חיל האוויר של חוף השנהב
The Air Force of Ivory Coast began in 1961 as a French-equipped transport and liaison group, briefly became a strike force with Su-25s and Mi-24s flown partly by foreign mercenaries during the 2002–2004 civil war, was wiped out by French forces within hours of bombing the French camp at Bouaké on 6 November 2004, and has since been rebuilt as a small transport, surveillance and helicopter force that in 2026 is adding Chinese Wing Loong II drones and K-8 jet trainers.
The Ivorian air force story: a French-built transport group, the Bouaké strike of 2004 and Chinese drones and trainers
1960–1980: a transport group under French protection
Ivory Coast became independent on 7 August 1960 and, in April 1961, signed the Franco-Ivorian Technical Military Assistance Accord that built its armed forces with French money, equipment and advisers. The air arm that came out of it was not designed to fight. Its first aircraft, delivered in 1961, were three Douglas C-47 transports and seven Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard light utility aircraft, and its original name — Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison, the air transport and liaison group — says what it was for: moving people and supplies around a large country with few good roads. By the end of 1962 the whole army numbered about 5,000 soldiers in four battalions. Security in practice leaned on France, whose marine infantry battalion, the 43rd BIMA, was based at Port-Bouët beside Abidjan airport until 2025. The good side was a cheap, stable arrangement; the weakness was an air arm with no combat tradition of its own.
1980–2002: seven Alpha Jets and a quiet air arm
The first jets arrived in October 1980: six Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets for light attack and advanced training. Six more were ordered and then cancelled, but one further aircraft was bought in 1983, giving seven in all, which Wikipedia lists as Alpha Jet E. For two decades they were the only combat-capable aircraft the country owned, and there is no record in the sources checked of them ever being used in anger. Otherwise the service flew transports, helicopters and government aircraft. What happened to the Alpha Jets, and when they stopped flying, could not be confirmed for this page, and the detailed fleet of the 1980s and 1990s is thinly documented in accessible sources. The air force did not fight in these years, and nothing in the sources checked suggests it was expected to.
2002–2004: Su-25s, Mi-24s and foreign crews in a civil war
That ended with the rebellion of September 2002, which split the country between the government-held south and a rebel-held north; France launched Opération Licorne on 22 September 2002 and had about 4,000 troops in the country by July 2003. President Laurent Gbagbo’s government rearmed fast. According to Wikipedia’s summary of the published record, it bought arms from Angola, Belarus, Bulgaria, Israel, Romania and Ukraine, including Sukhoi Su-25 attack jets and Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunships, and recruited foreign personnel, among them Belarusian pilots and men previously associated with the South African firm Executive Outcomes. The Su-25s were used against rebel targets. The Linas-Marcoussis agreement of 26 January 2003 and the arrival of the UN mission UNOCI on 4 April 2004 froze the front line, but they did not disarm either side. For the first time Ivory Coast had a real strike force — flown in part by people who were not Ivorian.
6 November 2004: Bouaké and the end of the first air force
On 4 November 2004 the government launched Opération Dignité, an air offensive against the rebel-held north. On 6 November at least one Su-25 struck the French Licorne position at Bouaké, killing nine French soldiers and an American civilian; the number of wounded is given as 31, 37 or 40 depending on the source. Within about fifteen minutes, by Wikipedia’s account, French forces destroyed the two Su-25s on the ground at Yamoussoukro, and President Jacques Chirac ordered the destruction of the entire Ivorian air force. The Mi-24s and other helicopters were destroyed at Abidjan, among them two downed over the city; accounts of how many vary from three to five gunships. On 15 November the UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo in Resolution 1572, condemning the air raids as a ceasefire violation. In April 2021 a Paris court sentenced a Belarusian pilot and two Ivorian co-pilots to life in their absence. The account the Gbagbo government gave of the strike was not found in the sources checked.
