagger and Finger (Nesher) Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 39 1978–2015 26 delivered in 1978 and 13 in 1980 (35 single-seat, four two-seat).
Dassault Mirage 5P Mara Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 10 1982–2015 10 sold by Peru in 1982.
English Electric Canberra B.62 and T.64 Bombacı 12 10 B.62 bombers and two T.64 trainers bought in 1967.
Douglas A-4B (A-4P) and A-4C Skyhawk Saldırı uçağı 75 1966–1999 A-4AR Fightinghawk 25 A-4Bs in 1966, 25 in 1970 and 25 A-4Cs ordered in 1976.
Gloster Meteor F.4 Jet savaş uçağı 100 1947–1970 F-86F Sabre 100 ordered in May 1947: 50 ex-RAF and 50 new.
Avro Lincoln Ağır bombardıman uçağı 30 1947–1967 18 new and 12 ex-RAF.
Avro Lancaster Ağır bombardıman uçağı 15 15 second-hand aircraft.
Kuzey Amerika F-86F Sabre Jet savaş uçağı 1960– A-4C Skyhawk
Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris Jet eğitim uçağı ve hafif saldırı uçağı EMB-312 Tucano
Douglas C-47 Ulaşım 1952– C-130 Herkül
Boeing 707 Strategic transport and reconnaissance Three flew reconnaissance in 1982.
Fokker F27 Friendship and F28 Fellowship Ulaşım
Hava üsleri

Where the Argentine Air Force flies from

Siyah pimler aktif tabanlardır. The brigades run from El Palomar, where military flying began in 1912, to Río Gallegos in Patagonia, and the Air Force also flies to Marambio, its wheeled runway in Antarctica since 1969, in the sector Argentina claims; under the Antarctic Treaty claims are held in abeyance. San Julián and Stanley, the airport Argentina held as Base Aérea Militar Malvinas from 2 April to 14 June 1982, are listed for that war only; the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is disputed between Argentina and the United Kingdom. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

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Arjantin

2 of the 16 bases above sit outside Argentina, so the world map has to pull back until the home airfields cannot be told apart. The same pins again, without the overseas bases.

Temel ICAO Durum Pist Birimler ve uçaklar
CórdobaAskeri Havacılık OkuluCórdoba Province SACO Aktif
Chamical MilitaryLa Rioja Province SACT Aktif
Comodoro RivadaviaIX Air BrigadeChubut Province SAVC Aktif
  • Escuadrón VI de Transporte: Saab 340B
El PalomarI Air BrigadeBuenos Aires Eyaleti (Büyük Buenos Aires) SADP Aktif 17/352.110 m
Marambio ÜssüMarambio (Seymour) Adası, Antarktika Yarımadası (Arjantin'in hak iddia ettiği sektör içinde; hak iddiaları Antarktika Antlaşması uyarınca askıya alınmıştır) Aktif 05/231.200 mfrozen ground
  • Escuadrilla Antártica de Vuelo: DHC-6 İkiz Su Samuru
  • Antarktika helikopter birliği: Bell 212, Bell 412, Mi-171E
MendozaIV Air Brigade, El PlumerilloMendoza Province SAME Aktif
  • Grupo 4 de Caza, Escuadrón I: IA-63 Pampa III
  • Escuadrón III Búsqueda y Rescate y Tareas Especiales: Bell 407GXi
Morón MilitaryBuenos Aires Eyaleti (Büyük Buenos Aires) SADM Aktif
MorenoVII Air BrigadeBuenos Aires Province (José C. Paz) SADJ Aktif
  • VII Brigada Aérea helicopter squadrons: Bell 412EP, Bell 407GXi
  • Grupo 8 de Caza (VIII Brigada Aérea): Mirage IIIEA/DA
ParanáII Air BrigadeEntre Ríos Province SAAP Aktif
Río CuartoÁrea Material Río CuartoCórdoba Province SAOC Aktif
Río GallegosX Air BrigadeSanta Cruz Province SAWG Aktif
  • Pampa III section: IA-63 Pampa III
  • X Brigada Aérea Twin Otter element: DHC-6 İkiz Su Samuru
ReconquistaIII Air BrigadeSanta Fe Province SATR Aktif
TandilVI Air BrigadeBuenos Aires Eyaleti SAZT Aktif 01/192.550 m
Villa ReynoldsV Air BrigadeSan Luis Province SAOR Aktif

