פיקוד חיל האוויר של טנזניה
The Tanzania Air Force Command (Kamandi ya Jeshi la Anga) began in 1965 as a small transport wing, gained Chinese and Soviet fighters in 1973–74, helped defeat Idi Amin’s air force in the Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79, and today flies about a dozen J-7G fighters, K-8 trainers and a growing fleet of transports and helicopters, with two C-27Js ordered in 2024.
The Tanzanian air force story: a transport wing in 1965, Chinese and Soviet fighters and victory over Amin’s air force
1964–1972: an air wing for transport and liaison
Tanzania’s air arm began as a transport service, not a fighting one. The TPDF dates the first steps to 1964, when officers were sent to Israel and West Germany to learn to fly; the sources cited on Wikipedia date the Air Wing (Usafirishaji wa Anga) of the TPDF’s Air Defence Command to 1965. Its stated purpose was to support the ground forces and keep the government connected with distant regions of a large country. Non-alignment shaped what it flew: Tanzania bought from China, Canada and the Soviet Union. The transport squadron started work in 1969, with four Otters and Caribous according to the TPDF. What the wing lacked was teeth. When Idi Amin’s air force bombed Bukoba and Mwanza between 18 and 20 September 1972, killing between 9 and 20 civilians, no Tanzanian air response is recorded.
1973–1978: Chinese and Soviet fighters
That changed quickly. The first 12 Shenyang F-6s, Chinese copies of the MiG-19, arrived in June 1973, and the same year 48 trainees graduated in China and formed the first fighter squadron. Chinese FT-5 or F-5 jets came from 1973 — sources disagree on whether the 22 aircraft were fighters or trainers — and in 1974 the Soviet Union delivered 14 MiG-21MFs and two MiG-21UMs. China also built Ngerengere air base, west of Dar es Salaam, around 1970. By 1978, according to Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia, the Air Defence Command had about 1,000 people in three brigades: 601 KJ for aircraft, 602 KJ for technical support and 603 KJ for air defence, with MiG-21s at Mwanza and the Chinese jets at Ngerengere.
1978–1979: the war with Uganda
The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79 was the command’s only real war. Ugandan MiGs bombed Bukoba on 18 October 1978 and roamed over Kagera against weak anti-aircraft fire. As the TPDF counter-attacked, Ugandan air attacks on its rocket launchers failed, and by February 1979 the Uganda Army Air Force had lost so heavily that it was effectively finished as a fighting force. Libya intervened for Amin: on 29 March 1979 a single Tu-22 bombed Mwanza and hit a game reserve instead of the fuel depot, and Tanzanian jets struck fuel depots at Kampala, Jinja and Tororo in return. At Entebbe in April most Ugandan aircraft were destroyed or captured. The cost included, according to a 2014 newspaper account cited on Wikipedia, three Tanzanian aircraft hit by their own SA-2 missiles; that account has not been confirmed elsewhere.
1980–2011: from F-7 to J-7G, and a long quiet
Victory did not bring a modern air force. Tanzania ordered ten F-7B fighters and two trainers from China in 1980, took a second batch of F-6Cs and FT-6s in 1982 and bought two F-7Ns from Iran in 1997, but money was short and the jets aged. The F-7 story itself is muddled: one source has F-7As fighting in 1978–79, while the 1980 order date suggests they came after the war. The real renewal came only in 2009, when Tanzania ordered twelve J-7G fighters and two two-seaters; they were operational at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza by 2011, replacing twelve older J-7s. Even so, a MilAvia assessment cited on Wikipedia describes F-5s and F-7s flying only rarely because of airworthiness problems. Accidents, such as an FT-5 in 2010 and a K-8 in 2015, each killed two airmen.
2017–2026: helicopters, the C-27J and a thin fighter force
Since 2017 the money has gone into helicopters and transports rather than fighters. Two Airbus H225s and two H215s were ordered in 2017 according to SIPRI, and on 9 January 2024 Tanzania signed for two Leonardo C-27J Spartans to fly humanitarian, search and rescue and firefighting missions; their delivery had not been confirmed by October 2026. In September 2025 a CN-235 and H215M helicopters flew relief supplies in Zambia during the SADC exercise Blue Lugwasho. The result is a small air force of about 3,000 people, by defenceWeb’s estimate, whose most visible work is airlift and disaster relief. Its fighter force of a dozen J-7s is now fifteen years old, and no successor has been announced. Fleet figures differ between sources and are given as ranges on this page.
