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EJÉRCITO DEL AIRE

CUARTEL GENERAL DEL EJÉRCITO DEL AIRE - Madrid (M)

ESTADO MAYOR DEL EJÉRCITO DEL AIRE

Dirección de Seguridad y Protección de la Fuerza
Asesoría Jurídica del Aire
Centro de Guerra Aérea
Patronato de Huérfanos
Centro de Guerra Aérea

Gabinete del Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército de Aire

Agrupación del Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire

Grupo de Apoyo de la Agrupación del Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire
Escuadrón de Automóviles de la Agrupación del Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire
Grupo de Seguridad de la Agrupación del Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire
Escuadrilla de Honores del Ejército del Aire - Madrid-Cuatro Vientos (M)

Jefatura de Servicios Técnicos y de Sistemas de Información y Telecomunicaciones

Centro de Informática de Gestión

Servicio Histórico y Cultural del Ejército del Aire

Dirección de Asuntos Económicos

Intervención Delegada Central

FUERZA AÉREA

Mando Aéreo de Combate y Primera Región Aérea - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Jefatura del Sistema de Mando y Control - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Grupo Central de Mando y Control - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº2 - Villatobas (TO): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº3 - Constantina (SE): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº5 - Aitana (A): 1 Selenia RAT-31SL
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº7 - Puig Mayor (IB): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº9 - Motril (GR): 1 Selenia RAT-31SL
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº11 - Alcalá de los Gazules (CA): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº13 - Sierra Espuña (MU): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D

Grupo Norte de Mando y Control - Zaragoza (Z)

Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº1 - El Frasno (Z): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº4 - Rosas (GI): 1 Selenia RAT-31SL
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº10 - Barbanza (C): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº12 - Espinosa de los Monteros (BU): 1 Selenia RAT-31SL

Grupo de Circulación Aérea Operativa - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Escuadrilla de Circulación Aérea Operativa de Madrid - Madrid-Torrejón (M): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrilla de Circulación Aérea Operativa de Sevilla - Sevilla (SE): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrilla de Circulación Aérea Operativa de Barcelona - Gavá (B): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrilla de Circulación Aérea Operativa de Las Palmas - Las Palmas-Gando (GC): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D

Grupo Móvil de Control Aéreo - Sevilla-Tablada (SE): 1 Westinghouse AN/TPS-43M

Grupo de Alerta y Control - Las Palmas-Gando (GC)

Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº21 - Pozo de las Nieves (GC): 1 INDRA Lanza 3D
Escuadrón de Vigilancia Aérea nº22 - Peñas del Chache (GC): 1 Alenia Rat 31 SL/T

Grupo de Transmisiones - Madrid-Getafe (M)

Escuadrón de Apoyo Específico
Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 1 - Madrid-Getafe (M)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 2 - Sevilla-Tablada (SE)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 21 - Sevilla-Tablada (SE)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 22 - Málaga-Costa del Sol (MA)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 23 - Badajoz-Talavera la Real (BA)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 3 - Alto de los Leones (SG)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 4 - Vedado de Torrente (V)

Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 41 - Vedado de Torrente (V)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 42 - Albacete-Los Llanos (AB)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 43 - Murcia-San Javier (MU)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 5 - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 6 - La Muela (Z)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 61 - La Muela (Z)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 62 - Barcelona-El Prat (B)

Escuadrilla de Transmisiones nº 8 - León (LE)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 81 - León (LE)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 82 - Valladolid-Villanubla (VA)
Centro de Mantenimiento de Microondas nº 83 - Santiago de Compostela (C)

Escuadrón de Apoyo al Despliegue Aéreo - Zaragoza (Z)

Escuadrilla de Defensa y Recuperación de la Capacidad Operativa
Escuadrilla SHORAD: 6 MBDA Atlas systems, 2 MBDA Spada 2000 systems
Escuadrilla de Apoyo al Transporte Aéreo Militar
Escuadrilla de Apoyo General

Unidad Médica Aérea de Apoyo al Despliegue - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Unidad Médica de Aeroevacuación - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Ala 12 - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

121 Escuadrón: 12+3 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU Hornet
122 Escuadrón: 12+3 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU Hornet
123 Escuadrón: 10+2 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU RECCELITE Hornet
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 12
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 12
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 12

Ala 35 - Madrid-Getafe (M)

351 Escuadrón: 8+2 CASA C.235-100M
352 Escuadrón: 8+2 CASA C.235-100M
353 Escuadrón: 8+2 EADS CASA C-295M
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 35
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 35
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 35

Ala 37 - Valladolid-Villanubla (VA)

371 Escuadrón: 8+2 CASA C.212-100 Aviocar
372 Escuadrón: 8+2 CASA C.212-100 Aviocar
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 37
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 37
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 37

