This article provides a list of Venezuelan (Bolivarian) military aircraft currently in service or on order with the Bolivarian Military Aviation, previously called the Venezuelan Air Force.
Current inventory
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 RussiaMultirole fighter Su-30MKV 21In poor condition. 13 may be serviceable. Armed with Kh-31 anti-ship missiles.General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnited States Air-superiority fighterF-16A/B 18 3 may be serviceable. Electronic-warfareMetroliner IV United StatesEW / reconnaissance1 Tanker Boeing 707 United States aerial refueling 1 TransportCessna Citation IIUnited States VIP1 King Air United States utility 200/350 6Short 360United Kingdomutility transport2 Cessna 208 United States light utility 4Shaanxi Y-8Chinatransport8Metroliner IV United States light utility 1 C-130 Hercules United StatestransportC-130H 4 Dornier 228Germanytransport Dornier 228NG 3 Helicopters Mil Mi-17 Russia utilityMi-8/17 6 Eurocopter AS532 France transport 10 Mil Mi-28 Russia attack 10 on order Trainer aircraft Hongdu JL-8China/Pakistan jet trainerK-8W 18 Diamond DA42Austriamulti-engine trainer 6 Embraer EMB 312 Brazil trainer 5-8SIAI-Marchetti SF.260Italybasic trainer 5 Enstrom 280 United Statesrotorcraft trainer 2 Enstrom 480 United States rotorcraft trainer 12 4 on order UAVArpía 1VenezuelaSurveillance12Based on Ghods Mohajer-2 technology transferred by Iran. First drone manufactured in Venezuela.STC Orlan-10RussiaReconnaissanceQods Mohajer-6IranReconnaissance and spottingArmed with Qaem air-to-ground munition.Antonio José de Sucre-100VenezuelaLight reconnaissance and strikeArmed with Russian munitions.Antonio José de Sucre-200VenezuelaStealthy multi-roleDeveloped with Iranian assistance.Zamora V-1VenezuelaLoitering munitionBased on HESA Shahed 136 technology transferred by Iran.
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