People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola
"Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea"


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dates= 1976 -
country= Angola
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aircraft_attack= Su-25, Su-22, Mi-24/35
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aircraft_fighter= Su-27, MiG-23, MiG-21
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aircraft_patrol= Fokker F27, EMB-110
aircraft_trainer= Yak-11, PC-7, Tucano
aircraft_transport= L-100, An-12, An-26, C.212, Mi-8The People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola or "Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea" (FAPA/DAA) was established on 21 January 1976 and initially made use of the aircraft left behind by Portugal. The bases are at Luanda, Belas, Luena, Kuiro, Lubango and Mocamedes.

The World Factbook, produced by the CIA, reported that by 2007 the name of the force had changed to the Angolan National Air Force, FANA.

Most of the inventory is out of service, and refers to historical equipment delivered along the years. FANA has many bases, courtesy of the cold war, but few airplanes that actually fly. The main body of the active air force is made of transport/cargo planes, used for moving supplies, equipment and personnel between parts of the country.

Aircraft Inventory

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Source! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service"", Aerospace Source Book 2007, "Aviation Week & Space Technology", January 15 2007.] ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Fighter Aircraft
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Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
USSR / RUS
fighter
trainer
Total
Su-27U
15
1

-
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger
USSR
fighter
MiG-23
18

-
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed
USSR
Interceptor
Total
MiG-21MF
MiG-21U
25
20
5

-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Ground Attack
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Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot
USSR
Attack
Su-25
8

-
Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter-F
USSR / SVK
Fighter/attack
Su-22
22

-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Trainer Aircraft
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Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer
SUI
Trainer
PC-7
12

-
Yakovlev Yak-11 Moose
USSR
Trainer
Yak-11
6
-
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano
BRA
Trainer
EMB-312
5

-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Maritime patrol
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Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
BRA
Maritime patrol
EMB-111
2

-
Fokker F27 Friendship
NLD
Maritime patrol
F27MPA
1

-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Transports
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Antonov Il-76 Candid
USSR / RUS
Transport
Il-76
1|
-
Antonov An-32 Cline
USSR / UKR
Transport
An-32
3

-
Antonov An-26 Curl
USSR / UKR
Transport
An-26
12

-
CASA C.212 Aviocar
ESP
Transport
Total
C.212-200
C.212M
11
6
5

-
IAR BN-2 Islander
ROM
Transport
IAR BN-2A
8

-
Antonov An-12 Cub
USSR / UKR
Transport
An-12
10

-
Pilatus PC-6 Porter
SUI
Transport
PC-6/B
4

-
Lockheed L-100 Hercules
USA
Transport
L-100-30
1

-
Dornier Do 228
GER
Transport
Do 228
1

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Cessna 172 Skyhawk
USA
Utility
Cessna 172
3

-
Dornier Do 28
GER
Utility
Do 28
1

-
Embraer ERJ-135
BRA
VIP Transport
ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600
1

-
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
BRA
VIP Transport
EMB-120
1 [ [http://sev.prnewswire.com/airlines-aviation/20071005/SPF00105102007-1.html Embraer Reports Third-Quarter 2007 Deliveries and Updates Order Book] ]

-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Helicopters
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Mil Mi-24 Hind
USSR
Attack helicopter
Total
Mi-25
Mi-35
15
5
10

-
Mil Mi-8 Hip
USSR / RUS
transport helicopter
Total
Mi-8
Mi-17
57
47
10

-
Aérospatiale SA 315 Alouette II
FRA
Utility helicopter
SA 315B
2

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IAR 316 Alouette III
ROM
Utility helicopter
IAR 316B
15

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Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin
FRA
Utility helicopter
SA 365C
10

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Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle
FRA
Utility helicopter
SA 342M
7

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Bell 212 Twin Huey
USA
Utility helicopter
Bell 212
8

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Other aircraft reported in recent Angolan use include:
* 1 Beech 200
* 1 Boeing 707
* 2 Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
* 1 Gulfstream III
* 1 Ilyushin Il-76 Candid
* 1 Tupolev Tu-134 Crusty
* 1 Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling
* 5 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot
* 25 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco
* 4 Pilatus PC-9
* 1 Mil Mi-6 Hook

References

ee also

*Military of Angola
* [http://www.xairforces.net/airforces.asp?id=2 People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola Pictures]