Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Founded | 1 December 2006 |
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Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare Aerial defence |
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Part of | Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Headquarters | Sarajevo |
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Colours | Ultramarine Blue and Golden Yellow |
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Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17 |
Transport | Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Aérospatiale Gazelle |
The Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Brigada zračne snage i protivzračne odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Brigada zračne snage i protuzračne obrane Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Бригада ваздушне снаге и противваздухопловна одбрана Босне и Херцеговине, romanized: Brigada vazdušne snage i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Bosne i Hercegovine) is part of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The headquarters is in Sarajevo. It maintains operating bases at Sarajevo International Airport, Banja Luka International Airport and Tuzla International Airport.
History
[edit]The Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed when elements of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska Air Force were merged in 2006.[1]
Structure
[edit]- Air Force and Air Defense Brigade, at Sarajevo Air Base and Banja Luka Air Base
Airbases
[edit]Aircraft
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-8 | Russia | utility / transport | Mi-8T | 6[2] | ||
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H | 10[2] | ||
Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | utility | SA341 | 8[2] |
Retired
[edit]Previous notable aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the UTVA 75, CASA C-212 Aviocar, Mil Mi-34, Mil Mi-24, Soko J-22 Orao, Soko G-2 Galeb, Soko G-4 Super Galeb, and the Bell 206 helicopter.[3][4]
Air Defense
[edit]Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes | ||
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SAM | ||||||
2K12 Kub | Soviet Union | mobile SAM system | 20[5] | |||
9K31 Strela-1[6] | Soviet Union | mobile SAM system | 34 | |||
9K35 Strela-10[7] | Soviet Union | mobile SAM system | ||||
M53/59 Praga | Czechoslovakia | SPAAG | 96[8] | |||
Anti Aircraft artillery | ||||||
Bofors 40 mm gun[9] | Sweden | Anti-aircraft gun | 47[8] | |||
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Anti-aircraft gun | 30[8] | |||
9K34 Strela-3[7] | Soviet Union | MANPADS | ||||
FIM-92 Stinger[10] | United States | MANPADS | ||||
9K38 Igla[7] | Soviet Union | MANPADS |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dougherty, Kevin (11 January 2006). "Bosnia breaks through ethnic divide by merging Serb, Muslim-Croat forces". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2004". flightglobal.com. September 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2013" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ IISS 2012 Military Balance, pp. 97.
- ^ "SA-9 Gaskin 9K31 Strela-1 ground to air missile system technical data sheet specifications | Russia Russian missile system vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Army Recognition. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle UK | Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground forces UK | East Europe UK". Army Recognition. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Administrator. "Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle UK | Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground forces UK | East Europe UK". armyrecognition. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ A. Šarenkapa (12 January 2016). "Haubice, transporteri, raketni bacači i snajperi: Oružane snage BiH predstavile vojnu opremu (FOTO)". Faktor. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Detailing the development and operational history of the General Dynamics / Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable, Air Defense Missile System". 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Defence(in Bosnian)
- "List of Aircraft" (PDF) (in Bosnian). Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Defence. July 2011.