Argentine Naval Aviation
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"COAN" redirects here. For other uses, see coan (disambiguation).
The Argentine Naval Aviation (Spanish: Comando de la Aviación Naval Argentina, COAN) is the naval aviation branch of the Argentine Navy and one of its four operational commands. Argentina, along with Brazil is one of two South American countries to have operated two aircraft carriers.
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Argentine Naval Aviation | |
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Comando de la Aviación Naval Argentina | |
Active | 1916 – present |
Country | Argentina |
Branch | Argentine Navy |
Type | Naval aviation |
Size | c. 20 aircraft |
Part of | Navy Ministry of Defense |
Engagements | Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) Gulf War |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/aviacionnaval |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | President |
Chief of Staff of the Navy | Admiral |
Chief of COAN | Rear Admiral Eduardo Miguel Tourné[1] |
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The acronym CANA is often used in English language bibliographies,[2][3] but is not correct Spanish usage.