Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Colombian National Army Aviation is an aviation combat arms unit in the National Army of Colombia. Its history dates back to December 31, 1919, but was not fully developed until August 25, 1995, when this unit is officially activated under the name "Aviación Ejército" (Army Aviation). The Army Aviation was created to support ground ...
An army helicopter carrying supplies to troops crashed in a rural area in northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers on board, the country’s armed forces said. In a statement, the ...
A Mil Mi-17 of the National Army of Colombia was reported missing after taking off from the city of Quibdó on 26 June 2016. The wreckage of the helicopter was found the following day in mountainous terrain in the department of Caldas, 180 km north-west of the capital city Bogotá. It was the third helicopter crash in Colombia in 2016, and with ...
The Colombian National Army Aviation or División de Aviación Asalto Aéreo del Ejército, is an aviation branch that works autonomously from the Colombian Aerospace Force. It is part of the Colombian Army and its main mission is to support the army's ground operations.
The Colombian Army operates the TAR-21 for their special forces, in the army, marines and in the Colombian national police. [11] [better source needed] IWI ACE Israel: Assault rifle: Is the new standard-issue assault rifle of the Army, Navy (including Colombian Marine Corps), Air Force and Police of Colombia. [12]
They consist of the Colombian Army, the Colombian Navy and the Colombian Aerospace Force. The National Police of Colombia , although technically not part of the military, is controlled and administered by the Ministry of National Defence , and national conscription also includes service in the National Police, thus making it a de facto ...
The helicopter crash happened 4 days after a Colombian Air Force CASA/IPTN CN-235 transport airplane crashed in Cesar Department, killing all 11 service members aboard. [3] So far in 2015, 35 members of the military or police have been killed in 5 separate accidents involving aircraft.
Based at Melgar Air Base (Melgar, Tolima), it is a flight school for Colombian combat-helicopter pilots. Additional pilot training is provided at the U.S. Army's helicopter training center (Fort Rucker, Alabama) National Police Air Service (2000–2008 cost: $463 million)