View source for Peruvian Air Force

{{Short description|Air warfare branch of Peru's military}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Peruvian Air Force
| native_name                   = {{lang|es|Fuerza Aérea del Perú}}
| image                         = Emblem of the Peruvian Air Force.svg
| image_size                    = 200px
| caption                       = Badge of the Peruvian Air Force
| start_date                    = {{start date and age|1919|01|28|df=yes}}
| country                       = {{flag|Peru}}
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = 
| type                          = [[Air force]]
| role                          = [[Aerial warfare]]
| size                          = 
| command_structure             = [[Peruvian Armed Forces]]
| garrison                      = 
| garrison_label                = 
| nickname                      = FAP
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = 
| colours                       = 
| colours_label                 = 
| march                         = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6tcbio2Atk Himno de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú]
| mascot                        = 
| anniversaries                 = 
| equipment                     = 
| equipment_label               = 
| battles                       = {{Tree list}}
*[[1932 Trujillo uprising]]
*[[Colombia–Peru War]]
*[[Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute|Ecuador–Peru conflict]]
**[[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War|War of 1941]]
**[[Paquisha War]]
**[[Cenepa War]]
* [[Internal conflict in Peru]]
{{Tree list/end}}
| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = 
| battle_honours_label          = 
| flying_hours                  = 
| website                       = {{Official URL}}
<!-- Commanders -->| commander1                    = Dante Antonio Arévalo Abate
| commander1_label              = [[Commander-in-chief|Commander-in-Chief]]
| commander2                    = Julio Valdez Pomareda
| commander2_label              = Chief of Staff
| commander3                    = Javier Ramírez Guillen
| commander3_label              = Inspector General
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Roundel of Peru.svg|80px]] [[File:Roundel of Peru – Low Visibility.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = [[Military aircraft insignia|Roundel]]
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Flag of Peru.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Fin flash]]
| identification_symbol_3       = [[File:Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg|160px]]
| identification_symbol_3_label = Flag
<!-- Aircraft -->| aircraft_attack               = [[Su-25]]
| aircraft_bomber               = 
| aircraft_electronic           = 
| aircraft_fighter              = [[MiG-29]], [[Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]]
| aircraft_helicopter           = [[Mil Mi-24]], [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]]
| aircraft_helicopter_attack    = 
| aircraft_helicopter_cargo     = 
| aircraft_helicopter_multirole = 
| aircraft_helicopter_observation = 
| aircraft_helicopter_trainer   = 
| aircraft_helicopter_utility   = 
| aircraft_interceptor          = 
| aircraft_patrol               = [[C-26 Metroliner|C-26B]]
| aircraft_recon                = [[Learjet 35|Learjet 36]]
| aircraft_trainer              = [[KAI KT-1]], [[CH 2000]]
| aircraft_transport            = [[Antonov An-32|An-32B]], [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]], [[Harbin Y-12|Y-12]], [[Boeing 737]], [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|DHC-6]], [[Pilatus PC-6|PC-6]]
| aircraft_tanker               = 
| aircraft_general              = 
}}

The '''Peruvian Air Force''' ({{langx|es|link=no|Fuerza Aérea del Perú}}, '''FAP''') is the branch of the Peruvian [[Military of Peru|Armed Forces]] tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of [[aerial warfare|air power]]. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations.

==History==

=== 20th century ===
[[File:Peru tomando posecion de mar ecuatoriano.jpg|thumb|left|Peruvian Aeronautical Corps aircraft flying over a Peruvian ship during the 1941 war]]
On 20 May 1929, the aviation divisions of the [[Peruvian Army]] and [[Peruvian Navy|Navy]] were merged into the {{lang|es|Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú}} (Peruvian Aviation Corps, abbreviated CAP). During the [[Colombia-Peru War]] of 1933, its [[Vought O2U Corsair]] and [[Curtiss F11C Goshawk|Curtiss Hawk II]] biplanes fought in the [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]] region. The CAP lost three aircraft to the [[Colombian Air Force]]. The corps was renamed {{lang|es|Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú}} (Peruvian Aeronautical Corps, also abbreviated CAP) on 12 March 1936.

