| Armenian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| |
 Armenian Armed Forces emblem | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | 5,000 Personnel and 80 Aircraft |
| Part of | Armenian Armed Forces |
| Anniversaries | 26 June (Air Force Day)[1][2] |
| Engagements | |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Su-25 |
| Fighter | Su-30 |
| Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24,Mi-8/Mi-17 |
| Trainer | L-39, Mi-2 |
| Transport | Il-76 |
The Armenian Air Force (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Razmaodayin Uzher) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Armenia formed by independent Armenia in 1992 in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Outside its conventional name, it has also been referred to as the Aviation Department of the Armenian Armed Forces. It is organized and equipped principally to provide Armenian ground forces with tactical air support in the form of ground attack and airlift in mountainous terrain. It provided effective support during the battles with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region from 1992 to 1994.[3]
Since 2003, the Armenian government has been funding a modernization and enlargement of the air fleet.[4] The Armenian Air Force sports the Armenak Khanperyants Military Aviation University.
- ^ "June 26 – Armenian Air Force Day".
- ^ "June 26 – Armenian Air Force Day congratulations". 26 June 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Tom (29 September 2003). "Air War over Nagorniy-Kharabakh, 1988–1994". Archived 5 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Air Combat Information Group (ACIG). Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ Martirosjan, Samvel; translated by A. Ignatkin (25–31 August 2004). "Armenia Builds Up Its Military Might[permanent dead link]". Voyenno-Promyshlenny Kurier. The original link is dead but a copy may be found at http://hyeforum.com/lofiversion/index.php?t9724.html.