Syrian Air Force

القوات الجوية العربية السورية
Founded	1948
Country	Syria
Part of	Ministry of Defense
March	We are the Eagles
Engagements	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War
Insignia
Roundel
Air Force Ensign
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-24, Su-22, Mi-24
Fighter	MiG-29, MiG-23
Interceptor	MiG-25
Trainer	MBB 223 Flamingo, Aero L-39 Albatros, MFI-17 Mushshak
Transport	Il-76, An-26, Mi-17, Mi-8, Gazelle

Aircraft Inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Numbers In Service	Comments	Image
Fighter Aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29	Soviet Union	Multirole Aircraft (Various Roles)	MiG-29 total MiG-29A MiG-29SMT MiG-29UB	62 42 14 6	Plans to upgrade to MiG-29M2, and acquire a squadron of MiG-29SMT.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	Soviet Union	Interceptor	MiG-25 total MiG-25 MiR-25R MiG-25U	38 30 6 2
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	Soviet Union	Fighter	MiG-23 total MiG-23 MiG-23BN MiG-23UM	173 107 60 6	Plans to upgrade.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	Soviet Union	Fighter	MiG-21 total MiG-21 MiG-21H/J MiG-21U	162 102 40 20
Ground Attack
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Ground Attack	Su-24	20
Sukhoi Su-22	Soviet Union	Attack	Su-22F	50
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Trainer	L-39	23
MBB 223 Flamingo	West Germany	Trainer	MBB 223	35
MFI-17 Mushshak	Pakistan	Trainer	MFI-17	6
Transport Airplane
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Transport	An-26	4
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	Transport	Il-76	4
Dassault Falcon 20	France	VIP Transport		2
Dassault Falcon 900	France	VIP Transport		1
Yakovlev Yak-40	Soviet Union	VIP Transport	Yak-40	6
Attack Helicopter
Mil Mi-25	Soviet Union	Attack Helicopter	Mi-25	36
Aérospatiale SA-341 Gazelle	France	Attack Helicopter	SA-341	42
Mil Mi-2	USSR	Attack Helicopter	Mi-2	20
Transport Helicopter
Mil Mi-8 / Mil Mi-17	Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter	Mi-8 Mi-17	138