2004–2017: embargo, a second crisis and a slow rebuild
Rebuilding under the embargo was slow. By 2007, according to Aviation Week’s inventory as cited by Wikipedia, the air force had one An-32 transport, one Cessna 421, two SA 365 Dauphin helicopters, one Gulfstream IV and a single Mi-24. The Ouagadougou agreement of 4 March 2007 eased the war, but the disputed election of 2010 brought a second crisis. On 30 March 2011 the Security Council authorised UNOCI, in Resolution 1975, to use all necessary means to protect civilians; on 4 and 10 April UN Mi-24s with Ukrainian crews and French helicopters struck Gbagbo’s heavy weapons in Abidjan, and on 11 April Ouattara’s forces captured Gbagbo with French support. No Ivorian air force combat sorties in 2011 are recorded in the sources checked. Licorne itself gave way to the French Forces in Ivory Coast on 21 January 2015.
2017–2026: Hinds that keep crashing, ISR aircraft and a Chinese package
From 2017 the service bought helicopters again: three attack helicopters reported by Russia to the UN arms register, which later reporting calls refurbished ex-Bulgarian Mi-24Ds; two more in 2020–2021. They have not lasted. Mi-24s were lost at Katiola on 27 November 2019, at Abidjan on 18 March 2020, in the north on 9–10 September 2021 with all five on board killed, and at Korhogo on 27 October 2025. Transport has fared better — two An-26Bs in 2018, two Mi-8Ps and a C295W by 2020 — and so has surveillance: a King Air C90 in 2022, an ISR King Air 360 in 2024, and French and EU-funded drones. On 14 June 2024 the ministry signed a contract with China’s CATIC that brought two Wing Loong II drones to Bouaké by August 2026 and three K-8 trainers due by the end of 2026. France handed over Port-Bouët in February 2025. The force is small — about 1,000 people — and its combat edge is fragile.
The Air Force of Ivory Coast in numbers
שֵׁרוּת
- שם מקומי
- Armée de l’AirThe defence ministry’s site calls its staff the État-Major de l’Armée de l’Air. The service began as the Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison (GATL); spotter reports also use Force Aérienne de Côte d’Ivoire
- מְבוּסָס
- 1961First aircraft delivered in 1961 under the Franco-Ivorian Technical Military Assistance Accord of April 1961; no exact founding day was found on an official page
- חלק מ
- Armed Forces of Côte d’Ivoire (FACI)Alongside the army, navy, special forces and gendarmerie; about 25,000–30,000 personnel in all
- מַטֶה
- Abidjan Air BaseBeside Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport at Port-Bouët, Abidjan
- ראש מטה חיל האוויר
- Air Div. Gen. Koffi Alfred N’GuessanSince 2017 per defenceWeb; not confirmed on an official page
- שר ההגנה
- Téné Birahima OuattaraMinister of State and Minister of Defence since 2021; styled Vice Prime Minister in 2026 reporting
כּוֹחַ
- כוח אדם
- כ-1,000Authorised strength per defenceWeb (May 2026); no official figure found
- מסוקי קרב
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- Mi-24V/D Hind — 0–3
defenceWeb lists three Mi-24V in May 2026; Military Africa wrote after the Korhogo crash of 27 October 2025 that, if confirmed, the whole Mi-24 fleet had been lost
- תַחְבּוּרָה
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- An-26B — 2
- C295W — 1
An-26Bs delivered July 2018; the C295W was in service by March 2020
- הסעות VIP
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- A319CJ — 1
- Gulfstream IV — 1
- Gulfstream G450 — 1
- Gulfstream G550 — 1
- AW139 helicopter — 1
defenceWeb inventory, May 2026
- מסוקי שירות
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- Mi-8P — 2
- SA 330L Puma — 2
- SA 365 Dauphin — 2
defenceWeb inventory, May 2026
- ISR aircraft and drones
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- King Air C90 — 1
- King Air 360 ISR — 1
- Wing Loong II — 2
- Delair DT-26 — 4
- Atechsys COMET L — 2
defenceWeb notes that it is not disclosed which drones the air force rather than other FACI branches operates
- נעלי ספורט
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- Hongdu K-8 — 3 on order
Due by the end of 2026 under the CATIC contract of June 2024; Ivorian pilots train meanwhile with Grob in France
- תקציב הביטחון
- 441.6 billion CFA francs (2025)About US$778 million; no separate air force figure published
תַשׁתִית
- בסיסי אוויר
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- Abidjan — headquarters, transport and helicopters
- Bouaké — Wing Loong II drones (2026)
- Korhogo — northern base
defenceWeb names Abidjan and Korhogo; the drones were shown at Bouaké Air Base in August 2026
- Destroyed in 2004
- Yamoussoukro and AbidjanFrench forces destroyed the Su-25s at Yamoussoukro and the helicopters at Abidjan on 6 November 2004
- French presence
- Port-Bouët handed back, February 2025The camp of the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion beside Abidjan airport, to be renamed after General Thomas d’Aquin Ouattara; about 100 French personnel were to stay
- מַדמֶה
- ALSIM ALXCommissioned 10 December 2021, supplied through AFRICAT Group
How the Air Force of Ivory Coast is organised
One branch of the Armed Forces of Côte d’Ivoire, about 1,000 strong, with its headquarters and transport group at Abidjan Air Base and forward bases at Korhogo and Bouaké. Its only combat type is the Mi-24 gunship: four of the five delivered since 2017 have crashed, and sources disagree whether any remain, defenceWeb listing three in May 2026. Transports, VIP jets, ISR King Airs and drones make up the rest, with two Wing Loong IIs confirmed in August 2026 and three K-8 trainers due by the end of the year.
