Bolivian Air Force
The Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Boliviana) dates itself to a flying school founded at El Alto on 12 October 1923, fought its only war over the Chaco against Paraguay in 1932–1935, kept the T-33 flying longer than anyone else on earth, until 2017, and today is a small transport, helicopter and training force whose only jets are a handful of Chinese K-8s.
The Bolivian Air Force story: a flying school on the Altiplano, the Chaco War and the last T-33s in the world
1916–1931: a flying school on the Altiplano
Bolivian military flying began on the high plateau above La Paz. President Ismael Montes sent officers to Argentina and Chile to learn to fly in 1916; on 17 April 1920 an American, Donald Hudson, made the first official flight in the country, ten minutes in a Curtiss triplane near what is now El Alto; and in November 1921 Juan Mendoza y Nernuldes became the first Bolivian pilot. On 12 October 1923 President Bautista Saavedra founded the Escuela Militar de Aviación at El Alto with seven Morane-Saulnier trainers — the date the air force still celebrates. Through the 1920s the army’s air arm bought what it could from Europe: Breguet 19s, Fokker C.Vs, two DH.9s, Junkers transports and, in 1929, Vickers Vespas. Its first war, though, would be fought far from the Altiplano, in the hot lowland scrub of the Chaco.
1932–1935: the Chaco War in the air
The Chaco War with Paraguay, from 9 September 1932 to 12 June 1935, was the air arm’s only war. Bolivia bought eight Curtiss Hawks, at least 20 Ospreys and six Falcons, and Junkers transports flew supplies to a front that roads barely reached. On 4 December 1932 Lieutenant Rafael Pabón shot down a Paraguayan Potez 25, a combat Bolivian accounts call the first aerial victory in the Americas; on 22 December a Vespa was lost to a Paraguayan gunboat at Bahía Negra, and in April 1933 six Ospreys bombed Puerto Casado. Air superiority did not win the war. The army commander, General Hans Kundt, dismissed reconnaissance reports of Paraguayan encirclements as airmen’s exaggerations; Pabón was killed in August 1934; and Paraguay, which credits its own Potez and Fiat squadrons with a large share of its victory, kept most of the Chaco under the 1938 treaty.
1945–1985: airline, independence and American surplus
After the war the air arm turned to transport. The first C-47s arrived on 15 June 1945 and became the core of Transportes Aéreos Militares, an air force airline that for decades flew to towns in the north and east that had no road. On 26 September 1957 the Fuerza Aérea Boliviana became an independent service. Combat equipment came from the United States: in 1967 Cavalier rebuilt nine F-51D and two TF-51D Mustangs for Bolivia under the Peace Condor programme, ground-attack aircraft for a country that had no air enemy. The air force’s part in Bolivia’s military governments of the 1960s to the early 1980s, and in the 1967 campaign against Che Guevara’s guerrillas, was not documented in the sources checked for this page and is left out; that gap is ours, not history’s.
1973–2017: the last T-33s in the world
The jet age arrived late and stayed long. Bolivia bought 15 Canadair T-33ANs in 1973–74, five more in 1977 and 18 French-surplus T-33SFs in 1985, and in 2000–2001 had 18 rebuilt in Canada with new avionics and renewed wings. The 24 Pilatus PC-7s delivered from 1979 became the trainer fleet. It was a cheap air force, and an accident-prone one: about 13 PC-7s were lost in crashes, by Spanish Wikipedia’s count. In January 2009 the T-33s were still the only jets, 18 of them, when the government announced a US$57.8 million purchase of six Czech L-159s for intercepting drug flights — a deal that depended on US licences for US-made components and did not happen. The T-33 was finally retired on 31 July 2017 after 44 years, the last in military service anywhere.
2009–2026: K-8s, helicopters and a hard year
Its successor came from China. Six Hongdu K-8VB jet trainers, built without US-controlled parts, arrived in June 2011 and were declared operational on the air force’s anniversary that October; one crashed into a house at Sacaba in 2021, and FlightGlobal counted four in 2026. The real spending of the 2010s went on helicopters and training: six Super Pumas on a 150-million-euro French credit, EC145s, nine DA40s and nine Zlín Z 242 Ls, and a Thales air defence radar network announced in 2016. 2026 was a hard year. On 27 February a TAB-operated C-130H ran off the runway at El Alto into a city avenue, killing between more than 10 and 22 people by different official and press counts; in June a Cessna crash killed six. The service’s publicised achievements that year were returning grounded aircraft to the flight line.
