Английская Википедия:Georgian Air Force

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The Aviation and Air Defence Command of the Defence Forces (Шаблон:Lang-ka), (formerly Georgian Air Force (Шаблон:Lang-ka, sak’art’velos sahaero dzalebi)) is the air force of the Defense Forces of Georgia. It was established as part of the Georgian Armed Forces in 1992 and merged into Army Air Section in 2010. As part of reforms in the Georgian military, the Air Force was reestablished as a separate command of the Defense Forces in 2016.

History

Founding and abolition

The Georgian Air Force and Air Defense Division was established on January 1, 1992. On August 18, 1998, the two divisions were unified in a joint command structure and renamed the Georgian Air Force.

The first combat flight was conducted by Izani Tsertsvadze and Valeri Nakopia on September 19, 1992, during the separatist war in Abkhazia. This date was later designated as the Georgian Air Force Day.

In 2010, the Georgian Air Force was abolished as a separate branch and incorporated into the Georgian Land Forces as Air and Air Defense sections.

Reestablishment and modernization

The Georgian Air Force was formally re-established in 2016 but all fixed wing aircraft were left abandoned till 2020. Under the leadership of Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Garibashvili the Air Force was re-prioritized and aircraft owned by the Georgian Air Force are being modernized and re-serviced after they were left abandoned for 4 years. The Minister of Defense also announced plans to acquire strike drones to increase Georgia's combat readiness.

Ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Шаблон:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/BlankШаблон:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Georgia

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Шаблон:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/BlankШаблон:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Georgia

Mission and objectives

The objectives of the Georgian Air Force are defined as follows:

• Warfare and mobilization readiness of the Air Forces sub-units
• Protection of sovereignty and control of the air space of Georgia
• The fight against air terrorism
• Participate in the fight against terrorism on land and at sea
• Air defence of state entities and troops
• Destruction of land and naval targets at the enemy's front line and tactical inmost. Providing air support for friendly land and naval forces
• Participation in collective and multinational exercises.

Functions of the Georgian Air Forces:

• Troop and cargo transportation
• Search and rescue of downed aircraft and pilots
• MEDEVAC
• Informing the leadership of the Air Force and the Army about enemy air assaults
• Destruction of enemy manpower, land and naval targets
• Air forces landing
• Aerial reconnaissance

The two major airfields are located near Tbilisi at Vaziani and Marneuli.

Current inventory

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A Georgian Mi-24 in flight

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A Georgian Su-25 in flight

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Combat Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	CAS		10
Transport
Antonov An-28	Soviet Union	transport		3
Helicopters
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union	utility	Mi-8/171	23
Mil Mi-14	Soviet Union	ASW / SAR		2	used for firefighting to be retired soon
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union	attack		16
Bell UH-1	United States	utility	UH-1H	26
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-39	Czechoslovakia	trainer / light attack		13
Aero L-29	Czechoslovakia	trainer / light attack		7	to be retired early 2024