The Tanzania Air Force Command in numbers
שֵׁרוּת
- שם מקומי
- Kamandi ya Jeshi la AngaThe Swahili name on the TPDF’s own page; in English the TPDF calls it the Air Force Command. Its first form, in 1965, was the Air Wing of the TPDF’s Air Defence Command
- מְבוּסָס
- 1965Pilot training abroad began in 1964 (Israel and West Germany, per the TPDF). The transport squadron started flying in 1969 and the first fighter squadron was formed after 48 trainees graduated in China in 1973
- חלק מ
- Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania)One of three commands with the Land Force Command and the Naval Command. Chief of Defence Forces: Gen Jacob John Mkunda, since 30 June 2022
- מַטֶה
- Ukonga, Dar es SalaamdefenceWeb places the headquarters at Ukonga Air Base; the TPDF page gives a Dar es Salaam contact address
- מְפַקֵד
- Maj Gen Shabani Baraghashi ManiIn post since 23 August 2021, succeeding Brig Gen George Ingram; still shown as commander on the TPDF page in October 2026
- שר ההגנה
- Dr Rhimo S. NyansahoMinister of Defence and National Service by 2026; his predecessor Stergomena Tax signed the C-27J contract in January 2024. The date of the change was not confirmed
כּוֹחַ
- כוח אדם
- כ-3,000defenceWeb’s estimate (November 2025), in a TPDF of about 25,000. In 1978 the Air Defence Command had about 1,000 people, according to Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia
- מטוסי קרב
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- Chengdu J-7G / F-7TN — 11–14 (12 single-seat and 2 two-seat delivered by 2011)
defenceWeb and FlightGlobal (via Wikipedia) list 11 single-seat and 2 two-seat in service. A MilAvia assessment cited on Wikipedia says the fighters fly only rarely because of airworthiness problems
- נעלי ספורט
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- Hongdu K-8 — 4–6
- Shenyang FT-5 — at least one, in storage
Wikipedia’s FlightGlobal-based table gives 4 K-8s; defenceWeb about 6 armed K-8s. One K-8 was lost on 1 October 2015
- תַחְבּוּרָה
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- Shaanxi Y-8 — 2
- חרבין Y-12 — 2
- CASA/IPTN CN-235 — 1
- Cessna 402 — 1
- Antonov An-28 or Short 330 — 1
- C-27J Spartan — 2 ordered January 2024
Sources differ on the light transports: Wikipedia lists an An-28, defenceWeb a Short 330. Whether any C-27J had been delivered by October 2026 was not confirmed
- מסוקים
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- Airbus H225M — 2
- Airbus H215M — 2–4
- Bell 412 — 2
- Airbus H125M — 5 (Wikipedia only)
- Bell 206 family — about 6 (defenceWeb only)
The H225s and H215s were ordered in 2017 according to SIPRI, cited by Military Africa
- תקציב הביטחון
- About US$960 million (2024)Whole TPDF, about 1.1 per cent of GDP according to defenceWeb; no separate air force figure is published
תַשׁתִית
- בסיסי אוויר
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- Ukonga, Dar es Salaam — headquarters, transport squadron, fighters
- Mwanza — fighters, on the south-eastern side of the civil airport
- Ngerengere, Morogoro Region — built with Chinese help around 1970
The 2011 J-7 fleet was reported operational at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza
- Organisation in 1978
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- 601 KJ — aircraft and helicopters
- 602 KJ — technical support
- 603 KJ — air defence
Per Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia; MiG-21s at Mwanza, F-5s and F-6s at Ngerengere. The present structure is not published
- הגנה אווירית קרקעית
- Part of the commandIn the 1970s SA-3 missiles, SA-7 man-portable missiles and 14.5 mm and 37 mm guns, per Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia. The TPDF lists air defence of key national areas as the command’s first task
- Regional exercises
- SADC Blue Lugwasho 2025A CN-235 and H215M helicopters flew humanitarian airlift in Zambia, 9–26 September 2025
How the Tanzania Air Force Command is organised
One of the three commands of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces, beside the Land Force Command and the Naval Command, with its headquarters at Ukonga in Dar es Salaam and about 3,000 people by defenceWeb’s estimate. Its only fighter is the J-7G, twelve single-seaters and two two-seaters delivered by 2011 and reported in 2013 to be fully operational at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. The command also runs ground-based air defence; its present unit structure is not published, and in 1978 it was organised as three brigades, 601 KJ for aircraft, 602 KJ for technical support and 603 KJ for air defence.