43 Grupo de Fuerzas Aéreas - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

431 Escuadrón: 8+2 Bombardier CL-415 6B11
432 Escuadrón: 8+2 Canadair CL-215T
Escuadrón de Material de 43 Grupo

45 Grupo de Fuerzas Aéreas - Madrid-Barajas (M)

451 Escuadrón: 1+1 Airbus A310-304, 4+1 Dassault Falcon 900/B
Escuadrón de Material de 45 Grupo
Escuadrón de Apoyo de 45 Grupo
Escuadrón de Seguridad de 45 Grupo

47 Grupo Mixto de Fuerzas Aéreas - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

471 Escuadrón: 1 Boeing B-707, 1 Boeing B-707T/T
472 Escuadrón: 1 CASA C.212-200 Aviocar, 1 CASA C.212-200B Aviocar, 1 Dassault Falcon 20D ELINT/ECM, 1 Dassault Falcon 20E ELINT/ECM
Sección de Calibración de Radioayudas de 472 Escuadrón: 1 CASA C.212-200RA Aviocar, 1+1 Cessna Citation Ultra
Escuadrón de Material de 47 Grupo

Ala 48 - Madrid-Cuatro Vientos (M)

402 Escuadrón de Fuerzas Aéreas: 1+1 Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma, 6+2 Aérospatiale AS 532UL Cougar
803 Escuadrón de Fuerzas Aéreas: 1+1 Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma, 2+1 CASA C.212-200 Aviocar
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 48
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 48
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 48

Centro Cartográfico y Fotográfico - Madrid-Cuatro Vientos (M)

403 Escuadrón: 1+1 CASA C.235-100M, 3+1 Cessna Citation V
Escuadrilla de Mantenimiento de 403 Escuadrón

Centro Logístico de Armamento y Experimentación - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Grupo de Armamento
Grupo de Ensayos en Vuelo: Various aircraft according to ongoing projects
Grupo de Software Aeronáutico
Grupo de Material

Centro de Inteligencia Aérea - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Grupo Operativo
408 Escuadrón de la Fuerza Aérea: 1 Boeing IAI B-707-351C Santiago, 1 Boeing B-707, 1 Boeing B-707 T/T, 1 CASA C.212-200 Aviocar, 1 Dassault Falcon 20D ELINT/ECM, 1 Dassault Falcon 20E ELINT/ECM
Escuadrilla de Mantenimiento de 408 Escuadrón

Grupo Técnico
Sección de Recepción y Análisis
Gabinete de Inteligencia General
Sección de Evaluación y Fusión

Mando Aéreo del Estrecho - Morón-Sevilla (SE)

Ala 14 - Albacete-Los Llanos (AB)

141 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon, 2+1 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon
142 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon, 2+1 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 14
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 14
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 14

Ala 21 - Morón-Sevilla (SE)

211 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon, 2+1 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon
212 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon, 2+1 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 21
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 21
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 21

Ala 22 - Jerez (CA)

221 Escuadrón: 1+1 Lockheed P-3B Orion, 4+1 Lockheed P-3M Orion
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 22
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 22
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 22

Mando Aéreo de Levante - Zaragoza (Z)

Ala 15 - Zaragoza (Z)

151 Escuadrón: 12+3 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU Hornet
152 Escuadrón: 12+3 McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU Hornet
153 Escuadrón: 12+3 McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Plus MLU Hornet
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 15
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 15

Ala 31 - Zaragoza (Z)

311 Escuadrón: 9+3 Lockheed C-130H Hercules, 1 Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
312 Escuadrón: 4+1 Lockheed KC-130H
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 31
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 31

Ala 49 - Mallorca-Son San Juan (IB)

801 Escuadrón de Fuerzas Aéreas: 3+1 CASA C.212-200 Aviocar, 1 CASA C.212-200B Aviocar, 5+1 Aérospatiale AS 332B Super Puma
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 49
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 49
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 49

Mando Aéreo de Canarias - Las Palmas-Gando (GC)

Ala 46 - Las Palmas-Gando (GC)

461 Escuadrón: 15+3 CASA C.212-100 Aviocar
462 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon, 2+1 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon
802 Escuadrón: 2+1 Fokker F27 Maritime, 3+1 Aérospatiale AS 332B Super Puma
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 46
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 46
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 46

APOYO A LA FUERZA AÉREA

Mando de Personal - Madrid (M)

Dirección de Enseñanza

Quadripartite Typhoon Training Establishment D Squadron - Wattisham, United Kingdom: 4+2 Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon

Academia General del Aire - Santiago de la Ribera (MU)

Ala 79 - Murcia-San Javier (MU)

791 Escuadrón Escuela Elemental: 32+4 ENAER T-35C Tamiz
792 Escuadrón Escuela Navegación: 9+1 CASA C.212-100 Aviocar
793 Escuadrón Escuela Basica: 32+4 CASA C-101EB Aviojet
794 Escuadrón Patrulla Aquila: 7+5 CASA C-101EB Aviojet
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 79
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 79
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 79

Academia Básica del Aire - León (LE)

Ala 23 - Badajoz-Talavera la Real (BA)

231 Escuadrón: 9+3 CASA Northrop SF-5BM
232 Escuadrón: 9+3 CASA Northrop SF-5BM
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 23
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 23
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 23