The Bolivian Air Force in numbers
Dienst
- Inheemse naam
- Fuerza Aérea Boliviana (FAB)The Spanish name used by the Ministry of Defence, Infodefensa and the state news agency ABI. English Wikipedia’s title is Bolivian Air Force
- Opgericht
- 12 October 1923Founding of the Escuela Militar de Aviación at El Alto, the official anniversary. Independent service since 26 September 1957, the date in English Wikipedia’s infobox
- Onderdeel van
- Armed Forces of BoliviaAlongside the army and navy, under the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence; the President is Captain General
- Hoofdkwartier
- La PazComando General de la Fuerza Aérea; the street address was not confirmed. The I Air Brigade is at El Alto
- Commander general
- General de Brigada Aérea Sergio Fernando Lora ArauzNamed as commander by Infodefensa and ABI in 2026; appointment date not confirmed. General Marcelo Zegarra held the post in June 2024
- Minister van Defensie
- Ernesto Justiniano UrendaSworn in on 3 June 2026 by President Rodrigo Paz Pereira
Kracht
- Personeel
- ~8,000Spanish Wikipedia’s figure, citing a document filed with the UN Human Rights Committee; not confirmed on an official page
- Combat-capable jets
- 4 K-8VBFlightGlobal 2026; six delivered in 2011, one lost in 2021
- Trainers
- ~14–20Four K-8s, two PC-7s and eight Z 242 Ls in FlightGlobal 2026, plus DA40s and a Cessna 172 not in that table
- Transport en speciale missie
- ~15Two to three C-130s after the February 2026 loss, F27, two Jetstream 31s, five King Airs, Cessna 402, C212, Learjets, Falcon 900EX and Falcon 50
- Helikopters
- 24 (plus 6 R44 trainers)11 UH-1H, 6 AS332, 3 EC145, 2 AS350, 1 SA316, 1 R66 per FlightGlobal 2026
- Defensiebudget
- US$659.2 million (2017)1.76 per cent of GDP; whole armed forces. No later figure was confirmed
Infrastructuur
- Air brigades
- 6I El Alto, II Cochabamba, III Santa Cruz, IV Tarija, V Trinidad, VI Cobija, as listed by Wikipedia
- Locations used
- 14La Paz/El Alto, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Puerto Suárez, Tarija, Villamontes, Cobija, Trinidad, Riberalta, Roboré, Uyuni, Oruro, Sucre and Chimoré, per Wikipedia
- Vliegopleiding
- Villamontes and Santa CruzGrupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento 21 at Villamontes flies the Z 242 L, DA40 and Cessna 172; the Z 242 Ls were handed over at the base beside El Trompillo, Santa Cruz
- Luchttransport
- TAM and TABTwo air force-linked carriers: TAM (passengers, now a public enterprise) and TAB (C-130 cargo)
- Air defence radar
- Thales systemPresident Morales announced an integrated air defence radar system from Thales in November 2016; its status today was not confirmed
How the Bolivian Air Force is organised
A General Command in La Paz over six air brigades, from El Alto on the Altiplano to Cobija on the Brazilian border, with a flying training group at Villamontes and two air force-linked carriers, TAM and TAB. The only jets are Chinese K-8VB trainers, four by FlightGlobal’s 2026 count, in service since 2011 and alone since the T-33 was retired on 31 July 2017. The rest of the fleet is transports, about 24 helicopters and trainers, and no new combat aircraft has been ordered since the K-8.
General Command of the Bolivian Air Force
Part of the Armed Forces of Bolivia alongside the army and navy, and an independent service since 26 September 1957. Infodefensa and the state news agency ABI named General de Brigada Aérea Sergio Fernando Lora Arauz as commander general in 2026; the date he took office was not confirmed. The Minister of Defence is Ernesto Justiniano Urenda, sworn in on 3 June 2026.
