299th Tactical Aviation Brigade
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The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force
currently based at Kulbakino. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25
attack aircraft and is tasked with providing close air support
for the Ukrainian Ground Forces
and the Ukrainian Navy
. It is presently subordinated to Air Command South headquartered at Odessa
and has some 950 servicemen. Initially the airbase operated solely Su-25s but in November 2007 it inherited some 20 L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft from a disbanded unit. Known operational aircraft as of 2008 are 13 L-39Cs and 21 Su-25s (of which 6 are Su-25UBs).
Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....
currently based at Kulbakino. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975...
attack aircraft and is tasked with providing close air support
Close air support
In military tactics, close air support is defined as air action by fixed or rotary winged aircraft against hostile targets that are close to friendly forces, and which requires detailed integration of each air mission with fire and movement of these forces.The determining factor for CAS is...
for the Ukrainian Ground Forces
Ukrainian Ground Forces
The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...
and the Ukrainian Navy
Ukrainian Navy
The Ukrainian Naval Forces is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992. It consists of 5 branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coast rocket-artillery and marines...
. It is presently subordinated to Air Command South headquartered at Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
and has some 950 servicemen. Initially the airbase operated solely Su-25s but in November 2007 it inherited some 20 L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft from a disbanded unit. Known operational aircraft as of 2008 are 13 L-39Cs and 21 Su-25s (of which 6 are Su-25UBs).
Operational aircraft
- L-39C (Blue) - 05, 33, 36, 63, 77
- L-39C (Yellow) - 05, 06, 08, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
- Su-25 (Blue) - 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 10, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 33, 41
- Su-25UB (Blue) - 54, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65