חיל האוויר של חוף השנהב
One of the branches of the Armed Forces of Côte d’Ivoire (FACI), about 1,000 strong according to defenceWeb, with its headquarters at Abidjan Air Base beside Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport. defenceWeb names Air Division General Koffi Alfred N’Guessan as Chief of Staff of the Air Force since 2017; the defence ministry’s air force page does not name its chief, so the date was not confirmed on an official page.
Mi-24 attack helicopters
The only combat type. Five refurbished Mi-24s arrived from 2017 to 2021 and four have crashed since, the latest on take-off at Korhogo on 27 October 2025. defenceWeb lists three Mi-24V in May 2026; Military Africa wrote that, if the Korhogo loss was confirmed, the whole fleet had gone. No permanent base for the gunships is published; Military Africa calls Korhogo the primary forward operating base for the north.
Air Transport and Liaison Group
Heir to the transport and liaison group of 1961. Military Africa places its two ex-Bulgarian An-26Bs, delivered on 19 and 23 July 2018, and two second-hand Mi-8Ps, delivered in March 2020, at Abidjan-Port Bouët; a C295W was in service by March 2020.
ISR aircraft and drones
A King Air C90 from June 2022 and an ISR King Air 360, fitted by Aerodata for maritime surveillance in the Gulf of Guinea, from 20 April 2024. Two Chinese Wing Loong II drones, delivered unarmed, were confirmed at Bouaké Air Base on 10 August 2026 flying reconnaissance. Which FACI branch flies the Delair DT-26 and EU-funded COMET L drones is not disclosed.
Government and utility fleet
Two SA 330L Pumas, two SA 365 Dauphins, two Mi-8Ps and an AW139 helicopter, with an A319CJ, a Gulfstream IV, a G450 and a G550 for government transport, per defenceWeb’s May 2026 inventory. Which of them are permanently based where is not published.
Hongdu K-8 trainers on order
Three K-8 jet trainers are due by the end of 2026 under the contract signed with China’s CATIC on 14 June 2024; meanwhile Ivorian pilots train on Grob aircraft in France until 2027. An ALSIM ALX flight simulator was commissioned on 10 December 2021.
What the Air Force of Ivory Coast flies today
כל סוג בטעינה, מקושר לדף ספר החיות שלו במידה וקיים כזה. ספירות הן מטוסים בספרים, לא מטוסים זמינים ביום נתון.
| סוּג | תַפְקִיד | בשירות | מֵאָז | יחידות | הערות | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mil Mi-24D/V Hind (2017 fleet)בשירות | מסוק תקיפה | 2017 | 0–3 in service. Five delivered: three in 2017 and two in 2020–2021. Four accidents followed (2019, 2020, 2021, 2025).
