National Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee)

GUINEAN AIR FORCE  • Force Aérienne de Guinée
Air Force 800 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
incl Army Air Defence Systems

• AIRCRAFT 13 combat capable (none currently operational). Total 35 Aircraft.

Fighter Ground Attack 1 sqns with 13 FGA ac:
2 Mik-Gur. MiG-21bis Fishbed-L;
2 Mik-Gur. MiG-21PFMA Fishbed-H
4 Mik-Gur. MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F
1 Mik-Gur. MiG-21U Mongol-A
4 Mik-Gur. MiG-17F Fresco-C

Transport 1 sqn with 13 Tpt ac:
1 Antonov An-24RV Coke; 
2 Antonov An-12BP Cub;
4 Antonov An-14 Pchelka, Clod (Utl)
4 Ilyushin Il-18 Coot;
2 Antonov An-2 Colt;

Advanced Flying Training 1 sqns with 5 Trg ac:
2 MiG-15UTI Midget
3 Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin

Basic Flying Training 4 Basic Trg ac:
4 Yakovlev Yak-18 Max


• HELICOPTER 5 armed capable. Total 11 Helicopters.
  1 Hel sqn with

Anti-Armour Attack 5 Atk hel:
4 Mil Mi-24D Hind-D;
1 Aérospatiale SA-342K Gazelle;

Utility 2 Utl hel:
2 MD-500MD Defender;
1 Eurocopter AS350B Ecureuil;

Support 8 Spt hel:
2 Mil Mi-8MTV Hip-H
1 Aérospatiale SA-330B Puma;
2 Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III;

• MISSILES
  AAM AA-2 Atoll


• FACILITIES
Guinea AF Organisation:
Conakry - Commandement de la Force Aérienne
Gbessia  Air Base:   
Escadrille de Chasse - MiG-15UTI/17F, MiG-21PFM/PFMA/bis/U, L-29, Yak-18
Escadrille de Transport - An-2/12BP/14/24RV, IL-18
Escadrille d'Hélicoptères - Mi-24D, Mi-8MTV, SA-316B, SA-330B, AS-350B, SA-342K, MD-500MD

Note: Guinea has 4 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3), and 12 airport with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2)


Guinea Army Air Defence Systems
AD • 1 AD bn
SAM • MANPAD SA-7 Grail
GUNS • TOWED 24+:
30mm M-53 (twin);
37mm 8 M-1939;
57mm 12 Type-59 (S-60);
100 mm 4 KS-19