page_title: Colombian Navy
section_title: Aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Colombian Navy / Equipment / Aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: TOCUMEN, Panama (Sept. 1, 2007) - A Panamanian airman guides a Colombian CN-235 aircraft onto the tarmac at Tocumen International Airport as part of the Combined Forces Air Combatant Command during PANAMAX 2007. Civil and military forces from 19 countries are participating in PANAMAX, a U.S. Southern Command joint and multi-national training exercise co-sponsored with the government of Panama, in the waters off the coasts of Panama and Honduras. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lolita Lewis (RELEASED)
context_page_description: The Colombian Navy, officially the Colombian National Navy, also known as the "Armada Nacional" or just the "Armada" in Spanish, is the naval branch of the military forces of Colombia.
  The Navy is responsible for security and defence in the Colombian zones of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the extensive network of rivers inside the country, and a few small land areas under its direct jurisdiction.
  The Colombian Navy has a strength of 35,086 personnel as of September 2013 including approximately 22,000 in the Marine Infantry corps.
  The acronym "ARC", is used both as the official ship prefix for all the Colombian Navy ships, as well as a common short name for the Navy itself.
context_section_description: The Navy Aviation Command operates approximately 17 fixed and rotary wing aircraft for naval surveillance and patrol, Search and Rescue (SAR), and logistical support of naval facilities and operations.
  Bell 412 EP 4
caption: Colombian CN-235 aircraft at Panama Tocumen International Airport during PANAMAX 2007
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