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Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Brigada zračne snage i protivzračne odbrane Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Brigada zračne snage i protuzračne obrane Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Бригада ваздушне снаге и противваздухопловна одбрана Босне и Херцеговине, romanized: 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, Banja Luka International Airport and Tuzla International Airport.

Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brigada Zračne snage i protivzračne odbrane (Bosnian)
  • Бригада ваздушне снаге и противваздухопловна одбрана (Serbian)
Founded1 December 2006; 18 years ago (2006-12-01)
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Aerial defence
Size
  • 700 airmen
  • 300 civilian personnel
  • 1,100 guard personnel
Part ofArmed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
HeadquartersSarajevo
Motto(s)
  • Perspektiva
  • "Perspective"
ColoursUltramarine Blue and Golden Yellow   
Insignia
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
HelicopterMil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Aérospatiale Gazelle

History

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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 and the Republika Srpska Air Force were merged in 2006.[1]

Structure

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  • 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

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Aircraft

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A Bosnian Bell Huey II TH-1H presented at Rajlovac Air Force Base.

Planned procurement of 6 Bayraktar TB2 UCAV.[2]

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
Mil Mi-8 Russia Utility Mi-8MTV 4[3]
Transport Mi-8 Hip 8[3]
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union Utility Mi-17 Hip H 1[3]
Bell UH-1 United States Transport UH-1H Iroquois 6[3] One crashed into a lake[4][5]2 used for MEDEVAC[3]
UH-1H Huey II 3[3] One in store[3]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility SA341H 1[3]
SA341L 3[3]

Retired

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Previous notable aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of the UTVA 75, CASA C-212 Aviocar, Mil Mi-34, Mil Mi-24, Soko J-22 Orao, Soko G-2 Galeb, Soko G-4 Super Galeb, and the Bell 206 helicopter.[6][7]

Air Defense

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Name Origin Type In service Notes
SAM
2K12 Kub Soviet Union Mobile SAM system 20[3]
9K31 Strela-1[8] Soviet Union Mobile SAM system 34
9K35 Strela-10[9] Soviet Union Mobile SAM system N/A
M53/59 Praga Czechoslovakia SPAAG 96[10]
9K34 Strela-3[9] Soviet Union MANPADS N/A[3]
FIM-92 Stinger[11] United States MANPADS N/A
9K38 Igla[9] Soviet Union MANPADS N/A
Anti-aircraft artillery
Bofors 40 mm gun[12] Sweden Anti-aircraft gun 47[10] 31 L/60, 16 L/70[3]
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 30[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dougherty, Kevin (11 January 2006). "Bosnia breaks through ethnic divide by merging Serb, Muslim-Croat forces". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'den talep ettiler: Bosna Hersek Savunma Bakanı Helez: Bir daha asla hazırlıksız olmayacağız" (in Turkish). 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Military Balance 2024. IISS. 2024. ISBN 978-1032780047.
  4. ^ "Accident Bell UH-1H Iroquois A-26, Wednesday 28 August 2024". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Helikopter OS BiH pao u Jablaničko jezero, posada nije životno ugrožena" [The helicopter of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina fell into the Jablanička lake, the crew is not in danger]. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "World Air Forces 2004". flightglobal.com. September 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "World Air Forces 2013" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  8. ^ "SA-9 Gaskin 9K31 Strela-1 ground to air missile system technical data sheet specifications | Russia Russian missile system vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Army Recognition. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle UK | Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground forces UK | East Europe UK". Army Recognition. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Administrator. "Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle UK | Bosnia Herzegovina army land ground forces UK | East Europe UK". armyrecognition. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  11. ^ "Detailing the development and operational history of the General Dynamics / Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable, Air Defense Missile System". 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ^ A. Šarenkapa (12 January 2016). "Haubice, transporteri, raketni bacači i snajperi: Oružane snage BiH predstavile vojnu opremu (FOTO)". Faktor. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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