Yemen Hava Kuvvetleri

Yemen Hava Kuvvetleri

القوات الجوية اليمنية

The Yemeni Air Force was formed at unification in 1990 from two rival, Soviet-equipped air forces that had fought each other in 1972, 1979 and again in the 1994 civil war; it split and was largely destroyed in 2015, and today the internationally recognised government and the Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities both claim it — one with a small rebuilt strike arm that resumed air raids in July 2026, the other with missiles and drones.

Ulusal işaretlemeRed outer ring, white ring, black centre
0Savaş uçağı
6Aktif hava üsleri
1990Kurulan
24Emekli olan türler
ÜlkeYemenKurulan1990DurumAktifMerkez OfisSanaa (historic); government air arm at Al AnadKomutanRashid Nasir al-Jundi
Hikaye

The Yemeni Air Force story: an imam’s aircraft in 1926, two rival Yemens and a service divided since 2015

1926–1967: an imam’s aircraft and a republic’s war

Yemen’s military aviation began with an import that went wrong. Wikipedia, drawing on Tom Cooper’s history Hot Skies Over Yemen, says Imam Yahya, having met British air power in the 1920s, turned to Italy; six aircraft arrived in April 1926 in poor condition, and the venture ended when a Junkers A 35 crashed in 1927, killing all three aboard. North Yemen tried again from the late 1940s with mixed purchases. The real start came with war: after the revolution of 26 September 1962 Egypt sent about 70,000 troops to defend the new republic against royalists backed by Saudi Arabia, and the Egyptian air force, not a Yemeni one, flew most of the air war. The Yemen Arab Republic Air Force was formally established on 20 November 1967, just as Egypt withdrew, and went straight into the siege of Sanaa.

1967–1990: two Yemens, two Soviet-equipped air forces

During the 70-day siege of Sanaa, Wikipedia says citing Cooper, Soviet and Syrian pilots flew some republican missions; two MiG-17s were destroyed with their pilots and a Yak-11 flown by a Soviet airman was lost. The republic survived and Saudi Arabia recognised it in 1970. In the south, the British-trained South Arabian Air Force, with Beavers, Jet Provosts and Bell 47s, became the People’s Republic of Yemen Air Force on 1 December 1967, renamed for the People’s Democratic Republic in 1970. Soviet MiG-21s, Su-7s and Su-22s followed. The two Yemens fought short wars in 1972 and 1979; in the second, a southern raid of 8 March 1979 hit Sanaa with Su-22s, Su-7s and MiG-21s. Washington and Riyadh answered by arming the North with F-5s, flown at first by about 80 Taiwanese personnel, while Moscow sold the North 60 MiG-21bis. Then the south destroyed itself: Wikipedia says the 11-day fighting of January 1986 wrecked about 75 per cent of its air force.

1994: the air war between the old North and South

The two states unified on 22 May 1990, but their armed forces never really merged. When war broke out on 4 May 1994, about 40 southern MiG-21s and Su-22s struck Sanaa, Hodeidah and Taiz, including the presidential palace and air bases, according to Wikipedia; the North bombed Aden, Al Anad and the al-Haswa power station. Each side claimed shoot-downs on the first day — five southern jets by the North’s account, four northern ones by the South’s — and neither claim was independently confirmed. The South bought MiG-29s second-hand from Moldova, flown by Eastern European mercenaries; their only reported air-to-air encounter, with two F-5Es on 29 June, ended without a shot fired. The South also fired Scud missiles at Sanaa. Northern forces entered Aden in early July and the war ended on 7 July 1994. The southern air force’s aircraft passed into a unified, northern-led service.