Ala 78 - Granada-Armilla (GR)

781 Escuadrón: 6+2 Sikorsky S-76
782 Escuadrón: 12+3 Eurocopter EC-120 Colibrí
Escuadrón de Material de Ala 78
Escuadrón de Apoyo de Ala 78
Escuadrón de Seguridad de Ala 78

42 Grupo de Fuerzas Aéreas - Madrid-Getafe (M)

421 Escuadrón: 3+2 Beechcraft C-90 King Air
422 Escuadrón: 18+4 Beechcraft F-33C Bonanza
Escuadrón de Material de 42 Grupo

Grupo de Escuelas de Matacán - Salamanca-Matacán (SA)

41 Grupo de Fuerzas Aéreas - Salamanca-Matacán (SA)

741 Escuadrón: 32+4 CASA C-101EB Aviojet
744 Escuadrón: 9+1 CASA C.235-100M
Escuadrón de Material de 41 Grupo
Escuadrón de Apoyo de 41 Grupo
Escuadrón de Seguridad de 41 Grupo

Escuadrón de Enseñanza Automoción - Madrid-Getafe (M)

Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo "Méndez Parada" - Murcia-Alcantarilla (MU)

721 Escuadrón de Fuerzas Aéreas: 16+2 CASA C.212-100 Aviocar
Patrulla Acrobática de Paracaidismo del Ejército del Aire
Grupo de Material de 721 Escuadrón
Grupo de Apoyo de 721 Escuadrón
Grupo de Seguridad de 721 Escuadrón

Escuela de Técnicas Aeronáuticas - Madrid-Torrejón (M)

Escuela de Técnicas de Seguridad, Defensa y Apoyo - Zaragoza (Z)

Escuela de Técnicas de Mando, Control y Telecomunicaciones - Alcorcón (M)

Sección de Idiomas - Madrid (M)

Mando del Apoyo Logístico - Madrid (M)

Órgano Auxiliar de Jefatura del Mando del Apoyo Logístico - Madrid (M)

Dirección de Abastecimiento y Transporte - Madrid (M)

Dirección de Infraestructura - Madrid (M)

Dirección de Mantenimiento - Madrid (M)

Dirección de Sistemas de Armas - Madrid (M)


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Inventory

Airbus A310-304: 2
Beechcraft C-90 King Air: 5
Beechcraft F-33C Bonanza: 22+8 in reserve
Boeing B-707: 2
Boeing B-707T/T: 2+1 in reserve
Boeing IAI B-707-351C Santiago: 1
Bombardier CL-415 6B11: 10
CASA C-101EB Aviojet: 84+4 in reserve
CASA C.212-100 Aviocar: 38+24 in reserve
CASA C.212-200 Aviocar: 9+3 in reserve
CASA C.212-200B Aviocar: 2+1 in reserve
CASA C.212-200RA Aviocar: 1+1 in reserve
CASA C.235-100M: 32
CASA Northrop SF-5BM: 22
Canadair CL-215T: 10+4 in reserve
Cessna Citation Ultra: 2
Cessna Citation V: 4
Dassault Falcon 20D ELINT/ECM: 2
Dassault Falcon 20E ELINT/ECM: 2
Dassault Falcon 900/B: 5
EADS CASA C-295M: 10+2 in reserve
ENAER T-35C Tamiz: 36
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon: 75+8 in reserve
Eurofighter EF-2000T Typhoon: 18
Fokker F27 Maritime: 3
Lockheed C-130H Hercules: 12
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules: 1
Lockheed KC-130H: 5
Lockheed P-3B Orion: 2
Lockheed P-3M Orion: 5
McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU Hornet: 57+15 in reserve
McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Plus MLU RECCELITE Hornet: 12
McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Plus MLU Hornet: 15+3 in reserve

Aérospatiale AS 332B Super Puma: 10
Aérospatiale AS 532UL Cougar: 2
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma: 4
Eurocopter EC-120 Colibrí: 15
Sikorsky S-76: 8

MBDA Atlas systems: 6 double launchers, 12 ready-to-fire missiles, around 72 available missiles
MBDA Spada 2000 systems: 2 batteries with 12 sextuple launchers, 72 ready-to-fire missiles, around 144 available missiles

Out of inventory

CASA Northrop SF-5A: 6
CASA Northrop SRF-5: 2
Dassault Mirage IIIEE: 18
Dassault Mirage IIIED: 5
Mirage F-1CE: 18
Mirage F-1EE: 9
Mirage F-1BE: 3
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II: 9
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II: 9

MBDA Spada systems: 6 batteries with 36 sextuple launchers, 216 ready-to-fire missiles, around 216 available missiles

