Namibian Air Force
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Namibian Air Force |
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|---|---|
| Lineup | 2005 |
| Country |
 Namibia
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| Armed forces | Namibian Defense Force |
| Armed forces | air force |
| Strength | 1200 men (?) |
| Location | Karibib Airport , Karibib |
| Former locations | Grootfontein |
| Air Force Commander | |
| Current commander |
Martin Phinehas ( Air Marshal ) |
| insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
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| Aircraft | |
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Fighter aircraft / helicopter |
29 |
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Transport aircraft / helicopter |
8th |
The Namibian Air Force ( English Namibian Air Force ) is the second largest branch of the Namibian Defense Force (NDF), but overall very small in terms of equipment and personnel. It was formally established on March 13, 2005.
The commander is Air Marshal Martin Phinehas , who has also been Chief of the Defense Force since April 1, 2020 .
Current equipment
The equipment includes some Hongdu JL-8 fighter jets from China and transport helicopters. In addition, China delivered some FT-7NGs in November 2006 and twelve Chengdu J-7s in 2008 . In February 2010, more FT-7 / F-7 aircraft were handed over to the Air Force. In April 2012, the Air Force took over two Zhi-9 (Harbin Z-9) helicopters from the People's Republic of China and the two Alouette IIIs and one Lama, built under license in India . In February 2014, Namibia received twelve Alouette III helicopters from South Africa as a friendly gesture.
Planes
| Aircraft | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warplanes | |||||||
| Chengdu J-7 |
 People's Republic of China
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Fighter jet trainer |
F-7NM FT-7NM |
6 11 |
Licensed MIG-21 | ||
| Hongdu JL-8 |
People's Republic of China / Pakistan
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Trainer | K-8 | 9 | |||
| Transport and multipurpose aircraft | |||||||
| Antonov An-12 |
 Ukraine
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Transport plane | 1 | ||||
| Harbin Y-12 |
People's Republic of China
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Transport plane | 2 | ||||
As of 2018
helicopter
| Aircraft | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Alouette II |
 France
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Liaison helicopter | 1 | |||
| Aérospatiale Alouette III |
France
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Liaison helicopter | 3 | |||
| Mil Wed-8 |
 Russia
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Multipurpose and transport helicopters |
2 | |||
| Mil Wed-24 |
Russia
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Attack helicopter | 2 |
As of 2018
Air bases
- Karibib Air Force Base , Karibib , headquarters of the Namibian Air Force since March 4, 2016
- Grootfontein Air Force Base , Grootfontein , was the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force until March 4, 2016
- Keetmanshoop Air Base , Keetmanshoop
At Eros Airport in Windhoek and the Namibian Air Force helicopters are stationed.
Picture gallery
Air Force F7
Air Force helicopter
Y12 of the Air Force
Web links
- Side of the Air Force (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Air Force inducts new Fighter Aircraft. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: NDF Journal. Vol 35, No 38, Jan – Mar 2010, p. 4.
- ↑ New helicopters for the Air Force. Allgemeine Zeitung, April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012
- ^ South African Alouette IIIs apparently destined for Namibia, not Zimbabwe. Defense Web, February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014
- ↑ Air Force headquarters relocate to Karibib. Namibia Press Agency, March 6, 2016
