北马其顿空军旅
The North Macedonia Air Brigade, the air arm of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, was created in 1992 with borrowed light aircraft because the Yugoslav army had taken every military aircraft to Serbia, became a combat force almost overnight in the 2001 conflict with Mi-24 gunships and Su-25 jets bought from Ukraine, gave both types to Ukraine after 2022, and now flies a small helicopter and training fleet from Petrovec while Greek and Italian fighters police its skies and eight new Leonardo helicopters are on order.
The North Macedonia Air Brigade story: leased light planes in 1992, a war air force in 2001 and helicopters for fires
1992-2000: an air force without aircraft
When Macedonia left Yugoslavia in 1991 the Yugoslav People’s Army withdrew to Serbia and took its aircraft with it. The new state began building an air arm with almost nothing. The army’s official history says formation work started on 28 February 1992 in the former JNA House under Colonel Mile Manolev, that the Air Force and Air Defence was established as a branch on 10 April 1992 by decision of the first president, and that flight training began on 10 June 1992 — the date now kept as Air Force Day. The first aircraft were one UTVA-66 and four UTVA-75 light planes leased from the Macedonian aviation union and flown in civil markings. Under a UN arms embargo, four Mi-17 helicopters arrived from Ukraine in 1994; Aeroflight says they came in white medical colours. An all-Macedonian crew first flew one on 5 July 1994. Zlin 242L trainers from the Czech Republic followed in 1995–1996. For most of the 1990s this was a flying school with a few transport helicopters.
2001: a war air force bought in six months
The 2001 conflict with the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army changed that within months. Between 17 March and 4 September 2001, the official history says, the air force received Mi-8 and UH-1H transport helicopters, Mi-24 and Mi-24K gunships and Su-25 attack aircraft. The army counts 12 Mi-24s bought from Ukraine, ten Mi-24V and two Mi-24K; the Su-25s were three single-seaters and one two-seater, and the two Hueys were a Greek gift. Aeroflight dates the first air combat operations to 25 March 2001 around Tetovo and the first Su-25 mission from Petrovec to 24 June; Wikipedia gives 23 June for a reconnaissance flight over Aracinovo. Wikipedia, citing Gordon and Dawes, says the Su-25s were flown by Ukrainian pilots; no Macedonian official statement on that was found. The only aircraft lost that year was a Mi-17 whose rotor struck a flagpole at Popova Shapka on 17 March, according to Wikipedia. The fighting ended with the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 13 August 2001.
2002-2012: shrinking, upgrading and the Blace crash
The war fleet proved expensive to keep. After a reorganisation in 2002 the brigade became an air wing with four squadrons, and the Su-25s were withdrawn in 2004 and left in the open at Skopje airport. The money went instead into the helicopters: the Jasmin programme from 2004 gave Mi-24s and Mi-17s a head-up display and new avionics, and a second phase, Alexander, followed from 2007. The army says the Mi-24s reached NATO and ICAO standards and could fly at night, but the planned guided missiles were never bought for lack of money. Mi-17s flew four rotations with the EU’s Althea mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2006 and 2008. The heaviest loss found in its history came on 12 January 2008, when a Mi-17 returning crew from Althea crashed near Blace, Katlanovo, killing 11 members of the wing. The Greek Hueys were retired in 2009, and a Pilot Training Center with Bell 206 helicopters was agreed in December 2010.
2018-2023: NATO membership, and the jets and gunships go to Ukraine
In 2018 the brigade was reorganised again as the Air Force Wing, the name the Macedonian-language site still uses (Vozduhoploven VING). North Macedonia joined NATO as its 30th member on 27 March 2020, and in 2021 its airspace was brought into the Alliance’s air policing system; the army’s 2026 Air Force Day flypast was flown by Hellenic Air Force F-16s and Italian Typhoons, the jets that police the country’s skies. The country has no fighters of its own. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine it gave away the combat aircraft that no longer fitted: RFE/RL reported in August 2022 that four warplanes might be going with T-72 tanks, and according to Wikipedia Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska confirmed the transfer of four non-airworthy Su-25s on 14 March 2023. The whole Mi-24 fleet followed; Wikipedia says 12 were delivered in 2023, while Oryx records only one confirmed and all probably by early 2025.