Air Brigades I to VI
Six air brigades as listed by Wikipedia: I at El Alto, II at Cochabamba, III at Santa Cruz, IV at Tarija, V at Trinidad and VI at Cobija. Their flying units and aircraft were not confirmed on an official page.
Hongdu K-8VB fleet
The only jets: six K-8VBs, built without US-controlled parts, arrived in June 2011 after a planned purchase of Czech L-159s did not go ahead, and were declared operational on 12 October 2011. One crashed at Sacaba in 2021, and FlightGlobal counted four in 2026. Their unit and base were not published in the sources for this page.
Training Air Group 21
Trains future military pilots on Zlín Z 242 Ls, Diamond DA40s and a Cessna 172, with two flight simulators; five of its aircraft returned to the flight line after maintenance in February 2026. The first Z 242 Ls were handed over at the air base beside El Trompillo, Santa Cruz, in November 2016.
Transport Air Group 72 and TAB
C-130 Hercules, three listed by FlightGlobal for 2026, flown by the group and by the air force’s cargo company Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos (TAB); the TAB-operated C-130H FAB-81 ran off the runway at El Alto into a city avenue on 27 February 2026. Transportes Aéreos Militares (TAM), born with the first C-47s in 1945, is now a public enterprise.
Presidential Air Group
Listed at El Alto by Spanish Wikipedia. The air force flies a Falcon 900EX, acquired in 2010, and a Falcon 50, but which aircraft the group holds and where the Falcon 900EX is based were not confirmed.
Helicopter fleet
24 helicopters by FlightGlobal’s 2026 count — 11 UH-1Hs, six Super Pumas delivered in 2014–2016 on a credit of 150 million euros, three EC145s, two AS350s, an SA316 and an R66 — plus six R44 trainers. The units that fly them were not published in the sources for this page.
What the Bolivian Air Force flies today
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| Type | Rol | In dienst | Sinds | Eenheden | Notities | |
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| Hongdu K-8VB KarakorumIn dienst | Straaljager voor training en lichte aanvalsvliegtuigen | 4 | 2011 | Four in FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026. Six were delivered in 2011; FAB-663 was lost at Sacaba on 24 March 2021. | ||
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo TrainerIn dienst | Basic trainer and light attack | 2 | 1979 | Two in service in 2024–2026 of 24 bought in 1979–1981; Spanish Wikipedia counts about 13 lost in crashes and five preserved. | ||
| Zlín Z 242 LIn dienst | Hoofdtrainer | 8 | 2016 | Nine bought; eight listed by FlightGlobal for 2026. | ||
| Diamond DA40In dienst | Hoofdtrainer | 2010 | Nine delivered on 31 May 2010 for US$3.1 million, per Spanish Wikipedia; the current number was not confirmed, and FlightGlobal’s 2026 table as tabulated does not list the type. | |||
| Cessna 172 SkyhawkIn dienst | Trainer | At least one (FAB-245); total not confirmed. | ||||
| Neiva T-25 UniversalIn dienst | Hoofdtrainer | 2004 | Six received from Brazil in 2004; Spanish Wikipedia records them in service into the 2020s. Current status not confirmed. | |||
| Lockheed C-130B/H HerculesIn dienst | Tactisch transport | 3 | Three listed by FlightGlobal for 2026; Spanish Wikipedia gives five.
