Moldovan Air Force
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The Moldovan Air Force is the national air force of the Republic of Moldova.
It was formed following Moldova's independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991 and is part of the Military of Moldova.
In 1994 the it consisted of 1,300 men organized into one fighter regiment, one helicopter squadron, and one missile brigade. Equipment used by the air force included thirty-one MiG-29 aircraft, eight Mi-8 helicopters, five transport aircraft (including an Antonov An-72), and twenty-five SA-3/SA-5 Gammon surface-to-air missile.
In 1997 21 of the air forces MiG-29 fighters were sold to the United States Air Force for research purposes and to stop their sale to other nations. Some of these aircraft gone on to put on public display in the United States. As of 2006 the remaining MiG-29s had all been scrapped.