Iberia commandeered fleet

EC-CEZ McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 "Costa del Azahar"
EC-DIB Boeing 747-200 "Cervantes"
EC-EXF McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Pamplona"
EC-EXM McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Zaragoza"
EC-EXN McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Badajoz"
EC-EXR McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Oviedo"
EC-EXT McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Albacete"
EC-EYB McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Cangas de Onis"
EC-EYX McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Cáceres"
EC-EYY McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Barcelona"
EC-EYZ McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Las Palmas"
EC-EZA McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Segovia"
EC-EZS McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Mahon"
EC-FCB Airbus A320-200 "Montana de Covadonga"
EC-FDA Airbus A320-200 "Lagunas de Ruidera"
EC-FDB Airbus A320-200 "Lago de Sanabria"
EC-FEY McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Jaen"
EC-FEZ McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Malaga"
EC-FFA McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Avila"
EC-FFH McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Logroño"
EC-FGH Airbus A320-200 "Caldera de Taburiente"
EC-FGV Airbus A320-200 "Monfragüe"
EC-FHD McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Leon"
EC-FHK McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Tarragona"
EC-FFI McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Cuenca"
EC-FGR Airbus A320-200 "Dehesa de Moncayo"
EC-FLQ Airbus A320-200 "Dunas de Liencres"
EC-FLP Airbus A320-200 "Torcal de Antequera"
EC-FNR Airbus A320-200 "Monte el Valle"
EC-FQY Airbus A320-200 "Joan Miró"
EC-FTR Boeing 757-200 "Sierra de Guadarrama"
EC-GGS Airbus A340-300 "Concha Espina"
EC-GHX Airbus A340-300 "Rosalía de Castro"
EC-GJT Airbus A340-300 "Rosa Chacel"
EC-GLE Airbus A340-300 "Concepcion Arenal"
EC-GNG McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 "Cornisa Cantabrica"
EC-GPB Airbus A340-300 "Teresa de Avila"
EC-GQK Airbus A340-300 "Emilia Pardo Bazan"
EC-GRN McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Cadiz"
EC-GRK McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Sevilla"
EC-GRF Airbus A320-200 "Montseny"
EC-GRL McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Toledo"
EC-GRG Airbus A320-200 "Timanfaya"
EC-GRE Airbus A320-200 "Sierra de Cazorla"
EC-GRH Airbus A320-200 "Sierra de Segura"
EC-GRM McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Ciudad de Burgos"
EC-GRI Airbus A320-200 "Delta del Ebro"
EC-GRO McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "Arrecife de Lanzarote"
EC-GRJ Airbus A320-200 "Cañon del Rio Lobos"
EC-GUP Airbus A340-300 "Agustina de Aragon"
EC-GUQ Airbus A340-300 "Beatriz Galindo"
EC-GTB McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
EC-GTC McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
EC-HAB Airbus A320-200 "Cabañeros"
EC-HAG Airbus A320-200 "Señorío de Bertiz"
EC-FGM McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Torre de Hercules"
EC-FHG McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "La Almudaina"
EC-FIG McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Peñón de Ifach"
EC-FIH McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Albaicín"
EC-FJE McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Gibralfaro"
EC-FLN McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Puerta de Hierro"
EC-FND McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Playa de la Concha"
EC-FOF McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Puerta de Alcala"
EC-FOG McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Cesar Manrique Lanzarote"
EC-FOZ McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Montjuic"
EC-FPD McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Lagos de Covadonga"
EC-FPJ McDonnell Douglas MD-88 "Ría de Vigo"
EC-HDK Airbus A320-200 "Mar de Ontigola"
EC-HDN Airbus A320-200 "Parque Natural de Somiedo"
EC-HDR Boeing 757-200 "Puente Aereo Madrid-Barcelona"
EC-HDQ Airbus A340-300 "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz"
EC-HDT Airbus A320-200 "Museo Guggenheim Bilbao"
EC-HDS Boeing 757-200 "Paraguay"
EC-HDU Boeing 757-200 "Uruguay"
EC-HDV Boeing 757-200 "Nicaragua"
EC-HGR Airbus A319-100 "Ribeira Sacra"
EC-HGU Airbus A340-300 "Maria de Molina"
EC-HGS Airbus A319-100 "Bardenas Reales"
EC-HGV Airbus A340-300 "Maria Guerrero"
EC-HGX Airbus A340-300 "Maria Pita"
EC-HIP Boeing 757-200 "Panamá"
EC-HGY Airbus A320-200 "Albarracín"
EC-HGZ Airbus A320-200 "Boi Taull"
EC-HIQ Boeing 757-200 "Honduras"
EC-HHA Airbus A320-200 "Serrania de Ronda"
EC-HGT Airbus A319-100 "Icnitas de Enciso"
EC-HIR Boeing 757-200 "El Salvador"
EC-HIS Boeing 757-200 "Bolivia"
EC-HIT Boeing 757-200 "Guatemala"
EC-HIU Boeing 757-200 "Colombia"
EC-HIV Boeing 757-200 "Villa de Bilbao"
EC-HKO Airbus A319-100 "Gorbea"
EC-HIX Boeing 757-200 "Cuba"
TF-ATJ Boeing 747-300 "José Zorilla"
EC-HSF Airbus A320-200 "Mar Menor"
EC-HQF Airbus A340-300 "Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor"
EC-HQG Airbus A320-200 "Las Hurdes"
TF-ATI Boeing 747-300 "Gonzalo de Berceo"
EC-HQI Airbus A320-200 "La Albufera"
EC-HQJ Airbus A320-200 "Bosque de Muniellos"
EC-HQK Airbus A320-200 "Macarella"
EC-HQL Airbus A320-200 "Liébana"
EC-HQM Airbus A320-200 "Rio Júcar"
EC-HUJ Airbus A320-200 "Getaria"
EC-HUK Airbus A320-200 "Laguna Negra"
EC-HYC Airbus A320-200 "Ciudad de Ceuta"
EC-HUL Airbus A320-200 "Monasterio de Rueda"
EC-HYD Airbus A320-200 "Maspalomas"
EC-HTB Airbus A320-200 "Playa de las Américas"
EC-HTC Airbus A320-200 "Alpujarra"
EC-HTD Airbus A320-200 "Calblanque"
EC-ICF Airbus A340-300 "Maria Zambrano"
EC-ICU Airbus A320-200 "Hayedo de Tejera Negra"
EC-ICV Airbus A320-200 "Cadí-Moixeró"
EC-ICS Airbus A320-200 "Sierra de Grazalema"
EC-ICQ Airbus A320-200 "Sierra Espuña"
EC-ICR Airbus A320-200 "Isla De La Cartuja"
EC-ICT Airbus A320-200 "Monte Alhoya"
EC-IDF Airbus A340-300 "Mariana Pineda"
EC-ILO Airbus A321-200 "Cueva de Nerja"
EC-ILQ Airbus A320-200 "La Pedrera"
EC-ILR Airbus A320-200 "San Juan de la Peña"
EC-IIG Airbus A321-200 "Ciudad de Siguenza"
EC-IIH Airbus A340-300 "Maria Barbara de Braganza"
EC-INO Airbus A340-600 "Gaudí"
EC-IOB Airbus A340-600 "Julio Romero de Torres"
EC-IQR Airbus A340-600 "Salvador Dalí"
EC-JFG Airbus A320-200 "Valle de Ricote"
EC-JFH Airbus A320-200 "Trujillo"
EC-ITN Airbus A321-200 "Empúries"
TF-AMA Boeing 747-400
TF-AMB Boeing 747-400
EC-JNI Airbus A321-200 "Palmeral de Elche"
EC-IZX Airbus A340-600 "Mariano Benlliure"
EC-IZY Airbus A340-600 "Ignacio de Zuloaga"
EC-JBA Airbus A340-600 "Joaquin Rodrigo"
EC-JCY Airbus A340-600 "Andrés Segovia"
EC-JCZ Airbus A340-600 "Vicente Aleixandre"

