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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter aircraft Total – 239 | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-30 | Russia | Multi-role fighter | Su-30MK2V Su-30KN |
24 18 |
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| Sukhoi Su-27 | Russia | Air superiority fighter | Su-27SK/UBK | 15 | 12 Su-27SKs and 3 Su-27UBKs. | |
| Mikoyan MiG-21 | Soviet Union | Fighter | MiG-21Bis "Fishbed-L/N/UM" | 150 | More than 250 received from the USSR during Vietnam War | |
| Sukhoi Su-22 | Soviet Union | Ground attack | Su-22M3/4 "Fitter-J/K" | 50 | Ex-Polish. | |
| Attack helicopter Total – 30 | ||||||
| Mil Mi-24 | Soviet Union | Attack helicopter | Mi-24 "Hind" | 30 | ||
| Trainer aircraft Total – 70 | ||||||
| Aero L-39 Albatros | Czechoslovakia | Trainer | L-39C | 26 | Subsonic jet trainer | |
| Yakovlev Yak-130 | Russia | Advanced trainer / Light attack | Yak-130 | 8 on order | ||
| Yakovlev Yak-52 | Soviet Union | Trainer | Yak-52 | 36 | ||
| Transport aircraft Total – 72 | ||||||
| An-26 Curl | Ukraine | Transport | An-26 | 20 | ||
| An-2 Colt | Poland | Light transport | An-2TD | 16 | ||
| PZL M28 Skytruck | Poland | Light transport | M-28 | 1 | Two fitted with MS-600 radars | |
| Transport helicopter Total – 188 | ||||||
| Mi-8 Hip | Soviet Union | Transport helicopter | Mil Mi-8 | 69 | ||
| Mi-17 Hip-H | Russia | Transport | Total Mil Mi-17Sh/172 Mil Mi-171 |
66 24 42 |
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| Kamov Ka-32S Helix-C | Russia | SAR helicopter | Ka-32T | 7 | ||
| Eurocopter Dauphin | France | SAR helicopter | SA-365 N2 | 4 | From the Ministry of Defence | |
| Eurocopter Ecureuil | France | Light utility helicopter | AS-350 B3 | 2 | From the Ministry of Defence | |
| Aérospatiale Puma | France | Civilian transport | SA-330J | 9 | From the Ministry of Defence | |
| Aérospatiale Super Puma | France | Civilian transport | AS-332L2 | 7 | 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 | 12? | ||
| VNS-41 | Vietnam | Amphibious | VNS-41 | 12-15? | Domestic produced light plane type ULM with floatation devices. | |
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