Syria - Air Force Equipment
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMS | Inventory | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | |
| FIGHTER/GROUND ATTACK | |||||||||
| MiG-17 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MiG-21 Fishbed H/J | 172 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
| MiG-23BN | 60 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| MiG-29SMT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | |
| Su-7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Su-20 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Su-22 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Su-24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| FIGHTER | |||||||||
| MiG-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 ? |
| MiG-29 Fulcrum A | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 40+1 | 40+1 | 40+ |
| MiG-25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| MiG-23MLD | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 107 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| RECCE | |||||||||
| MiG-25R | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| MiG-21 Fishbed H/J | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| EW | |||||||||
| Mi-8 Hip J/K | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TRANSPORT | |||||||||
| An-12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| An-24 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| An-26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Da-20 Falcon (civilian reg.) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Falcon 900 (civilian reg.) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12 | - |
| Il-76 (civilian reg.) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PA-31 Navajo (civilian reg.) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tu-134 (civilian reg.) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Yak-40 (civilian reg.) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TRAINING | |||||||||
| MiG-29UB3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | ~6 | ~6 | ~6 |
| L-393 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| L-29 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MBB-223 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| MiG-21U3 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| MiG-23UM3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| MiG-25U | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Su-7U | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MFI-17 Mushshak | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Yak-130 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 36 |
| HELICOPTERS | |||||||||
| Mi-24 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Mi-8 | 100 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Mi-17 | 45 | ~40 | ~40 | ~40 | ~40 | ||||
| Mi-25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| SA-342L | 50 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| MISSILES | |||||||||
| ASM | |||||||||
| AT-2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AS-9 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-10 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-11 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-12 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-14 | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
| AS-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + |
| AS-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + |
| HOT | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AAM | |||||||||
| AA-2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-6 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-7 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-8 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-10 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| AA-11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + |
| AA-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + |
| AIR DEFENSE COMMAND | |||||||||
| MISSILES | |||||||||
| SAM | |||||||||
| SA-2 | 392 | 450 | ~480 | ~600 | ~600 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 |
| SA-3 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | |||||
| SA-5 | ~48 | ~48 | ~48 | ~48 | ~48 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| SA-6 | ~200 | ~200 | ~200 | ~200 | ~200 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 |
| SA-7A/SA-7B | + | + | ~4000 | ~4000 | ~4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 |
| SA-8 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | ~60 | - | - | - | - |
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies; SIPRI
Notes
1 - This number may include approximately 6 MiG-29UB 2-place trainers.
2 - This aircraft had not been listed in The Military Balance for some time, suggesting that this number represents the airframe in storage.
3 - These training aircraft are also combat capable.
4 - Listed in the source as "PZL Mi-2 Hoplite," these may in fact be PZL W-3 Sokols.
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