People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola

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People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea
Active	1976 -
Country	Angola
Size	285-348 aircraft
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-25, Su-22, Mi-24/35
Fighter	Su-27, MiG-23, MiG-21
Patrol	Fokker F27, EMB-110
Trainer	Yak-11, PC-7, Tucano
Transport	L-100, An-12, An-26, C.212, Mi-8

The People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola or Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea (FAPA/DAA) was established on 21 January 1976 and initially made use of the aircraft left behind by Portugal. The bases are at Luanda, Belas, Luena, Kuiro and Mocamedes.

[edit] Inventory

Aircraft	Source	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Aérospatiale Alouette II	France	Utility helicopter	SA 315B	2
Aerospatiale Alouette III	Romania	Utility helicopter	IAR 316B	15
Aérospatiale Dauphin	France	Utility helicopter	SA 365C	10
Aérospatiale Gazelle	France	Utility helicopter	SA 342M	7
Antonov An-12	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Transport		10
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Transport		12
Antonov An-32	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Transport		3
Bell 212	United States	Utility helicopter		8
Britten-Norman Islander	Romania	Transport	IAR BN-2A	8
CASA C.212 Aviocar	Spain	Transport	C.212-200 C.212M	6 5
Cessna 172	United States	Utility		3
Dornier Do 28	Germany	Utility		1
Dornier Do 228	Germany	Transport		1
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante	Brazil	Maritime patrol	EMB-111	2
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano	Brazil	Trainer		5
Embraer ERJ-135	Brazil	Transport	ERJ-135BJ	0	1 on order
Fokker F27	Netherlands	Maritime patrol	F27MPA	1
Lockheed L-100 Hercules	United States	Transport	L-100-30	1
Mikoyan MiG-21	Soviet Union	Interceptor	MiG-21MF MiG-21U	20 5
Mikoyan MiG-23	Soviet Union	Fighter		28
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union /  Russia	Transport helicopter	Mi-8 Mi-17	47 10
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union	Attack helicopter	Mi-25 Mi-35	5 10
Pilatus PC-6	Switzerland	Transport	PC-6/B	4
Pilatus PC-7	Switzerland	Trainer		12
Sukhoi Su-22	Soviet Union	Fighter/Attack		22
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Attack		8
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union /  Russia	Fighter Trainer	Su-27 total Su-27U	15 1
Yakovlev Yak-11	Soviet Union	Trainer		6

Other aircraft reported in recent Angolan use include:

• 20 Su-24
• 1 Beech 200
• 1 Boeing 707
• 2 EMB-120
• 1 Gulfstream III
• 1 Il-76
• 1 Tu-134
• 1 Yak-40
• 5 MiG-15
• 25 MiG-17
• 4 PC-9
• 1 Mi-6

[edit] References

1. ^ "", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.

[edit] See also

• Military of Angola
• People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola Pictures