The Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Brigada Zračne snage i protivzračne odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Бригада ваздушне снаге и противваздухопловна одбрана Босне и Херцеговине, Brigada vazdušne snage i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Bosne i Hercegovine) is part of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The headquarters is in Sarajevo. It maintains operating bases at

Sarajevo International Airport Sarajevo International Airport ( bs, Međunarodni aerodrom Sarajevo/Међународни аеродром Сарајево) is the main international airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It i ...

Tuzla International Airport Tuzla International Airport ( bs, Međunarodni aerodrom Tuzla/Међународни аеродром Тузла); is an airport near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tuzla International Airport is the second largest airport in Bosnia and Herzegov ...

History

The Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed when elements of the

Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, Vojska Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine) was the military of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina created after the 1995 Dayton Agreement. It consisted of two merging units which had be ...

and the

Republika Srpska Air Force The Republika Srpska air force (, ) was the air force of Republika Srpska and was used primarily during the Bosnian war. In 2005, it was integrated into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. SFOR (NATO Stabilization Force) still plays a la ...

were merged in 2006.

Structure

*Air Force and Air Defense Brigade, at Sarajevo Air Base and Banja Luka Air Base ** 1st Helicopter Squadron, at Banja Luka Air Base ** 2nd Helicopter Squadron, at Sarajevo Air Base ** Air Defence Battalion, at Sarajevo Air Base ** Early Warning and Surveillance Battalion, at Banja Luka Air Base ** Flight Support Battalion, with detachments at the two air bases

Airbases

* Banja Luka International Airport *

Aircraft

Retired

Previous notable aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the

UTVA 75 The UTVA 75 is a compact, low-wing monoplane, piston-engine aircraft manufactured by UTVA. It is mainly used as a military basic trainer and sporting aircraft. Development The Utva 75 made its maiden flight in 1976. Between 1978 and 1985 ...

, CASA C-212 Aviocar,

Mil Mi-34 The Mil Mi-34 (NATO reporting name: Hermit) is a light helicopter designed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant in either a two or four seat configuration for utility and training. It was first flown on 17 November 1986 and introduced at the Paris ...

Mil Mi-24 The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been ...

Soko J-22 Orao The Soko J-22 Orao ( sr-cyr, text=Oрао, translation=eagle) is a Yugoslav twin-engined, subsonic ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed and built in collaboration by SOKO in Yugoslavia and by Avioane Craiova i ...

, Soko G-2 Galeb,

Soko G-4 Super Galeb The Soko G-4 Super Galeb ( en, Super Seagull), also referred to as N-62, is a Yugoslav single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo and manufactured by the SOK ...

, and the Bell 206 helicopter.

Air Defense

References

External links

Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Defence
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Air Force of Bosnia And Herzegovina Bosnia Aviation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Military units and formations established in 2006 2006 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina