Turkmen Air Force | |
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Türkmen Howa Güýçleri (Turkmen) | |
Founded | 1992 |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 3,000 personnel 99 aircraft |
Part of | Turkmen Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Ashgabat |
Colours | Yellow, Blue, White |
Commanders | |
Supreme Commander-in-Chief | President Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
Insignia | |
Flag | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Su-25, Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, M-346 Master |
Fighter | MiG-29, Mig-25 |
Helicopter | Mil Mi-17, AW139, Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin |
Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24 |
Transport | Antonov An-26, Antonov An-74, Alenia C-27J Spartan |
The Turkmen Air Force (Turkmen: Türkmen Howa Güýçleri) is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. It was formed from former Soviet Air Forces units within that region of the Turkestan Military District. The Turkmen Air Force inherited some 300 Soviet aircraft, and has pilots trained in Ukraine.[1]