Air Force and Air Defence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socijasticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) consisted of 6 Republics: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro.
On June 27th , 1991 Slovenia declared independence starting the destruction of SFRJ.
Below is an Orbat and a list of Service types of the YAF on June 27th , 1991.
Main Headquarters: Zemun, Ulica Marsala Tita, br. 30
Comander in chief: general-pukovnik Antun Tus (Croation national who defected to Croatia and became C-in-C of Croation National Guard)
Order of Battle
| Direct reporting units | |||
| Regiment/Brigade | Squadron | Aircraft Type | Base |
| 138. Transportna Avijacijska Brigada | 675. TRAE | Yak-40, Falcon 50, Learjet 25, Do 28D | Batajnica |
| 678. TRAE | Yak-40, Mi-8 | ||
| 890. TRHE | Mi-8, SA.341, SA.342 | ||
| 1. Korpus RV i PVO | |||
| SHO | SA.316, Mi-8 | Batajnica | |
| 97. Avijacijska Brigada | 240. LBAE | J-21 Jastreb | Divulje |
| 353. IAE | IJ-22 Orao | ||
| 676. PPAE | CL-215, SA.341 | ||
| 784. PPHE | Ka-25, Ka-28, Mi-14 | ||
| 790. TRHE | Mi-8 | ||
| 107. Helikopterski Puk | 782. HE | SA.341, SA.342, Mi-8 | Mostar |
| 782. HE | SA.341, SA.342 | ||
| 204. Lovacki Avijacijski Puk | 126. LAE | MiG-21bis | Batajnica |
| 127. LAE | MiG-29 | ||
| 252. LBAE | J-21 Jastreb, Galeb G-2, SuperGaleb G-4, UTVA-66 | Batajnica | |
| 3. Korpus RV i PVO | |||
| SHO | Mi-8 | Nis | |
| 83. Lovacki Avijacijski Puk | 123. LAE | MiG-21bis | Slatina |
| 130. LAE | MiG-21M. MiG-21MF | ||
| 98. Avijacijska Brigada | 241. LBAE | J-22 Orao | Skopski Petrovec |
| 247. LBAE | J-21 Jastreb | ||
| 354. IAE | IJ-21 Jastreb | ||
| 119. Avijacijska Brigada | 677. TRAE | An-2, An-26 | Nis |
| 712. POHE | Gazelle GAMA | ||
| 714. POHE | Gazelle GAMA | ||
| 787. TRHE | Mi-8 | ||
| 172. Lovacko Bombarderski Avijacijski Puk | 239. LBAE | SuperGaleb G-4 | Golubovci |
| 242. LBAE | J-21 Jastreb, J-22 Orao | ||
| 5. Korpus RV i PVO | |||
| SHO | Mi-8 | Pleso | |
| 82 Avijacijska Brigada | 237 LBAE | J-21 Jastreb | Cerklje |
| 238 LBAE | J-22 Orao | ||
| 351 IAE | J-21 Jastreb, IJ-22 Orao | ||
| 105 Lovacko Bombarderski Avijacijski Puk | 249 LBAE | SuperGaleb G-4 | Zadar |
| 251 LBAE | Galeb G-2 | ||
| 333 AE | UTVA-75, An-2, SA.341, SuperGaleb G-4 | ||
| 111 Avijacijska Brigada | 679 TRAE | An-2, An-26 | Pleso |
| 711 POHE | Gazelle GAMA | ||
| 713 POHE | Gazelle GAMA | ||
| 780 TRHE | Mi-8 | ||
| 117 Lovacki Avijacijski Puk | 124 LAE | MiG-21bis | Bihac |
| 125 LAE | MiG-21bis | ||
| 352 IAE | MiG-21R | ||
| 185 Lovacko Bombarderski Avijacijski Puk | 129 LAE | MiG-21PFM, MiG-21UM/US | Pula |
| 229 LBAE | SuperGaleb G-4 | ||
| Eskadrile Komande Vojnih Oblasti | |||
| EIV Prve Vojne Oblasti | Gazelle HERA | Batajnica | |
| EIV Druge Vojne Oblasti | Skopski Petrovec | ||
| EIV Trece Vojne Oblasti | Pleso | ||
| EIV Vojnopomorske Oblasti | Divulje | ||
| Eskadrile Republickih Stabova Teritorijalne Odbrane | ||||
| ELABA RSTO Slovenije | J-20 Kraguj | Brnik | ||
| ELABA RSTO Crne Gore | Golubovci | |||
| Vazduhoplovna Vojna Akademija | 105. LBAP, 107. HP, 172. LBAP, 185. LBAP | Zadar | ||
Orbat is taken from Aleksandar Radic/Milan Micevski article published in French magazine les ACTION
Service types
Type |
Quantity |
Role | Origin |
| MiG-29A/B Fulcrum | 14/2 | Interception/Attack/Training | USSR |
| MiG-21bis/M/MF/PFM/US/UM | 150 | Interception/Recce/Training | USSR |
| G-2 Galeb | 25 | Primary Training | Local |
| G-4 Super Galeb | 60 | Training / Fighter-Bomber | Local |
| J/NJ/-22 Orao | 55 | Fighter-Bomber/ Training | Local |
| IJ/INJ-22 Orao | 25 | Reconnaisance/Training | Local |
| J/IJ/TJ-21 Jastreb | 80 | Fighter-Bomber/ Training/Reconnaisance | Local |
| J-20 Kraguj | 40 | Counterinsurgence | Local |
| Mil Mi-8 | 80 | Transport/Attack | USSR |
| SA.341/342 Gazelle | 120 | Utility/Attack/Training | License built |
| Ka-25 | 6 | ASW | USSR |
| Ka-27 Helix A | 2 | ASW | USSR |
| Mil Mi-14 Haze A | 4 | ASW | 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 |
| Dasault-Breuget Falcon 50 | 2 | VIP transport | France |
| Learjet 25 | 4 | USA | |
| UTVA-75 | 30 | Training | Local |
| Dornier Do-28D-2 | 2 | Utility | Germany |
| Canadair CL-215 | 4 | Firefighting | Canada |
RV i PVO had about 360 combat aircraft and total of 800.
Last Modified: 20.02.03 12:31
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