ABKHAZIAN AIR FORCE • Абхазских ВВС
Air Force 250 personnel (2008)

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT 7 combat capable. Total 13 Aircrafts.

Air Defence (Interceptor) 3 Ftr ac:
2 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
1 Mikoyan MiG-21PF(SPS) Fishbed-F

Fighter Ground Attack 2 FGA ac:
2 Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot

Light Ground Attack &Trainer 2 Lt Atk/Trg ac:
2 Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros;

Transpor t 3 Tpt ac:
2 Antonov An-12 Cub;
1 Antonov An-2 Colt

Basic Trainer 3 Trg ac:
3 Yakovlev Yak-52


• FACILITIES
  Abkhazian Air Force Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Abkhazia

  Viyacheslav Eshba Air base Organisation (Current Order of Battle):
  Su-27, MiG-21PF, Su-25, L-39, An-12, An-2, Yak-52, Mi-35, Mi-24, Mi-17, Mi-8

Note: An accounting of exact types, quantities, and service dates for aircraft serving in the Abkhazian Air Force is difficult to accurately provide due to a number of factors including Abkhazia's disputed status, a lack of official available information, multiple conflicts over the course of its existence, and the regular involvement of Russian aircraft and pilots in the conflicts and region. In general, the air force has relied on aircraft inherited from the former Soviet forces based in Abkhazia with possible reinforcement in recent years by Russia with second-hand aircraft. No traditional contracts for aircraft purchases by Abkhazia have been reported. (wikipedia)