Rwandan Air Force

The Rwandan Air Force (French: Force aérienne rwandaise) is an air branch of the Rwandan Defence Forces.

Rwandan Air Force
Force aérienne rwandaise
Coat of arms of Rwanda
Country Rwanda
BranchAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size21 helicopters, and 2 fixed wing

History

After achieving independence in 1962, the Air Force was formed with the aid of Belgium, the initial aircraft consisted of three ex-French Air Force CM.170 Magisters, which operated in a counterinsurgency role along with a Britten-Norman Islander. Other deliveries included SA 342L Gazelles, Nord Noratlas, SOCATA Guerrier, 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.[1]

Current inventory
A Rwandan Air Force Mil Mi-17
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Diamond DA42 Austria transport 2[2]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility 12[2]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack 5[2]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France utility 342 4[2]

References
  1. "World Air Forces1983 pg. 366". flightglobal.com. 6 August 1983. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rwanda/air-force.htm

https://www.rwandan-flyer.com/rwanda-air-force-guide-2014

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