Venezuelan Air Force - Aircraft Inventory

Aircraft Inventory

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes
Sukhoi Su-30MKV Flanker-G Russia multirole strike fighter SU-30 MK2 24
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon USA fighter
trainer		 F-16A Block 15OCU
F-16B Block 15OCU		 7
2
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco USA light attack/observation 8 Two lost to crash, 2012.
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter Canada Fighter-bomber
trainer		 VF-5A
NF-5B/VF-5D		 8
3		 initially 26 in two lots (first Canada, second Netherlands)
Hongdu K-8W Karakorum China/ Pakistan trainer/light attack 17 one was lost in an accident of 2010 and a second one on Nov 27th 2012 during a ceremony on national television.
Airbus A-319CJ European Union transport 1 Presidential Aircraft (air force one)
Dassault Falcon 20 France Electronic Warfare
VIP		 Falcon-20DC 1
3
Boeing 737 USA VIP transport 737-2N1 1
Dassault Falcon 50 France VIP Falcon-50EX 3
Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP 2
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner USA EW
transport		 1
1		 ELINT
Boeing 707 USA transport 1 Fuel Tanker
Lockheed C-130 Hercules USA transport C-130H 4
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan USA liaison 3
Cessna Citation II USA transport 1
Beechcraft B200 Super King Air USA transport 4
Short 360 UK transport 2
Shaanxi Y-8 China transport Y-8 2 6 on order
Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma/Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar European Union transport helicopter 11
Kazan Mi-17 Russia Transport Helicopter Mi-17V-5; Mi-171VIP 7 6 Mi-17V-5; 2 Mi-171VIP purchased. One lost to crash.
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano Brazil trainer 19
Aermacchi SF.260 Italy trainer/light attack SF-260EV 12
Ghods Mohajer/Saint Arpia Iran/ Venezuela observation UAV 12+ 12 drones bought directly from Iran. More to be produced locally in Venezuela.

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