Rwandan Defense Force (RDF): Rwandan Army (Rwandan Land Force), Rwandan Air Force

RWANDAN AIR FORCE • Force Aérienne Rwandaise
Air Force 1,000 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(Rwand Army Air Corps)

• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 10 Aircraft.
  (1 Ac sqn with)

Transport sqn with 7+ Tpt ac:
1 Boeing 707-321B (VIP);
1 Canadair Global Express  (VIP);
1 Süd Aviation Caravelle III (VIP);
3 Antonov An-8 Camp;
1 Britten-Norman BN-2B Defender;
1 Antonov An-2 Colt;

Advanced Flying Training sqn with Adv Trg ac:
? Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros


• HELICOPTER 10 Attack capable. Total 27 Helicopters
  (1 Hel sqn with)

Anti-Armour Attack 10 Atk hel:
7 Mil Mi-24V Hind-E
3 Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle;

Support 12 Spt hel:
5 Mil Mi-17MD Hip-H;
7 Mil Mi-8MTV5 Hip-H;

Utility 5 Utl hel:
1 Eurocopter SA-365CS-2 Dauphin;
1 Eurocopter SA-355F Ecureuil;
3 Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III


• FACILITIES
  Rwand Army Air Corps Headquarters: Kigali
  Rwandan Air Force, Airfield and Airbase Organisation:

  Kigali (KGL) Airport - SA-316/342/355/365, Mi-8/17/24, L-39, Boeing 707, Caravelle III, BN-2A/B, An-2/8,

Note: Rwanda has 4 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1) and 5 airports with unpaved runways (914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 3)