| Aviación Militar Venezolana | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 22 June 1946 - Present |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Branch | Air Force of Venezuela |
| Patron | Virgen de Loreto |
| Motto | SPATIUM SUPERANUS PALATINUS (Latin:The Paladin of the sovereign space) |
| Colors | Bleu celeste |
| Anniversaries | 10 December |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Jorge Arévalo Oropeza Pernalete |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | OV-10, Su-30MK2 |
| Electronic warfare | Dassault Falcon 20C Prometeo, Fairchild C-26B Metro EW, |
| Fighter | Su-30MK2, F-16, VF-5 |
| Trainer | C182, SF-260, EMB-312, K-8 |
| Transport | C-130, G.222, Boeing 707-320C, Short 360-300 |
Aircraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhoi Su-30MKV Flanker-G |  Russia | multirole strike fighter | 24 | 35 more are on order | |
| Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon |  United States | fighter | F-16A Block 15OCU; F-16B Block 15OCU | 20 | |
| Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter |  Canada | Fighter-bomber | VF-5A; VF-5B | 16 | 26 two lots (first Canada, second Netherlands); 16 remain operational |
| Hongdu K-8W Karakorum |  China | trainer/light attack | 18 | one was lost in an accident of 2010 and a second order of 18 to 2011 for a total of 36 K-8W | |
| North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco | United States | light attack observation | 20 | ||
| Kazan Mi-17 | Russia | Transport Helicopter | Mi-17V-5; Mi-171VIP | 8 | 6 Mi-17V-5; 2 Mi-171VIP |
| Airbus A-319CJ | transport | 1 | Presidential Aircraft (air force 1) | ||
| Beechcraft B200 Super King Air | United States | transport | 5 | ||
| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | United States | transport | 2 | ELINT | |
| Boeing 707 | United States | transport | 707-320C; 707-346C | 2 | both are Fuel Tankers (KC-135) |
| Boeing 737 | United States | VIP transport | 737-2N1 | 1 | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 |  France | EW | Falcon-20DC | 2 | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | France | VIP | Falcon-20DC; Falcon-20F | 3 | |
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP | Falcon-50EX | 3 | |
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France | VIP | 2 | ||
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130H | 6 | |
| Short 330 |  United Kingdom | transport | 2 | ||
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States | liaison | 8 | ||
| Cessna 206 Stationair | United States | liaison | 14 | ||
| Cessna 182N Skylane | United States | basic trainer | 2 | ||
| Embraer EMB 312 Tucano |  Brazil | trainer | 19 | ||
| Aermacchi SF.260 |  Italy | trainer light attack | SF-260EV | 12 | |
| Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma | France | transport helicopter | AS-332B-1 | 6 | |
| Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar | France | transport helicopter | AS-532AC; AS-532UL | 10 |
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