Zimbabwe Air Force Aircraft Types and Capacity

Zimbabwe Air Force Aircraft Types and Capacity

Zimbabwe Air Force Aircraft – Details of Zimbabwe Air Force Aircraft Types and Capacity

It is difficult to ascertain a list of aircraft types operated by the Air force of Zimbabwe because of secrecy. AFZ has been constantly linked to Mikoyan MiG-29 since 1980 and even sent pilots to the then USSR for training.

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In February 2002 the EU enforced an arms embargo on Zimbabwe in reaction to severe violations of human rights in the nation. Unable to buy spare parts for the British designed and manufactured BAE Systems Hawk, in 2006 the air force received the first K-8. The air force also had Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter jets donated by the late Muammar Gaddafi.