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Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг · Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг

The Mongolian Air Force (Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг) began with a single Junkers F 13 in May 1925, grew under Soviet tutelage into an air arm that flew beside the Red Army at Khalkhin Gol and in 1945, was left all but grounded when Soviet fuel, spares and troops went home after 1990, and in 2026 flies a handful of Russian-donated MiG-29s, a few helicopters and three An-26 transports while its main job is watching the sky with radars its own command calls forty years old.

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دولةMongoliaتأسست1925حالةنشيطالمقر الرئيسيUlaanbaatarقائدB. Mönkh-Ireedüi (Б.Мөнх-Ирээдүй)
القصة

The Mongolian Air Force story: one Junkers in 1925, Khalkhin Gol and donated MiG-29s

1925–1938: one Junkers and a Soviet model

Mongolian military flying began on 25 May 1925, when a Junkers F 13 flown by Lieutenant Colonel D. Shatarragchaa entered service as the first aircraft of both civil and military aviation in the country; Wikipedia gives 21 February 1925 as the formal founding date and counts three F 13s in service to 1931. Everything else came from the Soviet Union. According to A. J. Walg’s history in Air Enthusiast, Moscow gave three Polikarpov R-1 reconnaissance biplanes in March 1931 and Mongolia bought three more; in the 1932 uprising against collectivisation, Soviet and Mongolian-crewed R-1s flew reconnaissance, dropped leaflets and bombed the rebels. By 1935 Soviet aircraft were based in Mongolia itself, and in May 1937 the air arm was renamed the Air Corps of the Mongolian People’s Republic. The model was clear from the start: Soviet aircraft, Soviet instructors, and a small national service built in the Red Army’s image.

1939–1947: Khalkhin Gol, Manchuria and Baitag Bogd

The largest air war over Mongolia was not fought by Mongolians. From 11 May to 16 September 1939 Soviet and Japanese air forces fought over the Khalkhin Gol river on the Manchurian border; Wikipedia, summarising the published research, puts Soviet losses at 208 aircraft in combat and 42 more in accidents, and Japanese combat losses at 162. Japanese bombers raided the Soviet base at Tamsak-Bulak inside Mongolia on 27 June without Tokyo’s permission. Mongolian R-5 biplanes served alongside the Soviet air force, but their sorties and losses are not documented in the sources checked. By October 1944, Chinese intelligence cited by Walg counted 180 aircraft and 1,231 airmen; an Air Force Division is listed among the 16,000 Mongolian troops who invaded Manchuria and Inner Mongolia in August 1945. In June 1947, in the Baitag Bogd clash with Chinese forces, Mongolia’s own statement said its border guards advanced under the cover of Mongolian aircraft; China said the aircraft were Soviet, and Moscow denied it.

1950s–1990: missiles first, jets late, and a cosmonaut

After 1945 the air arm stayed small and support-minded. The IISS Military Balance for 1971–72, as cited by Wikipedia, credited it with about 1,000 men, transports and trainers and no combat aircraft at all; the first S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile units had entered service in 1966, when the service was renamed the Air Force of the Mongolian People’s Republic. Jets came late: Wikipedia dates the first MiG-15UTI and MiG-17 to 1970 and the arrival of MiG-21s to the mid-1970s, with sources differing between about 25 and 44 airframes delivered in 1977–1984. The real air power in the country was Soviet: the 39th Army stationed in Mongolia took 190 aircraft and 130 helicopters home when it left. The service’s best-known airman, J. Gürragchaa, joined it in 1966 and on 22 March 1981 flew to space on Soyuz 39, the first Mongolian to do so; he was later Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2004.

1990–2018: the Soviets leave and the air force stops flying

The end of the Soviet alliance was the end of Mongolian air power in any real sense. Moscow announced the withdrawal of the 39th Army on 15 May 1989, and the last Russian troops left on 15 September 1992; Choir, home of Soviet air defence missile units, lost them in 1989, and its runway, the longest in Mongolia, now lies abandoned. With the Soviet economy gone, Wikipedia records that the air force was effectively grounded for lack of fuel and spare parts. What was good was that the service survived as an institution; what was bad was that its MiG-21s sat idle, some 8–12 reportedly stored at Nalaikh, and the fleet was run down between 2007 and 2011. A 2011 Ministry of Defence plan to buy MiG-29s from Russia by the end of that year, reported by News.MN, did not happen, and a 2013 study of three C-130J transports, reported by Eurasianet according to Wikipedia, also led nowhere.

