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The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية اللبنانية, romanized: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The seal of the air force is a roundel with two wings and a Lebanese Cedar tree, surrounded by two laurel leaves on a blue background.
Lebanon received 106 vehicles donated by the UN in Lebanon on 13 May 2011. Lebanon received 30 M-198 Howitzers in January, 2010. [35] This followed an earlier supply of 41 Howitzers in 2008, and 36 Howitzers operated by the LAF since the 80s. Lebanon received 16 AIFVs and 12 M-113 ambulances in early December 2009, purchased from Belgium. [36]
The Lebanese Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية اللبنانية, romanized: al-quwwat al-jawiyah al-lubnaniyah) currently has a number of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft including the Bell UH-1H Huey, Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Gazelle, Cessna Caravan, Hawker Hunters, and various others. The air force is currently in the ...
A T.55 is on display at the Lebanese Air Force Museum. [3] de Havilland Dove: 1: Received a DH.104 in 1951,served for over 40 years. Was used for transport as well as general purpose and reconnaissance missions [4] de Havilland Chipmunk: 6: 6 DH Chipmunk T.20s and T.30s were ordered and received between 1950 and the early 60s. retired in 1974 [2]
Israel also demanded its air force have freedom of operation in Lebanese air space, the report added. A U.S. official told Axios it was highly unlikely that Lebanon and the international community ...
The Lebanese Air Force Technical School is also located at Rayak Air Base. Its goal is to qualify technicians for the whole air force. [4] The base is home to the only flight simulator in the Lebanese military. A new facility housing a UH-1 Helicopter simulator from the US military is now being used to train future Lebanese pilots. [citation ...
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, whose death was announced on Saturday, led the Lebanese group through decades of conflict with Israel, overseeing its transformation into a military force ...
Wujah Al Hajar Air Base, (Arabic: قاعدة حامات الجوية) also known as Hamat Air Base and formerly Pierre Gemayel International Airport, is a Lebanese Air Force base in Hamat, Lebanon. [1] It was built in the mid-1970s. The airport was however never used for civilian purposes.