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Algerian Air Force

 
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Algerian Air Force
القوات الجوية الجزائرية
Al Quwwat aljawwiya aljaza'eriiya
Image:Insigne-AAF.PNG
Algerian Air Force
Active 1962
Country  Algeria
Branch Air Force
Size 440 aircraft / 245 armed helicopters
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack Su-30MKA, Su-24, L-39ZA, Mi-24, Yakovlev Yak-130
Fighter Su-30MKA, MiG-29
Interceptor MiG-25, Su-30MKA
Patrol Fokker F27, King Air 200T
Reconnaissance MiG-25R, Seeker, Su-24, Mirach-100, Beechcraft 1900D HISAR
Trainer Z 142, T-34C, L-39ZA, Yak-130
Transport C-130, Il-76, C-295, Mi-8, Mi-17,

The Algerian Air Force (QJJ) is the aerial arm of the Algerian People's Military.

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Inventory

In 2006 a large contract with Russia provided for over 80 top modern fighters, yet to be delivered. The QJJ presently maintains an inventory of 440 aircraft, including 256 jet combat aircraft[citation needed], 73 transport and patrol aircraft, 31 trainers, and 245 helicopters.

AAF Su-24 MK2 and IL-78
Aircraft Source Type Versions In service[1] Notes
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czechoslovakia Advanced trainer; Light attack L-39ZA / L-39 C 49 / 7
Airbus A340-500  France VIP transport 1
Beechcraft 1900  United States utility transport
reconnaissance
Total
1900D
1900D HISAR
12
6
6
Beechcraft King Air  United States utility transport C90B 4
Beechcraft Super King Air  United States utility transport
maritime patrol
200
200T
10
2
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor  United States trainer T-34C 6 possibly phased out
Bell 412  United States transport helicopter 412EP 4 VIP and utility transport
Bell 206 JetRanger  United States transport helicopter 206L Long Ranger 6 VIP and utility transport
CASA C-295  Spain transport
maritime patrol
C-295
C-295 MSA/MPA
6
4 ordered
Eurocopter AS 355 Ecureuil  France utility helicopter AS 355N
AS 555N
19 4 of them used by police
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands transport
maritime patrol
F27-400 2
Gulfstream IVSP  United States VIP transport 4
Gulfstream V  United States VIP transport 1
Ilyushin Il-76  Soviet Union /  Russia transport
transport
Il-76MD
Il-76TD
3
8
Ilyushin Il-78  Soviet Union /  Russia tanker Il-78M/T 2/4
Kamov Ka-32  Soviet Union SAR Ka-32T/Ka-32C 3+2
Mirach-100  Italy training and reconnaissance UAV 12
Kentron Seeker  South Africa reconnaissance UAV 8/10
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States transport C-130H
C-130H-30
10
8
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23  Soviet Union fighter
bomber
MiG-23BN
MiG-23MF
2
7
77 delivered possibly phased out
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25  Soviet Union /  Ukraine
interceptor
reconnaissance
training
MiG-25 total
MiG-25PDS
MiG-25RBSh
MiG-25RU/PU
20
12
6
2
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29  Russia /  Belarus /  Ukraine multirole fighter MiG-29 total
MiG-29S
MiG-29UB
65
57
8
79 delivered, upgrading underway, [2]
Mil Mi-2  Poland utility helicopter Mi-2 22 for basic training. Some helicopters are used by security forces (Gendarmerie Nationale)
Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union transport helicopter Mi-8 33
Mil Mi-17  Russia attack helicopter Mi-17 total
Mi-171Sh
Mi-17-1V
82
40
42
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union/  Ukraine attack helicopter Mi-24MKIII Super Hind
Mi-24V Hind-E
39
31
upgraded with ATE systems and named Super Hind[2]
AgustaWestland Super Lynx  United Kingdom ASuW 0 4 on order [2]
AgustaWestland EH101  United Kingdom /  Italy SAR/CSAR EH101 0 6 on order [2]
Pilatus PC-6 Porter  Switzerland utility transport PC-6 2
Sukhoi Su-24  Russia strike
reconnaissance
electronic warfare
Su-24Bis
Su-24MR Fencer-E
Su-24MP Fencer-F
37
4
2
Sukhoi Su-30  Russia multirole fighter Su-30MKA Flanker-H 18
in total 44 will be delivered between 2007 and 2011
Yakovlev Yak-130  Russia advanced trainer
light attack
Yak-130 0 16 to 30 on order
Zlin Z-142  Algeria/ Czechoslovakia trainer Z-142 25
Fernas-142  Algeria trainer 20
Safir-43  Algeria trainer
light patrol
20

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