Guyana Air Wing

Aircraft Inventory

The Defence force air wing was in formed in 1968 and was then renamed the Guyana Defence force air command in 1973. Seven Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander were delivered over a five year period in the 1970's and then were supplemented by Short Skyvans series 3Ms in 1979. In 1986 3 Mil Mi-8 were delivered. The GDF operates 3 aircraft, and three helicopter.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Bell 412	United States	Transport Helicopter	412	1	In service since 1984.
Bell 206 JetRanger	United States	Utility Helicopter	206B	2	In service since 1976.
Harbin Y-12 Panda	People's Republic of China	Utility Transport	Y-12	1
RotorWay Exec 162F	United States	Light Helicopter	162F	1	In service since 2004.
Short Skyvan	United Kingdom	Utility Transport	SC-7 Skyvan 3M	1	In service since 1979.

Gambian Air Wing

Aircraft Inventory

The Gambian Army operates a single Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack jet. Gambia also has former retired Ukrainian Helicopters that are non-functional. Recently, a batch of 4 Gambian Soldiers received flying training in Ukraine. Gp Captain from Pakistan has also submitted a framework, based on which a new Gambian Airforce can be established

Mauritius Air Force

THE COUNTRY HAS NO STANDING ARMY NEITHER ANY AIR FORCE

Air Force of Zimbabwe

Air Force of Zimbabwe
Flag of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
Active	1980 -
Country	Zimbabwe
Size	5,000 personnel (1999)
Commanders
Commander	Air Marshal Perence Shiri
Notable commanders	Air Chief Marshal Josiah Tungamirai
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack	Hunter FGA.9, Mi-35P
Fighter	F-7II/N, F-7MG, MiG-23
Reconnaissance	O-2
Trainer	SF-260, K-8, Hawk Mk 60
Transport	Ilyushin Il-76, An-12, C-212, Islander, AB412SP

Aircraft

Current

• Nanchang K-8 Karakorum - 11. These are the upgraded K-8E with glass cockpit
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger - multi-role fighter (2 seen in 2003 fly past) and currently believed to be stored at Thornhill because they are "excess to requirements".
• Chengdu F-7 II/N Airguard - only 6 or 7 were operational when the DRC war started. It is believed an additional 12 were acquired early 1999. a third batch of the Chengdu F-7 MG variant was acquired in November 2004.
• Guizhou FT-7BZ - conversion trainer (2)
• SIAI SF260M/TP/W - basic trainer (49 delivered)
• Ilyushin Il-76 Candid - (1)
• Boeing 720-025 - VIP transport (1, status unknown)
• BAe 146 - VIP transport (1)
• Gulfstream III - VIP transport. Photographed in South Africa, 8 October 2008.
• Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling - VIP transport (3)
• Antonov An-12 Cub - transport aircraft (1)
• CASA C212-200 Aviocar - medium transport aircraft (14 delivered)
• Harbin Y-12 - Light Transport
• C-47TP-AR Air Reconnaissance Aircraft - 3 C-47 Skytrains (Dakota) were converted to C-47TP-AR for EW/ELINT operations.Before the upgades, one aircraft (R7134) used as Airborne Command Post, while another (R3702) was equipped with extensive electronic surveillance equipment. Both were withdrawn from service in late 1992
• Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander - light utility aircraft (6)
• Cessna FTB.337G and O-2A - light utility aircraft (23 delivered, 3 were lost in operations in the DRC)
• Mil Mi-35P Hind - assault helicopter (IISS The Military Balance lists 2 Mi-35s and 4 Mi-35)
• Eurocopter AS532 Cougar - medium utility helicopters (2 used as presidential helicopters)
• Agusta-Bell 412SP - light utility helicopter, some were armed with rockets for the DRC conflict. (12 delivered)
• Aerospatiale SE-316B Alouette III - light utility helicopter (4 participated during the air show in 2005)
• Mil Mi-8 Hip- 3 Mi 8s were seen in a fly past on 12 july 2010.

Future

Zimbabwe has been interested in Mig-29s in the past. A USD300+ order for a squadron was placed with Russia in the late 80s but was cancelled in 1992 when the region stabilised as South Africa withdrew from Angola and Namibia. Negotiations to buy Mig-29SMTs were held again in 2004 but an order for Chengdu FC-1 fighter was placed instead . See The Military Balance, 2005 to 2009 issues.

• Chengdu JF-17 Thunder - multirole fighter aircraft jointly developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex(PAC) and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group(CAC) for the export market. 12 ordered in 2004

Guinea-Bissau Airforce

After achieving independence from Portugal in 1974, the Força Aérea de Guine-Bissau or FAGB was formed with former Portuguese Douglas C-47's, North American T-6s, two Dornier Do-27s and two Aloutte III's. The FAGB was re-equipped by the Soviet Union with a limited aid package in which its first combat aircraft were introduced. Five MIG-17's and two MiG-15UTI trainers entered service with a single Mi-8 helicopter. In 1978 France provided more aircraft aid in the form of a Reims-cessna FTB.337 for coastal patrol and a surplus Aloutte III. A Dassult Falcon 20F was donated by the Angolan government but was soon sold to the USA. In the late 1980s a similar number of MiG 21's replaced the MiG 17's, also delivered an AN-24, a YAK-40 and anther Mi-8 helicopter.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Aérospatiale SA 319 Alouette III	France	utility helicopter	SA 319B	1
Cessna 337 Skymaster	France	liaison	FTB337E	1	built by Reims
Dornier Do 27	Germany	utility	Do 27	1
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Soviet Union	transport helicopter	Mi-8	1

Belize Air Wing

Aircraft

Aircraft Inventory as of January 26, 2009

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Counter-insurgency
Britten-Norman Defender	United Kingdom	Counter-insugency	BN-2B-21	2	In service since 1983
Trainers
Slingsby T-67 Firefly	United Kingdom	Trainer	T67M-260	1	In service since 1996
Transports
Britten-Norman Islander	United Kingdom	Utility transport	BN-2A	1
Cessna 182J	United States	Utility transport	182J	1	In service since 1996
Obsolete Aircraft
Dornier Do 27	Germany	Utility transport	Do.27	1	In service from 1987 to 1990
Beechcraft King Air	United States		A90	1	In service fom 2004 to 2006

Royal Lao Air Force

A RLAF T-28D at Long Tieng

The Royal Lao Air Force (RLAF) was the air force branch of the Military of the Royal Lao Government in the Kingdom of Laos. The RLAF, along with the Royal Lao Navy, and the Royal Lao Army, were placed under the control of the Ministry of Defense in Vientiane.

The RLAF received assistance over the years from France, the USA and Thailand. Initially a transport organisation beginning operations with the Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet and then the C-47, it acquired a light strike capability with the North American T-6 Texan and later the T-28 Trojan. Operations were against the Communist Pathet Lao guerrilla forces, with also a number of attempted internal coups.