2024-2026: Leonardo helicopters and borrowed fighters
What is left is a small helicopter and training force: two Mi-17s and four Mi-8MTVs in the Helicopter Squadron, and Zlin 242L and 143L aircraft and Bell 206 helicopters in the Training and Exercise Squadron, all at the Strasho Pindzur barracks in Petrovec beside Skopje International Airport. The ground side is the Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion and an air defence battery. In 2024 the Ministry of Defence signed with Leonardo for four AW149 and four AW169M helicopters, seven for transport, firefighting and rescue and one for medical work, due between the second half of 2026 and the end of 2028; in July 2026 the wing’s commander called their introduction a transition to a new generation of capability. The good side is realism: a small country that uses its helicopters for fires and rescue and relies on allies for air defence. The weak side is thin depth — six ageing Soviet-built helicopters carry the load until the Italian machines arrive, and no delivery had been confirmed on the official site by the end of September 2026.
The North Macedonia Air Brigade in numbers
服务
- 本地名称
- Воздухопловен ВИНГ (Vozduhoploven VING)The name on the Macedonian pages of the army site, literally Air Force Wing. The English pages call the unit the Air Brigade and the news items the Air Force WING or AF VING. English Wikipedia titles it North Macedonia Air Brigade. No Albanian form was found on the official site, which is published in Macedonian and English only
- 创立
- 10 April 1992Air Force and Air Defence established as a branch by decision of the first president; formation work began on 28 February 1992. Wikipedia and Aeroflight give 10 June 1992, the day flight training began and the date kept as Air Force Day
- 一部分
- 北马其顿共和国军队One of seven units of the Operations Command, alongside the 1st Infantry Brigade and five battalions and companies
- 总部
- Petrovec, next to Skopje International AirportThe Strasho Pindzur barracks in Petrovec
- 指挥官
- Col. Dragan PavlovskiIn post by November 2025; deputy Col. Igor Chkorov since 31 December 2021
- 空军日
- 10 JuneMarks the first military flight of 1992
力量
- 战斗机
- 没有任何The four Su-25s were withdrawn in 2004 and transferred to Ukraine (confirmed March 2023); the 12 Mi-24 gunships also went to Ukraine. Wikipedia says the country does not intend to operate fighters and relies on NATO for air cover
- 直升机
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- 米-17——2
- Mil Mi-8MTV — 4
- Bell 206B-3 — 4 (training)
Numbers from Wikipedia’s inventory table; the army publishes types but not numbers
- 教练
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- Zlin Z 242L — 5
- Zlin Z 143L — 1
Training and Exercise Squadron; numbers from Wikipedia
- 已下单
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- Leonardo AW149 — 4
- Leonardo AW169M — 4
Contract of 2024; deliveries planned from the second half of 2026 to the end of 2028
- 地面防空
- Air defence batteryThe army lists an Air Defence Battery in the wing; Wikipedia gives its weapon as the 9K35 Strela-10. The 2024 modernisation plan calls for very-low-altitude air defence systems
- 国防开支
- 1.85 per cent of GDP (2024)As reported by The Defense Post in April 2024, with a third of it for modernisation. Figures for 2025 and 2026 were not confirmed on a fetched page
基础设施
- 空军基地
- Petrovec (Skopje)The only military flying base; the wing shares Skopje International Airport
- Training area
- KrivolakArmy training area used for helicopter and allied air activity, for example Neptune Strike 22 in February 2022; not an airfield
- 空中警戒
- Greece and ItalyAirspace in the NATO air policing system since 2021; Hellenic F-16s and Italian Typhoons flew the 2026 Air Force Day flypast as part of regular regional air policing
- 空中监视
- Air Surveillance and Reporting BattalionReceived its first combat flag on 10 June 2026
- 飞行中队
- 2Helicopter Squadron and Training and Exercise Squadron, plus a technical maintenance squadron
How the North Macedonia Air Brigade is organised
One air wing under the Operations Command, at Petrovec beside Skopje International Airport, with a helicopter squadron, a training and exercise squadron, a maintenance squadron, an air surveillance battalion and an air defence battery. North Macedonia has never had fighters; since 2021 its airspace has been policed under NATO by Greek and Italian fighters. The Mi-24 gunships and Su-25 jets bought in 2001 have all gone to Ukraine.
Air Force Wing
One of seven units of the Operations Command of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, not a separate service; the English pages of the army site call it the Air Brigade. Col. Dragan Pavlovski, at NATO Headquarters from 2020 to 2025, was in command by November 2025; his deputy since 31 December 2021 is Col. Igor Chkorov.
直升机中队
The wing’s working core since the first Mi-17 arrived from Ukraine in 1994: two Mi-17s and four Mi-8MTVs for transport, rescue and firefighting. Four AW149s and four AW169Ms were ordered from Leonardo in 2024 for delivery from the second half of 2026; none had been announced as delivered by 30 September 2026.