2019–2026: donated MiGs, old radars and a new aviation law

The revival, such as it is, came as a gift. According to News.MN and Russian Aviation, as cited by Wikipedia, Russia donated two MiG-29s on 26 November 2019; Wikipedia adds four more in 2021, which no official Mongolian page checked confirms. FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces directory, with data to October 2025, lists just eight aircraft: two MiG-29s counted as trainers, two Mi-171 and one H145 helicopter, and three An-26 transports, with nothing on order. Claims on Wikipedia that Mongolia received four Su-30SM fighters from 2019 are not supported by FlightGlobal or the ministry and are left out. The ministry’s own words are sober: in November 2020 the air force commander said its radars had been in service for 40 years or more. Since then the emphasis has been on surveillance, a drone centre in Unit 337, a new State Aviation Law sent to parliament in April 2026, and a 2027–2031 military partnership programme signed with Russia on 28 September 2026.

The largest air war over Mongolia was not fought by Mongolians.Mongolian Air Force · verified 2026-09-30

لمحة سريعة

The Mongolian Air Force in numbers

خدمة

الاسم الأصلي
Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэгThe Ministry of Defence calls the command Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэргийн командлал (Air Force Command of the Armed Forces) and its chief Агаарын цэргийн командлагч. Wikipedia gives the longer form Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг
تأسست
25 May 1925 (first aircraft)A Junkers F 13 flown by Lt. Col. D. Shatarragchaa entered service on 25 May 1925. Wikipedia gives 21 February 1925 as the founding date; an official Mongolian date was not found on the pages checked
جزء من
Mongolian Armed ForcesUnder the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence; the ministry’s State Aviation Division oversees all state aircraft operators
المقر الرئيسي
Ulaanbaatar areaThe official pages checked do not give the Air Force Command’s address
قائد
Brig. Gen. B. Mönkh-IreedüiPromoted from colonel on 19 March 2026 while serving as Air Force commander
State aviation law
Revision before parliament (2026)The ministry sent a revised State Aviation Law, replacing one over 20 years old, to parliament on 20 April 2026; on 5 June it went to the Security and Foreign Policy Standing Committee. It covers aircraft of the armed forces, border protection, emergency management and police
Main partner
روسياAnnual Selenge exercises (the 18th ended on 8 August 2026) and a 2027–2031 military strategic partnership programme signed on 28 September 2026; Russia also trains Mongolian officers
Best-known airman
J. GürragchaaAir force officer from 1966, first Mongolian in space on Soyuz 39 (22 March 1981), defence minister 2000–2004
وزير الدفاع
Dambyn BatluutReappointed on 7 April 2026 in Prime Minister N. Uchral’s new government; the ministry calls him Mongolia’s 30th defence minister

قوة

الأفراد
حوالي 1500Wikipedia’s figure, which appears to draw on the IISS; not confirmed on an official page
طائرة نفاثة
  • MiG-29 — 2–6

FlightGlobal lists 2 MiG-29s, as trainers; Wikipedia says 2 were donated in 2019 and 4 more in 2021 and calls them MiG-29UB two-seaters

طائرات الهليكوبتر
  • Mi-171 — 2–12
  • H145 — 1

FlightGlobal (data to October 2025) lists 2 Mi-171 and 1 H145; Wikipedia gives 12 Mi-171E/Sh. The emergency management agency, not the air force, bought three EC145s in 2021

ينقل
  • أن-26 — 3

فلايت جلوبال

الدفاع الجوي الأرضي
Soviet-era SAMs and gunsWikipedia lists 6 S-75 Dvina and 2 S-125 (Pechora-2M) batteries, 8 Strela-1 batteries and ZPU-4, ZU-23-2 and S-60 guns; not confirmed on an official page
ميزانية الدفاع
About US$210 million (2019)About 1.5 per cent of GDP, per Wikipedia; a current figure was not found

بنية تحتية

المراقبة الجوية
Unit 325 and its sub-unitsUnit 325 controls eight special sub-units under Air Force Command; the command said in 2020 that its radars had served 40 years or more and planned two or three new radar stations
Flying and drone units
Units 337 and 353The minister visited both in November 2020; Unit 337 runs the air force’s drone centre
Former Soviet air bases
  • Choir — Mongolia’s longest runway, abandoned
  • Nalaikh — former Soviet airfield, reported MiG-21 store

The Soviet 39th Army left Mongolia by 15 September 1992, taking 190 aircraft and 130 helicopters

Capital airports
Buyant-Ukhaa and Chinggis Khaan InternationalBuyant-Ukhaa, listed as public and military, became a backup airport when Chinggis Khaan International opened in 2021

بناء

How the Mongolian Air Force is organised

An Air Force Command under the General Staff of the Armed Forces, with the Ministry of Defence’s State Aviation Division overseeing all state aircraft operators. FlightGlobal’s directory, with data to October 2025, lists eight aircraft: two MiG-29s counted as trainers, two Mi-171 and one H145 helicopters and three An-26 transports. The main work is watching the sky, with Unit 325’s eight air-surveillance sub-units and a drone centre in Unit 337.

