People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional); Presidential Guard

GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE •  Força Aérea da Guine-Bissau
Air Force 100 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(incl Army AD units)

• AIRCRAFT 8 combat capable. Total 14 Aircrafts.

Interceptor & Fighter Ground Bomber 1 sqn with 8 FTR/ FGA ac:
4 Mik-Gur. MiG-21MF Fishbed-J (in storage);
1 Mik-Gur. MiG-21UM Mongol-B (in storage);
3 Mikoyan MiG-17F Fresco-C;

Ttransport  1 sqn with 4 Tpt ac:
VIP Ttransport  1 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Dassault Falcon 20F 
Tactical Ttransport 1 Tpt ac:
1 Antonov An-24RV Coke;
Light Transport 2 Lt Tpt ac:
1 Reims Cessna FTB-337E Super Skymaster (Coast Guard);
1 Dornier Do-27A;

Advanced Flying Training unit with 2 Adv Trg ac:
2 Mikoyan MiG-15UTI Midget


• HELICOPTER 4 Utility Helicopters.

Utility 1 sqn with 4 Utl hel:
1 Mil Mi-8T Hip-C (Support);
1 Aérospatiale SA318B Alouette II;
2 Aérospatiale SA 319B Alouette III,


• FACILITIES
  Republic of Guinea-Bissau has 2 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1), and 7 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 3)


Army Air Defence Systems
AD • 1 arty bn
SAM • MANPAD SA-7 Grail
GUNS • TOWED 34:
23mm 18 ZU-23;
37mm 6 M-1939;
57mm 10 S-60