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Transport. Ilyushin Il-76, Antonov An-12, CASA C212 Aviocar, Britten-Norman Islander, Bell 412. The Air Force of Zimbabwe ( AFZ) is the air force of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. It was known as the Rhodesian Air Force until 1980. The Air Force of Zimbabwe saw service in the Mozambican Civil War in 1985 and the Second Congo War of 1998–2001.
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces ( ZDF) are the military forces responsible for the defence of Zimbabwe against external threats from other countries, and also to suppress internal armed factions. It is composed of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ). (As a landlocked country Zimbabwe does not have a navy).
Incumbent. Air Marshal John Jacob Nzvede. since March 2024. Air Force of Zimbabwe. Abbreviation. Comd AFZ. Member of. Defence Policy Council. Reports to.
Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (IATA: GWE, ICAO: FVTL) is one of the two main air bases of the Air Force of Zimbabwe located near the central city of Gweru. The airbase is home to air force fighter squadrons and the Pilot Training School. According to Janes Defence Weekly of 6 September 2006, a US$41.5m simulation center was being established. A ...
Elson Moyo. Elson Moyo was a Zimbabwean air officer and military general who served as commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe since December 2017 and one of the main figures in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt. He was previously deputy commander of the air force. At the time he was appointed air force commander, Moyo's military rank was ...
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Manyame Air Base (IATA: HRE, ICAO: FVRG) is one of the two main air bases for the Air Force of Zimbabwe, and is located at Harare International (Robert Gabriel Mugabe) Airport. Formerly known as New Sarum Air Force Station , Manyame Air Base is home to the fixed-wing transport (Falcon) squadron, as well as the two helicopter squadrons (Spider ...
Perrance Shiri (born Bigboy Samson Chikerema; 11 January 1955 [2] [3] – 29 July 2020) [4] was a retired Zimbabwean air officer and government official who served as Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe from 1 December 2017 until his death on 29 July 2020. He was the commander of the Air Force of ...