Syria - Air Force Equipment
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMS | Inventory | |||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |
| FGA | ||||||||
| Su-24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ~20 | ~20 |
| MiG-23BN | 60 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 60 | ~60 | ~60 |
| Su-20 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Su-22 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 50 | ~50 | ~50 |
| Su-7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mig-17 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MiG-29SMT | - | - | - | - | 14 | ~14 | ~14 | ~14 |
| FTR | ||||||||
| MiG-29A | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 42 | ~42 | ~42 |
| MiG-25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ~30 | ~30 |
| MiG-23 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 107 | ~107 | ~107 |
| MiG-21 | 172 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 102 | ~102 | ~102 |
| RECCE | ||||||||
| MiG-25R | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ~6 | ~6 |
| MiG-21H/J | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | ~40 | ~40 |
| EW | ||||||||
| Mi-8 Hip J/K | 8 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - | - |
| TRANSPORT | ||||||||
| An-12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| An-24 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| An-26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ~4 | ~4 |
| Falcon 20 (civilian reg.) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ~2 | ~2 |
| Il-76 (civilian reg.) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ~4 | ~4 |
| Yak-40 (civilian reg.) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ~6 | ~6 |
| Tu-134 (civilian reg.) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ~4 | ~4 | |
| Falcon 900 (civilian reg.) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ~1 | ~1 |
| HELICOPTERS | ||||||||
| Mi-25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 36 | ~36 | ~36 |
| SA-342L | 50 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 42 | ~42 | ~42 | ~42 |
| Mi-8 | 100 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
| Mi-17 | 45 | ~40 | ~40 | ~40 | ~40 | |||
| Mi-2 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ~20 | ~20 |
| TRG | ||||||||
| MiG-29UB | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | ~6 | ~6 |
| L-39 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 23 | ~23 | ~23 |
| L-29 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MBB-223 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | ~35 | ~35 |
| MiG-21U | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ~20 | ~20 |
| MiG-23UM | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ~6 | ~6 |
| MiG-25U | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ~2 | ~2 |
| Su-7U | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MFI-17 | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| MISSILES | ||||||||
| ASM | ||||||||
| AT-2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AS-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AS-9 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| AS-10 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| AS-11 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| AS-12 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AS-14 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| HOT | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AAM | ||||||||
| AA-2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-6 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-8 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-10 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