Feel free to crosspost it in the Spanish Armed Forces topic

Good to see this again!

A comment based on my notes and memory from years ago . . .

Two differences between this version and your prior version:
1) Missing Wing
Ala 11 - Manises AB
111 Escuadrón: EF-2000, EF-2000T
112 Escuadrón: EF-2000, EF-2000T

2) Different Aircraft
Ala 21
211 Escuadrón: EF-18A Plus MLU
212 Escuadrón: EF-18A Plus MLU

If memory serves, we concluded that Manises AB would have stayed open in a continued Cold War and you decided that Spain purchased more that the @ 24 surplus USN F/A-18As to make up for attrition and have 84 "A"s in service.
In that vein, Spain would have to buy seven "B" models to have 18 in service. Problem being there aren't seven "B"s to be had in TLWverse. There aren't any. [Yes, I keep track of odd things. Thank Mark Bailey for this particular oddity.]

Thank you, James, it's always good to have somebody keeping track of this kind of issues, because for example I know little about USN numbers and so even less about dismission of its aircraft in @ and in TLWverse.

About Manises: the main problem I've found during my revision is that replacement of Mirage III and Mirage F1 would have required 36 additional Typhoons (30 single seaters and 6 trainers), I believed way too much for both Spanish government and Eurofighter production schedule (IIRC, beyond UK/FRG/Italy/Spain, the Eurofighter consortium have had orders also from Greece, Turkey, Austria and Saudi Arabia). A possible solution could be to keep in service their F-1, adding some former Qatari planes, with the SLEP update, just like in @, but this scenario require of course Qatar to dismiss the model: you and Matt are the main experts about ME and Gulf military, so I'm waiting for your opinion.

About the F/A-18B: If they aren't available used, is it possible for Spain to buy them brand new? After all, seven aircraft are something I think Madrid may be able to get.

Let me know your ideas

Mario Rossi wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 3:31 am Thank you, James, it's always good to have somebody keeping track of this kind of issues, because for example I know little about USN numbers and so even less about dismission of its aircraft in @ and in TLWverse.