יוֹתֵרdefenceWeb lists three Mi-24V in May 2026; Military Africa wrote in October 2025 that, if the Korhogo loss was confirmed, the entire fleet was gone. |
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| Mil Mi-8P Hipבשירות | מסוק תובלה | 2 | 2020 | Two, both second-hand. | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 330L Pumaבשירות | מסוק שירות | 2 | Two per defenceWeb (May 2026). | |||
| Eurocopter SA 365 Dauphinבשירות | Utility and liaison helicopter | 2 | Two in 2007 and two in 2026. | |||
| AgustaWestland AW139בשירות | מסוק VIP | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| איירבוס C295Wבשירות | תובלה טקטית | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| Antonov An-26Bבשירות | תובלה טקטית | 2 | 2018 | Two, ex-Bulgarian. | ||
| Beechcraft King Air 360 (B300) ISRבשירות | Surveillance (ISR) | 1 | 2024 | One in 2026; a second was announced for the end of 2024 but is not in defenceWeb’s 2026 list. | ||
| Beechcraft King Air C90בשירות | מעקב וקישור | 1 | 2022 | אֶחָד. | ||
| איירבוס A319CJבשירות | הסעות VIP | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| גאלפסטרים 4בשירות | הסעות VIP | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| Gulfstream G450בשירות | הסעות VIP | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| גאלפסטרים G550בשירות | הסעות VIP | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| AVIC Wing Loong IIבשירות | רחפן לגובה בינוני ולאורך זמן | 2 | 2026 | Two seen in the armed forces’ own video. | ||
| Delair DT-26בשירות | רחפן מעקב | 4 | 2022 | Four ordered (reported December 2021). | ||
| Atechsys COMET Lבשירות | רחפן טקטי | 2 | 2026 | Two per defenceWeb. |
בהזמנה
| סוּג | הוזמן | משלוח ראשון | הערות | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הונגדו K-8 קרקורוםבהזמנה | 3 | 2026 | Under the CATIC contract signed in Abidjan on 14 June 2024; due before the end of 2026.
יוֹתֵרdefenceWeb and Military Africa (August 2026) give three; an earlier Military Africa report (July 2026) says the number was not disclosed. Pilots are training meanwhile on Grob aircraft in France, funded from the French cooperation budget, until 2027. |
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| Unspecified helicopters and drones (CATIC package)בהזמנה | Military Africa reports that the 2024 package also covers helicopters and attack drones whose types and numbers were not disclosed; the ministry only spoke of "latest-generation air vectors" to secure the airspace and fight terrorism. |
Every type the Air Force of Ivory Coast has retired
8 types, from the Douglas C-47 to the Airbus Helicopters H125. נתוני השיא הם מספר שלדי המטוסים שנלקחו תחת אחריות לאורך כל חיי השירות, לא מספר כוחות הצי בכל תאריך נתון.
| סוּג | תַפְקִיד | שִׂיא | מוגש | הוחלף על ידי | הערות | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| מסוקי איירבוס H125 | Light helicopter (leased) | 3 | 2023–2025 | Three, leased. | ||
| סוחוי סו-25 פרוגפוט | Ground-attack jet | 2–4. Every source agrees on the two that flew in November 2004; one Wikipedia account mentions two more that were damaged. | ||||
| Mil Mi-24 Hind (2002–2004 fleet) | מסוק תקיפה | 3–5. Wikipedia’s armed forces and Mi-24 articles give three and five respectively. | ||||
| Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (CI) | התקפה קלה ומאמן מתקדם | 7 | 1980– | Six in October 1980 and one in 1983; six more ordered and cancelled. | ||
| אנטונוב אנ-32 | תובלה טקטית | 1 | An-26B | One in 2007. | ||
| Cessna 421 Golden Eagle | תחבורה ציבורית | 1 | One in 2007. | |||
| דאגלס C-47 | תַחְבּוּרָה | 3 | 1961– | שְׁלוֹשָׁה. | ||
| מקס הולסט MH.1521 ברוסארד | Light utility (STOL) | 7 | 1961– | שבע. |
Where the Air Force of Ivory Coast flies from
Black pins are active bases, the hollow pin the airfield no longer reported in air force use. Every base shares its runway with a civil airport: the headquarters and transport group at Abidjan, the Wing Loong II drones at Bouaké and the forward base for the north at Korhogo. Yamoussoukro, a civil airport today, is listed as the Su-25 base of November 2004, where most accounts place the jets French forces destroyed on 6 November; one account places them at Abidjan instead. Coordinates are the ASECNA AIP aerodrome reference points.