بي إم

Brigadier General (бригадын генерал)B. Mönkh-Ireedüi (Б.Мөнх-Ирээдүй)Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces (Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэргийн командлагч)
Air Force Command of the Armed ForcesЗэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэргийн командлал
المقر الرئيسي

Air Force Command of the Armed Forces

Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэргийн командлал
Ulaanbaatar

Under the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence, in the Ulaanbaatar area; the official pages checked give no address. Brig. Gen. B. Mönkh-Ireedüi, already Air Force commander, was promoted from colonel by presidential decree on 19 March 2026. The ministry’s State Aviation Division oversees all state aircraft operators.

المراقبة الجوية

Unit 325

Controls eight air-surveillance sub-units under Air Force Command, which said in 2020 that its radars had served 40 years or more; on 14 September 2026 the ministry reported 360-degree cameras installed at all eight.

Flying and drones

Units 337, 353 and 303

Unit 337 runs the air force’s drone centre, and the minister visited it and Unit 353 in November 2020; News.MN called Unit 303 one of two air force squadrons at the MiG-29 handover of 26 November 2019. Their aircraft and home stations are not published.

الدفاع الجوي

الدفاع الجوي الأرضي

Wikipedia lists six S-75 Dvina and two S-125 batteries, eight Strela-1 batteries and ZPU-4, ZU-23-2 and S-60 guns, all Soviet-era; not confirmed on an official page.


في الخدمة

What the Mongolian Air Force flies today

كل نوع متاح برسوم، ويرتبط بصفحته في كتاب الوحوش إن وجدت. تشير الأرقام إلى الطائرات المسجلة، وليس الطائرات المتاحة في يوم معين.

يكتب دور في الخدمة منذ الوحدات ملحوظات
Mikoyan MiG-29 (MiG-29UB)في الخدمة Jet fighter-trainer 2019 2–6. FlightGlobal (data to October 2025) lists 2, as trainers.

أكثر

Wikipedia says Russia donated 2 in 2019 and 4 more in 2021; its MiG-29 operators page cites Mongolian reports of four or five in 2021. No official Mongolian count was found.

Mil Mi-171 (Mi-8/17 family)في الخدمة مروحية نقل 2–12. FlightGlobal lists 2; Wikipedia gives 12 Mi-171E/Sh.
طائرات الهليكوبتر إيرباص H145في الخدمة طائرة هليكوبتر خفيفة متعددة الأغراض 1 1 per FlightGlobal.
أنتونوف أن-26في الخدمة النقل التكتيكي 3 3 per FlightGlobal; Wikipedia lists the type without a number.
أن-263
H1451

كانت تُدار سابقاً

Every type the Mongolian Air Force has retired

8 types, from the Junkers F 13 to the Junkers F 13. تمثل الأرقام القصوى عدد الطائرات التي تم استلامها على مدار فترة الخدمة بأكملها، وليس قوة الأسطول في أي تاريخ محدد.

يكتب دور قمة تم تقديمه تم استبداله بـ ملحوظات
Junkers F 13 Transport and first aircraft 3 1925–1931 Three, per Wikipedia’s Junkers F 13 article.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFM and MiG-21UM المعترض 1977– ميغ-29 25–44. Wikipedia’s air force article says 25 arrived by the mid-1970s; its MiG-21 operators page says 44 were received in 1977–1984.
ميكويان-غوريفيتش ميغ-17 مقاتل 1970– ميغ-21 غير معروف.
ميكويان-غوريفيتش ميغ-15UTI مدرب نفاث 1970– غير معروف.
بوليكاربوف آر-5 قاذفة استطلاع غير معروف.
بوليكاربوف آي-16 مقاتل 1939– Sources differ: Wikipedia’s I-16 article lists a single aircraft used for training, while its air force article lists I-15s and I-16s delivered by the Soviets from 1939.
بوليكاربوف آر-1 طائرة استطلاع ثنائية السطح 6 1931– Three given by the Soviet Union in March 1931 and three bought, per Walg as cited by Wikipedia.
Other Soviet types (La-5, Yak-9, Il-2, I-15, Po-2, An-2, Li-2, Il-14, An-12, Yak-11, Yak-18, Mi-4) Fighters, attack, transports, trainers and helicopters 1939– غير معروف.

