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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">National Air Force of Angola</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Força Aérea Nacional de Angola</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg/200px-Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg/300px-Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg/400px-Forca_Aerea_Angola_emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Emblem</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">21 January 1976<span class="noprint">; 48 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1976-01-21</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/23px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/35px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/45px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">6,000 personnel<sup id="cite_ref-IISSp448_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISSp448-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> 286 aircraft</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Angolan_Armed_Forces" title="Angolan Armed Forces">Angolan Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Luanda" title="Luanda">Luanda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angolan_Civil_War" title="Angolan Civil War">Angolan Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Border_War" title="South African Border War">South African Border War</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief">Commander-in-Chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Angola" title="President of Angola">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Louren%C3%A7o" title="João Lourenço">João Lourenço</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Air Force Chief of Staff</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a> Altino Dos Santos</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia" title="Military aircraft insignia">Roundel</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_roundel_of_Angola.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/New_roundel_of_Angola.svg/90px-New_roundel_of_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/New_roundel_of_Angola.svg/135px-New_roundel_of_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/New_roundel_of_Angola.svg/180px-New_roundel_of_Angola.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">Attack</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Su-25" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-25">Su-25</a>, <a href="/wiki/Su-22" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-22">Su-22</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30" title="Sukhoi Su-30">Sukhoi Su-30</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27" title="Sukhoi Su-27">Su-27</a>, <a href="/wiki/MiG-23" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-23">MiG-23</a>, <a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">MiG-21</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-8" title="Mil Mi-8">Mi-8</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Attack_helicopter" title="Attack helicopter">Attack helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mi-24/35</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Patrol_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol aircraft">Patrol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27">Fokker F27</a>, <a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB-110_Bandeirante" class="mw-redirect" title="Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante">EMB-110</a>, <a href="/wiki/CASA_C.212_Aviocar" class="mw-redirect" title="CASA C.212 Aviocar">C.212</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-11" title="Yakovlev Yak-11">Yak-11</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-7" title="Pilatus PC-7">PC-7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_312_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 312 Tucano">Embraer EMB 312 Tucano</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_aircraft" title="Cargo aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-12" title="Antonov An-12">An-12</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">An-26</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>National Air Force of Angola</b> (<b>FANA</b>; <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Força Aérea Nacional de Angola</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air force</a> branch of the <a href="/wiki/Angolan_Armed_Forces" title="Angolan Armed Forces">Angolan Armed Forces</a>. </p><p>With an inventory of more than 300 aircraft, FANA is (on paper) one of the largest and strongest air forces of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> became independent from <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> on 11 November 1975. However, the foundations for the establishment of the air force were laid before independence when members of the then Flying Club of Angola (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Aeroclube de Angola</i></span>) were assembled at Luanda in October 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-AfMiGs17_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AfMiGs17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These people and aircraft left behind by the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portuguese Air Force</a> formed the basis for the air transport branch of the force. </p><p>The force was formally established on 21 January 1976 as the <b>People's Air Force of Angola / Air and Antiaircraft Defense</b> or <b>FAPA/DAA</b> (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea</i></span>). Its first batch of Soviet MiG fighter aircraft was delivered in mid-December 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-AfMiGs17_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AfMiGs17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FAPA/DAA fought several battles with <a href="/wiki/South_African_Air_Force" title="South African Air Force">South African Air Force</a> aircraft in November 1981, October 1982, and twice in September 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Circa 1983–85, in order to enhance MPLA's combat capacity, Romania sent 150 flight instructors and other aviation personnel, who contributed to the establishment of an Angolan Military Aviation School. </p><p>The FANA has bases at <a href="/wiki/Luanda" title="Luanda">Luanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catumbela_Airport" title="Catumbela Airport">Catumbela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belas,_Luanda" title="Belas, Luanda">Belas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luena,_Moxico_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Luena, Moxico Province">Luena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuito" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuito">Kuito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lubango" title="Lubango">Lubango</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuri Gagarin Airport">Moçâmedes</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_World_Factbook" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a>, produced by the <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">CIA</a>, reported that by 2007 the name of the force had changed to "National Air Force".