מפקדת פיקוד חיל האוויר
One of the three commands of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces, with the Land Force Command and the Naval Command; the TPDF lists air defence of key national areas as its first task. Maj Gen Shabani Baraghashi Mani has commanded it since 23 August 2021, succeeding Brig Gen George Ingram, and was still listed by the TPDF in October 2026. The Chief of Defence Forces is Gen Jacob John Mkunda.
J-7 fighter squadrons
Twelve J-7Gs and two two-seaters, ordered from China in 2009 and delivered by 2011, were reported fully operational at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza by Jane’s Defence Weekly in 2013, as cited on Wikipedia. defenceWeb lists two squadrons with 11 single-seat and 2 two-seat aircraft in 2025 without placing them; a MilAvia assessment cited on Wikipedia says the fighters fly only rarely.
Transport Squadron
Dated by the TPDF to 1969, when it began with four Otters and Caribous; today it flies Y-8, Y-12, CN-235 and Cessna 402 transports. Military Africa reported in January 2024 that the two C-27J Spartans ordered from Leonardo would be operated by the squadron at Dar es Salaam; their delivery had not been confirmed by October 2026.
טייסת אימונים
defenceWeb lists one training squadron with four to six armed K-8 Karakorums and FT-5s, at least one of them stored, without saying where it is based. One K-8 crashed into the sea on 1 October 2015 and an FT-5 near Ngerengere on 28 June 2010, each killing two airmen.
צי המסוקים
Two H225Ms and two H215Ms were ordered from Airbus in 2017 according to SIPRI, with Bell 412s and light helicopters in numbers the sources disagree on. H215Ms and a CN-235 flew humanitarian airlift in Zambia during the SADC exercise Blue Lugwasho in September 2025. The unit and base are not published.
הגנה אווירית קרקעית
Part of the command. In 1978 it was organised as three brigades, 601 KJ for aircraft and helicopters, 602 KJ for technical support and 603 KJ for air defence, with SA-3 and SA-7 missiles and 14.5 mm and 37 mm guns, according to Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia. The present structure is not published.
What the Tanzania Air Force Command 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu J-7G and two-seat F-7TN / FT-7בשירות | לוֹחֶם | 2011 | 11–14. Twelve single-seat J-7Gs and two two-seaters were delivered by 2011; defenceWeb and the FlightGlobal-based Wikipedia table list 11 single-seat and 2 two-seat. | |||
| Hongdu K-8 Karakorum (JL-8)בשירות | מאמן סילון ותקיפה קלה | 4–6. Four in the FlightGlobal-based Wikipedia table; about six armed K-8s per defenceWeb. | ||||
| Shaanxi Y-8בשירות | תובלה טקטית | 2 | דוּ. | |||
| חרבין Y-12בשירות | תחבורה קלה | 2 | דוּ. | |||
| קאזה/IPTN CN-235Mבשירות | תובלה טקטית | 1 | אֶחָד. | |||
| ססנה 402בשירות | תחבורה קלה | 1 | One per Wikipedia; “1+” per defenceWeb. | |||
| Antonov An-28 / Short 330בשירות | תחבורה קלה | 1 | One. Wikipedia’s table lists an An-28; defenceWeb lists a Short 330 instead. | |||
| גאלפסטרים G550 ופוקר 50בשירות | הסעות VIP | 2 | One of each, per defenceWeb only; a Fokker F28 is listed in storage. | |||
| מסוקי איירבוס H225M קרקלבשירות | מסוק תובלה | 2 | 2018 | דוּ. | ||
| Airbus Helicopters H215M (AS332 Super Puma)בשירות | מסוק תובלה | 2–4. Two ordered in 2017 per SIPRI and two per defenceWeb; Wikipedia’s table gives four. | ||||
| בל 412בשירות | מסוק שירות | 2 | דוּ. | |||
| Airbus Helicopters H125M and H155בשירות | מסוקים קלים | Five H125M and two H155 per Wikipedia’s table only; not in defenceWeb’s list, which instead gives about six Bell 206-family helicopters. |
בהזמנה
| סוּג | הוזמן | משלוח ראשון | הערות | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לאונרדו C-27J ספרטןבהזמנה | 2 | Contract signed with Leonardo on 9 January 2024 by Minister Stergomena Tax, with the Italian ambassador present; to carry humanitarian, search and rescue and firefighting kits for Mount Kilimanjaro and the region.
