Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Air Force of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Zračne snage Bosne i Hercegovine, Croatian: Zračne snage Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Vazdušne snage Bosne i Hercegovine) is part of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The headquarters is in Sarajevo. It maintains operating bases at Sarajevo International Airport, Banja Luka International Airport and Tuzla International Airport.

Air Force of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zračne snage
Bosne i Hercegovine
Founded1 December 2006
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
BranchAir force
TypeAerial warfare
RoleDefence of the Bosnian airspace
Size700 airmen
300+ civilian personnel
1,100 guard personnel
Part ofAFBiH
Command HQSarajevo
Motto(s)Perspektiva - Perspective
ColorsUltramarine Blue and Golden Yellow         
AnniversariesDecember 1st
Insignia
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
TransportUH-1H, Gazelle , Mi-8/-17

History

The Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed when elements of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska Air Force were merged in 2006.[1]

Structure
  • Air Force and Air Defense Brigade, at Sarajevo Air Base and Banja Luka Air Base
    • 1st Helicopter Squadron, at Sarajevo Air Base
    • 2nd Helicopter Squadron, at Banja Luka Air Base
    • 3rd Helicopter Squadron, at Tuzla Air Base
    • 1st Air Defence Battalion, at Sarajevo Air Base
    • 2nd Air Defence Battalion, at Banja Luka Air Base
    • 3rd Air Defence Battalion, at Tuzla Air Base
    • Early Warning and Surveillance Battalion, at Sarajevo Air Base and Banja Luka Air Base
    • Flight Support Battalion, with detachments at the three air bases

Airbases

Aircraft
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
Mil Mi-8 Russia utility / transport Mi-8/17 6[2]
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H
Bell Huey II		 5[2] 4 Bell Huey II on order
Airbus H215 France utility 12 on order[3]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France utility SA341/42 8[2]
A Bell UH-1 similar to this one is used by Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Retired

Previous notable aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the UTVA 75, CASA C-212 Aviocar, Mil Mi-34, Mil Mi-24, Soko J-22 Orao, Soko G-2 Galeb and the Bell 206 helicopter.[4]

Air Defense
Name Origin Type In service Notes
SAM
9K34 Strela-3[5] Soviet Union MANPADS
FIM-92 Stinger[6] United States MANPADS
9K38 Igla[5] Soviet Union MANPADS
2K12 Kub Soviet Union mobile SAM system 20[7]
9K31 Strela-1[8] Soviet Union mobile SAM system 34
9K35 Strela-10[5] Soviet Union mobile SAM system
Bofors 40 mm gun[9] Sweden Anti-aircraft gun 47[10]
M53/59 Praga Czechoslovakia mobile SAM system 96[10]
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 30[10]

See also

References
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  2. "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. "Održana 37. sjednica Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine". www.vijeceministara.gov.ba. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  4. "World Air Forces 2004". flightglobal.com. September 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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  6. "Detailing the development and operational history of the General Dynamics / Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable, Air Defense Missile System". 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. IISS 2012 Military Balance, pp. 97.
  8. "SA-9 Gaskin 9K31 Strela-1 ground to air missile system technical data sheet specifications | Russia Russian missile system vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Army Recognition. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. A. Šarenkapa (12 January 2016). "Haubice, transporteri, raketni bacači i snajperi: Oružane snage BiH predstavile vojnu opremu (FOTO)". Faktor. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. Administrator. "Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle UK | Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground forces UK | East Europe UK". armyrecognition. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
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