Military



Vietnam Airforce Equipment

SYSTEMS Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2015
Aircraft
FIGHTER 250 190+ 189 189 195 204 204  
SU-7B Fitter 30 - - - - - -  
SU-17 Fitter 30 - - - - - -  
SU-22 M-3/M-4/MR Fitter 40 65 53 53 53 53 53  
SU-22UM-3 Fitter - - - - 2 - -  
SU-27SK Flanker - - 7 7 7 7 7  
SU-27UBK Flanker - - 5 5 5 - -  
SU-30MKK Flanker - - - - 4 4 4  
MiG-21 bis/PF Fishbed 150 125 124 124 124 140 140  
MR/ MARITIME PATROL 4 4 4 4 4 - -  
Be-12 Mail 4 4 4 4 4 - -  
ASW - - - - - 4 4  
Be-12 Mail - - - - - 4 4  
SURVEY 2 2 2 - - - -  
An-30 Clank 2 2 2 - - - -  
TRANSPORT 82+ 68 67 28 28 28 28  
An-2 Colt 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
An-24 Coke 9 4 4 - - - -  
An-26 Cole 40 30 30 12 12 12 12  
Il-18 Coot 2 - - - - - -  
Tu-134 Crusty 8 8 8 - - - -  
Yak-40 Codling 11 14 13 4 4 4 4  
TRAINING 53 52 52 28+ 28+ 43 43  
L-29 Delfin + - - - - - -  
L-39 Albatros + + + 18 18 18 18  
MiG-21U/UM Mongol A/B* + + + + + 10 10  
Yak-18(BT-6) Max - + + 10 10 10 10  
SU-27UBK Flanker* - - - - - 5 5  
Helicopters
ATTACK 20 25 26 26 26 26 26  
Mi-24 Hind 20 25 26 26 26 26 26  
ASW 17 8 19 15 15 13 13  
Ka-25 Hormone* 17 8 8 3 3 3 3  
Ka-26 Hoodlum - - 5 10 10 10 10  
Ka-32 Helix - - 6 2 2 - -  
SAR - - - - - 4 4  
W-3 Sokol - - - - - 4 4  
TRANSPORT/SUPPORT 30+ ~70 ~70 34 34 48 48  
Mi-4 Hound - + - - - - -  
Mi-6 Hook 5 + + 4 4 4 4  
Mi-8 Hip 25 + + + + + +  
Mi-17 Hip H - - + + + + +  
Ka-32 Helix - - - - - 2 2  
UH-1H Iroquios - - - - - 12 12  
Air Defense
SP SAM - + + + + + +  
SA-6 Gainful - + + + + + +  
SAM + + + + + + +  
SA-2 Guideline + + + + + + +  
SA-3 Goa + + + + + + +  
MANPAD - - + + + + +  
SA-7 Grail - - + + + + +  
SA-16 Gimlet - - + + + + +  
GUNS + + + + + + +  
37mm Unknown + + + + + + +  
57mm Unknown + + + + + + +  
85mm Unknown + + + + + + +  
100mm Unknown + + + + + + +  
130mm Unknown + + + + + + +  
Missiles
AAM + + + + + + +  
AA-2 Atoll + + + + + + +  
AA-8 Aphid - - + + + + +  
AA-10 Alamo - - + + + + +  
AA-12 Adder - - - - + + +  
ASM - - + + + + +  
AS-9 Kyle - - + + + + +  
AS-14 Kedge - - - - + + +  
AS-17 Krypton - - - - + + +  
AS-18 Kazoo - - - - + + +  

Notes

    * - Denotes aircraft that are combat capable.

    + - Indicates that while exact numbers are not known, it has been reported that the equipment exists.



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