Libyan Air Force

القوات الجوية الليبية
Active	1978 -
Country	Libya
HQ	Okba Ben Nafi, Tripoli
Engagements	Libyan–Egyptian War 1977 Chadian–Libyan conflict 1978-1987 Gulf of Sidra incidents 1981,1989
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-22, J-21, Mi-14, Mi-24, Bell 206,
Bomber	Su-24
Fighter	MiG-21, MiG-23, Mirage F1
Trainer	SF-260, L-39, G-2, Yak-130
Transport	An-26, Falcon 20, Falcon 50, Gulfstream II, Il-76, L-410, C-130, Il-78 Midas, Bell 212, CH-47, Mi-8

Cold War

Royal Libyan Air Force roundel.

• Combat Aircraft - most aircraft are grounded and considered withdrawn from service
  • 12 Dassault Mirage F1BD/ED, some at Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base, south of Tobruk
  • 12 Sukhoi Su-35 on order
  • 4 Sukhoi Su-30 on order
  • 25 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
  • 124 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN/MS/ML/UB
  • 40 Sukhoi Su-22M3/UM-3K
  • 4 Sukhoi Su-24MK- one lost in fire
  • 13 Soko J-21 Jastreb

• Trainers
  • 110 Aero L-39ZO Albatros
  • 20 Aermacchi SF-260WL
  • 116 Soko G-2 Galeb
  • 6 Yakovlev Yak-130 - on order

• Transport Aircraft
  • 10 Antonov An-26
  • 3 Dassault Falcon 20
  • 1 Dassault Falcon 50
  • 3 Gulfstream II
  • 17 Ilyushin Il-76
  • 15 Let L-410 Turbolet
  • 10 Lockheed C-130H Hercules
  • 2 Antonov An-124

• Refuellers
  • 4 Ilyushin Il-78

• Attack Helicopters
  • 4 Bell 206 JetRanger
  • 12 Mil Mi-14
  • 43 Mil Mi-24

• Transport Helicopters
  • 2 Bell 212 Twin Huey
  • 8 Boeing CH-47 Chinook
  • 25 Mil Mi-8 including Mi-17
  • ? Mil Mi-17

• Air Defence
  • 90 Lavochkin SA-2
  • 10 Isayev SA-3
  • 48 SA-6

• Future Aircraft
  • 14 Dassault Rafale - March 2009. "Commercial and technical negotiations on a sale of 14 French Rafale fighter jets to Libya have been largely completed, and politics will dictate the timing of any announcement of a deal." The Rafales expected to be sold to Tripoli would be similar to the F3 standard entering service in the French Air Force, capable of aerial combat and ground strikes.
  • 12 Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger - MoU signed December 9, 2007 runs until July 1, 2008
  • 20 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29SMT - under study
  • 15 Eurocopter EC 725
  • 10 Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil