巴拉圭空军
The Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya) grew out of the army aviation that flew through the whole of the 1932–1935 Chaco War, gave Paraguay its first jets only in 1979, helped topple Alfredo Stroessner with low passes by two Xavantes in 1989 — and, after two decades with no jet or new combat aircraft at all, received six Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos in 2025–2026 to police a sky crossed by smuggling flights.
The Paraguayan Air Force story: the Chaco War, Xavantes against a dictator and Super Tucanos for a sky crossed by smuggling flights
1922–1935: from hired pilots to the Chaco War
Paraguayan military flying began in a civil war. In the uprising of 1922 a handful of aircraft were used, flown mostly by foreign pilots, according to English Wikipedia. By the end of the 1920s the army had a First Fighter Squadron with Wibault 7 C.1s and a reconnaissance and bombing squadron with Potez 25 A.2s, both bought from France. When the Chaco War with Bolivia began in September 1932, Paraguay’s aviation was much smaller than Bolivia’s: Wikipedia counts 14 Potez 25s against at least 20 Bolivian Curtiss-Wright Ospreys, plus Bolivian Junkers transports. A second Potez squadron formed late in 1932, and in April 1933 the 11th Fighter Squadron, Los Indios, took delivery of Fiat CR.20bis fighters. Spanish Wikipedia says the air arm flew from the first day of the war to the last, 12 June 1935; the service still marks its day on the anniversary of the air battle of Ballivián.
1935–1954: civil war and a long lean period
The war ended in Paraguay’s favour — the 1938 treaty gave it about three-quarters of the disputed Chaco — and the late 1930s brought five Fiat CR.32 fighters and seven Caproni AP.1 attack aircraft from Italy. The United States donated more aircraft as the Second World War ended, and English Wikipedia dates the Paraguayan Air Force itself to 1946. A year later it was at war with itself. In the civil war of March to August 1947 part of the air arm sided with the rebels in Concepción, which government aircraft then bombed; Spanish Wikipedia says the rebels’ small air force had been all but wiped out by the time their columns reached Villeta. For long periods afterwards, Spanish Wikipedia notes, Paraguay’s military aviation had practically no combat aircraft at all, and its fighter pilots trained abroad.
1954–1989: the Stroessner years and the first jets
General Alfredo Stroessner took power in a coup on 4 May 1954 and ruled until February 1989. His government is the subject of serious findings: the estimates cited in English Wikipedia put those murdered at 3,000–4,000, the disappeared at 400–500 and the tortured at 18,000–20,000, and Paraguay was a leading participant in Operation Condor. The air force of those years was small. In the 1970s it received about a dozen armed T-6 Texans as a gift, which let it train combat pilots at home again, and in December 1979 the first three of ten Embraer AT-26 Xavantes, Brazilian-built MB-326s, landed at Asunción — Paraguay’s first jet combat aircraft. Six EMB-312 Tucanos followed in 1987. The new international airport, opened on 20 March 1980, carried the dictator’s name.
1989–2010s: making do after the dictatorship
The Xavantes had their most famous hour on 2–3 February 1989, when General Andrés Rodríguez overthrew Stroessner. Spanish Wikipedia names two first lieutenants, Juan Antonio Rojas Duré and Gerardo Miguel Ángel Maldonado Gómez, who flew low intimidating passes in support of Rodríguez’s forces, and credits them with breaking the defenders’ morale; the official death toll of the coup was 31, other estimates run to 150–250. Democracy did not bring money. Taiwan donated six T-33s, the first arriving in 1991, and announced twelve F-5E/Fs that were never delivered. The Xavantes were retired in 2004 after 25 years and 32,641 flying hours, leaving the Tucano as the only armed aircraft; three were lost in accidents, and Brazil supplied three more in November 2010.
2022–2026: Super Tucanos, Taiwanese Hueys and a new transport
The decade since has been about catching up. Six T-35 Pillán trainers were rebuilt in Chile under a USD 6.8 million contract of August 2022, Taiwan gave four more UH-1H helicopters in August 2025, and five Cessna Grand Caravan EX joined the transport group in 2021. The big step was the order for six Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos: four arrived on 30 June 2025, the fifth on 21 August 2026 and the sixth was expected at the end of September 2026. Zona Militar puts the cost at USD 105 million in one report and at over USD 96 million in another. In November 2025 they flew their first real interception, against an irregular flight near the Brazilian border. The remaining weak spots are plain: only two of five C-212 transports were flying in September 2026, and the first Cessna 408 SkyCourier is only now arriving to replace them.