MeerThe C-130H FAB-81 was destroyed at El Alto on 27 February 2026; whether the FlightGlobal count predates that loss is not clear. |
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| CASA C-212 AviocarIn dienst | Licht transport | At least one; total not confirmed. | ||||
| Fokker F27 FriendshipIn dienst | Vervoer | 1 | One, per FlightGlobal and Spanish Wikipedia. | |||
| BAe Jetstream 31In dienst | Licht transport | 2 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| Beechcraft King Air 90/200/250/350In dienst | Light transport and liaison | 5 | All variants together, per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| Cessna 402In dienst | Licht transport | 1 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| Cessna T210 CenturionIn dienst | Liaison and civic action | Total not confirmed. FAB-409 was lost on 21 June 2026. | ||||
| Learjet 35 and Learjet 25BIn dienst | Reconnaissance and aerial survey | 2 | Two Learjet 35s listed by FlightGlobal; a Learjet 25B (FAB-008) of the National Aerophotogrammetry Service returned to service in April 2026. | |||
| Dassault Falcon 900EXIn dienst | Presidentieel transport | 1 | 2010 | Acquired in 2010, per Spanish Wikipedia. | ||
| Dassault Falcon 50In dienst | VIP-vervoer | 1 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| Airbus Helicopters AS332 C1e Super Puma (H215M)In dienst | Middelgrote transporthelikopter | 6 | 2014 | Six, delivered 2014–2016 on a credit of 150 million euros. | ||
| Airbus Helicopters EC145 (H145)In dienst | Hulphelikopter | 3 | 2012 | Four delivered 2012–2014 per Spanish Wikipedia; three listed by FlightGlobal for 2026. | ||
| Airbus Helicopters AS350 (H125M)In dienst | Lichte helikopter | 2 | 2009 | Two, from 2009. | ||
| Bell UH-1H IroquoisIn dienst | Hulphelikopter | 11 | 1975 | 11 listed by FlightGlobal for 2026; Spanish Wikipedia lists eight with the year 1975. | ||
| Aérospatiale SA316 Alouette IIIIn dienst | Lichte helikopter | 1 | 2007 | Two received from Venezuela in February 2007; one crashed on 28 June 2008. One listed by FlightGlobal for 2026. | ||
| Robinson R44In dienst | Trainingshelikopter | 6 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| Robinson R66In dienst | Lichte helikopter | 1 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. | |||
| RemoEye-006 unmanned aircraftIn dienst | Small unmanned aircraft | 2 | Per FlightGlobal 2026. |
Every type the Bolivian Air Force has retired
18 types, from the Morane-Saulnier MS.35 to the Lockheed / Canadair T-33 (T-33AN, T-33SF, AT-33). De piekcijfers hebben betrekking op het aantal vliegtuigen dat gedurende de gehele levensduur in gebruik is genomen, niet op de vlootsterkte op een bepaalde datum.
| Type | Rol | Piek | Geserveerd | Vervangen door | Notities | |
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| Lockheed / Canadair T-33 (T-33AN, T-33SF, AT-33) | Straaljager voor training en lichte aanvalsvliegtuigen | 38 | 1973–2017 | K-8VB | 15 Canadair T-33AN in 1973–74, five more in 1977 and 18 French-surplus T-33SF in 1985 (Wikipedia). 18 were still in service in January 2009 (Infodefensa). | |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | Hoofdtrainer | 23 | 2000–2012 | 12 from Uruguay (about 1999–2000) and 11 from Venezuela by 2004. | ||
| Junkers Ju 52 | Vervoer | 4 | 1932–1935 | Four, per English Wikipedia’s Chaco War article. | ||
| Cavalier F-51D and TF-51D Mustang | Ground-attack fighter | 11 | Nine single-seat F-51D and two dual-control TF-51D rebuilt in 1967, per Wikipedia; the size of the earlier Mustang fleet was not confirmed. | |||
| Aérospatiale AS532 Cougar | Transporthelikopter | 2 | 2006– | Two received from Venezuela in 2006; one crashed on 20 July 2008. | ||
| Douglas C-47 | Vervoer | 1945– | ||||
| Curtiss P-6S Hawk | Vechter | 8 | 1932– | Delivered December 1932 to January 1933. | ||
| Curtiss-Wright C-14 Osprey | Jachtbommenwerper | 20 | 1933– | At least 20, per both Wikipedias. | ||
| Curtiss Falcon | Observation and attack | 6 | 1933– | Chaco War purchase. | ||
| Curtiss-Wright CW-16 | Trainer | 3 | 1933– | Chaco War purchase. | ||
| Vickers Type 143 and Vespa III | Fighter and army co-operation | 6 | 1929– | Six Vespa III from 1929 per Spanish Wikipedia; the number of Type 143 fighters was not confirmed. | ||
| Vickers Vendace | Trainer | 3 | 1929– | |||
| Junkers W 34, A 50 and F 13 | Transport and training | 1925– | Three W 34 (1929), three A 50 trainers (1930) and two F 13 donated in 1925. | |||
| Breguet 19 A2 | Bommenwerper en verkenningsvliegtuig | 7 | 1924– | |||
| Fokker CV | Verkenning | 5 | 1925– | |||