| בָּסִיס | ICAO | סטָטוּס | מַסלוּל הַמרָאָה | יחידות ומטוסים |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbidjanPort-Bouëtהמחוז האוטונומי של אביג'אן (קומונת פורט-בואט) | דיאפ | פָּעִיל | 03/213,000 מטרבטון אספלטי |
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| BouakéVallée du Bandama District (Gbêkê Region) | דיבק | פָּעִיל | 03/213,300 מטרבטון ביטומני |
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| KorhogoSavanes District (Poro Region) | דיקו | פָּעִיל | 08/262,100 מטרבֵּטוֹן |
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אף בסיס אווירי לא תואם את החיפוש הזה.
Who is stationed where in the Air Force of Ivory Coast
יחידות מעופפות לפי בסיס, היחידות הנוכחיות תחילה. The Air Transport and Liaison Group at Abidjan, heir to the group of 1961, is the only flying unit named in the sources; the drone element at Bouaké and the northern detachment at Korhogo are described, not named. The French 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion at Port-Bouët is listed and marked as not Ivorian, and the 2004 Su-25 and helicopter detachment at Yamoussoukro as former.
- Groupe Aérien de Transport et de Liaison (GATL)קבוצת תחבורה אווירית וקישור · פעילה
- אנטונוב An-26B (2), מיל מי-8P (2), איירבוס C295W (1)
- מטה חיל האוויר (Etat-Major de l'Armée de l'Air)מטה · פעיל
- 43e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (כוחות צרפתים בחוף השנהב)1979–2025
- Wing Loong II drone elementArmed drone (ISR and strike) · active
- CAIG ווינג לונג II (2)
- Northern forward detachmentForward operating base (helicopters) · active
- מיל מי-24D הינד
אף יחידה לא תואמת את החיפוש.
Air Force of Ivory Coast milestones, 1914 to today
7 August: Ivory Coast becomes independent.
April: the Franco-Ivorian Technical Military Assistance Accord is signed. The first aircraft — three C-47s and seven MH.1521 Broussards — form a transport and liaison group.
October: six Alpha Jets, the first jets, enter service; a seventh follows in 1983.
September: rebellion splits the country; France launches Opération Licorne on 22 September. The government buys Su-25s and Mi-24s.
26 January: the Linas-Marcoussis agreement.
4 November: Opération Dignité air offensive begins. 6 November: Su-25s strike the French camp at Bouaké, killing nine French soldiers and an American; France destroys the Ivorian air force. 15 November: UN arms embargo (Resolution 1572).
4 March: Ouagadougou agreement. The rebuilt air force has an An-32, a Cessna 421, two Dauphins, a Gulfstream IV and one Mi-24.
30 March: Resolution 1975. 4 and 10 April: UN and French helicopters strike Gbagbo’s heavy weapons in Abidjan. 11 April: Gbagbo is captured.
21 January: Opération Licorne is replaced by the French Forces in Ivory Coast.
Three attack helicopters (Mi-24s) delivered, per Russia’s UN arms register return. Air Div. Gen. Koffi Alfred N’Guessan becomes air force chief, per defenceWeb.
19 and 23 July: two An-26Bs arrive at Abidjan.
27 November: a Mi-24D is destroyed in a collision with a parked Mi-17 at Katiola.
March: two Mi-8Ps arrive; 18 March: a Mi-24D crashes at Abidjan airport; air force aircraft fly COVID-19 patients.
April: a Paris court sentences three pilots in absentia over Bouaké. 9–10 September: a Mi-24 crashes near the Burkina Faso border, killing five. December: four DT-26 drones ordered; flight simulator commissioned.
20 April: ISR King Air 360 arrives. 20 June: contract with China’s CATIC for K-8 trainers, drones and helicopters.
February: France hands over the Port-Bouët base. 27 October: a Mi-24D crashes at Korhogo without injuries.
3 February: EU-funded drones handed over. August: two Wing Loong II drones confirmed at Bouaké; K-8s due by the end of the year.
