Tanzania Air Force Command
| Tanzania Air Force Command | |
|---|---|
| Jeshi la Anga lA Tanzania | |
K-8 Karakorum, Shenyang FT-6, Chengdu FT-7 | |
| Transport | Antonov An-28, Shaanxi Y-8, Harbin Y-12 |
The Tanzania Air Force Command (
History
Tanzania established its air force as the "Air Wing" (
The Tanzania Air Defence Command defeated the nominally stronger
A few of the Tanzanian air wing's transport remain serviceable. However, its Shenyang F-5s, and Chengdu F-7s are reported to fly only on rare occasions because of airworthiness problems. Tanzania's long coastline means that transports are also used for patrol flights.
In 1980, an order for 10 F-7Bs and two TF-7s was issued to China, and in 1997 also two F-7Ns were purchased from Iran, together with four ex-Iraqi Air Force transports of an unknown type. Today, no Russian-supplied MiG-21s remain in service with the TPDF/AW, and only three or four F-7s remain operational. The TPDF/AW MiG-21MFs are now confirmed to have carried serials - in black or green - underneath the cockpit, but no details about these are known.[citation needed]
On 14 November 2013, Helmoed-Römer Heitman reported for Jane's Defence Weekly that a 'usually reliable source' had informed Jane's that the TPDF had replaced its 12 old CAC J-7 fighters with 14 new J-7s, twelve single-seat and two dual-seat. Deliveries were completed in 2011. Heitman also reported that the aircraft were fully operational at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza air bases.
Recent estimates (2014) suggest that
Aircraft
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Shenyang F-7 | China
|
fighter | 11[7] | licensed built MiG-21
| ||
| Shenyang J-6 | China
|
fighter | F-6 | 3[7] | ||
| Transport | ||||||
| Cessna 402 | United States | transport | 1[7] | |||
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China | transport | 2[7] | |||
| Harbin Y-12 | China | transport | 2[7] | |||
| Antonov An-28 | Poland | transport | 1[7] | |||
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italy | transport | – | 2 on order[8] | ||
Helicopters
| ||||||
| Bell 412 | United States | utility | 2[7] | |||
| Airbus H155 | France | utility | 2[7] | |||
| Airbus H225M | France | utility | 2[7] | |||
| Airbus H215M | France | utility | 1 | 1 on order[7] | ||
| Airbus H125M | France | utility | 2 | 1 on order[7] | ||
Trainer Aircraft
| ||||||
| Hongdu JL-8 | China | jet trainer | K-8 | 5[7] | ||
| Chengdu J-7 | People's Republic of China
|
conversion trainer | FT-7 | 2[7] | ||
| Shenyang J-6 | People's Republic of China
|
conversion trainer | FT-6 | 1[7] | ||
Bases
- Ukonga Air Base, Dar es Salaam
- Mwanza Air Base, Mwanza
- Ngerengere Air Force Base, Morogoro
Commanding officer
| Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| Brigadier general Robert Mboma[9] |
February 15, 1982 | March 28, 1994 | 12 years, 41 days |
| Major General Jumanne Omari Mwakitosi[9] |
March 29, 1994 | July 1, 2003 | 8 years, 100 days |
| Brigadier general Geofrey Dahal[9] |
July 1, 2003 | April 25, 2005 | 1 year, 298 days |
| Brigadier general Charles Makakala[9] |
July 2, 2005 | October 16, 2007 | 2 years, 174 days |
| Brigadier general Festo Ulomi[9] |
October 17, 2007 | March 19, 2012 | 4 years, 154 days |
| Brigadier general Joseph Kapwani[9] |
March 20, 2012 | January 31, 2016 | 3 years, 317 days |
| Brigadier general George Ingram[9] |
February 1, 2016 | August 22, 2016 | 203 days |
| Mayor general Shabani Mani[9] |
August 23, 2016 | Incumbent' | 7 years, 239 days |
References
- ^ "Mwanzo-Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania".
- ^ "TPDF Air Wing" (PDF). air-britain.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, p. 14.
- ^ Hewish 1984, p. 185.
- ^ Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, pp. 30, 42.
- ^ Brzoska & Pearson 1994, p. 207.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal. 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania, Leonardo SpA Signs Contract for Aircraft Supply". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy). 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Makamanda Waliowahi Kuongoza". tpdf.mil.tz (in Swahili). Tanzania People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
Works cited
- Brzoska, Michael; Pearson, Frederic S. (1994). Arms and Warfare: Escalation, De-escalation, and Negotiation. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9780872499829.
- Cooper, Tom; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2015). Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971–1994. ISBN 978-1-910294-55-0.
- Hewish, Mark (1984). Air forces of the world: an illustrated directory of all the world's military air powers (reprint ed.). Peerage. ISBN 9780907408932.
External links
- Shenyang J-6
- Images of Operation Maliza Matata September 2014
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