Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing)
ROYAL LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE - AIR SQUADRON (RLDF)
Air Wing 110 personnel.
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(1 air sqn with)
• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 6 Aircraft.
Maritime Patrol 1 Mp ac:
1 CASA 212-400 Aviocar (tpt, VIP tpt, casevac)
Government Flight 1 VIP Tpt ac:
1 Boeing 707
Transport 3 Tpt ac:
2 CASA 212-300 Aviocar;
1 Gippsland GA-8 Airvan 1
Light transport & Utility 1 Utl ac:
1 Cessna 182Q Skylane;
• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 7 Helicopters.
Utility 1 sqn with 7 Utl hel:
3 MBB Bo-105LSA-3 (tpt, trg);
2 Agusta Bell AB-412 Grifone (SP);
1 Bell 412EP Twin Huey (tpt, VIP tpt, SAR);
1 Bell 206L Long Ranger;
• FACILITIES
Royal Lesotho Defence Force Heaquarters: Maseru
RLDF bases Organisation:
Bases 3 (Barclay Training Camp, Sandee S. Ware and Edward B. Kessely military barracks)
Note: Kingdom of Lesotho has 3 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1), and 23 airports with unpaved runways (914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 18)
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