The Paraguayan Air Force in numbers
服务
- 本地名称
- Fuerza Aérea ParaguayaSpanish; abbreviated FAP. A Guaraní official name was not found in the sources checked
- 创立
- 1946English Wikipedia’s date for the air force as a service; military aircraft were used from 1922 and the army had fighter and bomber squadrons by the late 1920s
- 一部分
- Armed Forces of the Nation (Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación)The President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, is commander-in-chief
- 总部
- Ñu Guasu, LuqueAir base sharing the runway of Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Greater Asunción; 1st Air Brigade
- 指挥官
- Gen. del Aire Julio Rubén Fullaondo CéspedesNamed as commander in August 2025 and August 2026 reports; the date he took over was not confirmed. His predecessor, Gen. Arturo Javier González Ocampo, was in post in April 2023
- 国防部长
- Gen. Óscar GonzálezAs named in August 2025
力量
- 战斗机
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- Embraer A-29 Super Tucano — 5 delivered by 21 August 2026, 6 ordered
- Embraer EMB-312 (AT-27) Tucano — 6
Light attack and interception of irregular flights; no jet combat aircraft since 2004
- 运输
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- CASA C-212 — 5 (2 operational)
- Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX — 5
- Cessna 408 SkyCourier — 1 due October 2026
- King Air, Twin Otter, Citation and others — see fleet
Military Air Transport Service (SETAM) flies low-cost services to remote areas
- 直升机
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- Bell UH-1H — 8
- AS350/H125 Esquilo — 4 (Wikipedia)
- Bell 407 and Bell 427 — 1 each (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia lists 12 UH-1H; Zona Militar gives 8 after the 2025 donation
- 教练
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- ENAER T-35 Pillán — at least 6 modernised
- Neiva T-25 通用型
Wikipedia lists 12 T-35; six were upgraded in Chile in 2023–2025
基础设施
- 主基地
- Ñu Guasu (Luque)Shares the runway of Asunción’s international airport; houses the Grupo Aerotáctico, training group and the air force museum
- Chaco base
- Mariscal Estigarribia3,500 m runway, the longest in Paraguay; the fifth A-29 was received there in August 2026
- 其他空军基地
- About a dozenWikipedia lists 15 air bases and military airfields, most of them civil aerodromes with an air force detachment
- Radar
- New radar due in early 2027To complement the A-29 for airspace control; an ELTA EL/M-2106 NG was presented earlier
How the Paraguayan Air Force is organised
A small service of the Armed Forces of the Nation, with its headquarters and the 1st Air Brigade at Ñu Guasu, on the far side of the runway from Asunción’s airliners. Its only combat aircraft are turboprops: five A-29 Super Tucanos of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Indios, delivered by 21 August 2026 out of six ordered, and six EMB-312 Tucanos of the 3rd Fighter Squadron, Moros. Paraguay has had no jet combat aircraft since the AT-26 Xavante was retired in 2004.
巴拉圭空军
One of the services of the Armed Forces of the Nation, under President Santiago Peña as commander-in-chief, with its headquarters and the 1st Air Brigade at Ñu Guasu, beside Silvio Pettirossi International Airport. Gen. del Aire Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes was named as commander in August 2025 and August 2026, and English Wikipedia calls him interim; the date he took command was not confirmed.
2nd Fighter Squadron, Indios
Flies the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: four arrived on 30 June 2025 and the fifth was received at Mariscal Estigarribia on 21 August 2026, of six ordered. They flew their first real interception in Operation Escudo Guaraní in November 2025, against an irregular flight near the Brazilian border. A permanent home base has not been published.
3rd Fighter Squadron, Moros
Six EMB-312 (AT-27) Tucanos, bought in 1987 and made up to six again by three from Brazil in November 2010, upgraded with Garmin avionics, FLIR cameras and .50-calibre gun pods from the retired Xavantes. Pucará Defensa placed the squadron at Luque/Ñu Guasu in January 2025. Wikipedia lists the Grupo Aerotáctico there with A-29s and Tucanos; its 1st Fighter Squadron, Guaraní, is deactivated.
Grupo Aéreo de Instrucción
The training group of the 1st Air Brigade, flying six T-35 Pillán trainers rebuilt by ENAER in Chile for USD 6.8 million, the last handed over on 25 June 2025. Wikipedia names its Fénix squadron, with the T-25 Universal, and the Antares, Pantera and Halcón squadrons with the T-35.
Grupo Aéreo de Helicópteros
Eight UH-1H Hueys after four donated by Taiwan were commissioned at Ñu Guasu on 22 August 2025 (Wikipedia lists 12), with HB350/H125 Esquilos, for medical evacuation, fire-fighting, counter-narcotics and search and rescue. That the group is permanently based at Ñu Guasu is inferred from the ceremony, not stated outright.
Grupo de Transporte Aéreo and SETAM
Five CASA C-212s, only two of them operational in September 2026, and five Cessna Grand Caravan EX of 2021; the Military Air Transport Service flies low-cost services to remote areas. A first Cessna 408 SkyCourier, bought for about USD 10 million to begin replacing the C-212s, was due in the first week of October 2026.
What the Paraguayan Air Force flies today
每种收费类型都链接到其在《野兽之书》中的页面（如果存在）。. 统计的是登记在册的飞机数量，而不是某一天可用的飞机数量。.
| 类型 | 角色 | 在服役 | 自从 | 单位 | 笔记 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 巴西航空工业公司A-29超级巨嘴鸟在服役 | 轻型攻击和拦截 | 5 | 2025 | Five delivered by 21 August 2026 (four on 30 June 2025, one on 21 August 2026); six ordered, the sixth expected at the end of September 2026 but not confirmed delivered at the time of writing. | ||
| 巴西航空工业公司 EMB-312 巨嘴鸟 (AT-27)在服役 | 轻型攻击和高级训练 | 6 | 1987 | Six bought in 1987; three lost in accidents; three more supplied by Brazil in November 2010. | ||
| ENAER T-35 皮兰在服役 | 基础教练 | 6 | Six upgraded to T-35B(E) standard by ENAER, delivered August 2023 to 25 June 2025; Wikipedia lists 12 in service. | |||
| Neiva T-25 通用型在服役 | 主教练 | |||||
| CASA C-212 航空器在服役 | Tactical transport and paratroop | 5 | Five on strength, two operational in September 2026; Wikipedia lists three of the -200 and -400 versions. | |||
| 塞斯纳 208B Grand Caravan EX在服役 | Utility transport and medevac | 5 | 2021 | 五。. | ||
| Beechcraft King Air (350 and C90)在服役 | VIP 运输和监视 | 2 | 根据维基百科，有两个。. | |||
| Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign在服役 | 总统和贵宾交通工具 | 1 | 2019 | 一。. | ||
| 德哈维兰加拿大DHC-6双水獭飞机在服役 | 短距起降工具 | 1 | 根据维基百科的说法，只有一个。. | |||
| Diamond DA62 MPP在服役 | Surveillance and search | 1 | 根据维基百科的说法，只有一个。. | |||
| Beechcraft Baron 58在服役 | Multi-engine training and utility | 2 | 根据维基百科，有两个。. | |||
| 贝尔UH-1H易洛魁在服役 | 通用直升机 | 8 | Eight after four were donated by Taiwan in August 2025 (Zona Militar); Wikipedia lists 12. | |||
| Helibras HB350 / 空客 H125 Esquilo在服役 | 轻型直升机 | 4 | 根据维基百科，共有四个。. | |||
| 贝尔407在服役 | VIP and medevac helicopter | 1 | 根据维基百科的说法，只有一个。. | |||
| Bell 427在服役 | VIP and medevac helicopter | 1 | 根据维基百科的说法，只有一个。. |
已下单
| 类型 | 已订购 | 首批交付 | 笔记 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 巴西航空工业公司A-29超级巨嘴鸟已下单 | 1 | 2025 | The sixth and last aircraft of the order was expected at the end of September 2026; its arrival was not confirmed at the time of writing. | |
| 塞斯纳408空中快递员已下单 | 1 | 2026 | About USD 10 million; already painted and due in the first week of October 2026. The first replacement for the C-212; 22 passengers or six stretchers.
更多的Zona Militar’s July 2026 report already described the type as in service. |
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| Trainers and helicopters from Taiwan (types not disclosed)已下单 | Announced by President Peña on 10 July 2026; the air force did not name the types. |
Every type the Paraguayan Air Force has retired
13 types, from the Fiat CR.20bis to the Embraer EMB-326GB Xavante (AT-26). 峰值数字是指飞机在整个服役期内接收的机身数量，而不是任何某一天的机队规模。.
