Aircraft Inventory
Most of the VPAF's aircraft were supplied from the Soviet Union and PRC, but hundreds were left over by the United States via the Republic of Vietnam, most of which are no longer in service.
| Photo | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
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| Fighter aircraft Total 402 | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-30 | Russia | Multi-role fighter | Su-30MK2V Su-30KN |
24 18 |
Number of aircraft: 8531; 8532; 8533; 8534; 8535; 8536; 8537; 8538; 8539; 8540; 8541; 8542; 8544; 8548; 8555(azure-silver camouflage) 8571; 8572; 8573; 8574; 8576; 8577; 8588(green-brown camouflage) |
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| Sukhoi Su-27 | Russia | Air superiority fighter | Su-27SK/UBK | 15 | Number of aircraft: Su-27SK: 6001; 6002; 6003; 6004; 6005; 6006; 6007 Su-27UBK: 8521; 8522; 8523; 8524; 8525; 8526; 8527 |
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| Mikoyan MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Fighter | MiG-21Bis "Fishbed-L/N/UM" | 200+ | ||
| Sukhoi Su-22 | Soviet Union | Ground attack | Su-22M3/4 "Fitter-J/K" | 145 | ||
| Attack helicopter Total 36 | ||||||
| Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | Attack helicopter | Mi-24 "Hind" | 36 | ||
| Trainer aircraft Total 72 | ||||||
| Aero L-39 Albatros | Czechoslovakia | Trainer | L-39C | 26 | Subsonic jet trainer | |
| Yakovlev Yak-130 | Russia | Advanced trainer / Light attack | Yak-130 | 10 on order | ||
| Yakovlev Yak-52 | Soviet Union | Trainer | Yak-52 | 36 | ||
| Transport aircraft Total 76 | ||||||
| An-26 Curl | Ukraine | Transport | An-26 | 45 | ||
| An-2 Colt | Poland | Light transport | An-2TD | 20 | ||
| PZL M28 Skytruck | Poland | Light transport | M-28 | 11 | ||
| Transport helicopter Total
175 |
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| Mi-8 Hip | Soviet Union | Transport helicopter | Mil Mi-8 | 69 | ||
| Mi-17 Hip-H | Russia | Transport | Mil Mi-17/171 | 67 | ||
| Kamov Ka-32S Helix-C | Russia | SAR helicopter | Ka-32T | 10 | ||
| Eurocopter Dauphin | France | SAR helicopter | SA-365 N2 | 6 | From the Ministry of Defence | |
| Aérospatiale Super Puma | France | Civilian transport | AS-332L2 | 8 | From the Ministry of Defence. 1 Super Puma operated by Southern Service Flight Company (SFC) was lost in sea transportation mission for offshore platform in 2007. | |
| UH-1H Huey | United States | Utility | UH-1H | 15+ | ||
| Miscellaneous Aircraft Total 27 | ||||||
| M-400 UAV | Vietnam | UAV | M-400 | 15 | ||
| VNS-41 | Vietnam | Amphibious | VNS-41 | 12 | Domestic produced light plane type ULM with floatation devices. | |
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