Azerbaijan Air Force

Azerbaijan Air Force
Military airshow in Baku
Active	since
Country	Azerbaijan
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-17, Su-25, Mi-24
Bomber	Su-24
Fighter	MiG-21, MiG-29
Trainer	L-29, L-39
Transport	Mi-6, Mi-8, An-2

The Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF, Azeri: Azərbaycan hərbi hava qüvvələri) is the air force of the military of Azerbaijan.

Strength

AzAF has 48 MIG-29's on active service .

The Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) has about 7,900 personnel and troops. The AzAF currently has 198 aircraft and helicopters on 16 bases, with an additional 50 other airports available as needed.

In March 2007 AzAF revealed their Fourth generation MiG-29 Fulcrum jets when they purchased two squadrons (48 MIG-29's) of MIG-29's from Ukraine and Belarus, since then the MIG-29 has been appointed as the standard aircraft for the AzAF ^[1][2]. In April 2007 AzAf held active negotiations with Pakistan Air Force to acquire a large number of JF-17 multirole fighters. ^[3]

Aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Number	NotesJanuary 15 2007.</ref>
Aero L-29	Czech Republic	Trainer	L-29	18-24
Aero L-39	Czech Republic	Trainer/attack	L-39	12
Antonov An-2	Soviet Union	Utility/transport	An-2	3
Mikoyan MiG-21	Soviet Union	Interceptor	?	3
MiG 29	Russia	Multirole fighter	Tottal MiG-29 ? MiG-29 UB	48 ?
Sukhoi Su-17	Soviet Union	Attack fighter	Su-17M	2
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Strike fighter	Su-24	4
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Attack fighter	Su-25	2
Mil Mi-2	Soviet Union	Utility helicopter	Mi-2	7
Mil Mi-6	Soviet Union	Transport helicopter	Mi-6	9
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union	Transport helicopter	Mi-8	13
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union	Attack helicopter	Mi-24D	15

Significant numbers of former Soviet aircraft have been withdrawn in recent years. Types withdrawn from service since 2002 include:

• An-12 - 1
• An-24 - 1
• MiG-25 interceptor - 33
• MiG-25PD interceptor - 11
• MiG-25-RECCE - 5
• MiG-25RB aircraft - 14
• MiG-25U - 8
• Il-76 - 3
• Tu-16 Badger heavy bombers - 10
• Tu-134A - 1

Upgrade and addition

In 2006, the Air Defense Forces received a major upgrade and additional aircraft, and plans to further expansion in 2007-2009. The additional aircraft include:

• MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters - 29
• JF-17 Multirole fighter - 26 ^[4]
• Tu-16 Badger heavy bombers - 10
• Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters - 25

See also

• Azerbaijan
• Military of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan Army
• Azerbaijan Navy
• Azerbaijan Air Defense Force
• Azerbaijan National Guard
• Azerbaijan Border Guard
• Azerbaijan Interior Guard
• Azerbaijan Coast Guard
• Azerbaijan Defense Industry

References

1. ^ MIG-29 becomes standard warplane of Azerbaijan
2. ^ Azerbaijan shows 4th generation MIG-29 multirole fighter jets.
3. ^ Azerbaijan to buy JF-17 multirole fighters from Pakistan
4. ^ Azerbaijan to buy JF-17 multirole fighters

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