Angola became independent from Portugal on 11 November 1975. However, the foundations for the establishment of the air force were laid before independence when members of the then Flying Club of Angola (Aeroclube de Angola) were assembled at Luanda in October 1975.[3] These people and aircraft left behind by the Portuguese Air Force formed the basis for the air transport branch of the force.
The force was formally established on 21 January 1976 as the People's Air Force of Angola / Air and Antiaircraft Defense or FAPA/DAA (Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea). Its first batch of Soviet MiG fighter aircraft was delivered in mid-December 1975.[3] The FAPA/DAA fought several battles with South African Air Force aircraft in November 1981, October 1982, and twice in September 1987.[4]
Circa 1983–85, in order to enhance MPLA's combat capacity, Romania sent 150 flight instructors and other aviation personnel, who contributed to the establishment of an Angolan Military Aviation School.
Most of the inventory is out of service, and refers to historical equipment delivered along the years. FAN has many bases – most of them, former Portuguese Air Force bases and other 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.
Structure
The National Air Force of Angola is headed by the Chief of Staff of the FANA (Chefe do Estado-Maior da FANA). The Chief of Staff of the FANA is a General directly subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola.
FANA follows a Russian/ex-Soviet organizational model, with its air units being aviation regiments (regimentos de aviação), each one including several squadrons (esquadrões). To each of the six aviation regiments corresponds an air base. Besides the aviation regiments, there is also a Pilot Training School.
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^ abCooper, Tom & Weinert, Peter (2010). African MiGs: Volume I: Angola to Ivory Coast. Harpia Publishing LLC. p. 17. ISBN978-0-9825539-5-4.
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^"Angola: Huambo air force plane crash kills generals". BBC News. 15 September 2011. from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^"Angola army says 17 killed in air crash". Dawn.com. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
^"17 Killed in Wednesday Air Force plane crash". Angola Press Agency. 15 September 2011. from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
Further reading
Cooper, Tom & Weinert, Peter (2010). African MiGs: Volume I: Angola to Ivory Coast. Harpia Publishing LLC. ISBN978-0-9825539-5-4.
May 05, 2023
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The National Air Force of Angola or FANA Portuguese Forca Aerea Nacional de Angola is the air branch of the Armed Forces of Angola National Air Force of AngolaForca Aerea Nacional de AngolaEmblemFounded21 January 1976 47 years ago 1976 01 21 Country AngolaTypeAir forceRoleAerial warfareSize6 000 personnel 1 287 aircraftPart ofAngolan Armed ForcesHeadquartersLuandaEngagementsAngolan Civil War South African Border WarCommandersCommander in ChiefPresident Joao LourencoAir Force Chief of StaffGeneral Altino Dos SantosInsigniaRoundelAircraft flownAttackSu 25 Su 22FighterSukhoi Su 30 Su 27 MiG 23 MiG 21HelicopterMi 8Attack helicopterMi 24 35PatrolFokker F27 EMB 110 C 212TrainerYak 11 PC 7 Embraer EMB 312 TucanoTransportC 130 Hercules An 12 An 26 With an inventory of more than 300 aircraft FANA is on paper one of the largest and strongest air forces of Africa 2 Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Inventory 3 1 Aircraft 3 2 Air Defense 3 3 Armaments 4 Accidents and incidents 5 References 6 Further readingHistory EditAngola became independent from Portugal on 11 November 1975 However the foundations for the establishment of the air force were laid before independence when members of the then Flying Club of Angola Aeroclube de Angola were assembled at Luanda in October 1975 3 These people and aircraft left behind by the Portuguese Air Force formed the basis for the air transport branch of the force The force was formally established on 21 January 1976 as the People s Air Force of Angola Air and Antiaircraft Defense or FAPA DAA Forca