יוֹתֵרNeither the value nor the delivery dates were published. Wikipedia’s inventory table shows one delivered, which was not confirmed by any other source checked. |
Every type the Tanzania Air Force Command has retired
7 types, from the de Havilland Canada Otter and DHC-4 Caribou to the Chengdu F-7A / F-7B and FT-7, and F-7N. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu F-7A / F-7B and FT-7, and F-7N | לוֹחֶם | 1980–2011 | J-7G | 11–14.
יוֹתֵרWikipedia’s J-7 article gives 11 F-7As; the Tanzania Air Force Command article gives an order for 10 F-7Bs and 2 two-seaters in 1980, and two F-7Ns bought from Iran in 1997; 12 older J-7s were replaced in 2011. |
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF ו-MiG-21UM | לוֹחֶם | 16 | 1974– | F-7 | 14 MiG-21MF and 2 MiG-21UM delivered in 1974; Lagarde (1979) counts 11 MiG-21s. One captured Ugandan MiG-21MF was added late in the war. | |
| Shenyang F-6 and F-6C (Chinese MiG-19), FT-6 | לוֹחֶם | 1973– | Up to 28: 12 F-6s from June 1973, then 12 F-6Cs and up to four FT-6s in 1982. Lagarde (1979) counts 15 MiG-19s. | |||
| Shenyang F-5 / FT-5 (Chinese MiG-17) | לוחם ומאמן | 1973– | Up to 22. Cooper and Fontanellaz (via Wikipedia) count 22 F-5 fighters in 1978; the J-5 article says up to 22 FT-5 trainers from 1973. | |||
| Shenyang F-4 / MiG-17 | לוֹחֶם | 3 | Three, according to Lagarde (1979, as MiG-17s) and Paxton (2016, as F-4s), both cited on Wikipedia. Not confirmed elsewhere. | |||
| de Havilland Canada Otter and DHC-4 Caribou | תַחְבּוּרָה | 1969– | Four Otters and an unstated number of Caribous, per the TPDF. | |||
| דה הבילין קנדה DHC-5 באפלו | תובלה טקטית | 6 | Six per Wikipedia, all retired; defenceWeb’s 2025 list still shows about four. |
Where the Tanzania Air Force Command flies from
סיכות שחורות הן בסיסים פעילים; אף אחד משדות התעופה המפורטים לא נסגר. The command flies from three fields: Ukonga at Dar es Salaam, its headquarters and transport base; Mwanza on Lake Victoria, the northern fighter base since the MiG-21s of the 1970s; and Ngerengere, built with Chinese help around 1970. No flying unit dated after 2010 was found at Ngerengere in the sources checked. Coordinates and runways are from English Wikipedia because Tanzania does not publish its AIP aerodrome sections online.
| בָּסִיס | ICAO | סטָטוּס | מַסלוּל הַמרָאָה | יחידות ומטוסים |
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| MwanzaMwanza AirportMwanza Region | HTMW | פָּעִיל | 12/303,712 m |
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| Ngerengere Air Force BaseMorogoro Region | HTNG | פָּעִיל | 02/202,408 מטרבֵּטוֹן |
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| UkongaJulius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam Region | HTDA | פָּעִיל | 05/233,000 מטר14/321,000 מטר |
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אף בסיס אווירי לא תואם את החיפוש הזה.
