The Afghan Air Force (AAF; Pashto: دافغانستان هوائی ځواک ; Dari: قوای هوائی افغانستان), formerly the Afghan National Air Force, is a branch of the military of Afghanistan that is responsible for air defense and air warfare. It is divided into three wings, with the 1st Wing at Kabul, the 2nd Wing at Kandahar and the 3rd Wing south at Shindand in western Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. Mohammad Dawran serves as Chief of Staff of the Afghan Air Force and Major General Abdul Wahab Wardak is the Afghan Air Force Commander. The command center of the Afghan Air Force is located at Kabul International Airport and the Shindand Air Base in Herat Province serves as the main training area.
Aircraft Inventory[]
Combat Aircraft[]
Dassault Mirage 2000-5 x 12 (Multirole Fighter)
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano x 20 (COIN Aircraft)
Transport Aircraft[]
Aeritalia G.222 x 20 (Tactical Transport)
Bethpage AF C-130/64H x 4 (Tactical Transport)- De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300M Twin Otter x 26 (Military Transport)
- Pilatus PC-12NG x 18 (Utility Transport)
- Seattle AF S727-200F x 3 (VIP Transport)
- Wichita AF C208B x 26 (LIght Transport Aircraft)
Training Aircraft[]
- Aero L-139 Albatros 2000 x 26 (Advanced Trainer)
- Wichita AF C182T x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)
- Wichita AF C208B x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)
Helicopters[]
- Aérospatiale SA315B Lama x 6 (Utility Helicopter)
- Mil Mi-35 x 14 (Attack Helicopter)
- Eurocopter H145M x 18 (Trainer Helicopter)
- Mil Mi-17 x 98 (Transport Helicopter)
- Westland Wiltshire x 10 (Utility Helicopter)
