Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces

Uzbek Air Defence Forces and Air Force
Havo hujumidan mudofaa qoʻshinlari va Harbiy havo kuchlari
Uzbekistan Air Force emblem
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Country Uzbekistan
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Aerial defence
Size15,000 personnel
Part ofUzbek Armed Forces
HeadquartersTashkent
AnniversariesThird Sunday of August (Air Force Day)
Engagements
Commanders
Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Air Defence ForcesMajor General Akhmad Burkhanov[1]
Notable
commanders
Major General Abdulla Xolmuhamedov
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
AttackSu-25, Su-24
FighterMiG-29, Su-27,
HelicopterMi-8, Eurocopter Fennec, Eurocopter Super Puma
Attack helicopterMi-24, Mi-35M
TrainerAero L-39 Albatros
TransportIlyushin Il-76, An-12, An-26

The Air and Air Defence Forces (Uzbek: Havo hujumidan mudofaa qoʻshinlari va Harbiy havo kuchlari; Russian: Войска противовоздушной обороны и Военно-воздушные силы) are the aerial arm of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It was formed following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, though the military was not created by the Uzbek government until 1992. The Air Force consists of 10,000 to 15,000 personnel in 2006, with most of them being Russians as of 1995.[2]

  1. ^ "Справочная (Узбекистан)". Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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