The 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion (
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: Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601) is a helicopter unit of the
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
.
Description
This battalion is the main helicopter unit of the
Argentine Army Aviation
The Argentine Army Aviation ( es, Comando de Aviación de Ejército, AvEj) is the army aviation branch of the Argentine Army. Their members have the same rank insignia and titles as the rest of the Army.
Along with its primary role of supporting ...
and is based at
Campo de Mayo
Campo de Mayo is a military base located in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, northwest of Buenos Aires.
Campo de Mayo covers an area of and is one of the most important military bases in Argentina, including Argentine Army's:
* General Lemos Co ...
, Buenos Aires. The unit is composed by Bell
UH-1H
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois military helicopter, first introduced in 1959, is the first production member of the prolific Huey family of helicopters, and was itself developed in over twenty variants, which are listed below.
XH-40 and YH-40
The firs ...
and
Aerospatiale Puma helicopters. It is organised in two assault companies.
The battalion works closely with the infantry unit
601 Air Assault Regiment
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
(Spanish: ''
Regimiento de Asalto Aéreo 601
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
''), also based at Campo de Mayo.
History
The unit took part in the
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
in 1982 with its original name "601 Combat Aviation Battalion" (Batallón de Aviación de Combate 601).
Inventory
References
See also
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Rapid Deployment Force
A rapid deployment force is a military formation that is capable of fast deployment. Such forces typically consist of elite military units (special forces, paratroopers, marines, etc.) and are usually trained at a higher intensity than the rest ...
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601 Air Assault Regiment
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
External links
Argentine Army Aviation Official websiteOfficial websiteArticle in "La Nación" newspaper
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Army units and formations of Argentina
Military units and formations of Argentina in the Falklands War
Airborne units and formations of Argentina
Army aviation units and formations
Military units and formations established in 1970