Yea, some time back I started tracking possible "surplus" equipment on a case by case basis. The F/A-18A/B was probably the first aircraft I did this with.

About Manises: the main problem I've found during my revision is that replacement of Mirage III and Mirage F1 would have required 36 additional Typhoons (30 single seaters and 6 trainers), I believed way too much for both Spanish government and Eurofighter production schedule (IIRC, beyond UK/FRG/Italy/Spain, the Eurofighter consortium have had orders also from Greece, Turkey, Austria and Saudi Arabia). A possible solution could be to keep in service their F-1, adding some former Qatari planes, with the SLEP update, just like in @, but this scenario require of course Qatar to dismiss the model: you and Matt are the main experts about ME and Gulf military, so I'm waiting for your opinion.

Hmm.
Spain originally bought 73 Mirage F1CE/BE/EE, and still had 58 in 1993. Give me a couple days and I might be able to figure out the attrition breakdown.
Later, they bought 13 F1EDA/DDA from Qatar in @ sometime in the 1990s. TLWverse Qatar has Mirage 2000s, so that's still a possibility.
The Greek Mirage F1 fleet becomes available for spares in TLWverse 2003.
TLWverse 2005 France still operates the Mirage F1-CT/CR, so any Spanish fleet would not be an orphan in NATO.

Starting in @ 1996, Spain embarked on an upgrade program to bring 48 CE/EE and 4 two-seaters to F1M standard. The ex-Qatari planes were left out of the upgrade.
Spain kept their F1s until @ 2013. So I'd say TLWerse 2005 Spain could easily operate at least two F1M squadrons.

About the F/A-18B: If they aren't available used, is it possible for Spain to buy them brand new? After all, seven aircraft are something I think Madrid may be able to get.

Factory production period for the "B" ended in 1988 - pre-POD. And the USN/USMC didn't buy that many to begin with.

Let me know your ideas

Well . . . maybe buy some "D" air frames but fitted (back fitted ??) to "B" MLU standard?
Offhand, I'm not sure just how different the "A/B" and "C/D" air frames are under the skin to say how much of a maintenance issue there might be.

The only other way to free up "B" models is for myself, Matt, and maybe Bernard to revisit some facets of the USN aviation fact files.

Honestly, I think just going with the Mirage F1M is the easiest solution.

Thank you, James.

My thoughts:

If the Spain has just 18-7=11 EF-18B, the easiest way to deal with it is to equip the 153 Escuadrón with 9 aircraft and leave the remaining 2 in reserve; they're exactly half the 18 standard NATO squadron but we're speaking of an OCU unit, not a frontline unit.

Ala 11 from Manises, given the TLW context you gave me, may smoothly operate its two Escuadrónes with F1M with usual formula of 2 x [(12+3 single seaters) + (2+1 double seaters)] = 36 aircraft, leaving any further upgraded French aircraft in reserve.

So, when you will be OK with numbers of the airplanes surviving attrition I happily revise the factfile

Mario Rossi wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 1:55 pm Thank you, James.

Happy to help.

My thoughts:

If the Spain has just 18-7=11 EF-18B, the easiest way to deal with it is to equip the 153 Escuadrón with 9 aircraft and leave the remaining 2 in reserve; they're exactly half the 18 standard NATO squadron but we're speaking of an OCU unit, not a frontline unit.

Yea, that works.

Ala 11 from Manises, given the TLW context you gave me, may smoothly operate its two Escuadrónes with F1M with usual formula of 2 x [(12+3 single seaters) + (2+1 double seaters)] = 36 aircraft, leaving any further upgraded French aircraft in reserve.

It looks like of the original six two-seaters, they lost three. Then they bought both ex-Qatari two-seaters. So it looks like a maximum of X5 F1BM two-seaters.

Random thought, but if you think Spain has the resources to add combat squadrons, most of what is left of the Kuwaiti F1 fleet is on the market from 1993 or so. Add those to the Qatari birds, and who knows. If nothing else, Uncle Sam may appreciate Spain buying them up just to keep the spares off the market and out of Libyan and Iraqi hands.

So, when you will be OK with numbers of the airplanes surviving attrition I happily revise the factfile

I think you're good to go.

Random question, Mario, but was it you who did the Luxembourg Army orbat?

James1978 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 4:33 am

Mario Rossi wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 1:55 pm Thank you, James.

Happy to help.

My thoughts:

If the Spain has just 18-7=11 EF-18B, the easiest way to deal with it is to equip the 153 Escuadrón with 9 aircraft and leave the remaining 2 in reserve; they're exactly half the 18 standard NATO squadron but we're speaking of an OCU unit, not a frontline unit.

Yea, that works.

Ala 11 from Manises, given the TLW context you gave me, may smoothly operate its two Escuadrónes with F1M with usual formula of 2 x [(12+3 single seaters) + (2+1 double seaters)] = 36 aircraft, leaving any further upgraded French aircraft in reserve.

It looks like of the original six two-seaters, they lost three. Then they bought both ex-Qatari two-seaters. So it looks like a maximum of X5 F1BM two-seaters.

