The Montenegrin Air Force ( cg, Vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana, italics=yes; ''V i PVO'') is the air arm of the

Military of Montenegro The Armed Forces of Montenegro ( cnr, Војска Црне Горе, Vojska Crne Gore) are the military forces of Montenegro. The Armed Forces consists of an army, navy and air force. The military currently maintains a force of 2,350 active du ...

. The aircraft marking of the Montenegrin Air Force consist of a red-on-gold roundel, currently being the sole air arm using the latter colour in its official insignia.

History

In 1991–1992,

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

disintegrated, and the republics of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

and

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established the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

. The Air Force was renamed the

Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro The Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Ратно Ваздухопловство Србије и Црне Горе, РВСиЦГ; ''Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo Srbije i Crne Gore'', RVSiCG, ), also known as the Air Force of Yugoslavia (JRV; S ...

, (also known as the Air Force of Yugoslavia). In spring of 1999 they suffered heavy losses in

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombings continued until an a ...

, during the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...

. After years of political turmoil,

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

declared its

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

in June 2006, bringing an end to the state union of

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

Aircraft inventory

Following the dissolution of the state union of

, the newly formed Republic of Montenegro was left with a considerable number of aircraft at the Golubovci airbase, more than required for its own needs. After the break-up, speculation arose regarding the division of the aircraft, but the Serbian Ministry of Defense issued a statement declaring that the eventual division of the fleet was not in either country's interest. However, a total of 11

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 ...

s, of which 8 are airworthy, were still located at the base in 2008. An official decision regarding their fate has not been made, but most likely they will not be operated by Montenegro due to expensive operating costs. The four

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 ...

trainer aircraft have a better chance to become operational, although no decision about them has been made yet. Military Montenegro 29 (cropped)

Current inventory

Retired

Aircraft markings

File:Montenegro-Air-Force-trial-roundel.svg, Early roundel used in some limited examples File:Roundel of Montenegro (2006–2018).svg, Roundel used from 2006 to 2018 File:Roundel of Montenegro.svg, Roundel adopted in 2018 File:Roundel of Montenegro – Low Visibility.svg, Reduced visibility version of the 2018 roundel

References

{{Authority control Military of Montenegro Military units and formations established in 2006 Air forces by country 2006 establishments in Montenegro