Tanzania Air Force Command

Tanzania Air Force Command Kamandi ya Jeshi la Anga
Tanzania Air Force roundel
Active	1964-present
Country	Tanzania
Branch	Air Force
Part of	Tanzania People's Defence Force
Engagements	Uganda–Tanzania War
Commanders
Commander	Maj. Gen. Festo Ulomi
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-7, F-5, F-6, MiG-21MF and MiG-21U
Helicopter	Bell 206
Trainer	K-8
Transport	Y-8, Y-12

The Tanzania Air Force Command is the national air force of Tanzania.^[1]

Aircraft

Current inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft
Chengdu F-7	People's Republic of China	fighter		12[2]	licensed built MiG-21
Reconnaissance
Seabird Seeker	Jordan	surveillance		1[3]
Transport
Antonov An-28	Ukraine	transport		1[2]
DHC-5 Buffalo	Canada	transport		4[2]
Shaanxi Y-8	China	transport		2[2]
Y-12	China	transport		2[2]
Helicopters
Bell 412	United States	utility		1[2]
Trainer Aircraft
Shenyang J-5	People's Republic of China	fighter	FT-5	1[2]
Chengdu J-7	People's Republic of China	jet trainer	FT-7	2[2]
Hongdu JL-8	China	jet trainer	K-8	6[2]

Bases

• Ukonga Air Base, Dar es Salaam
• Mwanza Air Base, Mwanza
• Ngerengere Air Force Base, Morogoro

References

1. "TPDF Air Wing" (PDF). air-britain.com. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
2. "World Air Forces 2015 pg. 30". Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
3. "Tanzania operating Seabird Seeker". Air Forces Monthly (Key Publishing): 26. March 2015.

External links

• Shenyang J-6
• Images of Operation Maliza Matata September 2014