Training and Exercise Squadron
Pilot selection and basic training on five Zlin Z 242L and one Z 143L aircraft and four Bell 206 helicopters. It descends from the 101st Aviation Squadron, formed on the Zlin in 1996, and took its present name in 2020.
Air Force Technical Maintenance Squadron
Formed in 1992 as a maintenance company for the leased UTVA trainers, it has since kept every type the wing has flown, from the Mi-17 and Zlin to the Mi-24 and Su-25.
Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion
The wing’s radar unit, which received its first combat flag on 10 June 2026. An air defence battery, armed with the Strela-10 according to Wikipedia, completes the ground side.
What the North Macedonia Air Brigade 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 米-17和米-8MTV在服役 | 运输和通用直升机 | 6 | 1994 | Two Mi-17 and four Mi-8MTV per Wikipedia. Eight delivered: four Mi-17 in 1994 and four Mi-8 in 2001; two Mi-17s were lost, on 17 March 2001 and 12 January 2008. | ||
| Zlín Z 242L在服役 | 基础教练 | 5 | 1996 | Five per Wikipedia’s inventory. Four were bought first; one was lost on 7 April 1999 according to Wikipedia, so later additions are implied but not dated in the sources checked. | ||
| Zlín Z 143L在服役 | 培训员和联络员 | 1 | 2003 | 根据维基百科的说法，只有一个。. | ||
| 贝尔206B-3喷气游骑兵在服役 | 训练直升机 | 4 | 根据维基百科，共有四个。. |
已下单
| 类型 | 已订购 | 首批交付 | 笔记 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo AW149已下单 | 4 | 2026 | Part of an eight-helicopter contract signed with Leonardo in 2024.
更多的Deliveries were planned from the second half of 2026 to the end of 2028; no delivery had been announced on the army site by 30 September 2026. The contract value was not confirmed on a fetched page. |
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| 莱昂纳多 AW169M已下单 | 4 | 2026 | Light military version; one of the eight helicopters in the package is to be equipped for medical work. Same delivery window as the AW149. |
Every type the North Macedonia Air Brigade has retired
5 types, from the UTVA-75A21 and UTVA-66 to the Mil Mi-24V and Mi-24K. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 军用 Mi-24V 和 Mi-24K | 攻击侦察直升机 | 12 | 2001–2023 | Ten Mi-24V and two Mi-24K (photo-reconnaissance), bought from Ukraine in 2001 in several batches. | ||
| 贝尔UH-1H易洛魁 | 通用直升机 | 2 | 2001–2009 | Two, a gift from Greece. | ||
| 苏霍伊 Su-25 和 Su-25UB | 近距离空中支援 | 4 | 2001–2004 | Three single-seat and one two-seat; Wikipedia says the two-seater came from Belarus via Ukraine. | ||
| UTVA-75A21 and UTVA-66 | 轻型教练和联络员 | 5 | 1992–2000 | Zlin Z 242L | Four UTVA-75A21 and one UTVA-66, leased. | |
| 安东诺夫 An-2 | 轻型运输和跳伞训练 | 1 | 2003年 | One, from the Kumanovo aviation club, per Wikipedia. |
Where the North Macedonia Air Brigade flies from
黑色的标记代表正在使用的基地，空心的标记代表已经关闭的机场。. Petrovec, on the military side of Skopje International Airport, is the country’s only military flying base, and the fighters that guard its sky are not Macedonian: Greek and Italian jets fly NATO air policing, and none is based here. Krivolak is the army training range where the helicopters fire their weapons, not an airfield, and the Skopje fields of 1912–1944 have closed. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| 根据 | 国际民航组织 | 地位 | 跑道 | 部队和飞机 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krivolak Army Training RangeVardar Statistical Region | 积极的 | |||
| 彼得罗韦茨斯科普里统计区（佩特罗韦茨市机场） | LWSK | 积极的 | 16/342,950 米 |
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| Skopje early airfields1912–1944Skopje Statistical Region | 关闭 |
没有找到符合搜索结果的空军基地。.
Who is stationed where in the North Macedonia Air Brigade
按基地排列飞行部队，当前部队优先。. Only two flying squadrons remain, one for helicopters and one for training; the numbered squadrons of 2001 — the 101st with Su-25s, the 201st with Mi-24s and the 401st for training — and the Yugoslav squadrons that left Petrovec in 1992 are listed as former units, the Yugoslav ones marked as not Macedonian. Where a unit designation rests on Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.