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Savaş düzeni

Who is stationed where in the Argentine Air Force

Üslerine göre uçan birlikler, önce mevcut birlikler. Argentine combat units are groups numbered after their brigade — Grupo 4 de Caza in the IV Air Brigade, Grupo 5 in the V, Grupo 6 in the VI — with squadrons (escuadrones) under them. The 1982 detachments at San Julián and Stanley are listed with their home groups. Where a squadron’s designation was not confirmed from an official source, the entry says so.

Tandil Hava Üssü (VI Hava Tugayı) · SAZTVI Brigada Aérea
Grupo 6 de Caza (F-16 elemanı)Fighter group · active
F-16AM/BM Savaşan Şahin (MLU)
Grupo 6 de Caza (Pampa öğesi)Fighter group (interim trainer equipment) · active
IA-63 Pampa II
Grupo 6 de Caza (Hançer ve Parmak)1978–2015
IAI Hançer / Parmak
Mirage IIIEA/DA filosu
Mirage IIIEA/DA
Gloster Meteor üniteleri
Gloster Meteor F.4
Marambio Üssü · Antártica Conjunta Marambio Üssü; Arjantin Hava Kuvvetleri'nin uçuşları
Escuadrilla Antártica de VueloAntarctic flight · joint
DHC-6 İkiz Su Samuru
Antarktika helikopter birliğiHelikopter birliği · ortak
Bell 212, Bell 412, Mi-171E
I Brigada Aérea Hercules squadronTransport and tanker squadron · active
C-130H Herkül, KC-130H Hercules
I Brigada Aérea jet transportUlaştırma filosu · aktif
Embraer ERJ-140, Fokker F28 Fellowship
Río Cuarto (Área Material Río Cuarto) · SAOCÁrea de Material Río IV, Matériel Command
Escuadrón Aeromóvil F-16Fighter squadron (detached) · active
F-16AM/BM Savaşan Şahin (MLU)
Villa Reynolds (V Air Brigade) · SAORV Brigada Aérea
Grupo 5 de Caza1966–2026
A-4B (A-4P) Skyhawk, A-4C Skyhawk, A-4AR Fightinghawk
Mendoza (IV Air Brigade, El Plumerillo) · SAMEIV Brigada Aérea
Grupo 4 de Caza, Escuadrón IFighter training squadron · active
IA-63 Pampa III
Escuadrón III Búsqueda y Rescate y Tareas EspecialesArama ve kurtarma helikopter filosu · aktif
Bell 407GXi
Paraná (II Air Brigade) · SAAPII Brigada Aérea
II Brigada Aérea transport trainingTransport and training · active
Beechcraft TC-12B Huron, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Grupo 2 de Bombardeo
English Electric Canberra B.62/T.64
Reconquista (III Air Brigade) · SATRIII Brigada Aérea
III Brigada Aérea Tucano squadronLight attack and training · active
EMB-312 Tucano (modernised)
Grupo 3 de Ataque
FMA IA-58 Pucará
Moreno (VII Air Brigade) · SADJVII Brigada Aérea
VII Brigada Aérea helicopter squadronsHelikopter kanadı · aktif
Bell 412EP, Bell 407GXi
Grupo 8 de Caza (VIII Brigada Aérea)1972–
Mirage IIIEA/DA
Comodoro Rivadavia (IX Air Brigade) · SAVCIX Brigada Aérea
Escuadrón VI de TransporteUlaştırma filosu · aktif
Saab 340B
Río Gallegos (X Air Brigade) · SAWGX Brigada Aérea
Pampa III sectionLight attack detachment · active
IA-63 Pampa III
X Brigada Aérea Twin Otter elementLight transport · active
DHC-6 İkiz Su Samuru
Córdoba (Military Aviation School) · SACOEscuela de Aviación Militar; Área Logística Córdoba
Escuela de Aviación MilitarUçuş eğitim okulu · aktif
Tecnam P2002 Sierra, Grob G 120TP, Beechcraft T-6C+ Texan II

