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Air Force and Air Defence
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdušna odbrana
Main Headquarters: Zemun, Glavna ulica, br. 30
Comander in chief: general-potpukovnik Spasoje Smiljanic
Organisation
RV i PVO is divide in 2 corps: Air Defense Corp (fighters, radar, SAM) and Aviation Corp (the rest).
The main unit is Eskadrila (squadron) with 16 aircraft. The air force is organized into Aviation Regiments or Aviation Brigades with between two and four squadrons each.
Aviation Corp comander: General-major Radoljub Masic
Air Defence Corp comander: General-potpukovnik Branislav Petrovic
| Order of Battle | ||||
| Regiment/Brigade | Squadron | Name | Aircraft Type | |
| 83 Lovacki Avijacijski Puk | 123 LAE | Lavovi / Lions | MiG-21bis/UM | Slatina, Pristina |
| 124 LAE | Gromovi / Thunders | MIG-21bis | ||
| 98 Lovacko-Bombarderski Avijacijski Puk | 241 LBAE | Tigrovi / Tigers | J-22 Orao | Ladevci, Kraljevo |
| 252 LBAE | Kurjaci sa Usca /The Wolves From the Mouth of the River | J-22 Orao | Batajnica, Beograd | |
| 119 Helikopterska Brigada | 712 POHE | Skorpioni / Scorpins | Gazelle GAMA | Niš |
| 714 POHE | Senke / Shadows | Gazelle GAMA | Ladevci, Kraljevo | |
| 787 TRHE | Medvedi / Bears | Mi-8 | ||
| 172 Avijacijska Brigada | 229 LBAE | Macevi / Swords | Supergaleb G-4 | Golubovci, Podgorica |
| 239 LBAE | Vampiri / Vampires | SuperGaleb G-4 | ||
| 242 LBAE | Orlovi / Eagles | SuperGaleb G-4 | ||
| 251 LBAE | Pume / Pumas | Galeb G-2 | ||
| Letece Zvezde/Flying stars | SuperGaleb G-4 | |||
| 897 MHE | Strsljeni / Hornets | Mi-14, Ka-28, Gazelle, Mi-8 | ||
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UTVA-75 | Kovin | ||
| 204 Lovacki Avijacijski Puk | 126 LAE | Delta | MiG-21bis | Batajnica, Beograd |
| 127 LAE | Vitezovi / Knights | MIG-29 | ||
| Samostalne jedinice / Independent units | ||||
| 353 IAE | Sokolovi / Hawks | IJ-22 Orao / MiG-21 | ||
677 TRAE |
Rode / Storks | An-2, An-26, Do-28 | Niš | |
890 MHE |
Pegazi / Pegazus | Gazelle, Gazelle GAMA, Mi-8 | Batajnica, Beograd | |
| Vazduhoplovni Opitni Centar | Various | Batajnica, Beograd | ||
Air Bases: Batajnica, Beograd; Ladjevci, Kraljevo; Niš; Slatina, Priština; Golubovci, Podgorica; base with no permanently based aircraft: Ponikve,Zlatibor; Berane, Sjenica
| Service types | |||
Type |
Quantity |
Role | Origin |
| MiG-29A/B Fulcrum | 14/2 | Interception/Attack/Training | USSR |
| MiG-21bis/R/UM | 67 | Interception/Recce/Training | USSR |
| G-2 Galeb | <20 | Primary Training | Local |
| G-4 Super Galeb | 60 | Training / Fighter-Bomber/ Test&Evaluating | Local |
| J/NJ-22 Orao | 35 / 7-8 | Fighter-Bomber/ Training Test&Evaluating | Local |
| IJ-22 Orao | <20 | Reconnaisance | Local |
| Mil Mi-8 | 44 | Transport/Attack | USSR |
| SA.341/342 Gazelle | 65 | Utility/Attack/Training | License built |
| Ka-27 Helix A | 2 | retired in 1998 ? | USSR |
| Mil Mi-14 Haze A | 3 | retired in 1998 | USSR |
| An-2TD | 6 | Paratrooper Transport | Poland |
| An-26 Curl | 15 | Transport | USSR |
| Yak-40 Codling | 6 | VIP Transport/Radar Calibration | USSR, some with civilian markings |
| UTVA-75 | 30 | Training | Local |
| Dornier Do-28D-2 | 2 | Utility | Germany |
| Ka-25 Hormone | 6 | withdrawn from use | |
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Last Modified: 20.02.03 12:54
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