====Ecuadorian–Peruvian War====
In 1941, the CAP participated in the [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]]. At that time, the CAP were equipped with [[Caproni Ca.114]] and [[North American P-64|North American NA.50]] {{lang|es|Torito}} fighters, [[Douglas DB-8|Douglas DB-8A-3P]] attack aircraft, and [[Caproni Ca.135]] {{lang|es|Tipo Peru}} and [[Caproni Ca.310]] {{lang|es|Libeccio}} bombers,<ref>Acig.org: {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120204042620/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_164.shtml The Most Powerful Air Force in Latin America]}}</ref> among others.

The Peruvian Air Force had also established a [[paratroop]] unit during the war and used it to great effect by seizing the strategic Ecuadorian port city of [[Puerto Bolívar]], on 27 July 1941, marking the first time in the Americas that [[airborne forces|airborne]] troops were used in combat.<ref>The paratroopers were dropped from Italian [[Caproni Ca.111]] bomber-transports. [https://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.arribasiemprearriba.com/Articulos/ParacaidismoEnElPeru.htm&sl=es&tl=en Skydiving in Peru] by General Alberto Thorndike Elmore</ref>

Lieutenant [[José Quiñones Gonzales]] was a Peruvian pilot during the war. 
On 23 July 1941, his plane, a North American NA-50 fighter, was hit while performing a low-level attack on an Ecuadorian border post on the banks of the Zarumilla river. According to traditional Peruvian accounts, Quiñones, upon being hit by ground fire, crashed his damaged aircraft deliberately into the Ecuadorian anti-aircraft position, destroying it. He was promoted posthumously to captain, and is today considered a National Hero of Peru.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

In 1942, an [[National Aerophotographic Service|aerial photography service]] was annexed to the air force.<ref name=ElPeruano>{{Cite news |title=Selfie del país |url=https://elperuano.pe/noticia/65986-selfie-del-pais |date=2018-04-30 |work=[[El Peruano]]}}</ref>

====Cold War====
During the 1950s presidency of General [[Manuel A. Odría]], the Peruvian Air Force was reorganized and on 18 July 1950, had its name changed to the {{lang|es|Fuerza Aérea del Perú}} (Air Force of Peru, or FAP). Peru was an ally of the United States during this period, and was predominantly equipped with aircraft built in the US and Great Britain. By the end of General Odria's presidency, the FAP ushered in the [[Jet Age]] with the introduction of [[English Electric Canberra]] bombers and [[Hawker Hunter]], [[Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star]] and [[North American F-86 Sabre]] fighters.

However, on 3 October 1968, a military junta led by pro-Soviet Peruvian Army General [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]] organized a swift and bloodless coup d'état against president [[Fernando Belaúnde Terry]]. Velasco aligned Peru more closely with the [[Soviet Bloc]] and relations with the United States deteriorated. The US declared an arms embargo in 1969, making it difficult to obtain spare parts for Peru's American weaponry. In the 1970s and 1980s, Peru turned to the Soviet Union for its military hardware. During this time, the FAP acquired several Soviet-made aircraft, including [[Sukhoi Su-17|Sukhoi Su-22]] fighters, [[Antonov An-26]] and [[An-32]] transport aircraft, as well as [[Mil Mi-8]], [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]], [[Mi-24|Mi-25]] and [[Mi-26]] helicopters. Soviet advisors were also dispatched to Peru.

Velasco was overthrown by other military officers in 1975 and Belaúnde returned to power as a civilian president in 1980. The FAP purchased the French-made [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 5P and 5DP]] and the [[Mirage 2000]] in 1984. Relations improved with the United States and the FAP obtained American aircraft like the [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly|Cessna A-37B Dragonfly]] attack aircraft, as well as [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130]] and [[Lockheed L-100 Hercules|L-100-20 Hercules]] transport aircraft.

====Stagnation====
<!-- The picture does not have any link with this section, but I'm leaving it there if anyone wishes to move it somewhere else [[File:Peru Air Force cadets.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Peruvian Air Force cadets during their graduation ceremony]]-->[[File:FAP Su-22.jpg|thumb|Peruvian [[Su-22]] in 1983]]
The stagnation of the [[Economy of Peru|Peruvian economy]] during the late 1980s and early 1990s forced cost reductions and the downsizing of the fleet size.
Budget cuts in training meant Peruvian pilots had a low number of annual flying hours (AFH) per pilot if compared to the 1970s. The number of annual flying hours is of course very important in estimating the individual skill and experience of the pilots of an air force: more annual flying hours suggest better trained pilots and general readiness.
There are also a number of possible explanations for FAP's low AFH: concern over the aging of equipment, scarcity of spare parts – especially for the older aircraft – difficulties with worn airframes and the scarcity of fuel are all contributing factors.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} It is very likely however that some 'elite' pilots and regiments such as those based in Talara AFB and La Joya AFB received considerably more flying hours.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Especially since those regiments until today are equipped with modern aircraft and tasked with homeland defence.