1995–2014: MiG-29s, US aid and the Saada wars

President Ali Abdullah Saleh rebuilt the air force around the MiG-29: two more from Kazakhstan in 1995–1996, then a 2001 Russian contract for 14 single-seaters and a MiG-29UB, delivered from 2002 to 2007 with R-77 air-to-air missiles, giving a peak of about 36 (Wikipedia citing Cooper). After 2001 the United States supplied F-5Es, C-130s, a CN-295, a King Air and helicopters for counter-terrorism. The jets were mostly used at home, against the Houthi movement in Saada from 2004 and against al-Qaeda. During Operation Scorched Earth in 2009 one MiG-21 and two Su-22s came down; the government blamed technical faults, the Houthis said they shot them down. In the 2011 uprising a Su-22 was downed by a shoulder-fired missile north of Sanaa on 28 September, and on 30 October an attack on al-Dailami destroyed two or three aircraft, at least one a MiG-29, according to the IISS report cited by Wikipedia.

2015: the collapse

Maintenance stopped largely after Saleh was pushed out in 2012, Wikipedia says, and by early 2015 most personnel had deserted. The Houthis took Sanaa in September 2014 and formally assumed power on 6 February 2015. Parts of the air force sided with them and with Saleh’s loyalists: on 19 and 25 March 2015 jets from Houthi-controlled al-Dailami attacked President Hadi’s compound in Aden, while MiG-29s loyal to Hadi scrambled from Al Anad. On 26 March the Saudi-led coalition intervened at the government’s request; its spokesman Ahmed Asiri said the opening strikes destroyed aircraft and air defences, and King Salman said the Royal Saudi Air Force was in full control of Yemen’s airspace. A King Air, a CN-235 and two Bell 214s were destroyed at al-Dailami, and Su-22 and F-5 wrecks were photographed in April. Wikipedia records that by 2017 the air force was inoperable and that the fate of ten MiG-29s was unknown.

2015–2026: two authorities, drones, missiles and a revived strike arm

Since 2015 there have in effect been two claims to the Yemeni Air Force. The internationally recognised government, led since April 2022 by the Presidential Leadership Council under Rashad al-Alimi, retook Al Anad on 3 August 2015 and, according to Wikipedia, had its air arm rebuilt and trained by the UAE. The Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities in Sanaa kept the name and some airframes — Wikipedia mentions one F-5 and a MiG-29 shown at a parade — but their air war is fought with ballistic missiles and drones, which the United States and others, as collated by Wikipedia, say draw on Iranian support; a US National Security Council statement of April 2015 said Iran does not exert command and control over the Houthis. From late 2023 the Houthis attacked shipping and Israel; ACLED, quoted by Wikipedia, counts 178 vessels attacked and four sunk. Under fire from US, British and Israeli air strikes, the Houthis shot down MQ-9 drones — 17 by the count Wikipedia reports, 25 by their own. In July 2026, Al Jazeera reports, government aircraft began striking Houthi targets again, including the runway at Sanaa airport on 13 July.

During the 70-day siege of Sanaa, Wikipedia says citing Cooper, Soviet and Syrian pilots flew some republican missions; two MiG-17s were destroyed with their pilots and a Yak-11 flown by a Soviet airman was lost. The republic survived and Saudi Arabia recognised it in 1970.Yemeni Air Force · verified 2026-10-01

Bir bakışta

The Yemeni Air Force in numbers

Hizmet

Yerli isim
القوات الجوية اليمنيةAl-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya (Wikipedia). Arabic is Yemen’s only official language
Kurulan
22 May 1990 (unified)Formed at unification from the Yemen Arab Republic Air Force (North, established 20 November 1967) and the air force of the People’s Republic of Southern Yemen (South, 1 December 1967). Wikipedia dates the first attempt at an air arm to 1926
Bir parçası
Armed forces of Yemen — dividedSince 2015 the internationally recognised government (since April 2022 the Presidential Leadership Council) and the Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities in Sanaa each claim the armed forces
Merkez Ofis
Sanaa (historic); government side based in the southSanaa and its al-Dailami air base are held by the Houthi authorities; the government’s rebuilt air arm uses Al Anad, retaken on 3 August 2015 (Wikipedia)
Genelkurmay Başkanı
Maj. Gen. Rashid Nasir al-Jundi (unconfirmed)Named by Wikipedia without a citation; not confirmed on an official site in this research
Head of state (government side)
Rashad al-AlimiChair of the Presidential Leadership Council since 7 April 2022