Aerea Popular de Angola Defesa Aerea e Antiaerea Its first batch of Soviet MiG fighter aircraft was delivered in mid December 1975 3 The FAPA DAA fought several battles with South African Air Force aircraft in November 1981 October 1982 and twice in September 1987 4 Circa 1983 85 in order to enhance MPLA s combat capacity Romania sent 150 flight instructors and other aviation personnel who contributed to the establishment of an Angolan Military Aviation School The FANA has bases at Luanda Catumbela Belas Luena Kuito Lubango and Mocamedes The World Factbook produced by the CIA reported that by 2007 the name of the force had changed to National Air Force 5 Most of the inventory is out of service and refers to historical equipment delivered along the years FAN has many bases most of them former Portuguese Air Force bases and other 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 Structure EditThe National Air Force of Angola is headed by the Chief of Staff of the FANA Chefe do Estado Maior da FANA The Chief of Staff of the FANA is a General directly subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola FANA follows a Russian ex Soviet organizational model with its air units being aviation regiments regimentos de aviacao each one including several squadrons esquadroes To each of the six aviation regiments corresponds an air base Besides the aviation regiments there is also a Pilot Training School Its order of battle is citation needed 25th Fighter Aviation Regiment Kuito Airport 13th Fighter Squadron Su 27 and Su 27UB 12th Fighter Squadron MiG 23ML and MiG 23UB 11th Fighter Squadron MiG 21bis MiG 21M MiG 21F 13 and MiG 21U 26th Fighter Aviation Regiment Mocamedes Air Base 14th Fighter Squadron Su 24MK 16th Fighter Squadron Su 25K and Su 25UBK 15th Fighter Squadron Su 22M 4K and Su 22UM 3K 24th Training Regiment Menongue Airport 8th Training Squadron L 39ZA EMB 312 PC 9 and PC 7 9th Training Squadron L 29 Delfin MiG 15UTI Yak 11 and PC 6B 10th Training Squadron Cessna 172 and Z 142C 23rd Air Transportation Regiment Luanda Air Base 5th Light Transportation Squadron An 2 An 12 An 24 An 26 An 28 An 32 An 72 An 74 F 27 C 212 300 C 212 200 BN 2A 21 Commander Turbo Do 27 Do 28C and Do 228 6th Transportation Squadron Il 76T C 130K Lockheed L 100 20 and Boeing 707 7th Transportation Squadron Boeing 707 and EMB 120 Mil Mi 24s of Angola https twitter com HammerOfWar5 status 1608164658170437632 photo 121st Transportation Helicopter Regiment Luena Airport 1st Helicopter Squadron SA 315 IAR 316 SA 342m AB 212 and SA 365m 2nd Helicopter Squadron Mi 8 Mi 17 and AS 532 22nd Combat Helicopter Regiment Huambo Air Base 3rd Helicopter Squadron Mi 25 Mi 35 AS 565AA AS 565UA and SA 342m 4th Helicopter Squadron Mi 24 Mi 25 and Mi 35 Pilot Basic Training School Lobito Inventory EditAircraft Edit An Angolan Air Force MiG 21bis Angolan VIP Embraer ERJ 135BJ Legacy A Cessna 501 used for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service NotesCombat AircraftMiG 21 Soviet Union fighter MiG 21bis 23 6 MiG 23 Soviet Union fighter 22 6 some supplied by Belarus 7 Sukhoi Su 22 Soviet Union fighter bomber 14 6 some supplied by Belarus 8 Sukhoi Su 25 Russia attack 12 6 Sukhoi Su 30 Russia fighter 13 6 one Su 27 provides conversion trainingEmbraer EMB 314 Brazil light attack COIN 6 6 Maritime PatrolCASA C 212 Spain patrol 1 6 Airbus C295 Spain patrol 2 on order 6 Cessna Citation I United States patrol 1 6 fitted with a Seaspray AESA radar and electro optical sensorTransportXian MA60 China transport 2 6 Quest Kodiak United States utility transport Kodiak 100 3 6 Airbus C295 Spain transport 1 on order 6 Ilyushin Il 76 Russia strategic airlifter 7 6 Antonov An 12 Ukraine heavy transport 8 6 Antonov An 26 Ukraine transport 1 6 Antonov An 32 Ukraine transport 5 6 Antonov An 72 Ukraine heavy transport 6 6 CASA C 212 Spain utility transport 1 6 Embraer ERJ 135 Brazil VIP transport 1 9 HelicoptersBell 212 United States utility 9 6 Mil Mi 8 Russia utility Mi 8 17 171 66 6 Mil Mi 24 Russia attack Mi 24 35 15 6 Alouette III France liaison 21 6 AgustaWestland AW109 Italy light utility 2 4 on order 6 AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR utility 4 6 