The Kenya Air Force has Northrop F-5E TigerII fighter jets as well as British Aerospace Hawk jets. Due to lack of combat it largely provides relief services. It also has DASH-8 transport planes, and Shorts Tucanos for training. Canadian Air Force CF-116 Freedom Fighters The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II) is a fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the USA, beginning in 1962. ... The BAE Hawk is an advanced jet trainer manufactured by BAE Systems and used by the Royal Air Force and other countries air forces. ... A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005 The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... The Short Tucano is a basic two seat turboprop trainer used by the RAF. It is an adaptation of the EMBRAER Tucano, the principle alteration being the use of a Garrett turboprop powerplant over the standard Pratt & Whitney engine. ...

The main air base hosting fighters is the Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki. Moi Air Base in Nairobi is another airport used by the Kenya Air Force. Nanyuki is a market town in central Kenya, lying north west of Mount Kenya. ... Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport (ICAO airport code: HKRE) is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. ... Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya. ...

KAF also has Aérospatiale and IAR/SA 330 Puma halicopters, Hughes 500MD Defender Helicopter Gunships and Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters, DHC5 Buffalo and Harbin Y-12 transports. The anti aircraft capability is formidable with Mistral anti aircraft missiles and 25, 35 and 40mm cannons all under optronic control. The Aerospatiale Puma is a medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... The Hughes H-6 is a family of light utility and assault helicopters of the United States Army. ... The Gazelle is a helicopter developed as part of an Anglo-French venture between the Westland and Aérospatiale companies in 1968. ... CC-115 Buffalo The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short take off and landing (STOL) cargo aircraft, a turboprop conversion of their earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. ... The Harbin Y-12 is a high wing twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC). ... Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics). ...

After a failed coup by a group of Air Force officers on August 1, 1982, the Air Force was disbanded. Air Force activity was reconstituted and placed under tighter army control as '82 Air Force. Currently it is a highly professional force with F-5 upgrade and procurement underway. The 1982 Kenyan coup was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Mois government. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Air Base Moi (in Nairobi)