Kuvvet

Personel
No credible current figure was found; Wikipedia says most personnel had deserted by early 2015
Combat aircraft (nominal)
  • F-5E/B — 13
  • MiG-29 — 23
  • MiG-21bis/UM — 19
  • Su-22M/M4 — 15

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia. These are paper figures; serviceability and which side holds what are not published

Helicopters (nominal)
  • Mi-8/17/171Sh — 34
  • Mi-24/35 — 14
  • Bell 212 — 4
  • UH-1H — 4
  • Mi-14 — 2
  • Bell 206B — 1

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia

Trainers (nominal)
  • L-39C — 28

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia

Transport (nominal)
  • An-24/26 — 3

FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia

Operational state
Largely destroyed after 2015Wikipedia: inoperable as of 2017; partly rebuilt on the government side with UAE training; government air strikes reported from July 2026 (Al Jazeera)

Altyapı

Ana hava üsleri
  • Al Anad (Lahij) — government
  • Al-Dailami (Sanaa) — Houthi-held

Al Anad is described by Wikipedia as the biggest air base in Yemen

Sanaa International Airport
OYSN / SAHShares its runway with al-Dailami air base; struck by the coalition in 2015, by Israel in May 2025 and, according to Al Jazeera, by government aircraft on 13 July 2026
Bases changing hands since 2015
Al Anad: Houthi-held 25 March – 3 August 2015Then retaken by government forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE (Wikipedia)
Ekran ekipleri
HiçbiriNone known

Yapı

How the Yemeni Air Force is organised

A single air force on paper since unification in 1990, claimed since 2015 by both the internationally recognised government and the Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities in Sanaa. FlightGlobal still lists MiG-29s, MiG-21s, Su-22s and F-5s, but Wikipedia records the force as inoperable by 2017, and neither side publishes a fleet list or an order of battle. The government’s rebuilt air arm resumed air strikes in July 2026, according to Al Jazeera; the Houthis fight their air war with missiles and drones.

RN

TümgeneralRashid Nasir al-JundiChief of Staff of the Yemeni Air Force
Yemen Hava Kuvvetleriالقوات الجوية اليمنية
Merkez Ofis

Yemen Hava Kuvvetleri

القوات الجوية اليمنية
Sanaa (historic)

Formed at unification on 22 May 1990 from the air forces of the former North and South. Since 2015 both the internationally recognised government, led since 7 April 2022 by the Presidential Leadership Council under Rashad al-Alimi, and the Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities in Sanaa claim it. Wikipedia names Maj Gen Rashid Nasir al-Jundi as chief of staff without a citation; his date of appointment and which authority he answers to were not verified, and the Houthi authorities maintain their own command structure.

Government side

Uluslararası alanda tanınan hükümetin hava kuvvetleri

Government-held south

Rebuilt and trained by the UAE according to Wikipedia, after government forces retook Al Anad, the biggest air base in Yemen, on 3 August 2015. Al Jazeera reports government air strikes on Houthi targets from 13 July 2026, including the runway at Sanaa airport, and at least 15 strikes in Taiz and Hodeidah on 5 September. Wikipedia says repaired F-5s fly them, but the Al Jazeera report it cites does not name the aircraft; current units and their bases are not published.

Houthi-held side

Forces of the Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities

Sanaa

The Houthi authorities hold Sanaa and its al-Dailami air base and use the air force’s name; Wikipedia mentions limited aircraft, one F-5 and a MiG-29 shown at a parade. Their air war is fought with ballistic missiles and drones such as the Burkan, Qasef and Sammad. Western governments, as collated by Wikipedia, say this draws on Iranian support; a US National Security Council statement of April 2015 said Iran does not exert command and control over the Houthis.

