Air Force of Ivory Coast
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
Serviço
- Nome nativo
- 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
- Fundada
- 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
- Parte de
- Armed Forces of Côte d’Ivoire (FACI)Alongside the army, navy, special forces and gendarmerie; about 25,000–30,000 personnel in all
- Sede
- Abidjan Air BaseBeside Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport at Port-Bouët, Abidjan
- Chefe do Estado-Maior da Força Aérea
- Air Div. Gen. Koffi Alfred N’GuessanSince 2017 per defenceWeb; not confirmed on an official page
- Ministro da Defesa
- Téné Birahima OuattaraMinister of State and Minister of Defence since 2021; styled Vice Prime Minister in 2026 reporting
Força
- Pessoal
- About 1,000Authorised strength per defenceWeb (May 2026); no official figure found
- helicópteros de combate
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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
- Transporte
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- An-26B — 2
- C295W — 1
An-26Bs delivered July 2018; the C295W was in service by March 2020
- transporte VIP
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- A319CJ — 1
- Gulfstream IV — 1
- Gulfstream G450 — 1
- Gulfstream G550 — 1
- AW139 helicopter — 1
Inventário da defenceWeb, maio de 2026
- helicópteros utilitários
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- Mi-8P — 2
- SA 330L Puma — 2
- SA 365 Dauphin — 2
Inventário da defenceWeb, maio de 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
- Treinadores
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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
- Orçamento de defesa
- 441.6 billion CFA francs (2025)About US$778 million; no separate air force figure published
Infraestrutura
- bases aéreas
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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
- presença francesa
- 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
- Simulator
- 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.
Air Force of Ivory Coast
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
Cada tipo de cobrança, com link para sua página no Livro das Feras, quando houver. Os números indicam as aeronaves registradas, não as aeronaves disponíveis em um determinado dia.
| Tipo | Papel | Em serviço | Desde | Unidades | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mil Mi-24D/V Hind (2017 fleet)Em serviço | Helicóptero de ataque | 2017 | 0–3 in service. Five delivered: three in 2017 and two in 2020–2021. Four accidents followed (2019, 2020, 2021, 2025).
MaisdefenceWeb 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 HipEm serviço | helicóptero de transporte | 2 | 2020 | Two, both second-hand. | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 330L PumaEm serviço | helicóptero utilitário | 2 | Two per defenceWeb (May 2026). | |||
| Eurocopter SA 365 DauphinEm serviço | Helicóptero utilitário e de ligação | 2 | Two in 2007 and two in 2026. | |||
| AgustaWestland AW139Em serviço | VIP helicopter | 1 | Um. | |||
| Airbus C295WEm serviço | Transporte tático | 1 | Um. | |||
| Antonov An-26BEm serviço | Transporte tático | 2 | 2018 | Two, ex-Bulgarian. | ||
| Beechcraft King Air 360 (B300) ISREm serviço | 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 C90Em serviço | Surveillance and liaison | 1 | 2022 | Um. | ||
| Airbus A319CJEm serviço | transporte VIP | 1 | Um. | |||
| Gulfstream IVEm serviço | transporte VIP | 1 | Um. | |||
| Gulfstream G450Em serviço | transporte VIP | 1 | Um. | |||
| Gulfstream G550Em serviço | transporte VIP | 1 | Um. | |||
| AVIC Wing Loong IIEm serviço | Drone de média altitude e longa duração | 2 | 2026 | Two seen in the armed forces’ own video. | ||
| Delair DT-26Em serviço | Drone de vigilância | 4 | 2022 | Four ordered (reported December 2021). | ||
| Atechsys COMET LEm serviço | Tactical drone | 2 | 2026 | Two per defenceWeb. |
Sob encomenda
| Tipo | Encomendado | Primeira entrega | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongdu K-8 KarakorumSob encomenda | 3 | 2026 | Under the CATIC contract signed in Abidjan on 14 June 2024; due before the end of 2026.
MaisdefenceWeb 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)Sob encomenda | 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. Os números máximos representam as aeronaves incorporadas à frota ao longo de toda a sua vida útil, e não a força total da frota em uma data específica.
| Tipo | Papel | Pico | Servido | Substituído por | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicópteros Airbus H125 | Light helicopter (leased) | 3 | 2023–2025 | Three, leased. | ||
| Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot | 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) | Helicóptero de ataque | 3–5. Wikipedia’s armed forces and Mi-24 articles give three and five respectively. | ||||
| Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (CI) | Ataque leve e treinador avançado | 7 | 1980– | Six in October 1980 and one in 1983; six more ordered and cancelled. | ||
| Antonov An-32 | Transporte tático | 1 | An-26B | One in 2007. | ||
| Cessna 421 Golden Eagle | Transporte utilitário | 1 | One in 2007. | |||
| Douglas C-47 | Transporte | 3 | 1961– | Três. | ||
| Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard | Utilitário leve (STOL) | 7 | 1961– | Sete. |
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.