Who is stationed where in the Tanzania Air Force Command
יחידות מעופפות לפי בסיס, היחידות הנוכחיות תחילה. Tanzania does not publish squadron numbers; in 1978 the MiG-21s of 601 KJ were at Mwanza and its Chinese-built F-5s and F-6s at Ngerengere, according to Cooper and Fontanellaz as cited on Wikipedia. The J-7 squadrons are placed at Dar es Salaam and Mwanza on the strength of a 2013 report, and the entries say so.
- Transport Squadronטייסת תובלה · פעילה
- Shaanxi Y-8, Harbin Y-12, CASA/IPTN CN-235, Cessna 402, Leonardo C-27J Spartan (two ordered January 2024)
- J-7 fighter squadron (Dar es Salaam)טייסת קרב · פעילה
- Chengdu J-7G / F-7TN
- J-7 fighter squadron (Mwanza)טייסת קרב · פעילה
- Chengdu J-7G / F-7TN
- MiG-21 squadron of 601 KJ
- MiG-21MF and MiG-21UM
- Chinese-built fighter squadrons of 601 KJ
- Shenyang F-6 (Chinese MiG-19), Shenyang F-5 / FT-5 (Chinese MiG-17)
- FT-5 jet training
- שניאנג FT-5
אף יחידה לא תואמת את החיפוש.
Tanzania Air Force Command milestones, 1914 to today
First Tanzanian officers are sent abroad for pilot training, to Israel and West Germany according to the TPDF.
The Air Wing (Usafirishaji wa Anga) is formed within the TPDF’s Air Defence Command.
The transport squadron begins operations with four Otters and Caribous.
18–20 September: the Uganda Army Air Force bombs Bukoba and Mwanza after a failed exile invasion of Uganda; 9 to 20 Tanzanian civilians are killed.
June: the first 12 Shenyang F-6s arrive; 48 trainees graduate in China and form the first fighter squadron. FT-5 trainers also arrive from 1973.
14 MiG-21MF and 2 MiG-21UM are delivered from the Soviet Union.
18 October: Ugandan MiGs bomb Bukoba. The Uganda–Tanzania War runs from 9 October 1978 to 3 June 1979.
29 March: a Libyan Tu-22 bombs Mwanza and misses; Tanzanian jets strike fuel depots at Kampala, Jinja and Tororo. 6–7 April: Entebbe falls; 10–11 April: Kampala falls.
Order for 10 F-7Bs and 2 two-seat trainers is placed with China.
15 February: Brig Gen Robert Mboma becomes commander. A second batch of 12 F-6Cs and up to four FT-6s is delivered.
Two F-7Ns are bought from Iran.
Twelve J-7Gs and two two-seaters are ordered from China; deliveries are complete by 2011.
28 June: an FT-5 crashes near Ngerengere on a training sortie, killing the instructor and trainee.
1 October: a K-8 trainer crashes into the sea; both pilots are killed.
Two H225 and two H215 helicopters are ordered from Airbus, according to SIPRI; the first H225 is seen in transit in September 2018.
23 August: Maj Gen Shabani Mani succeeds Brig Gen George Ingram as commander.
9 January: a contract for two Leonardo C-27J Spartans is signed in Dar es Salaam.
September: a CN-235 and H215M helicopters fly in the SADC humanitarian air exercise Blue Lugwasho in Zambia.
כל מלחמה בה נלחם פיקוד חיל האוויר של טנזניה
גיחות והפסדים היכן שהרקורד נותן להם, וריק אמיתי היכן שלא.
- התקפות האוויריות של אוגנדה בספטמבר 1972 1972 No Tanzanian air response is recorded; the TPDF moved ground units to the border
- מלחמת אוגנדה-טנזניה 1978–1979 Air defence of north-western Tanzania and strikes inside Uganda, including fuel depots at Kampala, Jinja and Tororo after the Libyan raid on Mwanza
Who built the Tanzania Air Force Command fleet
לכל חברה שעומדת מאחורי המטוס בעמוד הזה יש עמוד משלה: הסיפור, כל סוג שבנתה, המספרים וכוחות האוויר האחרים שמטיסים אותם.
Everything people ask about the Tanzania Air Force Command
איך קוראים לפיקוד חיל האוויר של טנזניה בסוואהילי?
