Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger)

REPUBLIC OF NIGER AIR FORCE / NATIONAL SQUADRON OF NIGER • Force Aerienne du Niger (FAN) / Escadrille Nationale du Niger

Air Force 100 personnel
 
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type


• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 12 Aircraft.
  (1 Mixed sqn with)

Surveillance sqn with 5 surv ac:
2 Diamond DA-42 MPP;
3 ULM Tétras (+4 order)

Liaison sqn with 2 Liaison ac:
2 Cessna 337D Skymaster; 

Transport sqn with 5 Tpt ac:
1 Boeing 737-200 (VIP);
1 Lockheed C-130H Hercules;
1 Antonov An-26 Curl;
1 Dornier Do 228-201;
1 Dornier Do-28D-2 Skyservent


• HELICOPTER 2 Attack capable. Total 4 Helicopters.
  (1 Hel sqn with)

Anti-Armour Attack 2 Atk hel:
2 Mil Mi-24 Hind

Support 2 Spt hel:
2 Mil Mi-17 Hip-H

 
• MISSILES
  AAM AA-2 Atoll
  ASM AT-3 Sagger


• FACILITIES
  National Squadron of Niger Heaquarters: Niamey
  Niger Air Force is based at "Air Base 101"(base aérienne 101)
  which abuts Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey

Note: Niger has 10 airports with paved runways (2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 1) and 17 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 14 under 914 m: 1)