| Airco DH.9 | Bommenwerper | 2 | 1925– | |||
| Morane-Saulnier MS.35 | Trainer | 7 | 1923– | The first aircraft of the 1923 aviation school. | ||
| Caudron C.97 | Trainer | 5 | 1924– |
Where the Bolivian Air Force flies from
Black pins are active bases. El Alto, at about 4,061 metres on the Altiplano above La Paz, is where Bolivian military flying began in 1920–1923 and the seat of the I Air Brigade; the other brigades are in Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija, Trinidad and Cobija, mapped at the cities’ airports, although their exact locations on those airfields were not confirmed. Villamontes, in the Chaco where the war of 1932–1935 was fought, is home to the flying training group. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| Baseren | ICAO | Status | Startbaan | Eenheden en vliegtuigen |
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| CobijaCapitán Aníbal ArabPando Department | SLCO | Actief | 02/202600 m |
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| CochabambaJorge WilstermannCochabamba Department | SLCB | Actief | 14/323,798 m04/222,649 m |
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| El AltoLa Paz Department | SLLP | Actief | 10R/28L4.000 m10L/28R2.050 mgras |
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| Santa CruzEl TrompilloSanta Cruz Department | SLET | Actief | 15/332,787 m |
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| TarijaCapitán Oriel Lea PlazaTarija Department | SLTJ | Actief | 13/313.050 m |
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| TrinidadTeniente Jorge Henrich ArauzBeni Department | SLTR | Actief | 14/322400 mgeplaveid |
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| VillamontesTarija Department | Actief |
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Who is stationed where in the Bolivian Air Force
Vliegende eenheden per basis, met de huidige eenheden eerst. The Bolivian Air Force is organised in air brigades numbered I to VI, with flying groups (grupos aéreos) such as Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento 21 at Villamontes and Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 72 with the Hercules. Which squadrons and aircraft each brigade holds was not confirmed on an official page, and the entries say where a placement rests on Wikipedia alone.
- I Brigada Aérea (First Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
- Grupo Aéreo PresidencialPresidential transport group · active
- Base Aérea Bartolina SisaAir base unit · active
- Not applicable
- II Brigada Aérea (Second Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
- III Brigada Aérea (Third Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
- Air force flying training at El TrompilloTraining · active
- Zlín Z 242 L (handover, 2016)
- Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento 21 "Teniente Aviación Augusto Escobar Quiroga"Flying training group · active
- Zlín Z 242 L, Diamond DA40, Cessna 172
- IV Brigada Aérea (Fourth Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
- V Brigada Aérea (Fifth Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
- VI Brigada Aérea (Sixth Air Brigade)Air brigade · active
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Bolivian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
President Ismael Montes sends Bolivian officers to Argentina and Chile to train as pilots.
17 April: the American Donald Hudson makes the first official flight in Bolivia, ten minutes in a Curtiss 18 triplane near today’s El Alto.
12 October: President Bautista Saavedra founds the Escuela Militar de Aviación at El Alto, the date the Bolivian Air Force counts as its birthday. Seven Morane-Saulnier MS.35 trainers are bought.
4 December: Lieutenant Rafael Pabón, in a Vickers Type 143, shoots down a Paraguayan Potez 25 over the Chaco, killing both crew. 22 December: three Vickers Vespas attack Bahía Negra; one is shot down by the gunboat Tacuary.
20 Curtiss Ospreys, eight Hawks and six Falcons arrive from the United States. 27 April: six Ospreys bomb Puerto Casado.
12 August: Pabón is killed while chasing a Paraguayan reconnaissance aircraft near Campo Florida.
12 June: the Chaco War ends in a ceasefire; the 1938 treaty gives Paraguay most of the disputed Chaco.
15 June: the first C-47s arrive, the start of the air transport service that becomes Transportes Aéreos Militares (TAM).
26 September: the air arm becomes the Fuerza Aérea Boliviana, a service in its own right alongside the army and navy.
Cavalier rebuilds nine F-51D and two TF-51D Mustangs for Bolivia under the US Peace Condor programme.