כל מלחמה בה נלחם חיל האוויר של חוף השנהב
גיחות והפסדים היכן שהרקורד נותן להם, וריק אמיתי היכן שלא.
- מלחמת האזרחים הראשונה בחוף השנהב 2002–2004 Su-25 jets and Mi-24 gunships, flown partly by foreign crews, attacked rebel targets for the Gbagbo government
- Opération Dignité ושביתת Bouaké 2004 Flew an air offensive against the rebel north from 4 November 2004; on 6 November struck the French Licorne camp at Bouaké
- מלחמת האזרחים השנייה של השנהב 2010–2011 No combat sorties by the Ivorian air force are recorded in the sources checked; the decisive air action was by UN and French helicopters against forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo
- פעולות אבטחה בגבול הצפוני 2020– Reconnaissance with Mi-24 helicopters and, from 2026, Wing Loong II drones; surveillance drones for the northern border
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כל סוג עם עמוד בספר החיות, תחילה בשירות, ואז לפי השנה בה עזב את הצי.
כל עובדה, נבדקה
- Ministère de la Défense de Côte d’Ivoire: home pageLinks to the État-Major de l’Armée de l’Air; Minister of State and Minister of Defence Téné Birahima Ouattara.
- Ministère de la Défense: État-Major de l’Armée de l’AirMissions: surveillance and defence of national airspace; observation, transport, support and interception. No chief or fleet named.
- Ministère de la Défense: Partenariat Chine-Côte d'Ivoire – la Côte d'Ivoire se dote de vecteurs aériens de dernière génération (20 ביוני 2024)חוזה שנחתם באביג'אן ביום שישי 14 ביוני 2024 (המאמר פורסם ב-20 ביוני 2024) עם סגן נשיא CATIC, הו גואנגשי; מטרתו לאבטח את המרחב האווירי ולהילחם בטרור; סוגי הטיסה לא צוינו בשמם.
- Ministère de la Défense: photo album of the CATIC signing (June 2024)Attendees: Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara, Hu Guangxi of CATIC, Army Corps General Lassina Doumbia.
- defenseWeb: חוף השנהב (פרופיל של כוחות צבא אפריקאים, 18 במאי 2026)חיל האוויר כ-1,000 איש; מפקד דיוויזיית האוויר, גנרל קופי אלפרד נ'גואסאן מאז 2017; מפקדה: בסיס חיל האוויר אבידג'אן, בסיס חיל האוויר קורהוגו; מלאי מטוסים מלא; תקציב 2025: 441.6 מיליארד פרנק CFA; מסירת המטוסים לפורט-בואט בפברואר 2025.
- defenseWeb: חוף השנהב משפרת את היכולות הצבאיות עם ספינות סיור ורחפנים סיניים חדשים (18 באוגוסט 2026)טילי לונג II דו-כנפיים בבסיס חיל האוויר בואקה, הוזמן ב-2024, סופק ללא נשק עם צריח EO/IR, אושר ב-10 באוגוסט 2026.
- defenseWeb: התרסקות מטוס Mi-24 מחוף השנהב, חמישה נהרגו (13 בספטמבר 2021)התרסקות בלילה שבין ה-9 ל-10 בספטמבר 2021 ליד גבול בורקינה פאסו; אבדות קודמות ב-2019 וב-2020; מטוסי Mi-24 בולגרים לשעבר החלפה באוגוסט 2020 ובינואר 2021; AW139 ו-AS365N.
- defenceWeb: Ivory Coast Air Force acquires flight simulator (21 January 2022)ALSIM ALX commissioned 10 December 2021 through AFRICAT Group.
- אפריקה הצבאית: צי מטוסי התקיפה Mi-24 של חוף השנהב עומד בפני קריסה לאחר ההתרסקות האחרונה (28 באוקטובר 2025)התרסקות מטוס Mi-24D בקורהוגו ב-27 באוקטובר 2025, הצוות לא נפגע; רשימת האבדות 2019–2021; שלושה מטוסי Mi-24D בולגרים לשעבר בשנת 2017 ושניים בפברואר 2021.
