Georgian Air Force
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| Georgian Air Force საქართველოს სამხედრო-საჰაერო ძალები sak’art’velos samxedro-sahaero dzalebi |
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 Georgian Air Force flag |
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| Active | 1991 - |
| Country | Georgia |
| Size | 1,194 personnel 33 aircraft |
| Garrison/HQ | Alekseevka, Tbilisi |
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| Attack | Su-25, Mi-24 |
| Trainer | Yak-52, L-29 |
| Transport | An-2, Mi-8, UH-1 |
The Georgian Air Force has 1,194 personnel[1], up to 70 aircraft (Su-25KM/UB, L-29, L-39, Yak-52,) and more than 80 helicopters of different type (Mi-24/35, Mi-8/17, Mi-14, UH-1H, Mi-2) and 380 air defense missiles of the "surface-to-air' class.[2]
The two major airfields are located near Tbilisi at Alekseevka and Marneuli. The Georgian Air Force is currently undergoing a process of modernization with the help of Georgia’s NATO partners, specifically the United States and Turkey.
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[edit] Aircraft Inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[3] | Notes |
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| Antonov An-2 Colt |  Soviet Union
 Poland |
utility | An-2 | 8 | built by PZL |
| Antonov An-24 Coke | Soviet Union |
tactical transport | An-24 | 2 | |
| Antonov An-32 Cline | Soviet Union |
tactical transport | An-32 | 4 | |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois |  United States |
utility helicopter | UH-1H | 60 | |
| Bell UH-1N Iroquois | United States |
utility helicopter | UH-1N | 6 | |
| Elbit Hermes 450 |  Israel |
unmanned aerial vehicle | Hermes 450 | 6 | |
| Mil Mi-2 Hoplite | Poland |
utility helicopter | Mi-2 | 5 | built by PZL |
| Mil Mi-8 Hip | Soviet Union |
transport helicopter | Mi-8T
Mi-8MTV-1 |
18 | |
| Mil Mi-24 Hind | Soviet Union |
attack helicopter | Mi-24V
Mi-24P Mi-35 |
46 | |
| Mil Mi-14 Haze | Soviet Union |
ASW helicopter | Mi-14 | 26 | |
| Tam Su-25KM Skorpion | Soviet Union / Israel /  Georgia |
attack |
Su-25KM Su-25UB |
38 | |
| Aero L-29 Delfin |  Czechoslovakia |
trainer | L-29 | 9 | bought from Ukraine |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | Czechoslovakia |
trainer | L-39 | 6 |
[edit] Gallery
 Mi-24 attack helicopter no.09 |
 Mil Mi-24 Hind No.05 |
 Georgian Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
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 Mil Mi-14 Haze ASW helicopter |
 Mi-8T transport helicopter |
 Georgian Su-25UB |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Georgian Air Force. The Ministry of Defense of Georgia. Retrieved on January 21, 2007
- ^ Georgian Air Force. The Global Security website. Retrieved on January 21, 2007
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- Air Forces Monthly February 2005
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