[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/am%C3%A9rique-15/topic/fuerza-a%C3%A9rea-revolucionaria-cuba-41/?post=16063#post-16063]ciders[/url] a dit le 09/07/2007 à 21:27 :[/b] 9 ? Et pas des plus récents je suppose ? :shock: Voici ce qu'en dit le site globalsecurity.org... [quote][b]The Air and Air Defense Forces [Defensa Antiaerea y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria - DAAFAR] are now incapable of defending Cuban airspace against large numbers of high-performance military aircraft.[/b] Slower or less sophisticated aircraft, however, would be vulnerable to Cuban air and air defense systems. The Air Force probably has less than 2 dozen operational MiG fighters. Pilot training is judged barely adequate to maintain proficiency. Fighter sorties have declined significantly in recent years. Cuba would rely on its surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and its air defense artillery to respond to attacking air forces. By 1998 the number of airworthy tactical aircraft was very small, significantly less than it used to be. As of 1983 the Cuban Air Force had more than 250 combat jet aircraft, and their MiG-23 inventory tripled during the past year. The MiG-23 has a combat radius of more than 500 nautical miles, so much of the Southeastern United States would be vulnerable to air attack from Cuba during a general war. Consequently, significant air defense assets are required to defend US territory from the Cuban MiG-23 air regiment. Castro’s force of more than 160 MiG-21s represents a potent air-to-air threat and a formidable air defense umbrella over the island. The Cuban Air Force had become one of the largest and probably the best equipped and most powerful in Latin America, and its bases are defended by an equally capable and sophisticated air defense system. Its array of weapons includes SA-2, SA-3, and SA-6 surface-to-air missiles and 23-mm, 37-mm, 57-mm, 85-mm, and 100-mm antiaircraft guns in great quantities. A Cuban MiG-21 fighter aircraft was flown to Key West on September 20, 1993 by a defecting Cuban pilot. The Cuban air defense zone is up to the 24th parallel. The US air defense identification zone, so-called ADIZ, and the Cuban zone abut the 24th parallel. The Cubans go south of the 24th parallel and the US goes north of the 24th parallel. The standard procedure is that when the US sees Cuban planes taking off, they are watched very closely. If they appear to be approaching the 24th parallel and ready to penetrate the 24th parallel going north, the US will launch planes and go up and check them out. This happens very rarely, since the Cuban Air Force doesn't operate at a high tempo, and secondly, many of the flights are in a different direction. [/quote] Etat des lieux, toujours le même site. [quote]Air Force Equipment PERSONNEL: 15,000 air force members including air defense forces and conscripts (estimated). EQUIPMENT*: Approximately 300 combat aircraft, and 110 helicopters (the mayority of aircraft are of Russian origen). Although the Cuban Defensa Antiaérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (DAAFAR-Antiaircraft Defense and Revolutionary Air Force) is one of the better equipped Air Forces in Latin america, its operational readiness and effectiveness has been seriously compromised by lack of spare parts and jet fuel. Foreign defense analysts, speculate that nearly one-fourth of the aircraft in the DAAFAR's inventory may no longer be operational, a situation that is expected to continue to deteriorate. Fighter/Ground Attack: 34 Mig29/Mig-29UB *Fulcrum 20 Mikoyan MiG 23BN Flogger-F 18 Mikoyan MiG 23Ms* Flogger-E 30 Mig-21F-13 Fishbed-C 35 Mig-21PFM* Fishbed-F 35 Mig-21MF Fishbed-J 80 Mig-21bis* Fishbed-N 20 Mig-19 Farmer B 18 Mig-17F Fresco-C Utility/Communications: 10 Zlin 142 scout (Czech) 1 An-30 Clank (Photo survey) Helicopters: 6 Mi-2 Hoptite 20 Mi-4 Hound 36 Mi-8* Hip 14 Mi-14PL Haze 14 Mi-17 Hip 12 Mi-24 Hind Anti-submarine warfare: 5 Mi-14PL Haze helicopters Transport: 20 Antonov An-2 Colt 4 Antonov An-24 Coke 20 Antonov An-26 Curl 2 Antonov An-32 Cline 2 Yaklovlev Yak-40 Codling 12 Il-14 Crate Training: 25 Aero L-39 Albatross (Czech) 8 Mikoyan MiG-21U Fishbed 4 Mikoyan MiG-23U* Flogger 2 Mikoyan MiG 29UB* Fulcrum-B 10 Mig-15bis Fagot 15 Mig-15UTI Midget 18 10 Mig-21U Mongol 20 Zlin 326 (Czch) MISSILES: Air-to-Air: AA-2 Atoll (Russian K-13) AA-7 Apex (Russian K-40) AA-8 Aphid (Russian K-60) Surface-to-Air: 144 SA-2 Guideline (Russian S-75 Dvina) 48 SA-3 (Russian S-125 Neva). [/quote][/quote]