Current Title:	Arma Aerea de la Armada Espanola
Title in English:	Spanish Naval Air Arm
Abbreviation:	AME

Narrative Summary:
Formed November 1954.

Key Dates:
November 1954		Spanish naval air arm established
1976		First jet aircraft delivered - AV-8S

Current Status:
To be added

Future Plans:
Complete the upgrade of all AV-8Bs to Harrier II+ standard. Take delivery of 28 NH.90 helicopters.

National Insignia:
Current --- Historical

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
Spanish military aircraft serials comprise the aircraft type designation followed by a two or three digit individual identity, e.g. SH-60B HS.23-04. In addition, Navy helicopters also carry a service numeric code, comprising the numbers 01-, the Escuadrilla number the aircraft serves with and a 2-digit individual number, e.g. 01-1004 for the same SH-60B with Esc 010. The individual code number often does not match the individual serial identity.

Aircraft Designation System(s):
Navy designations follow the Spanish military aircraft designation system.

Current Aircraft Inventory:
Table of Current Service Aircraft

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

Aircraft NOT Used:
False reports of aircraft on order or in service

Main Headquarters:
Ministry of Defence, Madrid.

Current Organisational Structure:
Naval aviation is divided into six Escuadrillas (squadrons), four of which regularly deploy detachments to ships of the Spanish Navy.

Current Order of Battle:
Table of Current Order of Battle

Historical Orders of Battle:
1954
mid 1955
mid 1958
1960
mid 1965
1967
mid 1972
mid 1974
1977
1985
1990
1999

All-Time Flying Units List:
001 Escuadrilla
002 Escuadrilla
003 Escuadrilla
004 Escuadrilla
005 Escuadrilla
006 Escuadrilla
007 Escuadrilla
008 Escuadrilla
009 Escuadrilla
010 Escuadrilla

Current Air Bases:
The main air base currently used is NAS Rota.

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
In addition to the main base, a number of smaller airports and airfields around the country which are sometimes used by the Navy.
Military Air Bases Listing
Aircraft & helicopter carrying ships listing

Books:

Spanish Military Aviation Bibliography - to be added.

Magazines:

World Air Power Journal No.1 p.148-149
World Air Power Journal No.23 p.146,150-153

Websites:

wikipedia: Spanish Naval Air Arm

Air-Britain: Spanish Naval photos

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