- Helicopter Squadron (Helikopterski skvadron)运输直升机中队 · 现役
- Mi-8MT/MTV and Mi-17 (Mi-8/17), Leonardo AW149 (on order), Leonardo AW169M (on order)
- Training Squadron (Skvadron za obuka i trening)训练中队·现役
- Zlin Z 242L, Bell 206B
- 101st Aviation Squadron (Su-25)2001–2004
- 苏霍伊 Su-25 和 Su-25UB
- 201st Anti-Armour Helicopter Squadron (Mi-24)2001–2023
- Mi-24V and Mi-24K
- 401st Training Squadron2001–2009
- Zlin Z 242L, Bell UH-1H (ex-Greek)
没有符合搜索条件的单位。.
North Macedonia Air Brigade milestones, 1914 to today
28 February: formation of the Air Force and Air Defence begins. 10 April: it is established as a branch of the armed forces. 10 June: flight training begins, now Air Force Day. The first aircraft are one UTVA-66 and four UTVA-75s leased in civil markings.
Four Mi-17 transport helicopters arrive from Ukraine despite the UN arms embargo; on 5 July an all-Macedonian crew flies one for the first time.
15 November: Macedonia joins NATO’s Partnership for Peace.
Zlin 242L trainers arrive from the Czech Republic and equip the 101st Aviation Squadron (Aeroflight dates them to 1995).
17 March to 4 September: Mi-8, UH-1H, Mi-24, Mi-24K and Su-25 join the fleet. 25 March: first combat operations around Tetovo. 24 June: first Su-25 mission from Petrovec. 13 August: the Ohrid Framework Agreement ends the conflict.
Reorganisation turns the aviation brigade into an air wing with four squadrons.
The Jasmin upgrade of the Mi-24 and Mi-17 begins, adding a head-up display; the Su-25s are withdrawn.
Mi-17s begin the first of four rotations with EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which run until 2008.
12 January: a Mi-17 returning from Althea crashes near Blace, Katlanovo, killing 11 members of the wing.
The two Greek-donated UH-1H helicopters are retired.
December: agreement signed to set up the Pilot Training Center.
The Air Brigade is transformed into the Air Force Wing.
27 March: North Macedonia becomes NATO’s 30th member.
The country’s airspace joins NATO’s air policing system.
14 March: the defence minister confirms that four non-airworthy Su-25s have gone to Ukraine; the Mi-24 fleet follows (dated 2023 by Wikipedia, by early 2025 by Oryx).
Contract with Leonardo for four AW149 and four AW169M helicopters.
10 June: Hellenic F-16s and Italian Typhoons fly past for Air Force Day. July: the wing prepares for the first AW149 deliveries.
北马其顿空军旅参与的每一次冲突和行动中，都曾出动。
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。.
- 2001年马其顿冲突 2001 Transport, reconnaissance and fire support for government forces with Mi-8/17 and Mi-24 helicopters and, from June, Su-25 aircraft
- EUFOR Althea 2006–2008 A helicopter detachment with Mi-17s for the EU peace operation, in four rotations
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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
- 北马其顿共和国陆军：空军旅（英文）官方历史：组建始于 1992 年 2 月 28 日；空军和防空部队于 1992 年 4 月 10 日根据总统令成立；飞行训练始于 1992 年 6 月 10 日；1994 年拥有 4 架米-17 直升机；1996 年拥有 242 架兹林直升机；2001 年 3 月 17 日至 9 月 4 日扩编；“亚斯明”和“亚历山大”升级；2018 年改组为空军联队；指挥官为德拉甘·帕夫洛夫斯基上校，副指挥官为伊戈尔·奇科罗夫上校。.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Vozduhoploven VING (Macedonian)Macedonian page; the unit name as the official site spells it in Cyrillic; commander Col. Dragan Pavlovski; 2012 exercise in Hungary with two Mi-24s and a Mi-8MT.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Komanda za operacii (Macedonian)Lists the Vozduhoploven VING among the units of the Operations Command.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Operations Command (English)Lists the Air Brigade among the seven units of the Operations Command.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: HistoryNATO membership 27 March 2020; airspace joined the Alliance air policing system in December 2021; 2021 fires: 79 flight hours, 472 tonnes of water.
- ARM: Marking 10 June, the Day of the Air Force WING (10 June 2026)10 June marks the first military flight of 1992; flypast by Hellenic Air Force F-16s and Italian Air Force Typhoons as part of regular regional air policing; first combat flag for the Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion; Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Sashko Lafchiski.
