Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Chengdu F7s of the Albanian Airforce parked outside the hangar at Tirana airport. After World War II, the Albanian Air Force finally came into existence on 24 April 1951 when Albania was equipped with Soviet aircraft. [ 3] The first squadron was equipped with Yakovlev Yak-9s. The first jet fighter to enter service was the MiG-15, entering ...
The third component of early Soviet-supplied equipment for the Albanian Air Force consisted of the standard tandem-seat advanced and primary trainers. Four Yakovlev Yak-11 advanced trainers and four Yakovlev Yak-18 primary trainers were delivered in 1952 to establish Albania's air academy flying program.
As of November 2020, Albania Air Force operates a AN/TPS-117 Long-range radar system on Mida mountain near Pukë, which was a joined investment of Albania and the US through Lockheed Martin with $19 million coming from Albania and $3 million from the US.
NATO member Albania on Monday inaugurated a refurbished Soviet-era air base, the alliance's first in the Western Balkan region. The air base is named after the small town of Kucova, 85 kilometers ...
The Albanian Armed Forces ( Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land Force, Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force .
Logistics Department (J-4) Defence Planning and Monitoring Department (J-5/8) Communications Department (J-6) Civil-Military Cooperation Department (J-9) Communication and Information System Agency, in Tirana. Health Inspectorate. Armed Forces Military Hospital, in Tirana. Joint Operations Centre, in Tirana [ 2]
Military ranks (Rank 7 in the world 1980) The Albanian People's Army ( Albanian: Ushtria Popullore Shqiptare, UPSh) was the national army of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1990. Like the militaries of other Communist states, the UPSh was subjected to the nation's ruling party, in this case the Party of Labour of Albania.
This list details the military equipment used by NATO. The page is sorted by countries listed alphabetically. After the country-specific lists is an overview of NATO military equipment, as well as general information about NATO forces: armies, air forces, and navies. The overview sections are based on the information in the lists that precede it.