Ön cephe

Fighter and fighter-bomber fleet (nominal)

FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026, as reproduced on Wikipedia, lists 23 MiG-29s, 19 MiG-21bis/UMs, 15 Su-22M/M4s and 13 F-5E/Bs. These are paper figures: Wikipedia records that the air force was inoperable by 2017 and that the fate of ten MiG-29s after 2015 is unknown, and nobody has published how many can fly or which side holds them.

Helikopterler

Helicopter fleet (nominal)

On paper, according to the same FlightGlobal list: 34 Mi-8/17/171Sh, 14 Mi-24/35, four Bell 212s, four UH-1Hs, two Mi-14s and a Bell 206B. The Bells and Hueys came with US assistance after 2001; two Bell 214s were destroyed at al-Dailami in the first coalition strikes of March 2015. Serviceability is not published.

Training and transport

Trainer and transport fleet (nominal)

FlightGlobal lists 28 L-39C jet trainers and three An-24/26 transports, figures whose serviceability is not published. The C-130Hs, the CN-235 and the King Air 350 supplied before 2015 are listed as retired or destroyed. The Houthis seized the military aviation college in Sanaa on 21 January 2015.


Hizmette

What the Yemeni Air Force flies today

Ücretli olan her tür, varsa ilgili Canavarlar Kitabı sayfasına bağlanmıştır. Sayılar, belirli bir günde müsait olan uçak sayısını değil, kayıtlarda yer alan uçak sayısını ifade eder.

Türü Rol Hizmette O zamandan beri Birimler Notlar
Northrop F-5E Tiger II and F-5B Freedom FighterHizmette Hafif savaş uçağı 1979 Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 11 F-5E and 2 F-5B.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Mikoyan MiG-29 (MiG-29, MiG-29SMT, MiG-29UB)Hizmette Çok amaçlı savaş uçağı 1994 Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 23 MiG-29SE/UB/SMT.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities. Wikipedia, citing Tom Cooper, gives a peak of about 36; it also says the fate of ten MiG-29s after 2015 was unknown.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis ve MiG-21UMHizmette Savaşçı Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 19 MiG-21bis/UM.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Sukhoi Su-22M and Su-22M4Hizmette Avcı-bombardıman uçağı Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 15 Su-22M/M4.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Aero L-39C AlbatrosHizmette Jet eğitim uçağı Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 28 L-39C.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Antonov An-26 ve An-24Hizmette Ulaşım Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 3 An-24/26.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Mil Mi-8, Mi-17 and Mi-171ShHizmette Çok amaçlı helikopter Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 34 Mi-8/17/171Sh.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Mil Mi-24D/Mi-25 and Mi-35Hizmette Saldırı helikopteri Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 14 Mi-24D/Mi-25/Mi-35.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Mil Mi-14Hizmette Search and rescue / anti-submarine helicopter Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 2.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Bell 212Hizmette Çok amaçlı helikopter Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 4.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Bell UH-1H IroquoisHizmette Çok amaçlı helikopter Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 4.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.

Bell 206B JetRangerHizmette Eğitim helikopteri Nominal figure only: FlightGlobal World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced on Wikipedia lists 1.

Daha

How many can fly is not published; Wikipedia records that the air force was described as inoperable in 2017 after years of war and coalition bombing, and nobody has published a count split between the government and the Houthi authorities.


Daha önce işletiliyordu

Every type the Yemeni Air Force has retired

24 types, from the Junkers A 35 to the CASA/IPTN CN-235M-300. Zirve rakamları, herhangi bir tarihteki filo gücünü değil, tüm hizmet ömrü boyunca teslim alınan uçak gövdelerini ifade eder.