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Zaman çizelgesi

Argentine Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1912

10 August: President Roque Sáenz Peña decrees the Escuela de Aviación Militar at El Palomar.

1945

4 January: the Air Force becomes an independent service with the Secretariat of Aeronautics.

1947

May: 100 Gloster Meteor F.4s ordered; deliveries from July. Lincolns and Lancasters follow.

1952

An Avro Lincoln under Vice-Commodore Gustavo A. Marambio flies to Antarctica.

1955

16 June: Plaza de Mayo bombed by naval and rebel Air Force aircraft; a loyal Meteor scores the Air Force’s first aerial victory. September: Perón overthrown.

1963

April: loyal F-86s, Meteors and MS.760s strike the naval revolt.

1966

First 25 A-4B Skyhawks delivered.

1969

29 October: Marambio opens with the first wheeled landing in Antarctica, by a Fokker F27.

1972

Mirage IIIEA interceptors delivered (17 plus two IIIDA by 1973).

1975

May: first Pucarás delivered. Late 1975: Pucará strikes in Tucumán under Operativo Independencia.

1976

24 March: the Air Force joins the coup; its commanders sit in the junta until 1983.

1982

1 May–14 June: air war over the Falklands (Malvinas); the Air Force records 55 dead.

1985

9 December: Trial of the Juntas; Brig. Gen. Orlando Agosti sentenced to four and a half years.

1997

First A-4AR Fightinghawks, rebuilt from US Marine Corps A-4Ms.

2015

30 November: the last Mirages and Fingers retire; supersonic interception ends.

2024

16 April: contract for 24 ex-Danish F-16s. 15 July: fatal A-4AR crash at Villa Reynolds grounds the fleet.

2025

6 December: Denmark hands over the first six F-16s.

2026

11 March: F-16 maintenance school opens at Tandil. 14 May: A-4AR formally retired. 3 July: first Argentine F-16 solos. 29 September: second six F-16s reach Río Cuarto.

Savaş kaydı

Every war and armed action of the Argentine Air Force

Kayıtlarda belirtilen yerlerde sorti ve kayıplar, belirtilmeyen yerlerde ise boş bırakılmıştır.

5çatışmalar
1951Birinci
62Uçak kayboldu
55Öldürüldü
  • The 1951 and 1955 coup attempts and the bombing of the Plaza de Mayo 1951–1955 Rebel Air Force aircraft joined Naval Aviation in bombing the Plaza de Mayo on 16 June 1955; loyal Meteors fought them
  • Azules and Colorados and the 1963 naval revolt 1962–1963 Loyal aircraft attacked rebel positions in September 1962 and struck the naval revolt in April 1963
  • Operativo Independencia 1975 Pucarás flew counter-insurgency strikes from Córdoba against the ERP guerrillas
  • Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas) 1982 Attacked the British fleet and landing forces from mainland bases and the islands; flew transport, tanker and reconnaissance missions
  • Birleşmiş Milletler barış gücü 1994– Provided personnel to the UN force in Cyprus from 1994 and Bell 212 helicopters in Haiti from 2005

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Formation aerobatic team · 1962–2010Cruz del SurArjantin Hava Kuvvetleri akrobasi ekibi, 1962'de F-86 Sabre uçaklarıyla kuruldu ve en çok Mendoza'dan uçurulan Sukhoi Su-29AR akrobasi uçaklarıyla tanınıyor.Read the Cruz del Sur page
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Everything people ask about the Argentine Air Force

