Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Islamic Air Force of Mauritania (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM)

MAURITANIAN ISLAMIC AIR FORCE (MIAF) • Force Aérienne de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie (FAIM) • لجيش الموريتاني

Air Force 250 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type


• AIRCRAFT 4 combat capable. Total 25 Aircrafts.

Counter insurgency 1sqn with 9 Coin ac:
4 Embraer EMB-12F Tucano (Trg);
5 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander;

Maritime Patrol 1sqn with 3 Mp ac:
2 Reims-Cessna FTB-337G Super Skymaster /Milirole (Recce)
1 EADS CASA C-212-200 Aviocar;

Transport 1 sqn with 9 Tpt ac:
1 Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling (VIP); 
2 de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo;
1 Xi‘an Y-7-100C (An-24)
2 Piper PA-31T Navajo/Cheyenne II;
2 Harbin Y-12-II Panda;
1 Basler Turbo BT-67 Dakota;

Basic Flying Training 4 Trg Ac:
4 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260E Warrior;


• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 6 Helicopters.

Utility 6 Utl hel:
2 Harbin Z-9
4 Hughes MD 500 Defender


• FACILITIES
  Mauritanian  Islamic Air Force Headquarters: Nouakchott

  MIAF Airfields and Airbases:
  Nouadhibou and Nouakchott Airport

Note: Mauritania has 9 airports with paved runways (2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4), and 19 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 2)