Armenian Air Force

Armenian Air Force
  • Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր
  • Hayastani Razmaodayin Uzher
Armenian Armed Forces emblem
Founded1992 (1992)
Country Armenia
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size5,000 Personnel and 52 Aircraft
Part ofArmenian Armed Forces
Anniversaries26 June (Air Force Day)[1][2]
Engagements
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
AttackSu-25
FighterSu-30
Attack helicopterMi-8/Mi-24
TrainerL-39, Mi-2
TransportIl-76, Mi-8/Mi-17
Armenian Air Force jets

The Armenian Air Force (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր, romanizedHayastani Razmaodayin Uzher) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Armenia formed by independent Armenia in 1992 in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Outside its conventional name, it has also been referred to as the Aviation Department of the Armenian Armed Forces. It is organized and equipped principally to provide Armenian ground forces with tactical air support in the form of ground attack and airlift in mountainous terrain. It provided effective support during the battles with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region from 1992 to 1994.[3]

Since 2003, the Armenian government has been funding a modernization and enlargement of the air fleet.[4] The Armenian Air Force sports the Armenak Khanperyants Military Aviation University.

  1. ^ "June 26 – Armenian Air Force Day".
  2. ^ "June 26 – Armenian Air Force Day congratulations". 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Cooper, Tom (29 September 2003). "Air War over Nagorniy-Kharabakh, 1988–1994". Archived 5 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Air Combat Information Group (ACIG). Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  4. ^ Martirosjan, Samvel; translated by A. Ignatkin (25–31 August 2004). "Armenia Builds Up Its Military Might[permanent dead link]". Voyenno-Promyshlenny Kurier. The original link is dead but a copy may be found at http://hyeforum.com/lofiversion/index.php?t9724.html.

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