Viet Nam Air Force

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| 231st Helicopter Squadron || 43rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 233rd Helicopter Squadron || 51st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 235th Helicopter Squadron || 72nd Tactical Wing || 6th Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 237th Helicopter Squadron || 43rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 239th Helicopter Squadron || 51st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 241st Helicopter Squadron || 82nd Tactical Wing || 6th Air Division || CH-47D Chinook
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| 243rd Helicopter Squadron || 82nd Tactical Wing || 6th Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 245th Helicopter Squadron || 43rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 247th Helicopter Squadron || 51st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || CH-47D Chinook
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| 249th Helicopter Squadron || 84th Tactical Wing || 4th Air Division || CH-47D Chinook
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| 251st Helicopter Squadron || 43rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 253rd Helicopter Squadron || 92nd Tactical Wing || 2nd Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 255th Helicopter Squadron || 84th Tactical Wing || 4th Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 257th Helicopter Squadron || 51st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 259th Helicopter Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || UH-60A Black Hawk
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| 314th Special Mission Squadron || 33rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-53D Skytrooper, Cessna 180, UH-60A Black Hawk, Douglas DC-6B, Aero Commander 560A
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| 413th Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-130H Hercules
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| 415th Transport Squadron || 33rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-53D Skytrooper
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| 421st Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-27A Spartan
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| 423rd Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-27A Spartan
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| 425th Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-27A Spartan
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| 427th Transport Squadron || 51st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || C-7B Caribou
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| 429th Transport Squadron || 82nd Tactical Wing || 6th Air Division || C-7B Caribou
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| 431st Transport Squadron || 82nd Tactical Wing || 6th Air Division || C-7B Caribou
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| 435th Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-130J Super Hercules
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| 437th Transport Squadron || 53rd Tactical Wing || 5th Air Division || C-130J Super Hercules
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| 514th Fighter Squadron || 23rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || A-1J Skyraider
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| 516th Fighter Squadron || 61st Tactical Wing || 1st Air Division || A-37B Dragonfly
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| 518th Fighter Squadron || 23rd Tactical Wing || 3rd Air Division || A-1J Skyraider
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[[Category:Air forces]]
[[Category:Air forces]]
[[Category:Military of Viet Nam|Air Force, Viet Nam]]
[[Category:Military of Viet Nam|Air Force, Viet Nam]]

Revision as of 22:22, 5 July 2008

Viet Nam Air Force
VNAFlogo.jpg
Active 1955 -
Country cuteVNflag.png Republic of Viet Nam
Branch Air Force
Size 63,000 active personnel
2,075 aircraft
Motto Tổ Quốc - Không Gian
(Fatherland - Space)
Anniversaries July 1
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Nguyễn Thị Mai Dương
Commander General Trần Tiến Xuân
Insignia
Roundel 100px-Vietnam_Air_Force_28south29_r.png
Fin Flash FinFlash.png

The Viet Nam Air Force (Vietnamese: Không Quân Việt Nam), commonly referred to be its English language acronym VNAF, is the aerial warfare branch of the Vietnamese armed forces. It operates a wide variety of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to accomplish its missions, including, but not limited to, aerial reconnaissance, close air support, and transport.

The VNAF employs both modern aircraft and older ones; the latter have been extensively modernized to meet the VNAF's needs in the 21st century.

Viet Nam purchases aircraft from a variety of sources, but its largest suppliers are the United States, the Russian Second Republic, the Republic of China, and the Republic of Serbia.

Many members of the VNAF receive advance training in countries friendly to Viet Nam, so its performance is largely regarded as satisfactory.

As of 2008, the VNAF has an estimated 63,000 personnel and over 2,000 aircraft. General Trần Tiến Xuân has served as commander of the air force since 2005.

Equipment

Attack aircraft

  • A-1J Skyraider
  • A-37B Dragonfly
  • B-57G Canberra
  • F-4N Phantom II
  • F-5E Tiger II

Organization

Squadron Wing Division Aircraft operated
110th Liaison Squadron 41st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
112th Liaison Squadron 23rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
114th Liaison Squadron 62nd Tactical Wing 2nd Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
116th Liaison Squadron 74th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
118th Liaison Squadron 72nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
120th Liaison Squadron 41st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
122nd Liaison Squadron 74th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
124th Liaison Squadron 23rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
211th Helicopter Squadron 84th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
213th Helicopter Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
215th Helicopter Squadron 92nd Tactical Wing 2nd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
217th Helicopter Squadron 74th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
219th Helicopter Squadron 62nd Tactical Wing 2nd Air Division UH-1N Twin Huey, UH-60A Black Hawk
221st Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
223rd Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
225th Helicopter Squadron 84th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
227th Helicopter Squadron 84th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
229th Helicopter Squadron 72nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
231st Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
233rd Helicopter Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
235th Helicopter Squadron 72nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
237th Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
239th Helicopter Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
241st Helicopter Squadron 82nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division CH-47D Chinook
243rd Helicopter Squadron 82nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
245th Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
247th Helicopter Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division CH-47D Chinook
249th Helicopter Squadron 84th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division CH-47D Chinook
251st Helicopter Squadron 43rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
253rd Helicopter Squadron 92nd Tactical Wing 2nd Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
255th Helicopter Squadron 84th Tactical Wing 4th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
257th Helicopter Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
259th Helicopter Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division UH-60A Black Hawk
314th Special Mission Squadron 33rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-53D Skytrooper, Cessna 180, UH-60A Black Hawk, Douglas DC-6B, Aero Commander 560A
413th Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-130H Hercules
415th Transport Squadron 33rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-53D Skytrooper
421st Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-27A Spartan
423rd Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-27A Spartan
425th Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-27A Spartan
427th Transport Squadron 51st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division C-7B Caribou
429th Transport Squadron 82nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division C-7B Caribou
431st Transport Squadron 82nd Tactical Wing 6th Air Division C-7B Caribou
435th Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-130J Super Hercules
437th Transport Squadron 53rd Tactical Wing 5th Air Division C-130J Super Hercules
514th Fighter Squadron 23rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division A-1J Skyraider
516th Fighter Squadron 61st Tactical Wing 1st Air Division A-37B Dragonfly
518th Fighter Squadron 23rd Tactical Wing 3rd Air Division A-1J Skyraider
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