List of equipment of the Argentine Air Force explained
See main article: Argentine Air Force. Below is listed the equipment that the Argentine Air Force use.
Munitions
| Model[1] | Type | Origin | Description |
|---|
| MK-76 Mod.5 | Training bomb | United States | |
| MK-106 | Training bomb | United States | |
| BK-BR | | Spain | |
| BRP | | Spain | |
| FAS | | Argentina | |
| | United States | |
| Mk-17 | | UK | Used by A-4. |
| AN-M65 | | United States | |
| SITEA INC | | Argentina | Incendiary bomb used by IA-58. |
| | United States | |
| Aspide | | Argentina | |
| | United States | AIM-9L and AIM-9M variants in use by A-4. |
| CITEFA AS-25K | | Argentina | | |
Aircraft guns
| Model | Type | Origin | Description |
|---|
| | France | DEFA-554 variant in use by IA-63. |
| Hispano-Suiza HS.804 | | Spain | Used by IA-58. |
| | United States | Used by A-4. |
| FN Browning 7.62mm | | Belgium | Used by IA-58. |
| ARM-657 Mamboretá | Rocket platform | Argentina | Aspide rocket platform. |
| LAU-61/A | Rocket platform | United States | FFAR rocket platform used by IA-58 and A-4. |
| LAU-10/A | Rocket platform | United States | FFAR rocket platform used by A-4. |
| LAU-131 | Rocket platform | United States | FFAR rocket platform used by H-500 Avispa. | |
Firearms
| Model | Type | Origin | Caliber | Description |
|---|
| | Belgium | 9mm | Standard service pistol. Manufactured by DGFM, variants FM-95 and FM-02AR in use. |
| | Argentina | 9mm | |
| | Germany | 9mm | Submachine gun endowment. |
| | Belgium | 7.62mm | Standard service rifle. Manufactured by DGFM as FMAP FAL. |
| | Germany | 5.56mm | Used by Special Operations Group. |
| | United States | 5.56mm | Used by Special Operations Group. |
| | United States | 7.62mm | Sniper rifle endowment. |
| | Germany | 7.62mm | Used by Special Operations Group. |
| | Belgium | 7.62mm | General-purpose machine gun of the force. |
| | United States | 12.7mm | Mounted on Fiat 6614 vehicle. | |
Artillery
Anti-air artillery
| Model | Type | Quantity | Origin | Caliber | Description |
|---|
| Roland II | | 3 | France | - | Surface-to-air missile system. |
| | 36 | Germany | 20mm | Short-range cannon. Used against low-altitude objectives and ground objectives. |
| | 40 | Germany | 20mm | Short-range cannon. |
| | 2 | Switzerland | 35mm | 1 Skyguard fire control in service. |
| RBS 70 NG[2] | Surface-to-air missile | Classified | | 106mm | MANPADS | |
Vehicles
| Model | Type | Quantity | Origin | Description |
|---|
| | 25 | Italy | Armoured vehicle to transport passengers, used on air brigades. |
| | 70 | United States | Light utility vehicle, for multipurpose roles. |
| | 150 | Germany | Utility truck. Used in Antarctica. |
| | 44 | Japan | Light vehicle used for transport. | |
Radars
| Model[3] | Quantity[4] | Origin | Description |
|---|
| 4 | United States | Transportable 3D radar. 1 modified. |
| AN/FPS 113/90/42 | 2 | United States | Fixed 3D radar. Donated by Spain. |
| RAME | 1 | Argentina | "Radar Alcance Medio Experimental" (Medium-range experimental radar), manufactured by INVAP, third phase of the radar installation project. |
| Radar Primario Argentino | 2 | Argentina | Long-range 3D radar, designed and manufactured by Fabricaciones Militares and INVAP. | |
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=18320 Weapons checked here.
- Web site: Sobre los RBS 70 NG adquiridos por el Estado Mayor Conjunto argentino | Full Aviación .
- Web site: La vigilancia aeroespacial en Argentina. October 2012.
- http://desarrollodefensaytecnologiabelica.blogspot.com.ar/2015/10/libro-blanco-de-la-defensa-2015_25.html Number of radars on service, dating from 2015.