====Cenepa War====
The Peruvian Air Force participated in the 1995 [[Cenepa War]] against [[Ecuadorian Air Force|Ecuador's Air Force]] in the [[Amazon basin|Amazon Basin]]. It provided aerial support to the Peruvian army, carrying out bombings with Mi-25 helicopters, Canberra bombers, A-37 and Su-22 aircraft. Due to a lack of reliable roads, troops were transported by Mi-17 helicopters, as well as L-100 Hercules, An-28 and An-32 aircraft. During the course of the war, at least two helicopters were shot down.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Long|first=William R.|date=1995-02-08|title=Peru, Ecuador Battle on Small but Deadly Scale : Latin America: As peace talks hit snag, platoon-size units continue war in Amazon rain forest.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-08-mn-29584-story.html|access-date=2022-04-04|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==== Fujimori government ====
In 1997 and 1998, the FAP's outlook started to change for the better. In order to achieve president [[Alberto Fujimori]]'s militarily bold plans, FAP required a much-needed general overhaul and new purchases.<ref>Diario La Republica http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/Noticias/news_user_view/investigacion_peruana_corrupcion_impidio_bombardear_ecuador_2da_parte--11212</ref>

In 1997, the FAP acquired 21 [[MiG-29]] fighters and 18 [[Su-25]] attack fighters from Belarus. In 1998, an additional three MiG-29 fighters were bought from Russia,<ref>{{Cite web | title=Peruvian MiG-29 purchase seals service deal {{!}} News {{!}} Flight Global | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/peruvian-mig-29-purchase-seals-service-deal/23330.article | access-date=2025-08-28 | website=www.flightglobal.com}}</ref> which, along with the 12 [[Mirage 2000]] fighters purchased from France's Dassault Aviation in 1984, made a total of 54 fighters in Peru's inventory.

These purchases were expensive and a number of observers questioned their usefulness against more pressing security concerns at the time such as the Marxist guerillas, the [[Sendero Luminoso]] group (translated as Shining Path). On the other hand, the FAP still remembered the 1995 Cenepa War with Ecuador, and stationed its MiG-29s close to the border at Chiclayo AFB and Talara AFB.

=== 21st century ===
[[File:Peruvian Air Force personnel 2018.jpg|left|thumb|Various armed personnel of the Peruvian Air Force]]Peru's Mirage 2000C/B and MiG-29S fighters form the backbone of its current multirole fighter fleet, alongside specialized Su-25 close air support jets. Its Mirage 2000Ps sit at La Joya AFB near the border with Bolivia and Chile; the 3 Andean countries have a minor 3-way maritime borders dispute, and residual tensions with historical foe Chile have been a long-running issue in Peru.

RAC MiG began the upgrade of FAP's MiG fleet to the MiG-29SMT external link standard in 2008. In 2009, Dassault began working with Peru on a comprehensive inspection of the Mirage fleet, coupled with some electronics modernization.

