Malagasy Air Force

The Malagasy Air Force (Armée de l'Air Malgache) (Malagasy: Tafika Anabakabaka Malagasy) is the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of Madagascar.

History
Madagascar has a small air force (Armée de l'Air Malgache) which mostly relies on its decaying MiG-17s. Transport is performed by a single An-26 and two Yakovlev Yak-40s Transport is also supplemented by some Alouette IIs. Training is performed by the Aero Synergie J300 fleet. A number of MiG-17s as well as transport aircraft are in "open storage" at Ivato Airport outside Antananarivo. The Madagascar Air Force has retired its MiG-21s and they are also in "open storage". Madagascar has many "bone yards" where old aircraft wrecks are stored. The principal arms suppliers are the USSR, USA and France. in 1979 North Korea donated 4 MiG-21F's, one MiG-21UB and one MiG-17F as well as mechanics and spare parts.

Current inventory
Retired Aircraft: Mikoyan MiG-21, Douglas DC-3, Aérospatiale Alouette III, Douglas C-53, Britten-Norman Defender, Cessna 337, Bell 47