Yemen Air Force and Air Defence | |
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القوات الجوية اليمنية والدفاع الجوي Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya wal-Difa' al-Jawwiy | |
![]() Emblem of the Yemen Air Force and Air Defence | |
Founded | 1990 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare Airlift Anti-aircraft warfare Combat search and rescue Medical evacuation |
Part of | Yemeni Armed Forces |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Air Force | Major General Rashid Nasir al-Jundi |
Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces | Lieutenant General Sagheer Hamoud Aziz |
Insignia | |
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Ensign of the Yemeni Air Force | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Su-22 |
Fighter | MiG-21, MiG-29 |
Helicopter | Mil Mi-17, Bell 204, Bell 212 |
Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24 |
Trainer | Aero L-39, Yak-11, Zlin Z 142 |
Transport | C-130, Il-76, An-12, An-24, An-26, Yak-40 |
Yemeni Armed Forces |
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Leadership |
Military services |
The Yemeni Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية اليمنية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya) is the air operations branch of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Numbers of aircraft can not be confirmed but serviceability of these aircraft is low. Aircraft have been acquired by donations from other countries supporting either the Soviet Union or the United States during the Cold War. However, most of the air force was destroyed by airstrikes during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.