Equipment of Croatian Air Force (HRZ)
Aircraft OSCE combat aircraft limit: 65
Type Quantity Origin In service from - to Note MiG-21 bis (Fishbed L) 18 USSR 1992 - current most of the aircraft's are grounded, two defected from JRV MiG-21 bis K (Fishbed N) 1 USSR 1992 - current defected from JRV MiG-21 UM/UMD (Mongol B) 7 USSR 1993 - current ex-DDR, two modernized by Romanian Aerostar S.A. G-2 Galeb 1? YU 1995 - 1995 J-21 Jastreb 1? YU 1995 - 1995 UTVA-75 11 YU 1991 - current PC-9/PC-9M 20 Swiss 199? all grounded An-2R 12? Poland 1991 - AN-32B 2 USSR 199? - based on Pleso Canadair CL-215 2 Canada firefighter aircraft, returned in exchange for one CL-415 Canadair CL-415 T 4 Canada firefighter aircraft Air Tractor AT-802F 2 USA firefighter aircraft Air Tractor AT-401 2? USA 1991 - 1992 agricultural aircraft pressed into eng/armed-forces service Cessna A.188B AGwagon 2? USA 1991 - 1992 agricultural aircraft pressed into eng/armed-forces service Reims-Cessna F.172M 2? France 1991 - 1992 used by Aero clubs Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 4? USA 1991 - 1992 used by Aero clubs Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee 2? USA 1991 - 1992 agricultural aircraft pressed into eng/armed-forces service Piper PA-36-300 Pawnee Brave 2? USA 1991 - 1992 PZL M-18 Dromader 2? Poland 1991 - 1992 agricultural aircraft pressed into eng/armed-forces service Helicopter OSCE attack helicopter limit: 21
Type Quantity Origin In service from - to Note Mi-8 T (Hip C) 6 USSR 1991 - Mi-8 MTV-1, Mi-17 (Hip H) 10 USSR 199? Mil-24D/V (Hind D/E) 9 USSR 199? - 2006 all grounded, 7 remaining in 2006, currently sold at $50,000 MD 300 MD 500C USA Bell 206B 10 USA Bell-47J2-A 1 USA 1991 - 1991 taken from Technical museum! SAM Type Quantity Origin In service from - to Note S-75 Dvina (SA-2) 1? USSR captured during the war, probably not operational KUB (SA-6) 2? USSR captured during the war, probably not operational S-300 PMU (SA-10) ? Ukraine 199? - Radar
(ZMIN)Type Quantity Origin In service from - to Note P-12 ? USSR 1991 - P-15 ? USSR 1991 - P-35 ? USSR 199? - FPS-117E(1)T 5 US 200? - main NATO radar, awaiting delivery Enhanced Pelegrin 4 US 200? - coastal surveillance radar, awaiting delivery Sources: Hrvatski Zrakoplovi, Vojislav Jereb & Danijel Frka, ISBN 953-6013-00-2; Hrvatski Vojnik; Velebit; Jutarnji List; HRT, etc.
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