Since 2013, Peru is in talks with European suppliers as part of a long-term plan of replacing FAP's aging air force aircraft with second-hand [[Sukhoi Su-35|Su-35]]s, [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]]s or [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Eurofighter]]s. Hitherto, FAP was exploring the possibility of buying as many as sixty Eurofighter Typhoon EF-2000 from [[Spain]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spain offers Eurofighters to Peru|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/spain-offers-eurofighters-to-peru/108659.article|access-date=2022-06-30|website=Flight Global|language=en}}</ref> and sixty Sukhoi Su-35 from [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peru mulls replacing aged air force jets|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2013/03/26/Peru-mulls-replacing-aged-air-force-jets/16101364290342/|access-date=2022-06-30|website=UPI|language=en}}</ref> Cost was a major issue for Peruvian President [[Ollanta Humala]], who was looking at competitively priced fighter jets that would fit the national budget. In 2014, Peru began to update the operations and mechanical equipment of its [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly|Cessna A-37]] aircraft, replacing analog controls with new digital hardware.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dialogo-americas.com/en/articles/peruvian-air-force-upgrades-fifth-37b-aircraft|title=Peruvian Air Force Upgrades Fifth A-37B Aircraft|work=Dialogo Americas|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-US}}</ref> Peru has been evaluating multiple helicopters to modernize or replace previous utility helicopters and search and rescue operations with the Italian-made [[AW139]]. The purchase would consist of 12 helicopters for a total of $193 million.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Following the unveiling of the [[KAI KF-21 Boramae]] in April 2021, ''[[The National Interest]]'' reported that Peru may be a potential customer for the [[Fourth-generation fighter#4.5 generation|4.5 generation fighter]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roblin|first=Sebastien|date=2021-04-13|title=Korea's New KF-21 Jet Isn't A Stealth Fighter—But Could Evolve Into One|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/korea%E2%80%99s-new-kf-21-jet-isn%E2%80%99t-stealth-fighter%E2%80%94-could-evolve-one-182600|access-date=2021-04-21|website=[[The National Interest]]|language=en}}</ref>

In June 2025, the Swedish Rikstag agreed to negotiate with the Peruvian Air Force for the sale of twelve Gripens of the E/F variants. These may replace the Mirage 2000's and MiG-29's.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Parliament authorizes negotiations with Peru for potential sale of 12 Gripen E/F fighter jets |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/swedish-parliament-authorizes-negotiations-with-peru-for-potential-sale-of-12-gripen-e-f-fighter-jets |website=armyrecognition.com |publisher=Army Recognition |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>

In July 2025, it was confirmed that Peru will buy 24 Saab Gripens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peru confirms purchase of 24 Swedish Gripen E/F fighter jets over French Rafale and US F-16 |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/peru-confirms-purchase-of-24-swedish-gripen-e-f-fighter-jets-over-french-rafale-and-us-f-16 |website=armyrecognition.com |publisher=Army Recognition |access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>

== Organization ==
[[File:Peruvian Cessna A-37 Dragonfly.jpg|thumb|Peruvian [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly]] in 2015]]

=== Air Wing Nº 1 ===
*'''Air Group Nº 6''' – headquarters: [[Chiclayo]]
** Air Squadron 612 ("''Fighting Roosters''" combat squadron operating [[MiG-29]]S | MiG-29SE | MiG-29SMP | MiG-29UBP)
*'''Air Group Nº 7''' – headquarters: [[Piura]]
** Air Squadron 711 ("''Scorpions''" combat squadron operating [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly]])
*'''Air Group Nº 11''' – headquarters: [[Talara]]
** Air Squadron 112 ("''Tigers''" combat squadron operating [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25UB]])

===Air Wing Nº 2===
*'''Air Group Nº 3''' – headquarters: [[Callao]]
** 315 Helicopter Squadron (operating [[MBB Bo 105]])
** Helicopter Squadron 332 (operating [[Bell 212]], [[Bell 412|Agusta-Bell AB-412SP]])
** Helicopter Squadron 341 (operating [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8 MTV-1]], [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17 H/1B]] | [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-171Sh]])
*'''Air Group Nº 8''' – headquarters: Callao
** Transport Squadron 841 (operating [[Boeing B-737-200]], [[Boeing 737-500]])
** Transport Squadron 842 (operating L-100-20 Hercules)
** Transport Squadron 843 (operating [[Antonov An-32|An-32B]])
** Transport Squadron 844 (operating [[C-27J Spartan]])
*'''Directorate of Air Surveillance and Recognition (DIVRA)''' '''&''' '''National Aerial Photography Service (SAN)''' – Headquarters: [[Lima]]
** Air Squadron 330 (operating UAS FAP Mk1, Mk2, Mk3, Mk4, Drone FAP Mk5 and Mk6)
** Air Squadron 331 (operating [[Learjet 35]] equipped with metric aerial cameras Leica RC-30 and GPS Trimble R7 GNSS)
** Air Squadron 334 (operating [[Fairchild C-26 Metroliner]], [[Aero Commander 500 family|Twin Commander 690B]])
*'''EFOPI – Pilot Training School (former Air Group Nº 51)''' – Headquarters: [[Pisco, Peru|Pisco]][[File:KAI KT-1 Woongbi Peru.jpg|thumb|Peruvian [[KAI KT-1 Woongbi|KAI KT-1P Woongbi]]]]
** Air Squadron 510 (basic training operating [[Schweizer 300|Schweizer S-300C]])
** Air Squadron 511 (basic training operating [[Zlin Z-242]])
** Air Squadron 512 (basic training operating [[KAI KT-1 Woongbi|KAI KT-1P]])
** Air Squadron 513 (advanced training operating KAI KT-1P)