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the inventory is out of service, and refers to historical equipment delivered along the years. FAN has many bases – most of them, former Portuguese Air Force bases and other courtesy of the Cold War – but few airplanes that actually fly. The main body of the active air force is made of transport/cargo planes, used for moving supplies, equipment and personnel between parts of the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Air Force of Angola is headed by the Chief of Staff of the FANA (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Chefe do Estado-Maior da FANA</i></span>). The Chief of Staff of the FANA is a General directly subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola. </p><p>FANA follows a Russian/ex-Soviet organizational model, with its air units being aviation regiments (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">regimentos de aviação</i></span>), each one including several squadrons (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">esquadrões</i></span>). To each of the six aviation regiments corresponds an air base. Besides the aviation regiments, there is also a Pilot Training School. </p><p>Its order of battle is:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>25th Fighter Aviation Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Kuito_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuito Airport">Kuito Airport</a>) <ul><li>13th Fighter Squadron (Su-27 and Su-27UB)</li> <li>12th Fighter Squadron (MiG-23ML and MiG-23UB)</li> <li>11th Fighter Squadron (MiG-21bis, MiG-21M, MiG- 21F-13 and MiG-21U)</li></ul></li> <li>26th Fighter Aviation Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Namibe_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Namibe Airport">Moçâmedes Air Base</a>) <ul><li>14th Fighter Squadron (Su-24MK)</li> <li>16th Fighter Squadron (Su-25K and Su-25UBK)</li> <li>15th Fighter Squadron (Su-22M-4K and Su-22UM-3K)</li></ul></li> <li>24th Training Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Menongue_Airport" title="Menongue Airport">Menongue Airport</a>) <ul><li>8th Training Squadron (L-39ZA, EMB-312, PC-9 and PC-7)</li> <li>9th Training Squadron (L-29 Delfin, MiG-15UTI, Yak-11 and PC-6B)</li> <li>10th Training Squadron (Cessna 172 and Z-142C)</li></ul></li> <li>23rd Air Transportation Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Quatro_de_Fevereiro_Airport" title="Quatro de Fevereiro Airport">Luanda Air Base</a>) <ul><li>5th Light Transportation Squadron (An-2, An-12, An-24, An-26, An-28, An-32, An-72, An-74, F-27, C-212-300, C-212-200, BN- 2A-21 Commander Turbo, Do-27, Do-28C and Do-228)</li> <li>6th Transportation Squadron (Il-76T, C-130K, Lockheed L-100-20 and Boeing 707)</li> <li>7th Transportation Squadron (Boeing 707 and EMB-120)</li></ul></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-style: italic">Mil Mi-24s of Angola</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="image icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/16px-Searchtool.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/24px-Searchtool.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Searchtool.svg/32px-Searchtool.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://twitter.com/HammerOfWar5/status/1608164658170437632/photo/1">https://twitter.com/HammerOfWar5/status/1608164658170437632/photo/1</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>21st Transportation Helicopter Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Luena_Airport" title="Luena Airport">Luena Airport</a>) <ul><li>1st Helicopter Squadron (SA-315, IAR-316, SA-342m, AB-212 and SA-365m)</li> <li>2nd Helicopter Squadron (Mi-8, Mi-17 and AS-532)</li></ul></li> <li>22nd Combat Helicopter Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Albano_Machado_Airport" title="Albano Machado Airport">Huambo Air Base</a>) <ul><li>3rd Helicopter Squadron (Mi-25, Mi-35, AS-565AA, AS-565UA and SA-342m)</li> <li>4th Helicopter Squadron (Mi-24, Mi-25 and Mi-35)</li></ul></li> <li>Pilot Basic Training School (<a href="/wiki/Lobito_Airport" title="Lobito Airport">Lobito</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inventory">Inventory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg/220px-Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg/330px-Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg/440px-Angolan_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21bis_Lofting-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="847" /></a><figcaption>An Angolan Air Force MiG-21bis</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy,_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg/220px-Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg/330px-Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg/440px-Embraer_ERJ-135BJ_Legacy%2C_Angola_-_Air_Force_JP6135174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Angolan VIP Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg/220px-N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg/330px-N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg/440px-N54FT_LLMG_2017-01-06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4490" data-file-height="3365" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_I" title="Cessna Citation I">Cessna 501</a> used for <a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">Maritime Patrol</a></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">Combat aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano">Embraer EMB 314</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </td> <td>Attack / COIN </td> <td> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td> <td>Fighter </td> <td>MiG-21bis </td> <td>23<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23">MiG-23</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Fighter </td> <td> </td> <td>22<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Some supplied by <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-17" title="Sukhoi Su-17">Sukhoi Su-22</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Fighter-bomber </td> <td> </td> <td>14<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Some supplied by Belarus<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Sukhoi Su-25</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Attack </td> <td>Su-25K </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30" title="Sukhoi Su-30">Sukhoi Su-30</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Multirole </td> <td>Su-30K </td> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">Maritime patrol</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CASA_C-212_Aviocar" title="CASA C-212 Aviocar">CASA C-212</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td> <td>Maritime patrol </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">CASA C-295</a> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Maritime patrol </td> <td>C-295 MSA </td> <td> </td> <td>2 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_Citation_I" title="Cessna Citation I">Cessna Citation I</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Maritime patrol </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fitted with a <a href="/wiki/Active_electronically_scanned_array#Airborne_systems" title="Active electronically scanned array">Seaspray AESA</a> radar and <a href="/wiki/Electro-optical_sensor" title="Electro-optical sensor">electro-optical sensor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Transport_aircraft" title="Transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-12" title="Antonov An-12">Antonov An-12</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Heavy transport </td> <td> </td> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">Antonov An-26</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Transport </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-32" title="Antonov An-32">Antonov An-32</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Transport </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-72" title="Antonov An-72">Antonov An-72</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Heavy transport </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CASA_C-212_Aviocar" title="CASA C-212 Aviocar">CASA C-212</a> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">CASA C-295</a> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daher_Kodiak" title="Daher Kodiak">Daher Kodiak</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Utility </td> <td>Kodiak 100 </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76" title="Ilyushin Il-76">Ilyushin Il-76</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Strategic airlift </td> <td> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xi%27an_MA60" title="Xi'an MA60">Xi'an MA60</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td>Transport </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109" title="AgustaWestland