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Kyrgyz Air Force

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Kyrgyz Air Force
Кыргыз Республикасы Аскер-аба к?чт?р?
Kyrgyz Air Force roundel
Founded 27 July 1992 ; 31 years ago  ( 1992-07-27 ) [1]
Country   Kyrgyzstan
Type Air force
Role Aerial warfare
Part of Kyrgyz Armed Forces
Headquarters Bishkek
Anniversaries 18 August ( Aviation Day )
Engagements 1999 Batken Conflict
2022 Isfara missile attacks
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Sadyr Japarov
Chief of the Air Force Colonel Kylychbek Aidaraliev
Insignia
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Helicopter Mil Mi-8
Mil Mi-24
Transport Antonov An-26

The Kyrgyz Air Force ( Kyrgyz : Кыргыз Республикасы Аскер-аба к?чт?р? ) is the official air force of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic . Its current commander is Colonel Kylychbek Aidaraliev . [2] The official holiday of the air forces is Aviation Day on August 18. [3]

History [ edit ]

The military aviation in the Kyrgyz SSR dates back to December 1991. [4] Kyrgyzstan's air arm was inherited from the central Soviet Air Force training school (now the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic ). This presented the nation a fleet with several L-39s, some dismantled MiG-21s, Mi-8s and Mi-24s. However, only a few L-39s and some helicopters are capable of flight. All aircraft are reportedly based at Kant , alongside the Russian 999th Air Base . [5] Because of expense and military doctrine, Kyrgyzstan has not developed its air capability; a large number of the MiG-21 interceptors that it borrowed from Russia were returned in 1993, although a number of former Soviet air bases remain available. In 1996, about 100 decommissioned MiG-21s remained in Kyrgyzstan, along with ninety-six L-39 trainers and sixty-five helicopters. The air defence forces have received aid from Russia, which has sent military advisory units to establish a defence system. The Russians also help patrol Kyrgyz airspace as part of the Joint CIS Air Defence System Presently Kyrgyzstan has twenty-six SA-2 and SA-3 surface-to-air missiles in its air defence arsenal. In 2002, the Kyrgyz government allowed the United States to use Manas air base for support operations in the War on terror . This agreement lasted till June 2014. [6] [7]

The Air Defense Forces were created by the decree of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on July 27, 2006. [8] On its 11th anniversary in 2017, it was presented with its battle banner. [9] In August 2019, the 60th anniversary of military aviation in the nation was celebrated by the air force, holding an air parade in the Chuy Region . [10]

Structure [ edit ]

  • Air Force HQ ( Bishkek )
  • 5th Guards Independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade ( Bishkek )
  • 11th Air Defense Brigade ( Osh )
  • 44th Independent Radio Engineering Battalion ( Grigor'yevka )
  • Frunze-1 Air Base (Bishkek)
  • Central Command Post of the Northern Group of Forces (Bishkek)

Aircraft [ edit ]

Current inventory [ edit ]

A MiG-23 on display in Tokmok
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Antonov An-26 Russia transport 2 [11]
Antonov An-2 Soviet Union transport 4 [11]
Helicopters
Mi-8 Soviet Union utility Mi-8MT 3 [12] 1 to be donated [13]
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union utility Mi-17V-5 2 [14]
Mi-8 hip Soviet Union utility 7 [15] 1 crashed in 2024 [16]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24V 2 [17]
Trainer aircraft
L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia Jet trainer 4 [11]
UAV
Orlan-10 Russia surveillance on order [18]

Air Defence [ edit ]

System Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
S-75 Dvina Soviet Union Medium-range surface-to-air missile S-75M3 6 [14]
S-125 Neva/Pechora Soviet Union Short-range surface-to-air missile S-125M1 8 [14]

Retired [ edit ]

Previous aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the L-39 Albatros , MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-29 , An-12 and the Tupolev Tu-134 [19]

References [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air force of Kyrgyzstan .
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  2. ^ MOKRENKO, Anastasia (2017-01-25). "Kylychbek Aidaraliev appointed Commander of Air Defense Forces of Kyrgyzstan" . 24.kg (in Russian) . Retrieved 2017-09-15 .
  3. ^ КАБАР, КНИА. "Bishkek celebrates the Aviation Day of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic" . Archived from the original on 2017-09-17 . Retrieved 2017-09-16 .
  4. ^ "Кыргызстан отмечает День военной авиации" .
  5. ^ "World Air Forces 2000 pg. 73" . flightglobal.com . Retrieved 4 May 2015 .
  6. ^ "World Air Forces 2004 pg. 70" . flightglobal.com . Retrieved 4 May 2015 .
  7. ^ Joshua Kucera. "U.S. Formally Closes Its Kyrgyzstan Air Base" . Eurasianet . Retrieved 17 June 2014 .
  8. ^ K-News (2013-07-26). "Силам воздушной обороны Кыргызстана исполнится 7лет" . K-News (in Russian) . Retrieved 2021-05-06 .
  9. ^ Экономика; Политика; Общество; Президент; Парламент; Правительство; Аналитика; Covid-19; Выборы 2020. "Силы воздушной обороны ВС КР отпраздновали свое 11-летие" . Информационное Агентство Кабар (in Russian) . Retrieved 2021-05-06 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link )
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  12. ^ Allport, Dave (2021-06-06). "Kyrgyz Air Force Mi-8MT crashes near Kichi-Alai" . Key Publishing . Retrieved 2023-06-04 .
  13. ^ "Russia to hand over Mi-8 helicopter to Kyrgyzstan" . Kyrgyz National News Agency. 2023-06-01 . Retrieved 2023-06-04 .
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  15. ^ "The Military Balance 2023 p181" .
  16. ^ "1 killed in Mi-8 military helicopter crash in Kyrgyzstan" .
  17. ^ "World Air Forces 2023" . Flightglobal Insight. 2023 . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
  18. ^ Cranny-Evans, Samuel (2021-10-25). "Kyrgyzstan to acquire Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey" . Jane's . Retrieved 2021-12-26 .
  19. ^ "Военная авиация Кыргызстана" . techinformpress.ru . Retrieved 2022-06-08 .
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