Rwandan Air Force
Rwandan Air Force | |
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Force Aérienne Rwandaise | |
Founded | 1962 |
Country | Rwanda |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 1,000 personnel[1] |
Part of | Rwanda Defence Force |
Commanders | |
President of Rwanda | Paul Kagame |
Air Force Chief of Staff | Lt Gen Jean-Jacques Mupenzi[2] |
Insignia | |
Roundel | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24 |
Utility helicopter | Mil Mi-17, Aérospatiale Gazelle |
Transport | Cessna 208 Caravan, Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
The Rwandan Air Force (
Rwandan Defence Forces
.
History
After achieving independence in 1962, the Air Force was formed with the aid of
C-47 Skytrains. After fighting began between the RPA and the government in 1990 most aircraft were shot down, destroyed on the ground or crashed.[3]
Inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Transport | ||||||
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | utility | 2[4] | |||
Diamond DA42 | Austria | utility | 2[4] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | utility | 11[4] | |||
Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | 5[4] | |||
Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | utility | 342 | 3[4] | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | UCAV | N/A | [5] |
References
- ISBN 9781032012278.
- ^ de la Croix Tabaro, Jean (4 June 2021). "Maj. Gen. Mubarakh Muganga Promoted to Lt. Gen. as President Kagame Shuffles Army Top Brass". KT Press. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "World Air Forces1983 pg. 366". flightglobal.com. 6 August 1983. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Oryx. "An International Export Success: Global Demand For Bayraktar Drones Reaches All Time High". Oryx. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air force of Rwanda.
- Official website
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rwanda/air-force.htm
- https://www.rwandan-flyer.com/rwanda-air-force-guide-2014