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Namibian Air Force has suffered a number of aircraft incidents and accidents. The first notable accident occurred during Operation Atlantic in the DRC, where two helicopters — a Cheetah and a Chetak (serials H-702 and H-708) — collided mid-air during bad weather, resulting in the deaths of 11
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To acquire dedicated air assets to undertake the surveillance and transport tasks. The MOD and NDF will train and employ their own pilots and technicians. Co-operation and co-ordination with other
Ministries may extend to making such assets available for non-defence tasking. In addition,
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transport aircraft where used on logistics supply missions to the DRC as well as withdrawing
Namibian troops at the end of the war. On 1 August 1999 an air force flight engineer died after he was hit by anti-aircraft fire on a
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Commander exercise overall Executive command, he is deputized by an Air Commodore . The Air Force Sergeant Major is the principal Warrant Officer that advises the Air Force Commander on matters of discipline.
1797:"Statement By His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of The Republic of Namibia And Commander – in-Chief of The Namibian Defence Force, On The Occasion of The Inauguration of The Airforce School of Airpower Studies"
876:. Two Namibian Alouette helicopters collided in mid-air while on operations during the war due to bad weather on 15 January 1999. The accident claimed nine lives, including two Namibian pilots and three technicians.
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The Air Force used Army-styled ranks and insignia from inception. This however changed in April 2010 when the new system based on stripes was introduced and ranks changed to the
Commonwealth system.
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The five separate roles for the Air Force are: surveillance, transport of personnel and transport of supplies/equipment, support to the civil authorities or civil community, and training.
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Studies (SOAPS) under the Command of Group Captain Hosea Ndjibu. The SOAPS is composed of three centres.
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The air force deployed a composite flight consisting of a Y-12 transport aircraft and Z-9 light utility helicopters to the SADC air forces exercise Blue
Kavango held in Botswana.
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Alouettes to assist with the evacuation of the affected people. The mission lasted seven days in which 600 residents were airlifted, as well as 56 tons of goods.
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Helicopter Squadron. The first aircraft of the force were six
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donated by the United States. The US also offered two advisors to train four pilots, six copilots and seven mechanics. In December 1994 a total of four
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NM fighters and two FT-7NM trainers from China. These were delivered in 2005 and 2006, and officially entered service on 23 June of the latter year.
271:. The policy, mission statements and concept of operations envisage the development of an Air Force to operate in support of the Army and the Navy.
1390:"Statement By His Excellency Sam Nujoma, President Of The Republic Of Namibia, On The Occasion Of The Commissioning Ceremony Of Namibia Air Force"
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Hoyle, Craig (13–19 December 2011). "World Air Forces Directory".
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Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011).
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were delivered in December 1997. In the 1999-2000 period, two
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Hosting the fixed-wing transport aircraft (An-26 and Y-12).
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Operates the helicopters. This squadron participated in the
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1590:"NAMIBIA AIR FORCE……(ex NAMIBIA DEFENCE FORCE Air Wing)"
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were delivered by Libya. In 2004, Namibia ordered 12
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Map of Namibia showing the Namibian Air Force bases
1875:"Namibian Air Force returns from Zimbabwe mission"
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1375:. Namibian Ministry of Finance. 2016. p. 106.
986:Ranks, insignia, uniforms & proficiency badges
2815:Military units and formations established in 2005
1943:. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102
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1991:. Vol. 180, no. 5321. pp. 26–52.
1614:"Detailed aircraft information, An-26 c/n 14401"
1968:African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe
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1941:Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia
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277:The policy for the Air Force is as follows:
1638:Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (28 September 2021).
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884:During the 2014 floods at Tokwe-Murkosi in
657:to collect the remains of the occupants of
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1856:"Namibia helicopters rescue flood victims"
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259:. It was commissioned on 13 March 2005 at
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1711:. South African Air Force. Archived from
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1666:"Media barred from military plane crash"
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812:. In 2013, it lost two helicopters in a
732:(Click on base icon for link to details)
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1740:. Parliament of Namibia. Archived from
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739:List of bases of the Namibian Air Force
307:were delivered to the then Air Wing at
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1854:Zhangazha, Wongai (14 February 2014).
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1771:"State-of-the-art helicopters for NDF"
1664:Ndeyanale, Eliaser (15 October 2021).
1471:"Background of the Namibian Air Force"
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303:light utility helicopters bought from
142:as the Namibian Defence Force Air Wing
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1919:from the original on 5 December 2021.
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1446:"Policy for Development of Air Force"
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1691:"Namibian F-7 fighter badly damaged"
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846:state during their stay in Namibia.
1495:Fild, Lucienne (21 December 1994).
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947:Air Vice Marshal Teofilus Shaende
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1873:New Era Publication Corporation.
1837:"IRIN Update 591 for 20 Jan 1999"
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1773:. 30 April 2012. Archived from
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1640:"Kapofi confirms NDF jet crash"
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1970:. Houston: Harpia Publishing.
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769:Expansion of the Air Base at
305:Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
1567:. Flightglobal Insight. 2023
1497:"NDFs choppers now official"
791:Fighter squadron, operating
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977:School of Air Power Studies
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1907:"Exercise Blue Okavango"
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1011:General / flag officers
664:On 23 September 2021, a
1564:"World Air Forces 2023"
1319:Warrant officer class 2
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2144:Bosnia and Herzegovina
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109:Namibian Defence Force
46:; 19 years ago
2805:Air forces by country
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900:Exercise Blue Kavango
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1841:www.africa.upenn.edu
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2810:Military of Namibia
2074:Antigua and Barbuda
1934:"Government Notice"
1777:on 19 February 2014
1406:Accessed 2007/07/27
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199:Air Force Commander
188:Minister of Defence
2249:Dominican Republic
1803:. 13 February 2015
1758:Cooper et al. 2011
1697:. 21 October 2021.
1533:Cooper et al. 2011
1521:Cooper et al. 2011
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1201:enlisted personnel
1032:Namibian Air Force
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705:Grootfontein(FYGF)
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625:Aircraft accidents
554:liaison / utility
528:liaison / utility
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249:Namibian Air Force
176:Commander-In-Chief
44:13 March 2005
24:Namibian Air Force
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