Türü Rol Doruğa ulaşmak Servis edildi Yerine şu geçti: Notlar
CASA/IPTN CN-235M-300 Ulaşım
Beechcraft Super King Air 350ER ISR Gözetim
Junkers A 35 Yardımcı Program 1926–1927 Part of the Imam’s first Italian-brokered purchase of 1926.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 1967– MiG-21
İlyushin Il-28 Hafif bombardıman uçağı
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Savaşçı
Sukhoi Su-7 Avcı-bombardıman uçağı Su-22
BAC Strikemaster Mk.81 Light attack / trainer
BAC Jet Provost Trainer / light attack
Chengdu F-7 Hava Muhafızı Savaşçı
Ilyushin Il-10 (Avia B-33) Yer saldırısı
Yakovlev Yak-11 Eğitmen
Yakovlev Yak-18 Eğitmen
Lockheed C-130H Hercules Ulaşım 1979– Two delivered after 1979 and two more after 2001 (Wikipedia).
Douglas C-47A Skytrain Ulaşım
Antonov An-12 Ulaşım
Antonov An-2 Yardımcı Program
Fokker F27 Dostluk Ulaşım
Air Tractor AT-802U Light attack / surveillance
Cessna 208 Caravan Hafif ulaşım Two supplied by the US after 2001 (Wikipedia).
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Yardımcı Program
Bell 47G / H-13 Sioux Hafif helikopter
Mil Mi-1 and Mi-4 Helikopter Mi-8
Kamov Ka-32 Helikopter

Hava üsleri

Where the Yemeni Air Force flies from

Black pins are active airfields; no closed base is listed. The air force’s two main bases are on opposite sides of the war: Al Anad, the biggest air base in Yemen, held by the internationally recognised government since August 2015, and al-Dailami, which shares its runway with Sanaa airport and is held by the Houthi authorities. Aden and Riyan were RAF stations until 1967 and are civil airports today; who holds Taiz airfield could not be confirmed. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

Aktif hava üssü Kapalı veya rezerve edilmişAna sayfayı açmak için bir iğneye tıklayın.
Temel ICAO Durum Pist Birimler ve uçaklar
Aden International Airportformer RAF KhormaksarAden Governorate OYAA Aktif 08/263.100 m
Al AnadLahij Valiliği (Tuban bölgesi) Aktif
  • Government-loyal MiG-29 element (March 2015): Mikoyan MiG-29
  • United States special operations forces detachment
Al-DailamiSanaa International AirportAmanat al-Asimah (Sanaa) OYSN Aktif 18/363.252 m
Hodeidah International AirportAl HudaydahAl Hudaydah Governorate OYHD Aktif 03/213.000 m
Riyan International Airport, Mukallaformer RAF RiyanHadramawt Governorate OYRN Aktif 06/243.000 m
  • No. 31 Staging Post, Royal Air Force
  • RAF detachments: No. 208 Squadron (Hunter), No. 105 Squadron (Argosy), Wessex flights: Hawker Hunter, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, Westland Wessex
Taiz International AirportTaizTaiz Governorate OYTZ Aktif 01/193.060 m

Arama sonucunda bu kriterlere uyan bir hava üssü bulunamadı.


Savaş düzeni

Who is stationed where in the Yemeni Air Force

Üslerine göre uçan birlikler, önce mevcut birlikler. No current Yemeni unit designations or base assignments have been published by either side, so the only Yemeni entries are the aircraft elements recorded at Al Anad and al-Dailami in March 2015. The RAF squadrons at Khormaksar and Riyan, Soviet naval aviation at Aden and the US special operations detachment at Al Anad are listed and marked as not Yemeni. Air brigades that Wikipedia names at Hodeidah and Taiz are undated and uncorroborated and are not repeated.