===Air Wing Nº 3===
*'''Grupo Aéreo Nº 2''' – headquarters: Vítor ([[Arequipa]])
** Air Squadron 211 (Attack Helicopter Squadron "''Dragons of the Air''" operating [[Mi-25 (Mi-24D)|Mi-25 D/DU]] and [[Mi-35P|Mi-35 P]])
*'''Grupo Aéreo Nº 4''' – headquarters: La Joya (Arequipa)
** Air Squadron 412 ("''Hawks''" combat squadron operating [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000 P/DP]])
*'''Command School FAP''' – headquarters: La Joya (Arequipa)
*'''Puerto Maldonado Air Base'''
*'''Tacna Air Detachment'''

===Air Wing Nº 5===
*'''Air Group Nº 42''' – headquarters: [[Iquitos]]
** Air Squadron 421 (operating [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|DHC-6]] and [[Harbin Y-12|Y-12]])
** Air Squadron 422 (operating [[Pilatus PC-6|PC-6]])
*'''Santa Clara Air Base''' – headquarters: Iquitos

==Personnel==
[[File:MINISTRO NIETO VIAJÓ A PIURA PARA SUPERVISAR LA RESPUESTA DEL SECTOR DEFENSA Y LAS FFAA ANTE LA EMERGENCIA (33781080466).jpg|thumb|221x221px|Peruvian Air Force fleet in [[Piura]] in 2017]]
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Personnel (as of 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.resdal.org/art-rial.htm |title=RESDAL - Artículos destacados - los militares tras el fin del régimen de Fujimori-Montesinos |access-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210407/http://www.resdal.org/art-rial.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}, based on [[Decree|Supreme Decree]] DS No. 69 DE/SG of 2001.</ref>
|-
| [[Officer (armed forces)|Commissioned Officers]]
|align="right"| 1,909
|-
| [[Non-commissioned officer]]s
|align="right"| 7,559
|-
| [[Officer Cadet|Cadets]]
|align="right"| 325
|-
| [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO in training]]
|align="right"| 296
|-
| [[Enlisted rank|Enlisted]]
|align="right"| 7,880
|-
| Civilians
|align="right"| 8,708
|-
| Total
|align="right"| 17,969 <br>(excl. civilians)
|}
{{Clear}}

===Ranks===
{{main|Military ranks of Peru}}
;Commissioned officers
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Peru}}
|}

;NCOs and enlisted
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Peru}}
|}

