Yemeni Air Force

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Yemeni Air Force
Yemeni Air Force roundel
Active	1990 -
Country	Yemen
Size	463 aircraft
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-22, F-5, Mi-24
Fighter	MiG-29, MiG-25, F-7, MiG-21, Mikoyan MiG-23, Su-22 , F-5
Interceptor	MiG-29, MiG-25, Su-22, F-5
Trainer	Zlin 242, Yak-11, L-39, Jet Provost, F-5
Transport	C-130, Il-76, An-12, An-26, Mi-8, C-47 Skytrain, Twin Otter, Fokker F-27, Short SC.7 Skyvan

The Yemeni Air Force is part of the Military of Yemen and employs 3,500 or more personnel to support 463 aircraft. It is a well built air foce even though it is from a very poor nation. This air force has been through rough wars for a very long time and those wars had created this airforce.^[1]

Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Aircraft 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Structure

The Yememi air force employs 3,500 personnel or more and approximately +463.

[edit] Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[2]	Notes
Antonov An-12 Cub	Soviet Union	tactical transport		7
Antonov An-24 Coke	Soviet Union	tactical transport		3
Antonov An-26 Curl	Soviet Union	tactical transport		26
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	jet training/light attack	L-39Z	12
Agusta Bell AB204/AB205	Italy	utility	AB204B	2
Agusta Bell AB206	Italy	utility	AB206	4
Agusta Bell AB212 Twin Huey	Italy	utility	AB212	4
Agusta Bell AB214	Italy	utility		3
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	United States	tactical transport	C-130H	10
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	transport	Il-76TD	5
C-47 Skytrain	United States	tactical transport		4
Twin Otter	Canada	utility		3
Fokker F-27	Germany	tactical transport		2
Short SC.7 Skyvan	United Kingdom	transport		2
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Soviet Union	transport/attack	Mi-8T	40
Mil Mi-14	Soviet Union	transport		?
Mil Mi-24 Hind	Soviet Union	attack		15
F-7	China	fighter		18
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed	Soviet Union	fighter	MiG-21bis MiG-21MF MiG-21UM	47
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	Soviet Union	fighter/bomber	MiG-23BN/UB	44
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	Soviet Union	fighter	MiG-25R	15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum	Soviet Union	fighter	MiG-29SMT MiG-29UBT	44
Northrop F-5E Tiger II	United States	fighter/advanced trainer	F-5B F-5E F-5F	8 35 2
Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter-F	Soviet Union	bomber	Su-22M-2 Su-22U	50
Yakovlev Yak-11	Soviet Union	trainer		18
Zlin Z 142	Czechoslovakia	trainer	Z 142	10

[edit] See also

• Military of Yemen

[edit] External links

• Yemeni Air Force

[edit] References

1. ^ Yemen Military
2. ^ [Reference needed]