| Namibian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 (Namibia Defence Force Air Wing) 2005 (Namibian Air Force) |
| Country | Namibia |
| Part of | Namibia Defence Force |
| Commanders | |
| Air Force Commander | Brigadier-General Martin Pinehas |
Aircraft Inventory
Following the independence of Namibia from South Africa in 1991. The Air defence wing of the defence forces were established in 1993-1994. Equipment purchased included Cessna O-2s, HAL Chetaks and Cheetahs from India. In late 1994 a Learjet 31A entered service for civil Government use.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Numbers In Service | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter / Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
| Chengdu F-7 Airguard |  China | Fighter/Trainer | Total F-7NM FT-7NG | 12 10 2 | FT-7NG trainer versions received in November 2006 All 12 equipped with Grifo-MG radars. | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger |  Soviet Union | multi-role Fighter | MiG-23[citation needed] | 2 | ||
| Hongdu K-8 Karakorum | China | Fighter/Trainer | K-8 | 12 | ||
| Cessna Skymaster |  United States | utility | FTB.337G O-2A | 5 | ||
| Antonov An-12 Cub | Soviet Union | transport | An-12 | 2 | ||
| Harbin Y-12 | China | Transport VIP transport | Y-12 | 2 | ||
| Learjet 36 | United States | VIP transport | Model 36 | 1 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 900 |  France | VIP transport | Falcon 900 | 1 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-35 Hind-E | Soviet Union | attack helicopter | Mi-35P | 2 | ||
| Mil Mi-8 Hip | Soviet Union | Assault helicopter | Mi-8 | 2 | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 319 Alouette III | France | light utility | SA 319 | 2 | ||
| HAL Cheetah |  India | light utility | 1 | Indian variant of French Aérospatiale Lama | ||
| HAL Chetak | India | light utility | 2 | Indian variant of French Aérospatiale Alouette III | ||
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