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Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Air warfare branch of Bosnia's military forces
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)
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
TypeAir force
RoleAerial defence
Aerial warfare
Size
  • 700 airmen
  • 300+ civilian personnel
  • 1,100 guard personnel
Part ofArmed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
HeadquartersSarajevo
Mottos
  • Perspektiva
  • "Perspective"
ColoursUltramarine Blue andGolden Yellow  
Insignia
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
AttackBayraktar TB2
HelicopterAérospatiale Gazelle,Bell UH-1 Iroquois,Mil Mi-8,Mil Mi-17
Military unit

TheAir 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 theArmed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The headquarters is in Sarajevo. It maintains operating bases atSarajevo International Airport,Banja Luka International Airport andTuzla International Airport.

History

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The Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed when elements of theArmy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and theRepublika Srpska Air Force were merged in 2006.[1]

Bosnia and Herzegovina is in talks to acquireBayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey.[2]

TheUnited States Department of State approved Bosnia and Herzegovina's requested military sale ofAgustaWestland AW119 Koala latest Kx model helicopters, related equipment and services for up to five years for $100 million on May 21, 2025.[3]

Structure

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  • Air Force and Air Defense Brigade, atSarajevo Air Base andBanja 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 BosnianBell Huey II TH-1H presented at Rajlovac Air Force Base.

Planned procurement of 6Bayraktar TB2UCAV.[4]

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Helicopters
Mil Mi-8Soviet Union /RussiaUtilityMi-8MTV4[5]
TransportMi-8 Hip8[5]
Mil Mi-17Soviet UnionUtilityMi-17 Hip H1[5]
Bell UH-1United StatesTransportUH-1H Iroquois6[5]2 used forMEDEVAC[5]
UH-1H Huey II3[5]One in store[5]
Aérospatiale GazelleFranceUtilitySA341H1[5]
SA341L3[5]
UAVs
Bayraktar TB2TurkeyUCAV24 ordered.[6]

Retired

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Previous notable aircraft operated by the Air Force consisted of theUTVA 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 theBell 206 helicopter.[7][8]

Air defense

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NameOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
SAM
2K12 KubSoviet UnionMobileSAM system20[5]
9K31 Strela-1[9]Soviet UnionMobile SAM system34
9K35 Strela-10[10]Soviet UnionMobile SAM systemN/A
M53/59 PragaCzechoslovakiaSPAAG96[11]
9K34 Strela-3[10]Soviet UnionMANPADSN/A[5]
FIM-92 Stinger[12]United StatesMANPADSN/A
9K38 Igla[10]Soviet UnionMANPADSN/A
Anti-aircraft artillery
Bofors 40 mm gun[13]SwedenAnti-aircraft gun47[11]31 L/60, 16 L/70[5]
ZU-23-2Soviet UnionAnti-aircraft gun30[11]
Anti-UAV -Electronic warfare
Kangal FPV[6][14]TurkeyJamming/Blunt (Jammer) SystemN/AAnti-drone jammer system

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. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  2. ^Fretay, Halna du."Bosnia and Herzegovina Orders Bayraktar TB-2 Drones from Türkiye".armyrecognition.com. Retrieved2025-01-06.
  3. ^Jamison, Milay."State Department OKs Bosnia and Herzegovina's $100M FMS Request for AW119Kx Helicopters".govconwire.com. Retrieved2025-05-22.
  4. ^"Türkiye'den talep ettiler: Bosna Hersek Savunma Bakanı Helez:Bir daha asla hazırlıksız olmayacağız" (in Turkish). 2024-11-14. Retrieved2024-11-15.
  5. ^abcdefghijklMilitary Balance 2024. IISS. 2024.ISBN 978-1032780047.
  6. ^abDanamihaber, Avaz (2025-04-26)."Naoružavanje BiH: Usred tenzija stigli Bayraktari, antidronski sistemi i oklopna vozila".donanimhaber/avaz (in Bosnian). Retrieved2025-04-26.
  7. ^"World Air Forces 2004".flightglobal.com. September 2004. p. 46. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  8. ^"World Air Forces 2013"(PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2013. Retrieved26 February 2013.
  9. ^"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. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  10. ^abc"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. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  11. ^abcAdministrator."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. Retrieved2018-05-26.
  12. ^"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. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  13. ^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. Retrieved27 April 2018.
  14. ^"Anti-dron sistem koji dobiva MO BiH je među deset najboljih u svijetu: Turski "Kangal" štiti Oružane snage BiH".Dnevni avaz (in Bashkir). 13 February 2025.

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