Libyan Air Force
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PERSONNEL: Aproximately 18,000 air force members [down from 22,000 in 2000, or 23,000 in 2004] EQUIPMENT: Approximately 375 combat capable aircraft [420 combat aircraft in 2000] though more than half of the aircraft are non-operational, 50 armed helicopters (many in storage) and 90 transport aircraft (some in storage). Most of the equipment is of Soviet origin and some from the USA and France. Serviceability of aircraft and equipment has been drastically affected by the UN embargo ordered in April 1992. The following data have been compiled from a variety of sources, all of which are believed to be reliable. Considerable fluctuation will be noted from year to year. Some of this reflects actual changes in inventory, while much of the variation is believed to reflect the low reliability of information on Libyan armed forces, and the inherent difficulty of assessing a low readiness military force. | ||||||||
| Type | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 |
| Bombers | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU-22A/B/U Blinder | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Fighter / Ground Attack | ... | ... | 343 | 274 | 336 | ... | ... | ... |
| SU-17/20/22M-2/22UM-3K Fitter | ... | ... | 45 | 53 | 53 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage 5DD | ... | ... | 14 | 5 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage 5D/DE | ... | ... | 30 | 30 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage F1-ED | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage F1-AD | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... |
| MiG-25 Foxbat | ... | ... | 60 | 94 | 94 | ... | ... | ... |
| MiG-23BN Flogger | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | 40 | ... | ... | ... |
| MiG-23B/ML/MS Flogger | ... | ... | 75 | 75 | 75 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mig-21MF Fishbed | ... | ... | 50 | 45 | 45 | ... | ... | ... |
| Counterinsurgency | ... | ... | 24 | 20 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Jastreb J-1E | ... | ... | 24 | 20 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Reconnaissance | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage 5DR | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Mig 25-R Foxbat | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Strike / multi-role | ... | ... | 64 | 14 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| SU-24MK Fencer | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| SU-22M-3 Fitter | ... | ... | 40 | ... | - | ... | ... | ... |
| MIG-25R/U Foxbat | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| TU-22U Blinder | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Tankers | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| KC-130H Hercules | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Transport | ... | ... | 77 | 75 | 91 | ... | ... | ... |
| An-124 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| An-26 Curl | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 23 | ... | ... | ... |
| Boeing 707-320 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | - | ... | ... | ... |
| C-140 Jetstar | ... | ... | 1 | - | - | ... | ... | ... |
| C-130H Hercules | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 15 | ... | ... | ... |
| L100-30 Hercules | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| L-100-20 Hercules | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| G-222 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... |
| I1-76M Candid | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | 25 | ... | ... | ... |
| L-410UVP Turbolet | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... |
| Training and Liaison | ... | ... | 284 | 262 | 176 | ... | ... | ... |
| TU-22 Blinder | ... | ... | 1 | - | - | ... | ... | ... |
| MIG-25U Foxbat | ... | ... | + | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| MiG-23U/UB Flogger | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mirage F1-BD | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| L-39ZO Albatross | ... | ... | 150 | 100 | 115 | ... | ... | ... |
| G-2AE Galeb | ... | ... | 80 | 68 | 20 | ... | ... | ... |
| SF-260WL Marchetti | ... | ... | 20 | 70 | 20 | ... | ... | ... |
| CM-170 Magister | ... | ... | 12 | - | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Helicopters | ... | ... | 180 | 105 | 136 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-35V Hind | ... | ... | 12 | 35 | 12 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-24 Hind | ... | ... | 35 | 29 | 23 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-8MT/17 Hip | ... | ... | - | 34 | 35 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-14 Haze | ... | ... | 50 | ... | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-8C Hip | ... | ... | 7 | ... | - | ... | ... | ... |
| Mi-2 Hoplite | ... | ... | 30 | 50 | 46 | ... | ... | ... |
| CH-47C Chinook | ... | ... | 18 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| SA 316B Alouette III | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... |
| AB 206A JetRanger | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| AB-212 Bell | ... | ... | 2 | ... | - | ... | ... | ... |
| SA-321 Super Frelon | ... | ... | 11 | ... | - | ... | ... | ... |
MISSILES: | ||||||||
| Air Defense missile launchers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| SA-6/8 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | ... | ... | ... |
| SA-5 (Antey S-200) | ... | ... | + | 48 | 48 | ... | ... | ... |
| SA-3 (S-125 Neva) | ... | ... | + | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | ... |
| SA-2 (V-75 Dvina) | ... | ... | + | 108 | 108 | ... | ... | ... |
| Air-to-air missiles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| R-550 Magique | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| Super 530D/F | ... | ... | + | - | + | ... | ... | ... |
| R-530 | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AA-11 (Archer) | ... | ... | + | - | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AA-8 (Aphid) | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AA-7 (Apex) | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AA-6 (Acrid) | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AA-2 (Atoll) | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
| Air-to-ground missiles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| AS-14 (Kedge) | ... | ... | + | - | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AS-11 | ... | ... | - | + | - | ... | ... | ... |
| AS-10 (Karen) | ... | ... | + | - | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AS-9 (Kyle) | ... | ... | + | ... | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AS-7 | ... | ... | - | + | - | ... | ... | ... |
| AT-6 (Spiral) | ... | ... | + | - | + | ... | ... | ... |
| AT-2 (Swatter) | ... | ... | + | + | + | ... | ... | ... |
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