The Belorussian Air Force is the air force of the Armed Forces of Belarus. An Air force is a military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. ... The turbulent history of Belarus, as well as its close relationship with Russia, have played a large role in its military structure and deployment. ...

Organization

In accordance with the edict of the President of republic Belarus' in the year 2001 the Air Force and troops of air defense were created as one of the forms of the armed forces of republic Belarus. The VVS and air defense forces as the form of the armed forces are intended for the protection of centers, regions, objects (administrative, industrial, economic), groupings of troops from the impacts/shocks of enemy from air, and also for the defeat of objects, military-economic potential and hostile troops, fire support and guarantee of combat operations of ground forces.In peacetime VVS and air defense forces by the part of the forces and facilities they bear standby alert for the purpose of the protection of state boundary in air and the control of the observance of the order of the use of airspace of republic Belarus'.

The Air Force and Air Defense of the Armed Forces of Belarus are organized into six major flying regiments, including two interceptor, three strike, and a reconnaissance. The air force consists of more than 22,000 personnel, though this number is being reduced. Major bases include Balbasovo, Bobr, Luninets, Maladzyechna, Pribytki, Smarhon, and Vitebsk. The air force is responsible for all military aviation, as the Army maintains no aircraft of its own. Vitebsk (also Vitebsk Northeast or Andronovichi) is an air base in Belarus located 8 km northeast of Vitebsk. ...

Inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[1]	Notes
Aero L-39	Czechoslovakia	Trainer	L-39C	6
Antonov An-12	Soviet Union	Transport	An-12BP	6
Antonov An-24	Soviet Union	Transport		1
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Transport		6
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	Transport	Il-76M	4
Mikoyan MiG-23	Soviet Union	Fighter	MiG-23M	34
Mikoyan MiG-29	Soviet Union	Fighter		41
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Strike	Total Su-24MK Su-24MR	34 22 12
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Close support	Total Su-25 Su-25UB	76 70 6
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union	Fighter	Total Su-27 Su-27UB	18 14 4
Tupolev Tu-134	Soviet Union	VIP transport	Tu-134A	1

L-39C Albatros Slovak L-39 ZA at Radom Air Show 2005 The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance, jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s to replace the L-29 Delfín. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia_(bordered). ... The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Romanian Air Force Antonov An-26 The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft and is a development of the An-24 passenger aircraft, with particular attention made to the potential military use. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Ilyushin Il-76T An Indian Air Force IL-76 in Hawaii, with IAF and US personnel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: ) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name Fencer) was the Soviet Unions most advanced all-weather interdiction and attack aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Su-25SM The Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) is a battlefield attack, close air support, and anti-tank aircraft designed by the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Sukhoi Su-27 (Су-27 in the Cyrillic alphabet) (NATO reporting name Flanker) is originally a Soviet fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... An Aeroflot Tu-134 sits on the tarmac The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name Crusty) was a Russian twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ...

See Also

• Armed Force of Belarus

References

1. ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.