| 类型 | 角色 | 顶峰 | 已上菜 | 被替换为 | 笔记 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer EMB-326GB Xavante (AT-26) | 轻型攻击喷气机 | 10 | 1979–2004 | EMB-312 巨嘴鸟 | Ten; the first three arrived in December 1979. | |
| 洛克希德T-33A流星 | 喷气式教练机 | 6 | 1991年 | Six, donated by Taiwan. | ||
| 北美T-6德克萨斯人 | 武装教官 | 12 | About a dozen, donated. | |||
| Potez 25 A.2 和 TOE | 侦察机和轰炸机 | 14 | 14 at the start of the Chaco War, according to English Wikipedia. | |||
| Wibault 7 C.1 | 战斗机 | |||||
| Fiat CR.20bis | 战斗机 | 1933年 | ||||
| 菲亚特 CR.32 | 战斗机 | 5 | 五。. | |||
| 卡普罗尼 AP.1 | 攻击 | 7 | 七。. | |||
| 合并后的PBY Catalina | 两栖动物运输 | |||||
| 道格拉斯C-47 | 运输 | |||||
| 波音707 | 运输 | |||||
| 贝尔 H-13 苏族 | 轻型直升机 | |||||
| Fokker S.11 | 教练 |
Where the Paraguayan Air Force flies from
黑色标记表示正在使用的基地；所列的两个机场均未关闭。. Ñu Guasu, the headquarters and main base, shares its 3,353 m runway with Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, which opened in 1980 under Stroessner’s name; in the Chaco, Mariscal Estigarribia has the longest runway in Paraguay, 3,500 m. Wikipedia lists 15 air bases and military airfields, most of them civil aerodromes with an air force detachment, which are not mapped here. Coordinates and runways are from English Wikipedia, as the DINAC AIP could not be read.
| 根据 | 国际民航组织 | 地位 | 跑道 | 部队和飞机 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 努瓜苏中央部门（Departamento Central） | SGAS | 积极的 | 02/203,353 米 |
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| Mariscal EstigarribiaBoquerón Department | SGME | 积极的 | 01/193,500 米具体的 |
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没有找到符合搜索结果的空军基地。.
Who is stationed where in the Paraguayan Air Force
按基地排列飞行部队，当前部队优先。. Paraguayan squadrons carry names as well as numbers: the 1st Fighter Squadron, Guaraní, is deactivated, the 2nd, Indios, flies the A-29 and the 3rd, Moros, the Tucano. The AT-26 Xavante unit of 1979–2004 is listed as a former unit, its name not confirmed. Where a unit’s base is not stated in the sources, the entry says so.
- Grupo Aerotáctico (GAT)Combat group · active
- A-29 超级巨嘴鸟, EMB-312 (AT-27) Tucano
- 3rd Fighter Squadron (3° Escuadrón de Caza)Moros · Light attack squadron · active
- EMB-312 (AT-27) Tucano (6)
- 2nd Fighter Squadron (2° Escuadrón de Caza)Indios · Light attack and interception squadron · active
- A-29 超级巨嘴鸟
- Grupo Aéreo de Instrucción (GAI)飞行训练小组 · 活跃
- ENAER T-35 Pillán, Neiva T-25 Universal
- Grupo Aéreo de Helicópteros (GAH)直升机组·活跃
- Bell UH-1H (8), HB350/H125 Esquilo
- Grupo de Transporte Aéreo (GTA) and SETAM运输组·活跃
- CASA C-212, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
- AT-26 Xavante fighter unit1979–2004
- EMB-326GB (AT-26) Xavante
- Air force detachment (A-29 operations)前沿作战基地·活跃
- A-29 超级巨嘴鸟
没有符合搜索条件的单位。.
Paraguayan Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
Aircraft are used in a civil war, flown mostly by foreign pilots.
By the late 1920s the army has a 1st Fighter Squadron (Wibault 7) and a 1st Reconnaissance and Bombing Squadron (Potez 25), both French-built; exact year not confirmed.
9 September: the Chaco War with Bolivia begins. 22 December: three Bolivian Vickers Vespas raid Bahía Negra; one is shot down by the gunboat Tacuary.
April: the 11th Fighter Squadron, Los Indios, forms with Fiat CR.20bis fighters.
22 December: navy seaplanes raid Vitriones and San Juan, called the first night air attack in South America.
12 June: Chaco War ceasefire. The 1938 treaty gives Paraguay about three-quarters of the Chaco.
11 June: Asunción’s airfield is inaugurated, on the site the Grupo Aerotáctico occupies today.
The Paraguayan Air Force is formed as a service, the date English Wikipedia gives.
March–August civil war: government aircraft bomb rebel-held Concepción; the rebels’ small air arm is destroyed.
4 May: General Alfredo Stroessner seizes power; he rules until 1989.
December: the first three of ten AT-26 Xavantes, Paraguay’s first jet combat aircraft, land at Asunción.
Six EMB-312 Tucanos are bought.
2–3 February: Xavantes fly intimidating passes in support of General Andrés Rodríguez’s coup against Stroessner.
The first of six T-33s donated by Taiwan arrives.