AW109">AgustaWestland AW109</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW139" title="AgustaWestland AW139">AgustaWestland AW139</a> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>SAR / Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">Alouette III</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Liaison / Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>21<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_212" title="Bell 212">Bell 212</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>65<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Attack </td> <td>Mi-35 </td> <td>15<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn" title="Aero L-29 Delfín">Aero L-29</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a> </td> <td>Jet trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">Aero L-39</a> </td> <td>Czechoslovakia </td> <td>Jet trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_312_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 312 Tucano">Embraer EMB 312</a> </td> <td>Brazil </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Aircraft acquired from Peru<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hongdu_JL-8" title="Hongdu JL-8">Hongdu JL-8</a> </td> <td>China </td> <td>Jet trainer </td> <td>K-8W </td> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-7" title="Pilatus PC-7">Pilatus PC-7</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td> <td>Basic trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-9" title="Pilatus PC-9">Pilatus PC-9</a> </td> <td>Switzerland </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Sukhoi Su-25</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Conversion trainer </td> <td>Su-25UBK </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27" title="Sukhoi Su-27">Sukhoi Su-27</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td>Conversion trainer </td> <td>Su-27UB </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_20245_5-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_20245-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAV</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TAI_Aksungur" title="TAI Aksungur">TAI Aksungur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td>UCAV </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Unknown quantity ordered<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Defense">Air Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Air Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">SAM</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S-75_Dvina" title="S-75 Dvina">S-75M Volkhov</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Medium-range surface-to-air missile</a> </td> <td>40<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">2K12 Kub</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Short-range surface-to-air missile</a> </td> <td>16<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Upgraded to 2K12-ML standard<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S-125_Neva/Pechora" title="S-125 Neva/Pechora">S-125 Pechora</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Short-range surface-to-air missile </td> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K35_Strela-10" title="9K35 Strela-10">9K35 Strela-10</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Short-range surface-to-air missile </td> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K33_Osa" title="9K33 Osa">9K33 Osa</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Short-range surface-to-air missile </td> <td>15<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K31_Strela-1" title="9K31 Strela-1">9K31 Strela-1</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Short-range surface-to-air missile </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armaments">Armaments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Armaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">Air-to-air missile</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/K-13_(missile)" title="K-13 (missile)">K-13</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Infrared_homing" title="Infrared homing">Infrared homing</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armstrade.sipri.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R-60_(missile)" title="R-60 (missile)">R-60</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Infrared homing air-to-air missile </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armstrade.sipri.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R-73_(missile)" title="R-73 (missile)">R-73</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Infrared homing air-to-air missile </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armstrade.sipri.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R-23_(missile)" title="R-23 (missile)">R-23</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Semi-active_radar_homing" title="Semi-active radar homing">Semi-active radar homing</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armstrade.sipri.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td>Infrared homing air-to-air missile / Semi-active radar homing </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armstrade.sipri.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Air-to-surface missile</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9M17_Fleyta" title="9M17 Fleyta">9M17 Fleyta</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile" title="Anti-tank guided missile">Anti-tank missile</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2021_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2021-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">Anti-radiation missile</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kh-28" title="Kh-28">Kh-28</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">Anti-radiation missile</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-armstrade.sipri.org_13-5" class="reference"><a 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killing 11 army officers (including three generals, among them <a href="/wiki/Kalias_Pedro" title="Kalias Pedro">Kalias Pedro</a>) and six civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accident occurred at 11:30 am at the airport, with a military delegation on board the flight at <a href="/wiki/Albano_Machado_Airport" title="Albano Machado Airport">Albano Machado Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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lang="pt">Brigadeiro</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Coronel</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Tenente-coronel</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Major</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Capitão</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Tenente</i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sub-tenente</i></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_ranks">Other ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank insignia of <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted personnel</a>. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; color:inherit; text-align:center; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="22">Senior NCOs </th> <th colspan="6">Junior NCOs </th> <th colspan="8">Enlisted </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/23px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Angola.svg/35px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png 1.5x, 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=faa.ao&rft.atitle=Postos+da+For%C3%A7a+A%C3%A9rea+Nacional&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffaa.ao%2Ffan%2Fposto_fan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Air+Force+of+Angola" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Air_Force_of_Angola&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooper,_TomWeinert,_Peter2010" class="citation book cs1">Cooper, Tom & Weinert, Peter (2010). <i>African MiGs: Volume I: Angola to Ivory Coast</i>. Harpia Publishing LLC. