Zambian Air Force
The Zambia Air Force is the air force of Zambia and the air operations element of the Zambian Defence Force. Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, the former Northern Rhodesia Air Wing was renamed as the Zambia Air Wing. The Zambia Air Force was then established.
The primary missions of the Air Force are to defend Zambia's borders and protect its airspace. In addition, it provides various forms of air support to other government departments. It also flies reconnaissance, trooping and transport missions for the police and airlifts medical supplies and personnel to inaccessible areas. Finally, the organisation provides emergency transport whenever needed. One of the more recent relief operations mounted by the Air Arm occurred in early 2007, when it came to the aid of flood victims in the North-Western Province.Current inventory
Few details are available on force deployment, but combat elements are understood to be located at Lusaka, Mbala and Mumbwa, with the small fleet of transport aircraft and utility helicopters also reportedly stationed at Lusaka.Air Force commanders
- 1972 to 1976 Lieutenant General Peter D. Zuze
- 1980 Major General C. Kabwe
- General Hannaniah Lungu
- 1991 to 1997 Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha
- 1997 to 2001 Lieutenant General Sande Kayumba
- 2002 to 2006 Lieutenant General Christopher Singogo
- 2006 to 2010 Lieutenant General Samuel Mapala
- 2010 to 2011 Major General Andrew Sakala
- 2011 to 2018 Lieutenant General Eric Mwaba Chimese
- 2018 to present Lieutenant General David Muma
Defence attachés
• Brigadier General - Brussels, Belgium "2015 to 2018"
