Laos Air Force Equipment
Laos Air Force Equipment | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| Active | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fighter | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 4th Generation | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mig-21PFM/bis1 | RU | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Transport | 12 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Medium | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| An-74 | UKR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| An-26 | RU | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| An-24/Y-7 | RU / CH | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Light | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Y-12 | CH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| An-2 | RU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Yak-122 | RU | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Passenger | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yak-40 | RU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| TRAINING | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Jet - Advanced | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Mig-21U/UB1 | RU | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Piston | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Yak-18 | RU | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Helicopter |
12 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| Transport | 12 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Mi-26 | RU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mi-8/-17 | RU | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |||
| Mi-6 | RU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | |||
| Light / Utility | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Z-93 | CH | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ka-324 | RU | -- | -- | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
Notes
1 - The rapid drop in totals provided by the IISS Military Balance, from 22 to 0 between their 2010 and 2012 editions, suggests that the Lao Mig-21 fleet might have been grounded for some time prior to then.
2 - The IISS Military Balance only lists 4 Yak-12 light transports for the 1999-2000 period (of the periods covered by the table). The SIPRI trade register for Laos makes no mention of such a transfer. It is possible that this was a proposed sale that never materialized.
3 - The IISS Miltiary Balance lists 3 SA-360 aircraft beginning in the 1999-2000 period. The SIPRI trade register for Laos only notes the delivery of 2 (possibly 4) Z-9A aircraft from China beginning in 2008, stemming from an order circa 2006. It is unclear what the reason for the discrepancy is.
4 - As of 2012, the IISS Military Balance continues to list only one Ka-32 helicopter, but with 5 more reported to be on order. The SIPRI trade register for Laos notes the purchase of a single helicopter circa 1997 with delivery in 1998, followed by the purchase of some 6 additional aircraft circa 1999 with deliveries between 2000 and 2001. It is unclear what the reason for the discrepancy is.
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