Al Anad Air Base · Yemeni Air Force; since August 2015 under the internationally recognised government
Government-loyal MiG-29 element (March 2015)
Mikoyan MiG-29
United States special operations forces detachment
Al-Dailami (Sanaa International Airport) · OYSNYemeni Air Force headquarters base before 2015; since then under the Houthi authorities in Sanaa
Houthi-controlled strike aircraft (March 2015)
Sukhoi Su-22 (probable)
Aden International Airport (former RAF Khormaksar) · OYAACivil aviation; formerly Royal Air Force
No. 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force1961–1967
Hawker Hunter FGA.9 and FR.10
No. 43 Squadron, Royal Air Force1963–1967
Hawker Hunter FGA.9
No. 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Hawker Hunter, Gloster Meteor
Riyan International Airport, Mukalla (former RAF Riyan) · OYRNCivil aviation; formerly Royal Air Force
No. 31 Staging Post, Royal Air Force1943–1967
RAF detachments: No. 208 Squadron (Hunter), No. 105 Squadron (Argosy), Wessex flights
Hawker Hunter, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, Westland Wessex

Bu aramaya uyan bir birim bulunamadı.


Zaman çizelgesi

Yemeni Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1926

April: six aircraft bought through an Italian contractor reach Imam Yahya’s Yemen, in poor condition (Wikipedia citing Cooper).

1927

A Junkers A 35 crash kills all three aboard and ends the first attempt at an air arm.

1962

26 September: revolution in North Yemen; civil war follows, with Egypt’s air force fighting for the republic.

1967

20 November: Yemen Arab Republic Air Force established, during the siege of Sanaa. 1 December: People’s Republic of Yemen Air Force formed in the south.

1970

1 December: the southern air force is renamed for the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen. Saudi Arabia recognises the northern republic the same year.

1972

26 September – 19 October: first war between the two Yemens; a southern MiG-17 is shot down on 30 September.

1979

24 February – 19 March: second inter-Yemeni war; southern jets bomb Sanaa on 8 March. US-approved F-5s follow for the North.

1986

13–24 January: fighting in Aden; Wikipedia says about 75 per cent of the southern air force is destroyed.

1990

22 May: unification; the two air forces become the Yemeni Air Force.

1994

4 May – 7 July: civil war; southern MiG-21s and Su-22s strike Sanaa on the first day, MiG-29s from Moldova join the South.

2002

First of 15 MiG-29s ordered from Russia in 2001 delivered; deliveries run to 2007.

2009

Operation Scorched Earth in Saada; a MiG-21 and two Su-22s lost, causes disputed between the government and the Houthis.

2011

28 September: Su-22 shot down north of Sanaa. 30 October: attack on al-Dailami destroys two or three aircraft.

2015

25 March: jets from Houthi-held al-Dailami strike Aden. 26 March: Saudi-led coalition intervenes. 3 August: government forces retake Al Anad.

2022

7 April: Presidential Leadership Council formed; UN-brokered truce from April.

2024

12 January: US and UK begin strikes on Houthi targets after attacks on Red Sea shipping.

2025

15 March – 6 May: US strike campaign; 6 May: US–Houthi ceasefire. Israel strikes Sanaa airport on 6 and 28 May.

2026

13 July: government aircraft strike the runway at Houthi-held Sanaa airport (Al Jazeera). September: renewed Houthi offensive takes the Red Sea coast.


Savaş kaydı

Yemen Hava Kuvvetlerinin katıldığı her savaş

Kayıtlarda belirtilen yerlerde sorti ve kayıplar, belirtilmeyen yerlerde ise boş bırakılmıştır.

11çatışmalar
1962Birinci
7Uçak kayboldu
1Öldürüldü
  • Kuzey Yemen İç Savaşı ve Sanaa Kuşatması 1962–1970 Most of the republican air war was flown by Egypt; the new Yemeni air force flew in the siege of Sanaa with Soviet and Syrian pilots helping
  • Birinci Yemen içi savaş 1972 Southern MiG-17s flew ground-attack and supply missions
  • Ogaden Savaşı konuşlandırması 1977–1978 Wikipedia says South Yemen deployed forces to Ethiopia during the war
  • İkinci Yemen içi savaş 1979 The southern air force gained air superiority within days and bombed Sanaa and the Hodeidah area
  • Güney Yemen krizi 1986 Split between the factions of Ali Nasir Muhammad and his opponents; the air force was largely destroyed

Tüm savaş kaydını açın.