The first of 15 Canadair T-33AN jets arrive; 18 French T-33SF follow in 1985.
The first of 24 Pilatus PC-7 trainers arrive (deliveries to 1981).
January: a US$57.8 million deal for six Czech L-159s is announced; it does not go ahead, and Bolivia approves six Chinese K-8s instead.
June: six K-8VB jet trainers arrive; they are declared operational on 12 October.
31 July: Bolivia retires the T-33 after 44 years, the last air force in the world to fly it.
26 June: army troops under General Juan José Zuñiga occupy Plaza Murillo in a failed coup attempt; the air force commander tells President Arce he will withdraw.
27 February: the C-130H FAB-81 runs off the runway at El Alto into a city avenue; the dead are counted as between more than 10 and 22, most of them on the ground. 21 June: a Cessna T210 crashes in Cochabamba department, killing six.
Every war the Bolivian Air Force has fought
Uitvallen en verliezen waar de gegevens die vermelden, en een eerlijke blanco waar die ontbreken.
- The Chaco War 1932–1935 Reconnaissance, bombing and fighter combat against the Paraguayan Military Aviation, and air supply of the front
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Alle feiten gecontroleerd
- Infodefensa: Bolivia adquiere seis cazas L-159 de la República Checa por 57,8 millones de dólares (24 January 2009)Planned purchase of six L-159s for US$57.8 million, subject to Czech and US licences because of US-made components; the FAB then had 18 ageing T-33s.
- Infodefensa: La Fuerza Aérea de Bolivia recibe sus aviones Zlin 242L Gurú (17 November 2016)Nine Z 242 L bought on 31 May 2016; first two delivered 16 November 2016 at the air base beside El Trompillo, Santa Cruz; commander General Celier Aparicio Arispe Rojas; Thales air defence radar mentioned by President Morales.
- Infodefensa: La Fuerza Aérea de Bolivia reincorpora cinco aviones de entrenamiento a la línea de vuelo (24 February 2026)Z 242 L, DA40 and Cessna 172 returned to Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento 21 at Villamontes, which also has two simulators.
- Infodefensa: Un avión C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea de Bolivia sale de pista y deja 22 fallecidos y 37 heridos (Carlos E. Hernández, 2 March 2026)C-130 FAB-81, operated by TAB, from Santa Cruz, ran off the runway at El Alto into an avenue; 22 dead and 37 injured; cargo of currency for the Central Bank; accident board and cockpit voice recorder.
- ABI: Accidente aéreo en El Alto: comandante de la FAB declara ante la Fiscalía (16 April 2026)State news agency: accident of 27 February 2026, more than 10 dead and at least 28 injured; General Sergio Lora, commander of the FAB, gave a statement to prosecutors as a witness.
- Infodefensa: Transporte Aéreo Militar de Bolivia reinicia sus operaciones comerciales (25 April 2026)TAM founded 1945 as an FAB service; public enterprise under the Ministry of Defence from early 2019; commercial flights restarted 25 April 2026 with an Avro RJ70.
- Infodefensa: La Fuerza Aérea de Bolivia reincorpora ocho aeronaves a su línea de vuelo (28 April 2026)Commander General de Brigada Aérea Sergio Fernando Lora Arauz; C-130B FAB-61 (Grupo Aéreo de Transporte 72), C212, Learjet 25B FAB-008 and five trainers returned to service.
- Infodefensa: Un avión Cessna Turbo 210 de la Fuerza Aérea Boliviana se precipita a tierra (22 June 2026)Cessna T210 FAB-409 lost on 21 June 2026 near Cerro Sayari, Cochabamba department; six dead (four military, two civilians).
- ABI: El Alto acogerá la Parada Militar por los 201 años de creación de las FFAA (28 July 2026)The 7 August 2026 armed forces parade at the air brigade in El Alto; General Sergio Lora named as commander general of the FAB.
- Infodefensa: Ernesto Justiniano jura el cargo de ministro de Defensa de Bolivia (4 June 2026)Ernesto Justiniano Urenda sworn in on 3 June 2026 by President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, succeeding Raúl Marcelo Salinas Gamarra (in office since November 2025), during road blockades that began in May 2026.
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