Latvian Air Force

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unit_name= Latvian Air Force


caption= Latvian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter
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aircraft_recon=PZL-104
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aircraft_transport=Mi-2, Mi-8, An-2, L-410, A109

Latvian Air Force ( _lv. Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the Latvian armed forces. The total number of personnel is 247. The air force has no air combat capability, thus the defence of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO, with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at four-monthly intervals (see Baltic Air Policing).

Organization

* Aviation Wing
** Helicopter Squad
** Sky Truck Squad
** Technology Squad
* Air-Defence Division
** HQ Battery
** Air-Defence Batteries
** Support Battery
* Airspace Monitoring Wing
** Information Centre
** Radio Engineering Points

Aircraft inventory

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Antonov An-2 Colt
USSR
transport
An-2
2

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Let L-410 Turbolet
CZS
transport
L-410T Turbolet
1

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Mil Mi-2 Hoplite
POL
liaison helicopter
Mi-2
3

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Agusta A109
ITA
liaison helicopter
Agusta 109E Power
2
Border Patrol (border guard)
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Mil Mi-8 Hip
RUS
SAR/liaison helicopter
Mi-8MTV-1
4
A Fourth was ordered but not believed to have been delivered
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PZL-104 Wilga
POL
liaison
PZL-104
5 canceled

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Humberstone, Richard. "Latvian Air Force, 1918-1940 (Insignia Air Force Special No.5)". London: Blue Rider Publishing, 2000.

External links

* [http://www.scramble.nl/lv.htm Latvian Air Arms]

European topic
title = Air Forces in Europe
suffix = _Air_Force
countries_only=yes |UK_only=yes