Current Title:	Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina
Title in English:	Argentine National Gendarmerie
Abbreviation:	GN

Narrative Summary:
The Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería was established on 8.10.1955 with three I.Ae. 20 El Boyero light observation aircraft and one Macchi MB.308 as well as one Max Holste MH-1521 Broussard. On 17.7.1959 the unit was renamed División de Transportes Aéreos and received some Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100 helicopters and Cessna aircraft during the next years.

The unit was another time renamed and became Subdirección de Aviación, consisting of the Escuadrón Apoyo de Aviación, Escuadrón Mantenimiento de Aviación and the Centro de Instrucción de Aviación. Later the unit was again renamed Departamento de Aviación de la Gendarmeria Nacional.

Today the unit is called Servicio de Aviación (SEAV) de la Gendarmeria Nacional, composed of the Centro de Operaciones Aéreas, which operates all aircraft and helicopters, the Servicio de Mantenimiento and the Centro de Instrucción de Aviación. The assigned aircraft and helicopters are used in border patrol, liaison, SAR, light transport and anti-drug operations.

Key Dates:
8 October 1955		The Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería was established.
17 July 1959		The unit was renamed División de Transportes Aéreos.

 

Current Status:
Units of the Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina are fully operational.

Future Plans:
No information available.

National Insignia:
Current --- Historical

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
The prefix GN (Gendarmeria Nacional) is used from 1955 starting with serial 1 and used in chronological order as aircraft arrived in country. From 1974 the serials were allocated in 4 blocks:

600 single-engined training aircraft

700 twin-engined aircraft

800 single-engined aircraft

900 helicopter

Unit/Base Aircraft Code System(s):
Coding system not used.

Aircraft Designation System(s):
None.

Current Aircraft Inventory:
Table of Current Service Aircraft

All-Time Aircraft Used List:
Alphabetical Order --- Chronological Order

Main Headquarters:
Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires

Current Organisational Structure:
The Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina is today organised into eight aviation units deployed throughout the country.

Current Order of Battle:
Table of Current Order of Battle

Historical Orders of Battle:

None.

Current Air Bases:
The Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina currently operates one mayor airbase and eight secondary airfields.

Military Air Bases Listing

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Military Air Bases Listing

Books:

None.
 

'Magazines: