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.

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

Other aircraft reported in recent Angolan use include:

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