Random thought, but if you think Spain has the resources to add combat squadrons, most of what is left of the Kuwaiti F1 fleet is on the market from 1993 or so. Add those to the Qatari birds, and who knows. If nothing else, Uncle Sam may appreciate Spain buying them up just to keep the spares off the market and out of Libyan and Iraqi hands.

So, when you will be OK with numbers of the airplanes surviving attrition I happily revise the factfile

I think you're good to go.

Perfect. Some final considerations.

I think Spain may additionally get the 2 Kuwaiti two-seater, in order to have 7 of them (6+1 in reserve) in inventory.

For the "M" one-seater I was thinking of something like 48 (30+18 in reserve) among Spanish, Kuwaiti and Qatari aircraft: in addition to the flying ones also a number of them for spares (as you brilliantly said, in order to deny them to Libya or Iraq with US government lobbying especially with Doha for getting Madrid a nice price).

I agree with you that it would be nice for them and for NATO to have further units, but I believe they are already stretching the budget enough with modernization programs (Hornet and F-1) and the full delivery of Typhoon fleet.

Let me know

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 5:16 pm Random question, Mario, but was it you who did the Luxembourg Army orbat?

Yes, it was funny and with a good degree of detail, given the actual size

I remember that the so-called "D" Company (if we want to use the English denomination) had an antitank platoon of M1114 armed with TOW and two recce platoons of M1114 armed with M2 machine guns.

The original OrBat is sadly gone forever, but it could be re-assembled someday.

Mario Rossi wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 7:12 pm Perfect. Some final considerations.

I think Spain may additionally get the 2 Kuwaiti two-seater, in order to have 7 of them (6+1 in reserve) in inventory.

For the "M" one-seater I was thinking of something like 48 (30+18 in reserve) among Spanish, Kuwaiti and Qatari aircraft: in addition to the flying ones also a number of them for spares (as you brilliantly said, in order to deny them to Libya or Iraq with US government lobbying especially with Doha for getting Madrid a nice price).

I agree with you that it would be nice for them and for NATO to have further units, but I believe they are already stretching the budget enough with modernization programs (Hornet and F-1) and the full delivery of Typhoon fleet.

Let me know

As far as I can tell, only 15 Kuwaiti F1s made it out during the 1990 invasion. I've not been able to find an explicit CK/BK breakdown of those escaped aircraft.
I do know that post-war, 14 CKs and a single BK went back to Dassault to be refurbished. Which I suppose answers the above question.
Sorry, that was a long way of saying it looks like there is only one Kuwaiti two-seater to be had, for a theoretical total of six modernized F1BM two-seaters.

At least in @, it appears that the only single-seaters that were upgraded were from the original Spanish fleet. The ex-Qatari birds were concentrated in an unmodernized squadron.


Having said all that, and purely as a background issue, how long would the Mirage III and F-5 fleets remain viable post-POD? That's four squadrons that have to hang on until Typhoon starts to show up in TLWverse 2001, in addition to the historic three Mirage F1 squadrons.

EDIT: Apparently the reason nobody bought the Kuwaiti F1s in @ was because the maintenance records were lost in the invasion. Seems the Spanish looked at them first before buying the Qatari birds. Make of that what you will.

Thanks again for the information

I checked a couple of old Italian magazines, one from 1996 and one from 2010, that gave us the following breakdown:

47 F-1CE/F-1EE upgraded to 44 F-1M
3 F-1BE upgraded to 3 F-1BM

Possible further addition:

11 F-1EDA from Qatar, not to be updated, 1 of the 2 lost replaced.
2 F.1DDA from Qatar, not to be updated.

6 F-1CK-1/F.1CK-2 from Kuwait, not to be updated.

4 F-1EQ originally for Iraq, never delivered and still in France, not to be updated.

4 F-1BQ originally for Iraq, never delivered and still in France, not to be updated.

4 F-1C from French surplus in exchange for 1 brand-new CASA CN-235, optional upgrade.

1 F-1B from French surplus in exchange for 1 brand-new CASA CN-235, optional upgrade.


In the best-case scenario Spain may have 48 F-1M & 4 F-1BM plus a mixed bag of 25 single-seaters and 6 double-seaters (even if with some standardization issue for sure); I think such a force may easily act as stopgap during the transition to Typhoon, given the fatigue already imposed on both Mirage III and SF-5.

Once all the Typhoons are delivered, the upgraded F-1M keep on arm the Ala 11, with some held in reserve together with the aforementioned mixed bag.

Let me know if this may be OK.

Mario,

I did a little more digging.

Mirage III
It seems that in @, the Spanish AF planned a comprehensive mid-life upgrade for the Mirage III fleet. The upgrade was canceled in @ July 1991, with the aircraft withdrawn from service in 1992. By the late 1980s, the Mirage III squadrons were primarily focused on ground attack.
So it sounds like the Spanish thought the Mirage IIIs had enough life left to be worth an MLU. In a continued Cold War the MLU probably went ahead, though Ala 11 was probably the first to get Typhoons. In that case, maybe Ala 14 sticks with Mirage F1M?