The Xavante is retired after 25 years and 32,641 hours.
November: Brazil supplies three EMB-312 Tucanos to replace three lost in accidents.
30 June: the first four A-29 Super Tucanos arrive. 22 August: four UH-1Hs donated by Taiwan enter service. November: first real interception by the A-29.
June–July: A-29s make their international debut at Salitre in Chile. 21 August: fifth A-29 delivered. September: first Cessna 408 SkyCourier bought.
巴拉圭空军参与过的每一场战争
记录中有出击次数和损失的地方都如实记录，没有记录的地方则保持空白。.
- 1922-1923年内战 1922–1923 Aircraft were used in small numbers, flown mostly by foreign pilots
- 查科战争 1932–1935 Reconnaissance, bombing, fighter escort, liaison and casualty evacuation from the first day of the war to the last
- 1947年的内战 1947 Government aircraft bombed the rebel stronghold of Concepción; a rebel air element operated from there
- 针对斯特罗斯纳的政变 1989 Two AT-26 Xavantes flew low intimidating passes in support of the forces of General Andrés Rodríguez
- 空域管制和拦截不明飞行物 2025年- Detection and interception of irregular light aircraft, many linked to drug trafficking
Paraguayan Air Force news from Afterburner
Everything MiGFlug’s magazine has published on the Paraguayan Air Force and the aircraft it flies. 此列表会自动刷新——新的 Afterburner 文章将自动显示在此处。.
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每种类型都在《野兽之书》中占有一席之地，先按服役年份，再按离开舰队的年份。.
所有事实均已核实
- Pucará Defensa: Nuevas armas y capacidades para los Tucano del Paraguay (23 January 2025)Six EMB-312 bought in 1987, three lost in accidents, three more from Brazil in November 2010; 3rd Fighter Squadron Moros at Luque/Ñu Guasu; upgrades.
- 军事区：巴拉圭武装力量 A-29 超级巨嘴鸟 (2026 年 8 月 21 日)六架 A-29 战斗机，价值 1.05 亿美元；前四架于 2025 年 6 月 30 日交付，第五架于 2026 年 8 月 21 日交付，第六架预计于 2026 年 9 月下旬交付；第 2 战斗机中队“印第奥斯”；新型雷达将于 2027 年第一季度交付。.
- Zona Militar：Ejercicio Salitre：la Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya dirá Presente en Chile（2026 年 6 月 21 日）2026 年，将有 4 架 A-29 和 1 架 C-212 飞机投入 Salitre 行动，约 40 名人员；预计耗资超过 9600 万美元；首次真正的拦截行动将于 2025 年 11 月在瓜拉尼盾行动中进行。.
- 军事区：佩尼亚总统宣布将开展直升机飞行活动（2026 年 7 月 10 日）纪念巴利维安空战92周年；宣布从台湾提供教练机和直升机，但未透露具体型号。.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya celebró la incorporación de cuatro helicópteros Bell UH-1H donados por Taiwán (22 August 2025)Four UH-1H, fleet of eight; ceremony at Ñu Guasu with President Peña, Defence Minister Gen. Óscar González and FAP commander Gen. Julio Fullaondo; UH-1H since the 1990s, over 20,000 hours.
- Zona Militar: La Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya avanza en el reemplazo de sus CASA C-212 con la compra de su primer Cessna 408 SkyCourier (24 September 2026)One SkyCourier for about USD 10 million, due first week of October 2026; five C-212 of which two operational; five Grand Caravan EX bought in 2021.
- Infodefensa: Enaer entrega a la Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya el último avión Pillán modernizado (26 June 2025)Six T-35 upgraded to T-35B(E) for USD 6.8 million under a contract of 17 August 2022; deliveries August 2023 to 25 June 2025; Grupo Aéreo de Instrucción, 1st Air Brigade, Ñu Guasu.
- Argentina.gob.ar: La Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya formalizó una declaración para adquirir el avión IA100 (24 April 2023)Declaration of interest signed by the FAP commander, Gen. Arturo Javier González Ocampo, and FAdeA; no quantity.
- GlobalSecurity.org: Mariscal EstigarribiaBuilt 1977–1986 by Paraguayan military engineers; 2005 US exercise agreement and both governments’ denials of a US base.
- DINAC: AIP Paraguay (AMDT AIRAC 01/2026)The national AIP is published only as a RAR archive, which could not be read for this dataset; aerodrome data here are therefore not from the AIP.
数据已于 2026 年 10 月 1 日核实。战斗序列页面由单个数据集重新生成；如果此处的数字与《野兽之书》页面不一致，则此页面为两者中较新的页面。.
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