üreticiler

Who built the Yemeni Air Force fleet

Bu sayfadaki uçakların arkasındaki her şirketin kendi sayfası var: hikayeleri, ürettikleri her tip, rakamlar ve onları kullanan diğer hava kuvvetleri.


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Everything people ask about the Yemeni Air Force

What is the Yemeni Air Force called in Arabic?
القوات الجوية اليمنية, al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya, as given by English Wikipedia; the Arabic Wikipedia and official sites could not be reached for this research. Arabic is Yemen’s only official language. Before unification in 1990 the North had the Yemen Arab Republic Air Force and the South the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force.
Does Yemen still have a working air force?
Only in part. Wikipedia records that by 2017 the air force was inoperable after years of war and coalition bombing. The internationally recognised government rebuilt a small air arm at Al Anad with UAE training, and Al Jazeera reported government air strikes on the Houthis from July 2026. Paper inventories, such as FlightGlobal’s, still list MiG-29s, MiG-21s, Su-22s and F-5s, but how many can fly is not published.
Who controls the Yemeni Air Force?
Both sides claim it. The internationally recognised government, led since 7 April 2022 by the Presidential Leadership Council under Rashad al-Alimi, operates from the south and holds Al Anad. The Houthi (Ansar Allah) authorities hold Sanaa and its al-Dailami air base and use the name too. Neither side publishes a fleet list.
Which fighter jets does the Yemeni Air Force fly?
On paper, according to FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 as reproduced by Wikipedia: 23 MiG-29'lar, 19 MiG-21'ler, 15 Su-22'ler and 13 F-5E/Bs, plus 28 L-39C trainers. These figures predate or ignore the destruction of 2015 and should be read as nominal.
Do the Houthis have an air force?
Not in the conventional sense. Wikipedia notes limited assets, one F-5 and a MiG-29 shown at a parade, but the Houthis’ air war is fought with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones such as the Qasef and Sammad series. Western governments, as collated by Wikipedia, say much of this draws on Iranian supply; analysts cited there note the Houthis have also rejected Iranian advice.
What happened to the Yemeni Air Force in 2015?
It split and was largely destroyed. Parts of it sided with the Houthis and Saleh loyalists and attacked the presidential compound in Aden on 25 March 2015 from al-Dailami. The Saudi-led coalition intervened the next day and, by its own account, destroyed aircraft and air defences; Wikipedia lists a King Air, a CN-235, two Bell 214s, Su-22s and an F-5 among the aircraft destroyed on the ground.
Did North and South Yemen have separate air forces?
Yes. The Yemen Arab Republic Air Force was established on 20 November 1967 and the southern air force on 1 December 1967, both mainly Soviet-equipped, though the North also flew US-supplied F-5s from 1979. They fought each other in 1972 and 1979, merged on paper in 1990 and fought again as northern and southern forces in the 1994 civil war.
Were MiG-29s used in the 1994 Yemeni civil war?
Yes, by the South. Wikipedia, citing Tom Cooper, says MiG-29s bought second-hand from Moldova were flown by Eastern European mercenaries. The only recorded air-to-air encounter, with two northern F-5Es on 29 June 1994, ended without either side firing.
Why did Taiwanese pilots fly Yemeni F-5s?
After the North’s defeat in the 1979 war the United States sent F-5s, but North Yemen had no trained pilots. Wikipedia says about 80 Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force personnel formed the 112th, or "Desert", Squadron until Yemenis gradually took over.
What is the main air base in Yemen?
Al Anad in Lahij Governorate, built by the Soviet Union for South Yemen and described by Wikipedia as the biggest air base in the country. It hosted US counter-terrorism forces until March 2015, fell to the Houthis on 25 March 2015 and was retaken by government forces on 3 August 2015. In Sanaa, al-Dailami air base shares its runway with the international airport.



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