Ex-USN F/A-18A
In @, these replaced the SF-5A and RF-5A in Escuadrón 211 / Ala 21.
Since it appears that Spain bought more than the 24 surplus F/A-18A than they bought in @, there were probably enough for Escuadrón 212 as well.
Then when Typhoon shows up, Ala 12 and Ala 15 each form a third Hornet squadron and both squadrons in Ala 21 get Typhoons.

F-4C / RF-4C
As for as aircraft in reserve go . . .
The F-4Cs left service in April 1989, so I'm not sure they'd still be in reserve fifteen years later.
The RF-4Cs hung around until @ October 2002 when they were retired due to corrosion issues.

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Yea, sorry about getting into the weeds about all this.

It sounds like the undelivered Iraqi F1EQ/BQ ought to be enough to make the numbers work.
I suppose if the Spanish AF has enough pilots, the two Mirage F1M squadrons could just be a little bigger?

Anyhow, I think you're good to go. Just update it and I'll let you know if I have thoughts.

Again, sorry for getting into the weeds so much.

Mirage III:

According to this source (https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thread ... ram.33492/) it seems that the Mirage III MLU program ran aground mainly for technical reasons, so while fascinating for sure (especially the second phase) I see it unlikely to be implemented even in TLWverse.

Ala 11:

I see no problem in it having Typhoon while Ala 14 is equipped with the upgraded F-1M/F-1BM

Hornet:

How many of them, excluding the RECCELITE and the "B", do you see as a reasonable pool for the EdA? I was thinking more about slightly expanding the aircraft to Squadron ratio instead of establish all-new units among the Alas.

Phantom:

We may just scrap the whole reserve fleet without much ado , after all there is still the F-1 "mixed bag" pool around.

F-1

As for the Hornet, my idea is exactly to have the same squadrons but more robust in numbers.

Do not worry about discussing apparently "minor" issues: having useful and detailed conversations on them is something I regard as a welcomed and positive feature of the forum.

I believe that after pointing out the Hornet numbers I could launch the 2.1 version

Mario Rossi wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 4:29 pm Mirage III:

According to this source (https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thread ... ram.33492/) it seems that the Mirage III MLU program ran aground mainly for technical reasons, so while fascinating for sure (especially the second phase) I see it unlikely to be implemented even in TLWverse.

That link didn't come through, but I think this is the one you intended.
Interesting background. From my reading, it's not clear that the technical obstacles were insurmountable. I can't help but notice that the @ August 1991 cancellation lines up with the failed 1991 Soviet coup attempt.

So in a world with a continuing Cold War, I can't help but wonder if the government would have:
a) opened up the check book and told CASA to make it happen, or
b) called Dassault and IAI to get a quote for an upgrade program and let one of them run the program

Because there aren't a whole lot of other options.
Realistically, getting additional Mirage F1s from France is unlikely in the required timeframe in TLWverse. The French AF had a LOT of Mirage III/50, to replace first before they'd free up Mirage F1s. But I'd have to dig in my notes and play with the numbers to be sure.
As for additional Hornets beyond the 30 or so we're already looking at . . . that's, complicated. Which is vexing, because just getting enough ex-USN Hornet-A for four squadrons would replace the SF-5As and Mirage IIIs, and then allow the Mirage F1 to be replaced by Typhoon. Then once there are enough Typhoons, the RF-4s get replaced by Hornets, and Spain has a squadron's worth of Hornets as an actual war reserve. Or it least it all makes sense in my spreadsheet.

As an aside, I am intrigued by the AX program mentioned in that link.

Hornet:

How many of them, excluding the RECCELITE and the "B", do you see as a reasonable pool for the EdA? I was thinking more about slightly expanding the aircraft to Squadron ratio instead of establish all-new units among the Alas.

Are you talking about the six Hornet squadrons in the current version? Or do you mean make the four squadrons in Ala 12 and Ala 15 bigger once the two squadrons in Ala 21 get Typhoons.

Phantom:

We may just scrap the whole reserve fleet without much ado , after all there is still the F-1 "mixed bag" pool around.

You know, another option is to just replace the 1989 RF-4C batch with either newer ex-USAF RF-4Cs later in the 1990s as the USAF brings the RF-16D into service, which would free up a squadron's worth of Hornets. Or maybe ex-FRG RF-4E, though I haven't run the availability on those. Then 123 Escuadrón would still be flying RF-4s when WW3 kicks off.

F-1

As for the Hornet, my idea is exactly to have the same squadrons but more robust in numbers.

You mean the two squadrons in Ala 14 get bigger once 462 Escuadrón gets Typhoons?

Do not worry about discussing apparently "minor" issues: having useful and detailed conversations on them is something I regard as a welcomed and positive feature of the forum.

I believe that after pointing out the Hornet numbers I could launch the 2.1 version

Ahh, glad you feel that way. I do enjoy the thought exercise in all of this.