- ARM: Ceremonial observance of the Helicopter Squadron Day (3 July 2026)5 July 1994: first Mi-8/17 flight by an all-Macedonian crew; Col. Pavlovski on the implementation of the AW149 contracts.
- ARM: Marking Helicopter Squadron Day (5 July 2024)AF WING commander Col. Igorcho Stoimenovski; squadron commander Lt Col. Femi Lumani; AW149 and AW169M expected.
- ARM: Official visit of the Air Force VING Commander to Italy (3-7 November 2025)Col. Dragan Pavlovski as commander; talks on military aviation, air policing, training and air defence.
- ARM: Training FlightZlin Z 242L from 1996; Bell 206 helicopters; Pilot Training Center agreement December 2010; renamed Training and Exercise Squadron in 2020; commander Maj. Aleksandar Donev since June 2026.
- ARM：直升机中队1994 年订购了 4 架 Mi-17，2001 年订购了 4 架 Mi-8；2006-2008 年进行了 4 次 EUFOR Althea 轮换部署；2024 年与 Leonardo 公司签订合同，订购 4 架 AW149 和 4 架 AW169M。.
- ARM：战斗直升机中队2001年购入的米-24直升机：12架从乌克兰购入，其中10架为米-24V，2架为米-24K；进行了夜间飞行和北约/国际民航组织航电升级；原计划采购的导弹因资金不足而未购入。旧页面。.
- ARM: Air Force Technical Maintenance SquadronMaintenance company formed in 1992 for UTVA 66 and UTVA 75; later Mi-17, Zlin 242L, Mi-8, Mi-24, UH-1H and Su-25; commander Maj. Muhamed Buchi since 31 July 2025.
- ARM：纪念布莱斯附近直升机坠毁15周年（2023年1月12日）空军联队 11 名成员在执行完欧盟驻阿尔忒弥斯号任务返回途中丧生。.
- ARM：悼念在卡特拉诺沃布拉采附近直升机坠毁事故中丧生的11名陆军成员（2024年1月12日）2008 年 1 月 12 日，一架 Mi-17 直升机在卡特兰诺沃省布拉采附近坠毁；公布了 11 名遇难者的名单。.
- ARM: Briefing on Army combat readiness in 2021 to the President (24 December 2021)The country’s sky became part of the NATO air policing system in 2021; military integration into NATO completed in 19 months.
- ARM: site search, air policing and air-wing news listingListing of official news items: Air Force Wing Day 2026, Italy visit 2025, Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion days, Neptune Strike 22 flying at the Krivolak training area (4 February 2022).
- ARM：网站搜索，直升机坠毁周年纪念日每年1月12日举行纪念2008年布莱斯车祸的活动。.
- NATO: North Macedonia joins NATO as 30th Ally (27 March 2020)Accession on 27 March 2020 after the Accession Protocol of February 2019.
- The Defense Post: North Macedonia Buys Eight New Helicopters From Leonardo (3 April 2024)Four AW149 and four AW169M; seven for transport, firefighting and rescue, one medical; deliveries from the second half of 2026 to the end of 2028; defence spending 1.85 per cent of GDP.
- The Defense Post: North Macedonia articles indexLists the EU assistance measure of 17.1 million dollars (29 April 2025) and the US approval of 18 JLTVs (12 March 2024).
- RFE/RL: Ukrainians Thank North Macedonia For Supply Of Soviet-Era Tanks (6 August 2022)T-72 tanks sent; media reports of four warplanes not officially confirmed at the time; Russian reaction.
- Oryx: Answering the call, heavy weaponry supplied to UkraineNorth Macedonia: four Su-25 pledged August 2022, four delivered; ten Mi-24V and two Mi-24K, one or more confirmed delivered, likely all by early 2025.
- 航空飞行：马其顿空军1992 年 6 月 10 日成立，最初从马其顿航空联盟租借了一架 UTVA-66 和四架 UTVA-75A21；1994 年从乌克兰购入四架涂有白色医疗涂装的 Mi-17；1995 年购入四架 Zlin 242L；2001 年：购入四架 Su-25、十架 Mi-24V、四架 Mi-8MT 和两架 UH-1H；首次作战行动于 2001 年 3 月 25 日进行；首次固定翼作战任务于 2001 年 6 月 24 日从彼得罗韦茨起飞。.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Air Wing (Vozduhoploven VING)Official unit page: formed by decree 10 April 1992; first flight 10 June 1992 (UTVA-75, 20 minutes, Dračevo zone); first Mi-17 28 June 1994; Zlin 242 in 1996; 2001 deliveries; 2002, 2012 and 2018 reorganisations; 2010 handover and demolition of military buildings and hangars at the airport for TAV; commander Col Dragan Pavlovski; coordination with Petrovec aerodrome control.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Operations CommandStructure of the Operations Command, listing the Air Wing (Vozduhoploven VING).