- Military Africa: Grob trains Ivorian pilots ahead of Chinese Hongdu K-8 Karakorum deliveries (13 July 2026)K-8 number not disclosed; delivery by end 2026; package includes helicopters and attack drones; pilot training in France to 2027.
- אפריקה הצבאית: חוף השנהב מאשרת כי רכשו רחפנים סיניים מדגם Wing Loong II (21 באוגוסט 2026)שני מטוסי כנף לונג II בבואקה, אושר ב-10 באוגוסט 2026; חוזה CATIC מיוני 2024 כולל שלושה מטוסי K-8.
- אפריקה הצבאית: חוף השנהב מקבלת את מטוס הסיור הראשון מדגם Beechcraft B300 King Air 360 (5 ביולי 2024)הגיע לאביג'אן ב-20 באפריל 2024; מטוס Aerodata ISR מכוון; מטוס King Air C90 ביוני 2022; רחפנים DT-26.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast Air Force returns leased Airbus helicopters amid scrutiny (15 January 2025)Three H125 leased March 2023 and returned; no government statement.
- Military Africa: In 2017, Air Force of Ivory Coast received three attack helicopters from Russia (1 June 2018)Russia’s 2017 UN Register of Conventional Arms return: three attack helicopters to Ivory Coast.
- אפריקה הצבאית: חיל האוויר של חוף השנהב מקבל שני מטוסי תובלה טקטיים מדגם אנטונוב An-26B (3 באוגוסט 2018)שני מטוסי An-26 בולגרים לשעבר נמסרו לאביג'אן-פורט בואאט דרך תוניסיה ב-19 וב-23 ביולי 2018.
- אפריקה הצבאית: חיל האוויר של חוף השנהב רכש שני מטוסי Mi-8 של חיל האוויר, מקדיש נכסים למענה לחירום של COVID-19 (1 באפריל 2020)שני מטוסי Mi-8P משומשים מאמצע מרץ 2020; C295W, An-26 ו-Mi-8P שהוקצו להובלת COVID-19 ב-25 במרץ 2020.
- אפריקה הצבאית: חוף השנהב תנטר את גבולות הצפון באמצעות רחפני מעקב מדגם Delair DT-26 (22 בדצמבר 2021)ארבעה DT-26 הוזמנו לגבול הצפוני.
- אפריקה הצבאית: האיחוד האירופי מספק רחפנים וכלי רכב טקטיים לחוף השנהב (26 בפברואר 2026)מסירה ב-3 בפברואר 2026 במסגרת מתקן השלום האירופי (15 מיליון יורו): רחפנים מדגם COMET L ו-Tundra 2.
- Zone Militaire (opex360): Les forces françaises s'apprêtent à rétrocéder la base de Port-Bouët à l'armée ivoirienne (1 בינואר 2025)הודעת אואטרה מ-31 בדצמבר 2024; מחנה ה-BIMA ה-43 ייקרא על שם הגנרל תומאס ד'אקין אואטרה; כ-100 אנשי צוות צרפתים יישארו.
- AIP ASECNA, Côte d'Ivoire AD 2 DIAP Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny (תקף מ-22 בינואר 2026)ASECNA eAIP; נקודת ייחוס, גובה (20 רגל) ומסלול המראה 03/21. רשום את שדה התעופה כאזרחי, המופעל על ידי AERIA; אין כניסה צבאית.
- AIP ASECNA, Côte d’Ivoire AD 2 DIYO Yamoussoukro (valid from 22 January 2026)ASECNA eAIP; reference point, elevation (697 ft) and runway 05/23; operator SODEXAM.
- AIP ASECNA, Côte d’Ivoire AD 2 DIBK Bouaké (valid from 22 January 2026)ASECNA eAIP; reference point, elevation (1,231 ft) and runway 03/21; operator SODEXAM.
- AIP ASECNA, Côte d’Ivoire AD 2 DIKO Korhogo (valid from 6 August 2026)ASECNA eAIP; reference point, elevation (1,213 ft) and runway 08/26; operator SODEXAM.
- תוכן עניינים של AIP ASECNA, eAIP (בתוקף החל מ-1 באוקטובר 2026)אינדקס של ASECNA eAIP, שבו חוף השנהב היא חלק מדינה 06.
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