List of military aircraft of the Czech Republic

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The following list of military aircraft of the Czech Republic is a list of military aircraft and civil aircraft for military use currently in service with the Czech Air Force, the Czech Land Forces (unmanned aerial vehicles) and the as well as retired aircraft.

Current aircraft[]

Czech Air Force[]

Main article: Czech Air Force
Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
Aero L-39ZA Albatros Czechoslovakia Jet Trainer 1989 3 9 [1][2]
Aero L-159A ALCA Czech Republic Jet Attack 2000 16 72 [1][2]
Aero L-159T1 Czech Republic Jet Trainer 2007 5 5 [1][2]
Aero L-159T2 Czech Republic Jet Trainer 2019 3 3
Airbus A319CJ Germany Jet Transport 2006 2 2 [1][2]
Bombardier Challenger CL-601 Canada Jet Transport 1992 1 1 [1][2]
CASA C-295M Spain Propeller Transport 2010 4 4 [1][2]
Let L-410 Turbolet Czechoslovakia Propeller Transport 1989 4 6 [1][2]
Let L-410FG Czechoslovakia Propeller Patrol 1985 2 2 [1][2][3]
Mil Mi-8 USSR Rotorcraft Transport 1984 3 18 [1][2][4]
Mil Mi-17 USSR Rotorcraft Transport 1989 5 28 [1][2][5]
Mil Mi-171Sh Russia Rotorcraft Transport 2004 15 16 [1][2][6]
Mil Mi-24V Russia Rotorcraft Attack 2003 10 17 [1][2]
PZL W-3 Sokół Poland Rotorcraft Utility 1995 10 11 [1][2]
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sweden Jet Multi-role 2005 14 14 [1][2]
Yakovlev Yak-40 USSR Jet Transport 1978 2 2 [1][2]

Flight Training Center[]

Main article:

Flight Training Center (Czech: Centrum leteckého výcviku; CLV) in Pardubice is not a part of the Air Force. Primary flight training was outsourced as of 1 April 2004. CLV is a branch of LOM PRAHA s.p., state owned company.[7]

Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
Aero L-39C Albatros Czechoslovakia Jet Trainer 1972 7 [8][9]
Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Czech Republic Propeller Trainer 1 [8]
Let L-410 Turbolet Czechoslovakia Propeller Transport 2 [8]
Mil Mi-2 Poland Rotorcraft Utility 1982 2 [8]
Mil Mi-17 USSR Rotorcraft Transport 1985 6 [8]
Zlín Z-43 Czech Republic Propeller Trainer 1 [8]
Zlín Z-142 Czech Republic Propeller Trainer 1992 9 [8]

Czech Land Forces[]

Main article: Czech Land Forces

Unmanned aerial vehicles of the Czech Army are used mainly by the Unmanned Reconnaissance Aerial Vehicle Company of the 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion with one "Scan Eagle Group" and four "RQ-11B Raven Sections" ready for deployment (as of 2017).[10]

Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
Elbit Skylark Israel UAV Reconnaissance 2009 2 Acquired for overseas deployment.[11]
RQ-11B Raven United States UAV Reconnaissance 6 [10]
Scan Eagle United States UAV Reconnaissance 10 [10]
Wasp III United States UAV Reconnaissance 2010 Acquired for ISTAR and FAC units.[12]

Retired aircraft[]

Czech Air Force[]

