Two aircraft delivered in November 2011 for Antarctic support. Three more are in option.
On December 20, 2013 and supported by the Argentine Navy, Coast Guard and the Chilean Air Force, they made their first crossing between Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego and Marambio on the Antarctic peninsula ( ~ 767m / 1234km ) to participate in the 2014 Summer Campaign. They returned to mainland continent in March 2014. This mission is repeated every year since then. Previously Bell 212 transported by C-130 performed the resupply of the bases.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the two aircraft remained grounded due to struggles in securing foreign maintenance.
On December 20, 2013 and supported by the Argentine Navy, Coast Guard and the Chilean Air Force, they made their first crossing between Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego and Marambio on the Antarctic peninsula ( ~ 767m / 1234km ) to participate in the 2014 Summer Campaign. They returned to mainland continent in March 2014. This mission is repeated every year since then. Previously Bell 212 transported by C-130 performed the resupply of the bases.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the two aircraft remained grounded due to struggles in securing foreign maintenance.
News |
Argentina Wants More Mi-171E but Needs Financing
19-Jan-15 - Argentine Defense Minister announced his interested in buying more Mi-171 helicopters but that will depend on the terms of financing. The Air Force currently operates two received in 2011. Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 2011- | VII Brigada Aerea |  Port-au-Prince Nicosia (Lefkosia) Mariano Moreno  Vicecomodoro Marambio |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171E00032105701U | H-94 c/n 171E 00 032 10 5701U / 171E00032105701U;
FAA d/d 25 by Antonov An-124 RA-820... | |||||
| 171E00032105702U | H-95 FAA d/d 25 by Antonov An-124 RA-82047 from Volga-Dnepr | |||||