القواعد الجوية

Where the Mongolian Air Force flies from

الدبابيس السوداء تمثل القواعد النشطة، أما الدبابيس المجوفة فتمثل المطارات التي تم إغلاقها. Buyant-Ukhaa, Ulaanbaatar’s airport from 1957 to 2021, has a military base on its grounds, where Russia handed over two MiG-29UBs in 2019; the other fields are Soviet legacies, and Choir, with the longest runway in Mongolia, has lain abandoned since the Soviet withdrawal. Choibalsan is now a civil airport, the status of Nalaikh is not confirmed, and Tamsak-Bulak was the Soviet airfield of the Khalkhin Gol battles of 1939. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

قاعدة جوية نشطة مغلق أو للحجزانقر على دبوس لفتح الصفحة الرئيسية
قاعدة منظمة الطيران المدني الدولي (ICAO) حالة المدرج الوحدات والطائرات
Buyant-Ukhaa Airportmilitary baseUlaanbaatar (Khan-Uul District) ZMUB نشيط 14/323100 متر15/332000 مترعشب
NalaikhUlaanbaatar (Nalaikh District) مغلق

لا توجد قاعدة جوية مطابقة لهذا البحث.


ترتيب المعركة

Who is stationed where in the Mongolian Air Force

الوحدات الجوية حسب القاعدة، والوحدات الحالية أولاً. Mongolia publishes neither its flying units’ aircraft nor their home stations: Units 303 and 337 are listed at Buyant-Ukhaa because their people attended the MiG-29 handover there in 2019. Soviet regiments that flew from Choir and Choibalsan until 1990–1992 are listed too, each marked as not Mongolian.

Buyant-Ukhaa Airport (military base) · ZMUBMongolian Air Force Command
Armed Forces Unit 303وحدة تابعة للقوات الجوية (لم يُنشر الدور) · نشطة
Armed Forces Unit 337Aviation unit and drone centre · active
Mi-8 (helicopter lost in December 2015), Unmanned aerial vehicles

لا توجد وحدة مطابقة لهذا البحث.


الجدول الزمني

Mongolian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1925

25 May: a Junkers F 13 flown by Lt. Col. D. Shatarragchaa becomes the first Mongolian military and civil aircraft. Wikipedia dates the founding to 21 February.

1931

March: the Soviet Union gives three Polikarpov R-1s; Mongolia buys three more.

1932

Soviet and Mongolian-crewed R-1s fly reconnaissance, leaflet and bombing missions against the uprising.

1937

May: renamed the Air Corps of the Mongolian People’s Republic; Soviet aircraft have been based in Mongolia since 1935.

1939

11 May–16 September: the Khalkhin Gol air war between the Soviet and Japanese air forces over eastern Mongolia; Mongolian R-5s serve alongside.

1944

October: Chinese intelligence, cited by Walg, counts 180 aircraft and 1,231 airmen.

1945

August: an Air Force Division is listed among 16,000 Mongolian troops in the invasion of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia.

1947

June: the Baitag Bogd clash with Chinese forces; Mongolia says its border guards advanced under the cover of Mongolian aircraft.

1966

The first S-75 Dvina missile units enter service and the service becomes the Air Force of the Mongolian People’s Republic; J. Gürragchaa joins.

1970

First jets, MiG-15UTI and MiG-17, per Wikipedia; MiG-21s follow, 44 of them in 1977–1984 by one count.

1981

22 March: Gürragchaa flies to space on Soyuz 39, the first Mongolian cosmonaut.

1989

15 May: the Soviet Union announces the withdrawal of the 39th Army; Soviet air defence missile units leave Choir.

1992

15 September: the last Russian troops leave; the air force is soon effectively grounded for lack of fuel and spares.

2011

The Ministry of Defence announces MiG-29s will be bought from Russia by year-end; the purchase does not happen.

2019

26 November: Russia donates two MiG-29s, per News.MN.

2020

4 November: the air force commander tells the defence minister its radars have served 40 years or more.

2021

Wikipedia reports four more MiG-29s from Russia; not confirmed officially.