Trainer AircraftAero L 29 Czech Republic jet trainer 6 6 Aero L 39 Czech Republic jet trainer 4 6 Pilatus PC 7 Switzerland basic trainer 5 10 Pilatus PC 9 Switzerland trainer 4 6 Hongdu JL 8 China Pakistan jet trainer K 8W 12 6 Embraer EMB 312 Brazil trainer 12 6 aircraft were acquired from Peru 11 UAVTAI Aksungur Turkey UCAV Unknown quantity ordered 12 Air Defense Edit Name Origin Type In service NotesSAMS 75M Volkhov Soviet Union Medium range surface to air missile 40 13 2K12 Kub Soviet Union Short range surface to air missile 16 13 Upgraded to 2K12 ML standard 14 15 S 125 Pechora Soviet Union Short range surface to air missile 12 13 9K35 Strela 10 Soviet Union Short range surface to air missile 10 13 9K33 Osa Soviet Union Short range surface to air missile 15 13 9K31 Strela 1 Soviet Union Short range surface to air missile 20 13 Armaments Edit Name Origin Type NotesAir to air missileK 13 Soviet Union Infrared homing air to air missile 16 R 60 Soviet Union Infrared homing air to air missile 16 R 73 Soviet Union Infrared homing air to air missile 16 R 23 Soviet Union Semi active radar homing 16 R 27 Soviet Union Infrared homing air to air missile Semi active radar homing 16 Air to surface missile9M17 Fleyta Soviet Union Anti tank missile 13 Anti radiation missileKh 28 Soviet Union Anti radiation missile 16 Accidents and incidents EditOn 14 September 2011 an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia operated by the Air Force crashed just after takeoff from Nova Lisboa Airport 17 killing 11 army officers including three generals among them Kalias Pedro and six civilians 18 19 The accident occurred at 11 30 am at the airport with a military delegation on board the flight at Albano Machado Airport 20 References Edit International Institute for Strategic Studies 25 February 2021 The Military Balance 2021 London Routledge p 448 ISBN 9781032012278 Africa s Five Most Powerful Air Forces Protecting the Skies From From Algiers to Addis Ababa Military Watch Magazine 8 July 2020 Retrieved 8 July 2022 a b Cooper Tom amp Weinert Peter 2010 African MiGs Volume I Angola to Ivory Coast Harpia Publishing LLC p 17 ISBN 978 0 9825539 5 4 Cooper and Weinert 2010 52 54 60 Non official site with history of FAN in Portuguese fanangola webnode pt Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 21 August 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac World Air Forces 2023 Flightglobal 2023 Retrieved 23 November 2022 World Air Forces 2001 pg 35 flightglobal com Retrieved 10 February 2015 World Air Forces 2001 pg 35 flightglobal com Retrieved 10 February 2015 Angolan Air Force embraer crash flightglobal com Retrieved 18 December 2014 International Institute for Strategic Studies Hackett James ed The Military Balance 2016 London Routledge ISBN 1857435575 World Air Forces 2002 pg 35 flightglobal com Retrieved 21 March 2015 Torlak Hakan 17 March 2023 Uretim kapasitesi artti AKSUNGUR IHA Kirgizistan ve Angola yolcusu DefenceTurk in Turkish Retrieved 17 March 2023 a b c d e f g International Institute for Strategic Studies 2021 The Military Balance p 449 ISBN 9781032012278 Angola has received upgraded SA 6 surface to air missiles defenceWeb 9 July 2019 Retrieved 28 September 2021 Angola received upgraded SA 6 systems Shephard Media 11 June 2019 Retrieved 28 September 2021 a b c d e f Trade Registers armstrade sipri org Accident Description Aviation Safety Network 14 September 2011 Archived from the original on 24 September 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2011 Angola Huambo air force plane crash kills generals BBC News 15 September 2011 Archived from the original on 15 September 2011 Retrieved 15 March 2012 Angola army says 17 killed in air crash Dawn com 14 September 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2011 17 Killed in Wednesday Air Force plane crash Angola Press Agency 15 September 2011 Archived from the original on 27 March 2012 Retrieved 15 September 2011 Further reading EditCooper Tom amp Weinert Peter 2010 African MiGs Volume I Angola to Ivory Coast Harpia Publishing LLC ISBN 978 0 9825539 5 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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