NATIONAL AIR FORCE OF ANGOLA

NATIONAL AIR FORCE OF ANGOLA

NATIONAL AIR FORCE OF ANGOLA • Força Aérea Nacional Angolana (FANA) Angolan Air Force 6,000 Personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type (incl Air Defence units)

• AIRCRAFT 138 combat capable. Total 287 Aircrafts.

Multi-role Fighter 1 sqn with 18 Ftr ac:

• 14 Sukhoi Su-27S Flanker-B (5 from Belarus);
• 4 Sukhoi Su-27UB Flanker-C*;
• Note: Sources also indicate an active fleet of 12 Sukhoi Su-30K Flanker.

Air Defence (Interceptor) 1 sqn with 19 Ftr ac:

• 18 Mik-Gur. MiG-23ML Flogger-G;
• 1 Mik-Gur. MiG-23UB Flogger-C*;
• Note: While many older Soviet types are reported in storage, recent data continues to track 23 MiG-21bis/MF Fishbed and up to 10 Su-22 Fitter-D combat aircraft.

Ground Attack

• 1 squadron with 6 Embraer EMB-314 (A-29) Super Tucano.
• Note: The Su-25 Frogfoot fleet (up to 10 aircraft) has reportedly left active use by 2026.

Maritime Patrol

• 1 squadron with:
  • 1 Cessna 500 Citation I;
  • 1 CASA C-212 Aviocar;
  • 2 CASA C295 MPA (part of a 3-aircraft modernization order from Spain).

Transport

• 3 squadrons with:
  • 8 Antonov An-12 Cub;
  • 1 Antonov An-26 Curl;
  • 4 Antonov An-32 Cline;
  • 5 Antonov An-72/74 Coaler;
  • 1 CASA C-212 Aviocar;
  • 1 CASA C295;
  • 7 Ilyushin Il-76TD Candid;
  • 3 Kodiak 100;
  • 2 MA60;
  • 1 Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 (VIP).

Attack Helicopter

• 2 squadrons with 14 Mil Mi-24/25/35 Hind.

Transport/Multi-role Helicopter

• 2 squadrons with:
  • 65 Mil Mi-8/17/171 Hip;
  • 21 SA316/SA319/SE3160 Alouette III;
  • 2 AgustaWestland AW109 (4 more on order);
  • 4 AgustaWestland AW139;
  • 9 Bell 212.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

• Units equipped with Bayraktar TB2 (Medium CISR).

Air Defence Units

• 5 batteries with S-125M1 Pechora-M1 (RS-SA-3 Goa);
• 5 companies with:
  • 9K35 Strela-10 (RS-SA-13 Gopher);
  • 2K12-ML Kvadrat-ML (RS-SA-6 Gainful);
  • 9K33 Osa (RS-SA-8 Gecko);
  • 9K31 Strela-1 (RS-SA-9 Gaskin).

Training

• 12 Embraer EMB-312 Tucano;
• 12 Hongdu K-8W Karakorum;
• 4 Aero L-39 Albatros;
• 22 Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer;
• 4 Pilatus PC-9;
• 1 Sukhoi Su-22 (Two-seat);
• 1 Sukhoi Su-27 (Two-seat).
• Note: Aero L-29 Delfin trainers are reported to have left service as of 2026.