| Base | OACI | Status | Pista | Unidades e aeronaves |
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| AbidjanPort-BouëtDistrito Autônomo de Abidjan (comuna de Port-Bouët) | DIAP | Ativo | 03/213.000 mconcreto asfáltico |
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| BouakéVallée du Bandama District (Gbêkê Region) | DIBK | Ativo | 03/213.300 mconcreto betuminoso |
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| KorhogoSavanes District (Poro Region) | DIKO | Ativo | 08/262.100 mconcreto |
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Who is stationed where in the Air Force of Ivory Coast
Unidades voadoras por base, unidades atuais primeiro. 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)Air transport and liaison group · active
- Antonov An-26B (2), Mil Mi-8P (2), Airbus C295W (1)
- Air Force Headquarters (État-Major de l’Armée de l’Air)Headquarters · active
- 43e Bataillon d’Infanterie de Marine (French Forces in Côte d’Ivoire)1979–2025
- Wing Loong II drone elementArmed drone (ISR and strike) · active
- CAIG Wing Loong II (2)
- Northern forward detachmentForward operating base (helicopters) · active
- Mil Mi-24D Hind
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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.
Every war the Air Force of Ivory Coast has fought
Missões e perdas onde constam nos registros, e um espaço em branco honesto onde não constam.
- First Ivorian Civil War 2002–2004 Su-25 jets and Mi-24 gunships, flown partly by foreign crews, attacked rebel targets for the Gbagbo government
- Opération Dignité and the Bouaké strike 2004 Flew an air offensive against the rebel north from 4 November 2004; on 6 November struck the French Licorne camp at Bouaké
- Second Ivorian Civil War 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
- Northern border security operations 2020– Reconnaissance with Mi-24 helicopters and, from 2026, Wing Loong II drones; surveillance drones for the northern border
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- 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 June 2024)Contract signed in Abidjan on Friday 14 June 2024 (article published 20 June 2024) with CATIC vice-president Hu Guangxi; purpose to secure the airspace and fight terrorism; types not named.
- 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.
- defenceWeb: Côte d’Ivoire (African Militaries profile, 18 May 2026)Air force about 1,000; chief Air Div. Gen. Koffi Alfred N’Guessan since 2017; HQ Abidjan Air Base, Korhogo Air Base; full aircraft inventory; 2025 budget 441.6 billion CFA francs; Port-Bouët handover February 2025.
- defenceWeb: Côte d’Ivoire boosts military capabilities with new Chinese patrol vessels and drones (18 August 2026)Two Wing Loong II at Bouaké Air Base, ordered 2024, delivered unarmed with EO/IR turret, confirmed 10 August 2026.
- defenceWeb: Ivory Coast Mi-24 crashes, killing five on board (13 September 2021)Crash on the night of 9–10 September 2021 near the Burkina Faso border; earlier losses 2019 and 2020; replacement ex-Bulgarian Mi-24s August 2020 and January 2021; AW139 and AS365N.
- defenceWeb: Ivory Coast Air Force acquires flight simulator (21 January 2022)ALSIM ALX commissioned 10 December 2021 through AFRICAT Group.
- Military Africa: Ivorian Mi-24 attack fleet faces collapse after latest crash (28 October 2025)Mi-24D crash at Korhogo on 27 October 2025, crew unhurt; list of losses 2019–2021; three ex-Bulgarian Mi-24Ds in 2017 and two in February 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.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast confirms newly acquired Chinese Wing Loong II drones (21 August 2026)Two Wing Loong II at Bouaké, confirmed 10 August 2026; CATIC contract June 2024 includes three K-8s.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast receives first reconnaissance Beechcraft B300 King Air 360 (5 July 2024)Arrived Abidjan 20 April 2024; Aerodata ISR fit; King Air C90 June 2022; DT-26 drones.
- 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.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast Air Force takes delivery of two Antonov An-26B tactical transport aircraft (3 August 2018)Two ex-Bulgarian An-26s delivered to Abidjan-Port Bouët via Tunisia on 19 and 23 July 2018.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast’s Air Force acquires two Mil Mi-8s, commits assets to COVID-19 emergency response (1 April 2020)Two second-hand Mi-8Ps mid-March 2020; C295W, An-26 and Mi-8P assigned to COVID-19 transport on 25 March 2020.
- Military Africa: Ivory Coast to monitor northern borders with Delair DT-26 surveillance drones (22 December 2021)Four DT-26 ordered for the northern border.
- Military Africa: EU delivers drones, tactical vehicles to Ivory Coast (26 February 2026)Handover 3 February 2026 under the European Peace Facility (15 million euros): COMET L and Tundra 2 drones.
- Zone Militaire (opex360): Les forces françaises s’apprêtent à rétrocéder la base de Port-Bouët à l’armée ivoirienne (1 January 2025)Ouattara’s announcement of 31 December 2024; camp of the 43rd BIMA to be renamed after Gen. Thomas d’Aquin Ouattara; about 100 French personnel to stay.
- AIP ASECNA, Côte d’Ivoire AD 2 DIAP Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny (valid from 22 January 2026)ASECNA eAIP; reference point, elevation (20 ft) and runway 03/21. Lists the aerodrome as civil, operated by AERIA; no military entry.
- 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.
- AIP ASECNA, eAIP table of contents (effective 1 October 2026)Index of the ASECNA eAIP, in which Côte d’Ivoire is country part 06.
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