Mauritania Islamic Air Force
Air warfare branch of Mauritanian Armed Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mauritania Islamic Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie or FAIM) is the air force of the Armed Forces of Mauritania. It was established in 1960. Like many of the former French colonies, Mauritania received limited economic and military aid from France. The FAIM started out as a French-operated transport force, and has seen combat against the Polisario Front in the 1970s.
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Mauritania Islamic Air Force | |
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Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie | |
Founded | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Country | Mauritania |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Part of | Mauritanian Armed Forces |
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Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
Commanding Officer | Brigadier General Hamadi Ely Maouloud[1] |
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Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano |
Helicopter | Harbin Z-9 |
Transport | Basler BT-67, Pilatus PC-6, Harbin Y-12, Cessna 208 Caravan |
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