Georgian Air Force
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| Georgian Air Force საქართველოს სამხედრო-საჰაერო ძალები sak’art’velos samxedro-sahaero dzalebi |
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 Georgian Air Force flag |
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| Active | 1991 - |
| Country | Georgia |
| Size | 1,194 personnel 33 aircraft |
| Garrison/HQ | Alexeyevka airfield, Tbilisi |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Su-25, Mi-24 |
| Fighter | MiG-21 |
| Trainer | Yak-52 |
| Transport | An-2, Mi-8, Mi-17, UH-1 |
The Georgian Air Force has 1,194 personnel[1] 22 aircraft (Su-25, An-2, Yak-52, Mig-21) and 11 helicopters of different type (Mi-24, Mi-8/17, Mi-14, UH-1H, Mi-2) and 380 air defense missiles of the "surface-to-air' class.[2]
The two major airfields are located at Tbilisi (the “Alexeyevka airfield”) and Marneuli. The Georgian Air Force is currently undergoing a process of modernization with the help of Georgia’s NATO partners, specifically the United States and Turkey.
[edit] Aircraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[3] | Notes |
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| [[Antonov An-2]] |  Soviet Union
 Poland |
utility | 5 | built by PZL | |
| [[Antonov An-24]] | Soviet Union |
tactical transport | 1 | ||
| [[Antonov An-32]] |  Ukraine |
tactical transport | 1 | ||
| [[Bell 205]] |  United States |
utility helicopter | UH-1H | 8 | |
| [[Mil Mi-2]] | Poland |
utility helicopter | 7 | built by PZL | |
| [[Mil Mi-8]] |  Russia |
transport helicopter | Mi-8
Mi-17 |
2
2 |
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| [[Mil Mi-24]] | Russia |
attack helicopter | Mi-24A
Mi-24K Mi-24R |
3
3 2 |
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| [[Sukhoi Su-25]] | Russia |
attack | Su-25
Su-25KM Su-25UB |
5
1 1 |
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| [[Tupolev Tu-134]] | Soviet Union |
VIP | Tu-134A-3 | 1 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Georgian Air Force. The Ministry of Defense of Georgia. Retrieved on January 21, 2007
- ^ Georgian Air Force. The Global Security website. Retrieved on January 21, 2007
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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