Until the delivery of the AS 555 Fennec helicopters in 1996, the Argentinian Navy used Aérospatiale Alouette SA 319 helicopters aboard the ships. The first ship, Almirante Brown entered service in 1983 and the fourth and last, Sarandí in 1984. Almirante Brown took part in Gulf War operations in the Persian Gulf in 1990.
Until the delivery of AS 555 Fennec helicopters in 1996, the Argentinian Navy used Aérospatiale Alouette SA 319 helicopters on ships. The first ship, Almirante Brown, entered service in 1983 and the fourth and last, Sarandí, in 1984. Almirante Brown participated in Gulf War operations in the Persian Gulf in 1990.