Equatorial Guinea Air Corps
The Equatorial Guinea Air Corps is the air force of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea Air Corps | |
|---|---|
| Fuerza Aérea de Guinea Ecuatorial | |
| Active | 1979 – Present |
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Branch | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Part of | Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea |
| Nickname(s) | FAEG |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
An Antonov An-72P on lift off
An Antonov An-32 of the Equatorial Guinea Air Force
History
The Equatorial Guinea Air Corps was founded in 1979 with mainly French and EX Spanish type. In 2005, 4 Su 25s including 2 Su-25UB combat trainers were delivered to the Equatorial Guinea Air Corps. The current status of the aircraft is unknown.[1] In 2015 two CASA C-295 (one transport and one surveillance) aircraft were ordered for delivery from September 2016.[2]
Inventory
The Air Force of Equatorial Guinea consists of seven fixed wing aircraft and nine helicopters providing ground support, transport, SAR, and training.
Current inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-25 | Russia | attack | 4[3] | |||
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | Russia | ground attack | MiG-17F | 2[4] | Not in service | |
| Liaison | ||||||
| Cessna 337 | United States | Liaison | 1 | |||
| Transport | ||||||
| Antonov An-72 | Ukraine | heavy transport | 1[5] | |||
| CASA C-295 | Spain | transport/Patrol | 1 on order[3] | |||
| Boeing 737-700 | United States | VIP | 1[4] | |||
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | VIP | 1[4] | Operated by GEASA | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Kamov Ka-27 | Russia | utility | Ka-29 | 1[5] | ||
| Mil Mi-26 | Russia | utility / transport | 1[3] | |||
| Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | Mi-35 | 7[3] | ||
| Enstrom 480 | United States | spotter | Enstrom 480B | 1[6] | ||
| Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
| Aero L-39 | Czech Republic | jet trainer | 2[3] | |||
References
- "Equatorial Guinea National Guard". Scramble.nl. Retrieved: 3 January 2009. Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Stevenson, Beth (2 February 2016). "Equatorial Guinea orders two C295 transports". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "Equatorial Guinea Army Air Wing • Ejercito de la Guinea Equatorial / XAIRFORCES". xairforces.net. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Equatorial Guinea Air Force". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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