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The Tunisian Air Force was established in 1959, three years after Tunisia regained its independence from France. It took deliveries of its first aircraft, eight Saab 91 Safirs, in 1960, later to be complemented by further Saab 91 Safirs. The Tunisian Air Force entered the jet age in 1965 with the purchase of 8 MB326-Bs and then 5 MB326-LTs.
The Tunisian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة التونسية) consist of the Tunisian Army, Air Force and Navy. As of 2019, Tunisia had armed forces with more than 150,000 active-duty personnel, of which 80,000 were conscripts. [1] Paramilitary forces consisted of a 12,000-member national guard. [1] Tunisia participates in ...
The Military ranks of Tunisia are the military insignia used by the Tunisian Armed Forces and the Tunisian National Guard. ... Tunisian Air Force [2] [5.
Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (ICAO: DTTB) is a Tunisian Air Force base located approximately 7 km west of Menzel Abderahman, and 9 km west-southwest of Bizerte. Units stationed at the base are: No. 11 Squadron; Jet trainer squadron, Aermacchi MB-326. No. 15 Squadron; Fighter squadron, Northrop F-5 Tiger/TigerII. No. 21 Squadron
Used by infantry as general-purpose machine gun and by Tunisian Air Force mounted on helicopters. M60: 7.62×51mm NATO: General-purpose machine gun United States: Standard general-purpose machine gun. Variants include M60E6. MG 3: 7.62×51mm NATO: General-purpose machine gun West Germany: M2 Browning: 12.7×99mm NATO: Heavy machine gun United ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Operation Wooden Leg Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict PLO headquarters under attack during the operation Operational scope Strategic Location Tunis, Tunisia 36°43′14″N 10°22′13″E / 36.72052°N 10.37032°E / 36.72052; 10.37032 Planned by Israeli Air Force Objective ...
In 1995, deliveries of L-59Ts commenced to the Tunisian Air Force, a total of 12 were delivered to the service. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The type has been typically used for advanced pilot training and weapons training purposes, with a secondary focus on conducting light combat operations as well.
An Agusta-Bell AB 205 helicopter of the Tunisian Air Force crashes in the Bizerte Governorate in the early afternoon. The co-pilot died on the spot, the pilot in the hospital [112] [113] An Israeli Air Force Eurocopter AS565 Panther used by the Israeli Navy crashes at sea near the beach of Haifa. Both air force pilots were killed and the third ...