==Equipment==
=== Aircraft ===
[[File:Peruvian Air Force MiG-29 SDLP.jpg|thumb|An Air Force [[MiG-29]] at ''Halcon-Condor 2010'' festival]]
[[File:FAP078.jpg|thumb|A [[Sukhoi Su-25]] in 2024]]
[[File:MI-35P FAP (crop).jpg|thumb|A [[Mil Mi-24|Mi-35]] in flight]]
[[File:Boeing 737 Peru (22862503407).jpg|thumb|A Boeing 737 of the Peruvian Air Force in 2014]]
[[File:KT-1P(I).jpg|thumb|An [[KAI KT-1 Woongbi|KT-1 Woongbi]] in flight]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat aircraft]]
|-
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000]]
| [[France]]
|multirole
| [[Dassault Mirage 2000#Mirage 2000P (Peru)|2000P]]
| 11<ref name="World Air Forces 2024">{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |year=2023 |title=World Air Forces 2024 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881 |access-date=17 April 2024 |publisher=[[FlightGlobal]]}}</ref>
| Two [[Dassault Mirage 2000#Mirage 2000P (Peru)|2000DP]]s provide conversion training. 
One Mirage 2000P lost in April 2024 in a training accident<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnaud |date=2024-04-12 |title=Crash mortel d'un Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000P. |url=https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2024/04/actu/crash-mortel-dun-dassault-aviation-mirage-2000p/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=avionslegendaires.net |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
|-
| [[MiG-29]]
| [[Russia]]
| multirole 
|
| 6 
| 2 provide conversion training
|-
| [[Sukhoi Su-25]]
| Russia
| attack
|
| 5
|
|-
| [[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly|Cessna A-37]]
| [[United States]]
|attack
| 
| 20<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]] 
| Sweden 
| multirole
|
|24 on order<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brahy |first=Jérôme |title=Peru confirms purchase of 24 Swedish Gripen E/F fighter jets over French Rafale and US F-16 |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/peru-confirms-purchase-of-24-swedish-gripen-e-f-fighter-jets-over-french-rafale-and-us-f-16 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Aerial refueling|Tanker]]
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130|KC-130 Hercules]]
| [[United States]]
| aerial refueling / transport
| [[Lockheed Martin KC-130#Variants|KC-130H]]
| 2<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance]]
|-
| [[Fairchild C-26 Metroliner|C-26 Metroliner]]
| [[United States]]
| surveillance / [[COMINT]]
|
|3<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|donated by the U.S. for anti-drug operations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensasur.com.ar/index.php/america-del-sur/peru/2637-demora-en-la-entrega-de-dos-aviones-c-26-modificados-para-la-fuerza-aerea-del-peru|title=Demora en la entrega de dos aviones C-26 modificados para la Fuerza Aérea del Perú|author=Administrator|accessdate=2014-12-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Learjet 35]]
| United States
|[[photomapping]]
|[[Learjet 35#Military variants|U-36]]
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| [[Boeing 737]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP]] 
|
| |1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|Piper PA-34]]
| United States
| utility 
| 
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[Alenia C-27J Spartan|C-27J Spartan]]
| [[Italy]]
| transport 
|
| 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 8 on order
|-
| [[Antonov An-32]]
| [[Ukraine]]
| transport
|
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-afghanistans-fall-reshaped-world-air-forces-inventory/146576.article|title=World Air Forces 2022|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|year=2022|accessdate=2022-05-06|url-access=registration}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Beechcraft Baron]]
|[[United States]]
|utility 
|
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|DHC-6 Twin Otter]]
| [[Canada]]
| utility transport
|
| 15<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| [[STOL]] capable aircraft 
|-
| [[Lockheed L-100 Hercules|Lockheed L-100]]
| United States
| transport
|
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 
|-
|[[Pilatus PC-6 Porter|Pilatus PC-6]]
|[[Switzerland]]
| utility / transport
|
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|[[STOL]] capable aircraft 
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Helicopter]]s
|-
|[[Bell 412]]
|[[United States]]
|utility 
|
|3<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 
|-
| [[Mil Mi-17]]
| [[Russia]]
| utility
|[[Mil Mi-17#Variants|Mi-17/171]]
| 9<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
| [[Mil Mi-24]]
| Russia
| attack
|[[Mil Mi-24 variants|Mi-35]]
| 16<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
|[[MBB Bo 105]]
| [[Germany]]
|utility
|
|2<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[SH-3 Sea King]]
| [[United States]]
| Airborne early warning
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]
| 
| 6 on order<ref name="PeruWDMMA">{{cite web|url=https://www.wdmma.org/peruvian-air-force.php|title=Peruvian Air Force (2021) |date=2021-05-26|accessdate=2024-04-14}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Trainer aircraft]]
|-
| [[Zlín Z 42]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| trainer
| [[Zlín Z 42#Variants|Z 242]]
| 3<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
|[[AMD Alarus|CH2000]]
| [[United States]]
| trainer 
|
|9<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|8 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
| [[Piper PA-44 Seminole|Piper PA-44]]
| United States
| multi-engine trainer 
| 
|1<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
|[[Sikorsky S-300]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Helicopter|rotorcraft]] trainer 
|
|4<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 
|-
|[[Enstrom 280]]
| [[United States]]
| [[Helicopter|rotorcraft]] trainer 
|
| 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 4 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
|[[KAI KT-1 Woongbi|KT-1 Woongbi]]
| [[Republic of Korea]]
|primary trainer
|[[KAI KT-1 Woongbi#Variants|KT-1P]]
|19<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|1 lost in 2025<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paucar |first=Luis |date=2025-05-21 |title=Desaparece aeronave militar de instrucción en Pisco: FAP le perdió el rastro y continúa búsqueda de fuselaje |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2025/05/21/desaparece-aeronave-que-realizaba-instruccion-de-pilotos-en-pisco-fuerza-aerea-le-perdio-contacto-y-activa-protocolo/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=infobae |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aermacchi MB-339]]
| [[Italy]]
| jet trainer
| 
| 5<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
|-
| [[UAV FAP]]
| Peru
| [[Reconnaissance]]
| 
| 5
|}

