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Anti-Air Craft Machine Guns Feb. 28: Gunmen fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi stand on alert next to an anti-aircraft machine gun, as they watch the coast side in case any Libyan navy attack, in Benghazi.![MIG_25_Foxbat_Jetphotos_one]()
MIG 25 'Foxbat' Jet This is the Libyan MIG 25 'Foxbat' Jet. According to military think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Libyan air force has 94 of these combat aircraft.![CH_47C_chinooks_wordpress_one]()
CH-47C Chinook Helicopter Picture of a Libyan CH-47C Chinook helicopter. According to the IISS, Libya has four of these.![Super_Frelon_defensetech]()
Super Frelon Helicopter The Super Frelon is a Coastal Defense helicopter. There are seven of these aircraft in Libya according to the IISS.![23_Libyan_Air_Force_AN_26_wordpress_one]()
AN-26 Aircraft This is the Libyan AN-26 Aircraft and there are 23 of these aircraft, according to the IISS.![Libya_Closeup_Jet_One]()
F1 Mirage Jets The latest IISS study says Libya has 15 Soviet F1-ED Mirage jets and 14 Mirage F-1AD jets out of their estimated 374 combat aircraft.![Libya_Jet_One_Again]()
F1 Mirage Jets Feb. 22: A F1 mirage of the Libyan Air Force sits on the tarmac of Malta airport after landing. Two Libyan fighter pilots -- both colonels -- flew their single-seater Mirage F1 jets to Malta and said they had defected after being ordered to attack protesters in Benghazi, Maltese.![Libya_Missle_Goats_One]()
Surface to Air Missiles Goats walk past a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) at an abandoned Libyan air force base in the eastern dissident-held city of Tobruk. According to the IISS, Libya has 216+ SAM's.![Libya_Anti_One]()
Artillery Pieces Libyan rebel soldiers take control of artillery pieces. The IISS estimates that there are 2,421 pieces of artillery in Libya.![Libya_AK47_and_Missle_One]()
Anti-Aircraft Missiles Feb. 23: A Rebel Libyan holds his AK-47 as he flashes a V sign in front an anti-aircraft missile at an abandoned Libyan military base near Tobruk. Libyan ground forces have a large amount of mostly Soviet equipment in service.![Missles_Libya_One]()
Anti-Aircraft Missiles Feb. 23: A camera man records anti-aircraft missiles at an abandoned Libyan military base near Tobruk, Libya. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.![Missile Parade One]()
Soviet Scud-B and Frog-7 Missiles In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 photo, Libyan military parade at a celebration attended by Libyan Leader Muammar Qaddafi in Green Square, Tripoli. Libya. Lybia has two types of tactical ballistic missiles: the Scud B Missile and the Frog-7 Missiles. These missiles are Soviet made from the Cold War era. Reports say Libya could have 80 Scud B missiles, which travel 300 k.m., and 40 Frog 7 artillery rockets.Libya's Air Force, Missiles and Defenses
What military forces do U.S. and NATO allies face in Libya? The country's Air Force is made up of 18,000 personnel, has 364 combat aircraft, an estimated 136 armed helicopters, and 216 surface to air missiles, experts say -- primarily Soviet-made aircraft from the 1970s.
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- Libya's Air Force, Missiles and Defenses
