History

The Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA, or Military Aircraft Factory) was Argentina's main manufacturer of military aircraft. Formed on October 10, 1927, it was owned by the Argentinian government until 1995, when it was bought by Lockheed Martin; it is now known as Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA.

The FMA has in the past produced numerous innovative aircraft prototypes, but the state of the Argentinian economy has prevented most of them from entering large-scale production. Neverthess the FMA has managed to put several aircraft types of more conventional designs into full productions.

Aircraft produced

• Ae.C.1 (1931)
• Ae C2 / Ae.M.E.1 (1932)
• Ae.T.1 (1933)
• Ae.M.O.1 (1934)
• Ae.M.Oe.1 / Ae.M.Oe.2 (1934)
• Ae.C.3 (1934)
• Ae.C.3G (1936)
• Ae.C. 4 (1936)
• Ae.M.B.1 / Ae.M.B.2 Bombi (1935)
• Ae. M.S.1 (1935)
• F.M.A. 20 Boyero (I.Ae. 20) (1940)
• F.M.A. 21 (1943)
• I.Ae. 22 "DL" (1943)
• I.Ae. 23 (1945)
• I.Ae. 24 Calquín (1946)
• I.Ae. 25 Mañque (1945)
• I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I (1947)
• I.Ae. 30 Ñancú (1948)
• I.Ae. 31 Colibrí (1947)
• I.Ae. 32 Chingolo (1949)
• I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II
• I.Ae. 34 Clen Antú (1949)
• I.Ae. 35 Huanquero transport aircraft
• I.Ae. 37 (1954)
• I.Ae. 38 Naranjero (1960)
• I.Ae. 41 Urubú (1953)
• I.Ae. 44 "DL" II
• I.Ae. 45 Querandí
• I.Ae. 46 Ranquel
• I.Ae. Guaraní I
• FMA IA 50 Guaraní II
• FMA IA 58 Pucará counter-insurgency aircraft
• FMA IA 63 Pampa jet trainer
• Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk (1999)

External links

• Lockheedmartin.com
• FMA history
• FMA History (Spanish)
• FMA's 75 years (Spanish)

Aircraft manufacturers of Argentina | Argentine Air Force

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