Type Origin Class Role Introduced Retired Total Notes
Antonov An-12BP USSR Propeller Transport 1981 1994 1 Introduced in 1964 in USSR.[13]
Antonov An-26 USSR Propeller Transport 1982 2011 4 [14]
Tupolev Tu-134A USSR Jet Transport 1971 1996 1
Tupolev Tu-154M USSR Jet Transport 1998 2007 2 [15]
Aero L-29 Delfin Czechoslovakia Jet Trainer 1963 2003 32
Antonov An-30 USSR Propeller Patrol 1988 2003 1 [16]
Mil Mi-2 USSR Rotorcraft Utility 1981 2004 38
MiG-21MF USSR Jet Fighter 1971 2005 72
MiG-21UM USSR Jet Fighter/Trainer 1972 2005 22 [17]
MiG-23BN USSR Jet Fighter-bomber 1977 1994 32
MiG-23MF USSR Jet Fighter 1978 1994 13
MiG-23ML USSR Jet Fighter 1981 1998 17
MiG-23UM USSR Jet Fighter/Trainer 1978 1998 8
MiG-29A USSR Jet Fighter 1989 1995 9
MiG-29UB USSR Jet Fighter/Trainer 1989 1995 1
Sukhoi Su-22 USSR Jet Fighter-bomber 1984 2002 37 56 as of 1990; Slovakia received 19 in 1993.
Sukhoi Su-25 USSR Jet Attack 1984 2000 25
Antonov An-24V USSR Propeller Transport 1967 2005 4 [18]

Czech Land Forces[]

Type Origin Class Role Introduced Retired Total Notes
Sojka III Czech Republic UAV Reconnaissance 2011

See also[]

  • Military of the Czech Republic

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Soušek, Tomáš (2015-08-21). "Vzdušné síly Armády ČR". In Čadil, Jan (ed.). Vzdušné síly AČR - Ročenka 2015 [Czech Air Force Yearbook 2015] (in Czech and English). Praha: Magnet Press Slovakia in cooperation with L+K. ISBN 978-80-89169-33-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Equipment Size in 2016". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Ministerstvo obrany. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Aircraft Data 1525, 1985 Let L-410FG Turbolet C/N 851525, Aérospatiale SA-330J Puma C/N 1525".
  4. ^ "Mil Mi-8".
  5. ^ http://www.vrtulnik.cz/mil/mi-17.htm
  6. ^ "LN: Pilot to blame for Czech helicopter's accident in Spain". Prague Daily Monitor. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. ^ EVici webdesign s.r.o. "LOM PRAHA". Lompraha.cz. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "VZ 2014 (.pdf)". LOM PRAHA. LOM PRAHA s.p. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. ^ Soušek, Tomáš (2013-08-17). Čadil, Jan (ed.). "Labutí píseň pro L-39 Albatros" [Swan song of L-39 Albatros]. Czech Air Force Yearbook 2013 (in Czech and English). Praha: Aeromedia.
  10. ^ a b c "O nás [About us]". 102. průzkumný prapor Prostějov. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  11. ^ Soušek, Tomáš (2010-01-08). "Skylark I-LE – další bezpilotní letoun v AČR" [Skylark I-LE – another UAV of the Czech Army]. ATM (in Czech). Vol. 42, no. 1. Prague: Aeromedia. pp. 8–9. ISSN 1802-4823.
  12. ^ Soušek, Tomáš (2013-02-01). "Přenosné soupravy ISTAR v AČR" [Man-portable ISTAR sets of the Czech Army]. ATM (in Czech). Vol. 45, no. 2. Prague: Aeromedia. pp. 4–7. ISSN 1802-4823.
  13. ^ http://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/52725
  14. ^ Lang, Pavel. "Kolik vzletů, tolik přistání. To je pro letadla ten nejlepší výsledek" [The same number of takeoffs and landings. The best result of the aircraft]. acr.army.cz. Ministerstvo obrany. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  15. ^ Soušek, Tomáš (2008-02-18). "První v Americe, první v Austrálii" [First in America, first in Australia] (PDF). A report (in Czech). No. 4. Ministerstvo obrany. pp. 36–37.
  16. ^ "Antonov An-24, An-26, An-30". Brigadýr. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  17. ^ "MiG-21 / Ve znamení Delty / 1. část".
  18. ^ "Antonov An-24 V, výr. č. 07109". VHU. Vojenský historický ústav Praha. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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