SFR Yugoslav Air Force
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| SFR Yugoslav Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1945 - 1991 |
| Country | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Garrison/HQ | Batajnica Airbase, Belgrade |
| Battles/wars | WWII |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |
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| Fin Marking |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | J-22, G-4, J-21 |
| Fighter | MiG-29[1], MiG-21 |
| Trainer | Utva 75, G-4, G-2 |
| Transport | An-26, YAK-40, Mi-8 |
The Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdušna Odbrana - RV i PVO SFRJ - SFR Yugoslav Air Force, sometimes simply called Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo or JRV but also known as the Former Yugoslav Air Force , was the air force of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ("Yugoslavia"). Upon being formed in 1945, it was the second official Yugoslav air force whcih succeeded the first, the Yugoslav Royal Air Force which was destroyed in 1941, following the German occupation of Yugoslavia. It was among the most powerful air forces in all of Europe. It had hundreds of operational fighter aircraft, naval aircraft, and more. The SFR Yugoslav Air Force, in late 1990, had about 32,000 personnel. The SFR Air Force was broken up due to the 1991-1995 Yugoslav civil wars.
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[edit] Rank of the RV i PVO SFRJ
- Vojnik (Private)
- Razvodnik (Private First Class)
- Desetar (Lance Corporal)
- Mlađi vodnik (Corporal)
- Vodnik (Sergeant)
- Vodnik 1. klase (Sergeant First Class)
- Stariji vodnik (Senior Sergeant)
- Stariji vodnik 1. klase (Senior Sergeant First Class)
- Zastavnik (Sergeant Major)
- Zastavnik 1. klase (Sergeant Major First Class)
- Potporučnik (Second Lieutenant)
- Poručnik (First Lieutenant)
- Kapetan (Captain)
- Kapetan 1. klase (Captain First Class)
- Major (Major)
- Potpukovnik (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Pukovnik (Colonel)
- General-major (Major General)
- General-potpukovnik (Lieutenant General)
- General-pukovnik (Colonel General)
[edit] SFR Yugoslav Air Force Operational Inventory, 1990
| Current Aircraft | ||||
| Role | Type | Orgin | Number of Airworthy Aircraft in inventory | |
| Fighter Aircraft | MiG-21 |  Soviet Union |
100 | |
| Fighter Aircraft | MiG-29 | Soviet Union |
14 | |
| Fighter/Attack Aircraft | J-22 Orao |  Yugoslavia |
200 (165 single-seaters and 35 2-seat aircraft) | |
| Fighter/Attack Aircraft | J-21 Jastreb | Yugoslavia |
129 | |
| Fighter/Attack/Trainer Aircraft | G-4 Super Galeb | Yugoslavia |
92 | |
| Trainer Aircraft | G-2 Galeb | Yugoslavia |
130 | |
| Trainer Aircraft | Lola Utva 75 | Yugoslavia |
137 | |
| Trainer Aircraft | MiG-29UB | Soviet Union |
2 | |
| Trainer Aircraft | MiG-21UM | Soviet Union |
14 | |
| Reconnaissance/Spy Aircraft | IJ-21 Jastreb | Yugoslavia |
38 | |
| Reconnaissance/Spy Aircraft | IJ-22 Oraos | Yugoslavia |
Unknown number | |
| Transport Helicopter | Mi-8 | Soviet Union |
Unknown number (90) | |
| Antisubmarine Helicopter | Mi-14PL | Soviet Union |
4 | |
| Antisubmarine Helicopter | KA-28 | Soviet Union |
3? | |
| Antisubmarine Helicopter | KA-25 | Soviet Union |
2? | |
| Multirole/Attack Helicopter | SA.341/342Aérospatiale GazelleGAMA |  France/ Yugoslavia |
60 | |
- Upcoming/Ordered Aircraft
150 aircraft would have been delivered to the SFR Yugoslav Air Force if it wasn't for the breakup and the Yugoslav Civil Wars 1991-1995
- 150 Novi Avions
[edit] Notes
- ^ News (January 2007). "Serbian AF restructures". Aircraft Illustrated 40 (1): pp. 16.
[edit] Air Forces from the Former Yugoslavia
Air Force of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
Croatian Air Force and Defense
Serbian Air Force
Macedonian Air Force
Montenegro Air Force
Slovenian Air Force
Republika Srpska Air Force (From Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note that the Slovenian Air Force only consists of utility helicopters, cargo aircraft, and trainer aircraft. Slovenia pays about 60 million euros a year to the Italian Air Force for defending Slovenian airspace. The Montenegrin Air Force is a further division amongst the left over equipment from the union of Serbia and Montenegro
