Aircraft Inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhoi Su-30MKV Flanker-G | Russia | multirole strike fighter | SU-30 MK2 | 24 | |
| Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon | USA | fighter trainer |
F-16A Block 15OCU F-16B Block 15OCU |
7 2 |
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| North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco | USA | light attack/observation | 8 | Two lost to crash, 2012. | |
| Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter | Canada | Fighter-bomber trainer |
VF-5A NF-5B/VF-5D |
8 3 |
initially 26 in two lots (first Canada, second Netherlands) |
| Hongdu K-8W Karakorum | China/ Pakistan | trainer/light attack | 17 | one was lost in an accident of 2010 and a second one on Nov 27th 2012 during a ceremony on national television. | |
| Airbus A-319CJ | European Union | transport | 1 | Presidential Aircraft (air force one) | |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | France | Electronic Warfare VIP |
Falcon-20DC | 1 3 |
|
| Boeing 737 | USA | VIP transport | 737-2N1 | 1 | |
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP | Falcon-50EX | 3 | |
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France | VIP | 2 | ||
| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | USA | EW transport |
1 1 |
ELINT | |
| Boeing 707 | USA | transport | 1 | Fuel Tanker | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | USA | transport | C-130H | 4 | |
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | USA | liaison | 3 | ||
| Cessna Citation II | USA | transport | 1 | ||
| Beechcraft B200 Super King Air | USA | transport | 4 | ||
| Short 360 | UK | transport | 2 | ||
| Shaanxi Y-8 | China | transport | Y-8 | 2 | 6 on order |
| Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma/Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar | European Union | transport helicopter | 11 | ||
| Kazan Mi-17 | Russia | Transport Helicopter | Mi-17V-5; Mi-171VIP | 7 | 6 Mi-17V-5; 2 Mi-171VIP purchased. One lost to crash. |
| Embraer EMB 312 Tucano | Brazil | trainer | 19 | ||
| Aermacchi SF.260 | Italy | trainer/light attack | SF-260EV | 12 | |
| Ghods Mohajer/Saint Arpia | Iran/ Venezuela | observation UAV | 12+ | 12 drones bought directly from Iran. More to be produced locally in Venezuela. |
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