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Eritrean Air Force
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Eritrean Air Force
Founded 1994; 29 years ago
Country Eritrea
Type Air force
Role Aerial warfare
Size 150 aircraft - 2023
Part of Eritrean Defence Forces
Headquarters Asmara
Commanders
Current
commander Teklai Habteselassie
Insignia
Roundel Roundel of Eritrea.svg
Fin flash Flag of Eritrea.svg
Aircraft flown
Attack MB-339, Su-25
Fighter MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27
Attack helicopter Mi-24
Utility helicopter Mi-8
Trainer M-290
Transport Y-12, Gulfstream G100
The Eritrean Air Force (ERAF) is the air service branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces.
History
The Eritrean Air Force was established shortly after Eritrean War of Independence in 1994. It was first established by Commander Habtezion Hadgu, who used to be an Ethiopian Air force pilot during the Mengistu regime, and later defected to the Eritrean People Liberation Front (EPLF) in the late 1980s. When the air force was established, Commander Hadgu called many officers who served in the Ethiopian Air force, including Col. Abraham (Chief of Staff), Col. Melake, Col. Mesfin, Col. Dr. Efrem and some others, like Major Shekay who came from Lebanon[citation needed]. His deputy was a veteran EPLF fighter, a Major General, Aka. Wedi Kahsay until he was sent to the northern zone as a commander of a regiment in the army. The director of Air Force Intelligence and Administration was also a veteran EPLF fighter, Col. Mussie Lebassi, a member of the 72nd intelligence unit of the EPLF, which was dissolved in 1994. Commander Habtezion and Col. Mussie were later suspended form the air force. Eventually, the air force was taken over by Major General Teklay Habteselasie who is also the commander of the Sawa military training camp.
The make-up of the original force was composed of aircraft that were abandoned by the defeated Ethiopian armed forces. The Eritrean Air Force is a smaller branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces. Several MiG-21s which were taken from the Ethiopian Air Force are believed to be no longer in service. The main airbase is Asmara AP, which is a combined civil/military base. Serials are sometimes, but not always, worn with 'ERAF' in front of the digits.
The air force has experienced a number of notable defections in recent years. In 2012 two high-ranking officers flew the air force's only luxury airplane out of the country to Saudi Arabia and sought asylum.[1]
1998–2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War
Expansion of the Eritrean Air Force (ERAF) did not occur until the Eritrean-Ethiopian War in which the two air forces fought for superiority. In a sort of arms race Eritrea responded to Ethiopia's purchase of Su-27s with a purchase of MiG-29s.[2][3] In 2000 the ERAF bought eight Su-25s from Georgia, and six more MiG-29s from Moldova. In 2003 Eritrea also acquired several Su-27s.[4] The Eritrean Air force trained and grew enormously in a short period and was able to challenge the Ethiopian army in the 1998 border conflict. Commander Habtezion, along with young Air Force pilots, retaliated in short time after the Ethiopian Air force, led by popular pilot General Bezabh Petros – in captivity during the Eritrean War of Independence and recaptured again in the 1998 war – bombed Asmara.
Organization
Eritrean Air Force is located in EritreaAsmara AirportAsmara AirportAssab AirportAssab AirportMassawa AirportMassawa AirportSawa AirportSawa Airport
Eritrean Air Force airbases
Structure
Headquarters of the Eritrean Air Force (Asmara, Eritrea[5])
Asmara Airport
Assab International Airport
Sawa Airport (Forto, Eritrea)
Massawa International Airport (Massawa, Eritrea)
Commanders
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander of the Eritrean Air Force
