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The Mexican Navy's stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for external defense, and to help with internal order". [2] As of 2020, the Navy consisted of about 68,200 men and women plus reserves, [ 3 ] over 189 ships, and about 130 aircraft.
Valle class - 11 (10 ships still active, 1 still at least afloat in Guaymas in January 2009; 1 other ship's fate unknown, 5 ships previously-retired in 1988 or 2004, 1 previously-scuttled as a dive wreck & artificial reef on 3/3/2022 near San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, and 1 more sunk in 2006 by the Mexican Navy)
In the 1990s, the Mexican navy started to acquire Russian-built aircraft and helicopters, including the Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-8 and Antonov An-32B. They also purchased French, U.S. and German-made helicopters and the Finnish-built L-90 Redigo. In 1999 the Mexican navy started a program to build kit planes and light helicopters at Las Bajadas, Veracruz.
The Naval Infantry Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina), also referred to as the Mexican Marines, are the naval infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the Infantería de Marina is to guarantee the maritime security of the country's ports and external and internal defense of the country.
The Naval Infantry are the marine corps and amphibious infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the Infantería de Marina is to guarantee the maritime security of the country's ports and external and internal defense of the country, to accomplish these responsibilities the corps is trained and equipped to take on any type of ...
The Mexican Navy Special Operations Unit (Spanish: Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UNOPES)) [1] is the special operations command of the Mexican Marines. It was formed on September 15, 2014. [2] Members of UNOPES undergo rigorous training in various specialized skills. This command is integrated by different groups such as: Fuerzas Especiales ...
The Pacific Naval Force (Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Pacífico) is the Mexican Navy's presence in the Pacific Ocean. Its headquarters is in Manzanillo, Colima. The Pacific Naval Force was created in the same date as its Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea counterpart on February 11, 1972. The Surface ships are the main components of The Naval Force ...
Air Force Academy building in Mexico City. Mexican military installations are operated by the country's two primary defense institutions, the Department of Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) (SEDENA) and the Department of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina) (SEMAR).