Military


Venezuela Air Force Equipment

AIRFORCE
SYSTEMMission
Capable		Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 2010 2015
FIGHTER / ATTACK
F-5A Tiger 10 - 12 12 12 12 12
F-5B Tiger 2 - 4 4 4 4 4
CF-5 A/B Tiger - 15 - - - - -
NF-5 A/B Tiger - - 7 7 7 7 7
T-2D Buckeye 19 15 - - - - -
Mirage III-EV 18 2 - - - - -
Mirage V 2 - - - - - -
Mirage DV 2 - - - - - -
Mirage EV - 5 - - - - -
Mirage EV/DV - - 16 16 16 16 16
F-16A Fighting Falcon 18 18 14 18 18 9 -
F-16B Fighting Falcon 6 6 7 4 4 2 -
EMB 312 Tucano - - 20 20 20 20 20
Sukhoi Su-30MK - - - - - 24 24
Bombers 18 - - - - - -
B(I)-82 Canberra 13 - - - - - -
B(I)-88 Canberra 4 - - - - - -
T-4 Canberra 1 - - - - - -
COIN 33 51 - - - - -
EMB 312 Tucano 12 10 - - - - -
IA-58 Pucara 10 - - - - - -
OV-10E Bronco 11 24 - - - - -
T-2D Buckeye - 17 - - - - -
ATTACK HELICOPTERS 26 27 27 27 27 27 27
SA-316 Aluette III 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
UH-1D Iroquois 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
UH-1H Iroquois 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
AS-532 Cougar - - 4 4 4 4 4
RECCE 3 - 15 15 15 15 15
PR-83 Canberra 3 - - - - - -
OV-10A Bronco - - 15 15 15 15 15
ECM - - 3 3 3 3 3
Falcon 20DC - - 3 3 3 3 3
TRANSPORT 24 25 32 32 32 32 32
Il-78 Midas - - - - - - 2
Il-76 Candid - - - - - - 10
C-47 Skytrain 5 - - - - - -
C-123 Provider 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
C-130H Hercules 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
G-222 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
HS-748 - 2 2 2 2 2 2
B-707 - 2 2 2 2 2 2
TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS 25 14 34 35 35 35 35
Bell 206 JetRanger 16 - - - - - -
Bell 214 - 3 2 2 2 2 2
Bell 412 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
HB-350B Esquilo 5 - - - - - -
UH-1N Iroquois 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
AS-332B Puma - 5 8 7 7 7 7
Mi8 HIP - - 18 18 18 18 18
PRESIDENTIAL 7 7 6 7 7 7 7
B-737 1 1 1 1 - - -
Falcon 20DC 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
Gulfstream II 1 1 - - - - -
Gulfstream III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gulfstream IV - - 1 1 1 1 1
LearJet 24D 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bell 412 - - 1 1 1 1 1
Airbus 319CJ - - - 1 1 1 1
B-707 - - - - 1 1 1
LIAISON 24 32 32 32 32 32 32
Cessna 180 Skywagon 2 - - - - - -
Cessna 182 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Cessna Citation I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cessna Citation II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Queen Air 65 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Queen Air 80 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Super King Air 200 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SA-316 Aluette III - 9 9 9 9 9 9
TRAINING 43 49 61 61 61 61 65
K-8 [China] - - - - - - 24
EMB 312 Tucano 18 12 12 12 12 12 12
T-52 Jet Provost 12 - - - - - -
T-34 Jet Provost 23 20 20 20 20 20 -
CF-5D - 1 - - - - -
NF-5B - 6 - - - - -
T-2D Buckeye - - 17 17 17 17 17
SF-260E - - 12 12 12 12 12
MISSILES
AAM
R-530 Magic + + + + + + +
AIM-9P Sidewinder + + + + + + +
AIM-9L Sidewinder - + + + + + +
ASM
Exocet - - + + + + +
SAM
Roland - 10 10 10 10 10 10
RBS-70 - - + + + + +
Barak - - - - 10 10 10
AD GUNS
20mm
Panhard M-3 SP - + - - - - -
IAI-20C - - + + + + +
35mm
40mm
Bofors L/70 Towed - + + + + + +
Otobreda 40 L70 Towed - + + + - - -

References

  • IISS, The Military Balance, various years



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