אילו מטוסי קרב טנזניה מפעילה?
האם טנזניה הטיסה את המיג-21?
What did the Tanzanian air force do in the Uganda–Tanzania War?
מתי נוסד חיל האוויר הטנזני?
מי מפקד על פיקוד חיל האוויר של טנזניה?
Where are Tanzania’s military air bases?
האם טנזניה רוכשת מטוסים חדשים?
Has the Tanzanian air force had any fatal accidents?
Did the Tanzanian air force fly in the 2008 Comoros operation?
Read the aircraft the Tanzania Air Force Command flew
כל סוג עם עמוד בספר החיות, תחילה בשירות, ואז לפי השנה בה עזב את הצי.
כל עובדה, נבדקה
- TPDF: Kamandi ya Jeshi la Anga (דף פיקוד חיל האוויר)שם רשמי בסוואהילי; אימון טיס בחו"ל (ישראל, מערב גרמניה) משנת 1964; טיסות תובלה משנת 1969 עם ארבעה מטוסי לוטר וקאריבו; 48 חניכי קרב סיימו את לימודיהם בסין בשנת 1973, והקימו את טייסת הקרב הראשונה; תפקידים; רשימת מפקדים קודמים; מייג'ור גנרל שבאני מאני החל מ-23 באוגוסט 2021.
- TPDF: official home page and newsOfficial Swahili and English names of the TPDF; Gen Jacob John Mkunda and Lt Gen Salum Haji Othman named in 2026 news items.
- Ministry of Defence and National Service: official home pageNames Dr Rhimo S. Nyansaho as Minister of Defence and National Service (news of September 2026).
- defenceWeb: African militaries — Tanzania (19 November 2025)Commander since 2021; about 3,000 air force personnel; headquarters Ukonga; inventory list (F-7G, FT-7N, K-8, FT-5, Y-8, Y-12, C-27J on order, Cessna 402, Short 330, DHC-5, G550, Fokker 50, F28, H225M, H215M, Bell 412, Bell 206); defence spending about 1.1 per cent of GDP.
- defenceWeb: African Military Profile — Tanzania (25 November 2025)TPDF is a tri-service force with an Air Force Command; gradual, limited modernisation including transport aircraft and helicopters.
- defenseWeb: שישה כוחות אוויר של SADC מחזקים את צבא לוגוואשו לשעבר עם תרומות מטוסים (19 בספטמבר 2025)Tanzania sent a CN-235 and H215M Cougar helicopters to the SADC humanitarian air exercise in Zambia, 9–26 September 2025.
- Military Africa: Tanzania orders C-27J Spartan from Leonardo (12 January 2024)Contract for two C-27Js signed 9 January 2024 by Minister Stergomena Tax; humanitarian, search and rescue and firefighting roles; transport squadron at Dar es Salaam.
- Military Africa: Tanzanian Air Force orders two H225 transport helicopters (17 October 2018)Two H225 and two H215 Cougar ordered in 2017 according to SIPRI; first H225 seen in transit in Tanzania Air Force markings in September 2018.
- Military Africa: China deploys large force to Tanzania for Peace Unity 2024 (7 August 2024)Exercise 29 July to 11 August 2024 at Mapinga; PLA Air Force Y-20 involved; no Tanzanian aircraft named.
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Tanzania – Leonardo SpA signs contract for the supply of aircraft (January 2024)Contract of 9 January 2024 between Leonardo and the Tanzanian Ministry of Defence for two C-27J Spartans with humanitarian, search and rescue and firefighting kits; Ambassador Marco Lombardi and Minister Stergomena Tax present.
- Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority: AIM publications (AIP Tanzania)The AIP is sold to order and its aerodrome sections are not online; no AIP data could be used in this file.
- TCAA: AIP Supplement 26/2026, Licenced Aerodromes (31 August 2026)Mwanza listed as a licensed government aerodrome (to 30 August 2028); no military aerodromes are listed.
הנתונים אומתו בתאריך 01-10-2026. דפי סדר הקרב נוצרים מחדש ממערך נתונים יחיד; אם מספר כאן אינו תואם לדף בספר החיות, דף זה הוא העדכני מבין השניים.
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