1 Brigadier General
Habtezion Hadgu
1994 January 2003 [6]
2 Colonel Abraham Ogbaselasse ? ?
3 Major General
Teklai Habteselassie
circa 2003 Incumbent [7]
Aircraft
Current inventory
An Eritrean Air Force Mil Mi-17
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole 7[8]
Sukhoi Su-27 Russia multirole 2[8] one used for conversion training
Transport
Super King Air United States utility 200 1[8]
Harbin Y-12 China transport 4[8]
Helicopters
Bell 412 United States utility 1[8]
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility / transport 6[8]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/35 6[8]
Trainer Aircraft
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer 6[8]
VIVA MY ERITREA 4 EVER
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Eritrean Air Force
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Eritrean Air Force" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Eritrean Air Force
Founded 1994; 29 years ago
Country Eritrea
Type Air force
Role Aerial warfare
Size 150 aircraft - 2023
Part of Eritrean Defence Forces
Headquarters Asmara
Commanders
Current
commander Teklai Habteselassie
Insignia
Roundel Roundel of Eritrea.svg
Fin flash Flag of Eritrea.svg
Aircraft flown
Attack MB-339, Su-25
Fighter MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27
Attack helicopter Mi-24
Utility helicopter Mi-8
Trainer M-290
Transport Y-12, Gulfstream G100
The Eritrean Air Force (ERAF) is the air service branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces.
History
The Eritrean Air Force was established shortly after Eritrean War of Independence in 1994. It was first established by Commander Habtezion Hadgu, who used to be an Ethiopian Air force pilot during the Mengistu regime, and later defected to the Eritrean People Liberation Front (EPLF) in the late 1980s. When the air force was established, Commander Hadgu called many officers who served in the Ethiopian Air force, including Col. Abraham (Chief of Staff), Col. Melake, Col. Mesfin, Col. Dr. Efrem and some others, like Major Shekay who came from Lebanon[citation needed]. His deputy was a veteran EPLF fighter, a Major General, Aka. Wedi Kahsay until he was sent to the northern zone as a commander of a regiment in the army. The director of Air Force Intelligence and Administration was also a veteran EPLF fighter, Col. Mussie Lebassi, a member of the 72nd intelligence unit of the EPLF, which was dissolved in 1994. Commander Habtezion and Col. Mussie were later suspended form the air force. Eventually, the air force was taken over by Major General Teklay Habteselasie who is also the commander of the Sawa military training camp.
The make-up of the original force was composed of aircraft that were abandoned by the defeated Ethiopian armed forces. The Eritrean Air Force is a smaller branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces. Several MiG-21s which were taken from the Ethiopian Air Force are believed to be no longer in service. The main airbase is Asmara AP, which is a combined civil/military base. Serials are sometimes, but not always, worn with 'ERAF' in front of the digits.
The air force has experienced a number of notable defections in recent years. In 2012 two high-ranking officers flew the air force's only luxury airplane out of the country to Saudi Arabia and sought asylum.[1]
1998–2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War
Expansion of the Eritrean Air Force (ERAF) did not occur until the Eritrean-Ethiopian War in which the two air forces fought for superiority. In a sort of arms race Eritrea responded to Ethiopia's purchase of Su-27s with a purchase of MiG-29s.[2][3] In 2000 the ERAF bought eight Su-25s from Georgia, and six more MiG-29s from Moldova. In 2003 Eritrea also acquired several Su-27s.[4] The Eritrean Air force trained and grew enormously in a short period and was able to challenge the Ethiopian army in the 1998 border conflict. Commander Habtezion, along with young Air Force pilots, retaliated in short time after the Ethiopian Air force, led by popular pilot General Bezabh Petros – in captivity during the Eritrean War of Independence and recaptured again in the 1998 war – bombed Asmara.
Organization
Eritrean Air Force is located in EritreaAsmara AirportAsmara AirportAssab AirportAssab AirportMassawa AirportMassawa AirportSawa AirportSawa Airport
Eritrean Air Force airbases
Structure
Headquarters of the Eritrean Air Force (Asmara, Eritrea[5])
Asmara Airport
Assab International Airport
Sawa Airport (Forto, Eritrea)
Massawa International Airport (Massawa, Eritrea)
Commanders
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander of the Eritrean Air Force
1 Brigadier General
Habtezion Hadgu
1994 January 2003 [6]
2 Colonel Abraham Ogbaselasse ? ?
3 Major General
Teklai Habteselassie
circa 2003 Incumbent [7]
Aircraft
Current inventory
An Eritrean Air Force Mil Mi-17
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole 7[8]
Sukhoi Su-27 Russia multirole 2[8] one used for conversion training
Transport
Super King Air United States utility 200 1[8]
Harbin Y-12 China transport 4[8]
Helicopters
Bell 412 United States utility 1[8]
Mil Mi-17 Russia utility / transport 6[8]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack Mi-24/35 6[8]
Trainer Aircraft
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer 6[8]
VIVA MY ERITREA 4 EVER