=== Infantry weapons ===
[[File:PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.png|thumb|The M4 carbine]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;"|Name
! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;"|Variant
! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="5" | [[Small arms]]
|-
| [[Vektor SP1]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Montes|first=Julio A.|date=August 2011|title=Peruvian Small Arms: Gunning for the Shining Path|url=http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peru.pdf|journal=Small Arms Defense Journal|pages=25–29}}</ref>
|[[South Africa]]
| [[semi-automatic pistol|semi-auto pistol]]
|
|
|-
| [[AKM]]<ref name=":02" />
|[[Soviet Union]]
| [[assault rifle]]
| 
|
|-
| [[M4 carbine]]<ref name=":02" /> 
|[[United States]]
| [[assault rifle]]
| [[M4 carbine#M4A1|M4A1]] 
|
|-
| [[IMI Galil]]<ref name=":02" />
|[[Israel]]
| assault rifle
|
|
|-
| [[Milkor BXP]]<ref name=":02" />
| South Africa 
| [[submachine gun]]
| 
|
|-
| [[Uzi]]<ref name=":02" />
|Israel 
| submachine gun
|
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="5"| [[Air defense]]
|-
| [[9K38 Igla]]<ref name=":02" />
|[[Russia]]
| [[MANPADS]]
|
|
|-
|[[Javelin (surface-to-air missile)|Javelin]]<ref name="IISS212">{{cite journal|author=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)|author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies|date=2021|title=The Military Balance 2021|journal=The Military Balance|language=en}}</ref>
|[[United Kingdom]]
|MANPADS
|
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="5"| [[Armor]]
|-
| [[BTR-60]]<ref name=":02" />
|[[Soviet Union]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
|
|[[Amphibious vehicle|amphibious]] capable vehicle
|-
| [[BRDM-2]]<ref name=":02" />
|[[Soviet Union]]
| [[Armoured personnel carrier]]
|[[BRDM-2#Variants|Malyutka]]
|[[Amphibious vehicle|amphibious]] capable vehicle
|}

==See also==
* [[Cenepa War]]
* [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]]
* [[Paquisha War|Falso Paquisha War]]
* [[José Quiñones Gonzales]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*Cobas, Efraín, ''[[Las Fuerzas Armadas Peruanas en el Siglo XXI]]''. [[CESLA]], 2003.
*Marchessini, Alejo, "La Fuerza Aérea del Perú"; ''[[Defensa]]'' 295: 30–42 (November 2002).
*Marchessini, Alejo, "La aviación de combate de origen ruso de la FAP"; ''[[Defensa]]'' 342: 34–36 (October 2006).
*Marchessini, Alejo, "El Servicio de Material de Guerra de la FAP"; ''[[Defensa]]'' 355: 48–50 (November 2007).

==External links==
{{Commons category|Air force of Peru|Peruvian Air Force}}
*[http://www.fap.mil.pe/ Official Air Force of Peru Website]
*[http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/peru/index.php Peruvian military aircraft Order of Battle]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060711033439/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/peru/per-airforce.htm Aeroflight]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090630002301/http://maquina-de-combate.com/fotos_y_videos/Fuerza-Aerea-del-Peru Maquina de Combate]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061012220032/http://www.scramble.nl/pe.htm Order of Battle] at [[Scramble (magazine)|Scramble]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060327141627/http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/peru/per.html World Air Forces]

{{Peruvian Armed Forces}}
{{Air forces in Latin America}}
{{Air forces}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Peruvian Air Force| ]]
[[Category:1929 establishments in Peru]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1929]]