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Helicopter SquadronMi-8 and Mi-17; first flight by an all-Macedonian Mi-17 crew 5 July 1994; ALTHEA 2006–2008 in four rotations; 2024 Leonardo contract for four AW149 and four AW169M; commander Lt Col Femi Ljumani since May 2022.
- Army of the Republic of North Macedonia: Training Squadron (Skvadron za obuka i trening)Zlin 242L and Bell 206; first Zlin 242L in 1996; renamed Training Squadron in 2020; commander Maj Aleksandar Donev since June 2026; no airfield named.
- Army: patron-day ceremonies at the Petrovec and Prilep barracks (3 January 2025)Names the Petrovec barracks after People’s Hero Strašo Pindžur and places the Air Wing command there.
- Army: the Air Wing marks its unit day (10 June 2024)Unit day 10 June commemorates the first military flight of 1992; ceremony at the Strašo Pindžur barracks in Petrovec; then commander Col Igorčo Stoimenovski.
- Army: Helicopter Squadron Day (3 July 2026)Ceremony at the Strašo Pindžur barracks; wing commander Col Dragan Pavlovski on the coming Leonardo helicopters; Mi-8/17 in service.
- Army: 25th anniversary of the Popova Šapka helicopter accident (17 March 2026)Accident of 17 March 2001; one pilot killed; memorial at Popova Šapka.
- Army: fifteen years since the helicopter accident near Blace (12 January 2023)12 January 2008, near Katlanovsko Blace, helicopter returning from the EU ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 11 Air Wing members killed; memorials at Blace and at Air Wing headquarters.
- Army: LOM Praha specialists visit the Air Wing (22 July 2025)Six Czech specialists, 21–25 July 2025, to return part of the Mi-8/MT fleet to operational condition.
- Army: air support to fight the fire in the Jasen area (20 August 2025)Mi-8MT, 19–20 August 2025: 46 drops, about 102.5 tonnes of water.
- Army: aerial firefighting training (25 June 2026)Mi-8MT bucket training before the summer fire season.
- Army: rocket, gun and bomb training with Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters (1 November 2018)Live firing at the Krivolak army range (AP Krivolak): unguided rockets and 12.7 mm guns, 31 October 2018.
- Army: training with the Air Wing’s Mi-24 helicopters (29 July 2020)Mi-24 gun, rocket and bomb training at AP Krivolak.
- AIP North Macedonia, AD 2 LWSK Skopje (M-NAV)ARP 41°57’42"N 021°37’17"E, elevation 238 m, runway 16/34, asphalt, 45 m wide; 500 m displaced area before threshold 34; operator TAV Macedonia (AIRAC AMDT 73/74, 2024). No military section is described.
- AIP North Macedonia, AD 1.3 Index to aerodromes and heliports (effective 1 September 2026)Only two aerodromes are published: Skopje (LWSK) and Ohrid (LWOH).
- GlobalSecurity.org: Camp Able SentryUS camp near Skopje from 1992; Task Force Able Sentry with a helicopter detachment; Hunter UAV task force from March 1999; warm base from 1 January 2003.
- NATO Allied Air Command: NATO officially welcomes North Macedonia into collective air policing (9 December 2021)Ceremony at Skopje Airport; two Hellenic Air Force F-16s intercept a government Learjet; E-3A flypast; CAOC Torrejón controls the mission.
- FlightGlobal: North Macedonia signs almost €250m contract for Leonardo military helicopters (28 March 2024)Four AW149 and four AW169M, deliveries from 2026.
- Janes: North Macedonia confirms transfer of Su-25s to Ukraine (20 March 2023)Defence minister Slavjanka Petrovska confirmed on 14 March 2023 the transfer of four non-airworthy Su-25s (three Su-25, one Su-25UB); Mi-24 request under study.
- Racin.mk: North Macedonia delivered the 12 Mi-24 helicopters promised in 2023 (10 January 2025)Citing Ukraine’s Defense Express: 10 Mi-24V and 2 Mi-24K; in early 2023 only two were active, four stored and six used for spares.
- OurAirports机场数据库（公共领域）
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