2026

19 March: commander B. Mönkh-Ireedüi made brigadier general. 20 April: State Aviation Law revision sent to parliament. 28 September: 2027–2031 military partnership programme signed with Russia.


سجل القتال

كل حرب خاضتها القوات الجوية المنغولية

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  • انتفاضة عام 1932 1932 Reconnaissance, leaflet dropping and bombing of rebel forces
  • معارك خالخين غول 1939 The air war was fought mainly by the Soviet and Japanese air forces; Mongolian R-5s served alongside the Soviet air force
  • الحرب السوفيتية اليابانية 1945 An Air Force Division is listed among the Mongolian units under Soviet command; its operations are not described in the sources checked
  • اشتباك بايتاغ بوغد 1947 Mongolia said its aircraft covered border guards expelling Chinese troops; China said Soviet aircraft bombed its positions

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الشركات المصنعة

Who built the Mongolian Air Force fleet

كل شركة تقف وراء الطائرات الموجودة في هذه الصفحة لها صفحتها الخاصة: القصة، وكل نوع قامت ببنائه، والأرقام، والقوات الجوية الأخرى التي تستخدمها.

الأسطول الحالي والطلبات

طائرات إيرباص المروحية, أنتونوف, ميكويان, ميل

الأسطول السابق

بوليكاربوف, يونكرز


أسئلة وأجوبة

Everything people ask about the Mongolian Air Force

Does Mongolia have an air force?
Yes, though a very small one. The Air Force Command of the Mongolian Armed Forces guards the country’s airspace, mostly with radars and missiles. FlightGlobal’s directory, with data to October 2025, counts eight aircraft: two طائرات ميغ-29, two Mi-171 and one H145 helicopter and three An-26 transports.
What is the Mongolian Air Force called in Mongolian?
The Ministry of Defence at mod.gov.mn calls it the Air Force of the Armed Forces, Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг, and its headquarters the Агаарын цэргийн командлал (Air Force Command). Wikipedia gives the longer form Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт хүчний Агаарын цэрэг.
What fighter jets does Mongolia have?
Only a few Russian-donated طائرات ميغ-29. FlightGlobal counts two and lists them as trainers; Wikipedia says two came in 2019 and four more in 2021, all two-seat MiG-29UBs. The four Su-30SM fighters listed on Wikipedia are not supported by FlightGlobal or the Ministry of Defence and are not counted here.
Did Russia give Mongolia MiG-29s?
Yes. News.MN reported that Russia donated two طائرات ميغ-29 on 26 November 2019, eight years after a 2011 plan to buy them came to nothing. Wikipedia reports four more in 2021; that second batch was not confirmed on an official Mongolian page.
Does Mongolia fly Su-30 fighters?
Not on the evidence checked. Wikipedia says four Su-30SMs were delivered from 2019, citing two Russian websites, but FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces directory lists no Su-30 for Mongolia, and the Ministry of Defence’s own reports on the air force mention none. The claim is treated as unconfirmed.
When was the Mongolian Air Force founded?
In 1925. The first aircraft, a Junkers F 13 flown by Lieutenant Colonel D. Shatarragchaa, entered service on 25 May 1925; Wikipedia gives 21 February 1925 as the founding date. Aircraft, instructors and doctrine came from the Soviet Union.
Did Mongolian aircraft fight at Khalkhin Gol?
Only in a small way. The air war of May to September 1939 was fought mainly by the Soviet and Japanese air forces; Wikipedia counts 208 Soviet and 162 Japanese aircraft lost in combat. Mongolian Polikarpov R-5s served alongside the Soviet air force, but no Mongolian sortie or loss figures were found.
Did Mongolia have MiG-21s?
Yes. Wikipedia’s operators list says Mongolia received 44 طائرات ميغ-21 between 1977 and 1984, while its air force article says 25 arrived by the mid-1970s. After 1990 they were grounded for lack of fuel and spares, 8–12 were reportedly stored at Nalaikh, and the fleet was run down between 2007 and 2011.
Who was the first Mongolian in space?
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, an air force officer who joined the service in 1966. He flew on Soyuz 39 on 22 March 1981 with the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, spent almost eight days in space and was later Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2004.
Who commands the Mongolian Air Force?
Brigadier General B. Mönkh-Ireedüi, who was promoted from colonel on 19 March 2026 while serving as Air Force commander, according to the Ministry of Defence. The Minister of Defence is Dambyn Batluut, reappointed on 7 April 2026.



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