Eritrean Armed Forces: Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) Active 201,750 personel. (Army 200,000 Navy 1,400 Air 350) Terms of service 16 months (4 month mil trg)

ERITREAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCE (ERAF)
Air Force 350 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT 34 combat capable. Total x Aircrafts.
 
Multi-role Strike Fighter 1 sqn with 8 Multi-role ac:
6 Sukhoi Su-27SK Flanker-B;
2 Sukhoi Su-27UBK Flanker-C*;

Interceptors & Fighter Ground Attack 1 sqns with 11 Ftr / FGA ac:
4 VPK Mapo MiG-29SE Fulcrum-C;
5 VPK Mapo MiG-29A Fulcrum-A;
2 VPK Mapo MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B*

Obsolete 1 sqns with 7 obs ac:
4 Mik-Gur. MiG-23 Flogger;
3 Mik-Gur. MiG-21bis Fishbed-L;

Ground Attack 1 sqns with 8 Aircraft
6 Sukhoi Su-25K Frogfoot;
2 Sukhoi Su-25UK Frogfoot*

Government Flight Transport (VIP) 2 VIP Tpt Aircraft :
1 IAI-1125 Astra;
1 Canadian Bombardier CL-601-3A Challenger;

Transport 1 sqns with 15 Tpt Aircraft :
6 Lockheed C-130E/H Hercules
2 Antonov An-12 Cub
3 Harbin Y-12-II Panda
4 Xi‘an MA-60

Utility 2 Utl ac:
1 Dornier Do-28 Skyservent
1 Dornier Do-228

Training and Liaison 1 sqns with 23 Trg ac:
MiG-29UB Fulcrum-B*;
Su-27UBK Flanker-B*
Attakc/Jet trainers 9:
5 Aermacchi MB-339FD;
4 Aermacchi MB.339CE;
Piston/Turbo-prop basic flying training 14:
6 Aermacchi M-290TP Redigo;
8 Valmet L-90TP Redigo;


• HELICOPTER 16 Armed capable including total 23 Helicopters

Anti-Armour Attack 1 sqns with 16 Atk Hel:
4 Mil Mi-35P Hind-F;
7 Mil Mi-24V Hind-E ;
5 Mil Mi-24D Hind-D

Transport 1 sqns with 7 SPT Helicopter :
1 Mil Mi-17 Hip-H;
2 Mil Mi-8MT Hip-C;
4 Agusta Bell AB-412 Grifone;


• MISSILES
  AAM AA-11 Adder (R-77); AA-11 Archer (R-73); AA-10 Alamo (P-27);  AA-2 Atoll (R-13);

* Trainer Aircraft


• FACILITIES
  Eritrean Air Force Headquarters: HQ Located at Asmara

  Eritrean AF Airfields Organisation:
   
Mitsawa (HHMS) Airport and Air Base
  No.6 Squadron: Su-27/UBK,    

Asmara Air Base
  No.5 Squadron: MiG-29/UB
  No.4 Squadron: MB339FD/CE
  No.2 Squadron: L-90TP   
  No.8 Squadron: Y-12
  No.3 Squadron: Mi-17, Mi-8
  No.7 Squadron: Bell 412

Asmara (HHAS) International Airport
  Government Flight: CL-601

Note: Eritrea has 4 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 ), 9 airports with unpaved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 2), and one heliport