What is the Argentine Air Force called in Spanish?
Fuerza Aérea Argentina, abbreviated FAA; that is the name on the service’s official site at argentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea. Spanish is Argentina’s only official language, so there is no second official name.
What fighter jets does the Argentine Air Force fly in 2026?
Tek savaşçısı odur. F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon, bought second-hand from Denmark: 12 of 24 were in Argentina after the second batch landed at Río Cuarto on 29 September 2026. The A-4AR Fightinghawk was formally retired on 14 May 2026. Jet training and light attack use the IA-63 Pampa III, and the IA-58 Pucará and EMB-312 Tucano turboprops remain on strength.
Why did Argentina buy F-16s from Denmark?
Because every earlier attempt to replace the Mirages failed. Spanish Mirage F1Ms were dropped in 2014, and the Korean FA-50 chosen in 2019 was cancelled in 2020. Denmark was retiring its F-16s for the F-35, and Argentina signed for 24 on 16 April 2024 after the US cleared the transfer. Denmark handed over the first six on 6 December 2025 and plans six a year to 2028.
Did Argentina really have no fighter jets for ten years?
Not quite. Supersonic interception ended when the last Mirage and Finger fighters retired on 30 November 2015, but the subsonic A-4AR attack jets kept flying until a fatal crash at Villa Reynolds on 15 July 2024 grounded the fleet. The first F-16s were handed over in December 2025, so Argentina went about ten years without a supersonic fighter.
What did the Argentine Air Force do in the Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas)?
Between 1 May and 14 June 1982 it attacked the British fleet and landing forces from mainland bases at the limit of its range. English Wikipedia credits Air Force Skyhawks with sinking HMS Coventry, the bombs that destroyed HMS Antelope and the attack on Sir Galahad, and Hançerler with a share in sinking HMS Ardent. The Air Force records 55 of its men killed. Britain calls the islands the Falkland Islands and Argentina the Islas Malvinas; the sovereignty dispute is unresolved.
How many aircraft did the Argentine Air Force lose in 1982?
Wikipedia gives 62, including 19 A-4s, 24 Pucarás, 11 Daggers, two Mirage IIIs and two Canberras. The figure counts aircraft destroyed on the ground and captured at the surrender, which is why it is much higher than losses in air combat; the Pucará article lists only 12 destroyed in action. Spanish Wikipedia’s text gives 47 while its own list adds up to 62, so the number should be read as a range.
What is Marambio Base?
Marambio is the Argentine Antarctic station that the Air Force built on Marambio (Seymour) Island in 1969. On 29 October 1969 a Fokker F27 made the first wheeled landing in Antarctica there, and C-130 Herkül have flown in since 11 April 1970 on a 1,200 by 40 metre strip. A Saab 340 of the IX Air Brigade landed there for the first time in March 2024.
Did the Air Force take part in the 1955 bombing of the Plaza de Mayo?
Both for and against. Most of the 30 attacking aircraft on 16 June 1955 belonged to Naval Aviation, but rebel Air Force Meteorlar from Morón joined them, while loyal Meteors defended the government and shot down a rebel AT-6. A police report of June 1955 counted 136 dead; the Archivo Nacional de la Memoria counted 308 in 2010.
What role did the Air Force play in the 1976–1983 dictatorship?
It was one of the three services that seized power on 24 March 1976, and its commanders sat in the junta. In the Trial of the Juntas on 9 December 1985 Brigadier General Orlando Agosti was sentenced to four and a half years; Omar Graffigna and Basilio Lami Dozo were acquitted. Courts have attributed the death flights to the Navy and Army aviation; Spanish Wikipedia records that the Mansión Seré detention centre operated under Air Force jurisdiction in 1977–1978.
Who commands the Argentine Air Force?
Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde, Chief of the General Staff, appointed by Decree 1044/2024 of 26 November 2024 and sworn in on 4 December 2024. He answers to the Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti, in office since 10 December 2025.

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