Turkmen Air Force
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Country | Turkmenistan |
Armed forces | Turkmen Armed Forces |
Type | Armed forces ( air force ) |
Strength | 3,000 |
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The Turkmen Air Force is the air power of the armed forces of Turkmenistan .
structure
The 3,000 strong air force is divided into two fighter bomber regiments ( Su-25 ), the 67th interceptor regiment ( MiG-29 ) and the 47th mixed relay ( An-24 , Mi-8 , Mi-24 ).
equipment
The following aircraft are available:
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Interceptor :
- 10 MiG-29 (Fulcrum-A)
- 12 MiG-29 (Fulcrum-C)
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Attack aircraft :
- 46 Su-25 (Frogfoot-A)
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Transport aircraft :
- 10 An-2 (Colt)
- 10 to 26 (curl)
- 1 An-24 (Coke)
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Training aircraft :
- 2 L-39 "Albatros"
- 2 MiG-29UB (Fulcrum-B)
- Su-25UB (Frogfoot-B)
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Combat helicopter :
- 10 Mi-24 (Hind)
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Transport helicopter :
- 10 Mi-8 (Hip)
As on-board weapons are air-to-air missiles the weapon systems Vympel R-3 , R-23 , R-60 , R-27 , R-73 , air-ground missiles the weapon systems Ch-23 , Ch-28 , Ch-25 , Ch-25P , Ch-29 and anti-tank missiles of the 9K11 Malyutka weapon system were used.
Air defense
The Turkmen Air Defense has 50 FlaRak weapons at its disposal. These are the S-75 mobile weapon system and the S-125 Neva and S-200 stationary weapon systems .