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9825539-5-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9825539-5-4"><bdi>978-0-9825539-5-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=African+MiGs%3A+Volume+I%3A+Angola+to+Ivory+Coast&rft.pub=Harpia+Publishing+LLC&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-9825539-5-4&rft.au=Cooper%2C+Tom&rft.au=Weinert%2C+Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Air+Force+of+Angola" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox 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<li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Air_Force" title="Armenian Air Force">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Air_Force" title="Austrian Air Force">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Air_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Air Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahraini_Air_Force" title="Royal Bahraini Air Force">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Air_Force" title="Belarusian Air Force">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Belize Defence Force Air Wing">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin_Air_Force" title="Benin Air Force">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Air_Force" title="Bolivian Air Force">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_and_Anti-Aircraft_Defence_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Botswana Defence Force Air Wing">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Air_Force" title="Royal Brunei Air Force">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Air_Force" title="Royal Cambodian Air Force">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_Air_Force" title="Cameroon Air Force">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Air_Force" title="Central African Republic Air Force">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_Air_Force" title="Chadian Air Force">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Aerospace_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian Aerospace Force">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_Air_Force" title="Congolese Air Force">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force" title="Croatian Air Force">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Air_and_Air_Defense_Force" title="Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_Air_Command" title="Cyprus Air Command">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Air_Force" title="Czech Air Force">Czechia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Royal Danish Air Force">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_Air_Force" title="Djibouti Air Force">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Air_Force" title="Dominican Air Force">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_Air_Force" title="Ecuadorian Air Force">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Air_Force" title="Egyptian Air Force">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvadoran_Air_Force" title="Salvadoran Air Force">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_Air_Force" title="Eritrean Air Force">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Air_Force" title="Estonian Air Force">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Air_Force" title="Ethiopian Air Force">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Air_Force" title="Finnish Air Force">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabonese_Air_Force" title="Gabonese Air Force">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Air_Force" title="Ghana Air Force">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_Air_Force" title="Guatemalan Air Force">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_Air_Force" title="Guinea-Bissau Air Force">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haiti_Air_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Haiti Air Corps">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_Air_Force" title="Honduran Air Force">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Air_Force" title="Hungarian Air Force">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Air_Policing" title="Icelandic Air Policing">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Air_Force" title="Iraqi Air Force">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Air_Corps" title="Irish Air Corps">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" title="Israeli Air Force">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force" title="Royal Jordanian Air Force">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Air_Defense_Forces" title="Kazakh Air Defense Forces">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Air_Force" title="Kenya Air Force">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Air_Force" title="Kuwait Air Force">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_Air_Force" title="Kyrgyz Air Force">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lao_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Air_Force" title="Latvian Air Force">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Air_Force" title="Lebanese Air Force">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberian_Armed_Forces#Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberian Armed Forces">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_Air_Force" title="Libyan Air Force">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_Air_Force" title="Malagasy Air Force">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force" title="Royal Malaysian Air Force">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malian_Air_Force" title="Malian Air Force">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Wing_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania_Islamic_Air_Force" title="Mauritania Islamic Air Force">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force" title="Mexican Air Force">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Air_Force" title="Moldovan Air Force">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_Air_Force" title="Mongolian Air Force">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_Air_Force" title="Montenegrin Air Force">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Air_Force" title="Royal Moroccan Air Force">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozambique_Air_Force" title="Mozambique Air Force">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Air_Force" title="Myanmar Air Force">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibian_Air_Force" title="Namibian Air Force">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force" title="Royal Netherlands Air Force">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Air_Force" title="Nicaraguan Air Force">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Air_Force" title="Nigerian Air Force">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army_Air_Force" title="Korean People's Army Air Force">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia_Air_Brigade" title="North Macedonia Air Brigade">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force" title="Royal Norwegian Air Force">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_of_Oman" title="Royal Air Force of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_Air_Force" title="Paraguayan Air Force">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_Air_Force" title="Peruvian Air Force">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force" title="Qatar Emiri Air Force">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" title="Romanian Air Force">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" title="Russian Air Force">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwandan_Air_Force" title="Rwandan Air Force">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force" title="Royal Saudi Air Force">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegalese_Air_Force" title="Senegalese Air Force">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence" title="Serbian Air Force and Air Defence">Serbia</a></li> <li><a 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