Top 10 African Countries With The Strongest Air Force in 2020

Hello Displorers, Welcome back to another informative video and thanks for watching. In this video we will be bringing you the Top 10 African countries with the best airforce. Many nations maintain their immense military powers with the help of numerous armaments such as fighter jets, nuclear devices, and armored vehicles. So one tends to ask which country holds the spot for the best airforce in Africa. In this list, we highlight the Top 10 Most Powerful Air-force in Africa. We talk a little about what makes them tick – the personnel strength, aircraft fleet, budget, as well as highlight a few missions that they have undertaken, by which they might have earned themselves some reputation as Air-forces to reckon with on the continent and beyond.
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Without wasting further time, In no particular order , here are the Top 10 Best Air-forces in Africa.






10. Ethiopian Air Force

This is one of the most experienced Air-forces on this list of the strongest air forces in Africa; the recent war with Eritrea has given the Ethiopian Air-force sufficient combat experience in the air to ground and air to air maneuvers. They have a total of 80 functional aircraft, and of that number 48 are classified as attack air-crafts. In the year 2012, Ethiopia spent 340 million dollars on defense, and that figure amounts to 0.8 percent of her Gross Domestic Product. Their main attack force is 48 air-crafts strong and comprises of Su-25 Frogfoot (s), and MiG-21, and also Mig-23, with Su-27(s) also available. The Ethiopian Air-force has been involved in the following engagements: the Ethiopian Civil War, Ethiopian-Somali War, Ethiopian -Eritrean War.


9. Tunisian Airforce

Within and beyond North Africa, Tunisia possesses one of the best air forces. The country has strengthened its air force with quite a number of UAVs and aircraft. Besides that, the country has more sophisticated armaments in its arsenal. Tunisia’s air force is best known for its vibrant operations aimed at safeguarding the country’s internal and external territories. Transport aircraft in their fleet are 89 units, while 40 other air-crafts are used for training and retraining of personnel. The Tunisian Air-force has a personnel strength of 3,000 persons in service.
Tunisia spent 746 million dollars on defense in the year 2012, and that figure amounted to 3 percent of their total Gross Domestic Product.

8. Nigerian Air-force

The Nigerian Airforce has a shadow of human rights violations but also has very good troop motivation and welfare to boast of. They have about 110 aircraft in their fleet, and 31 of these are classified as attack air-crafts. There are 53 transport air-crafts in the Nigerian Airforce, 40 air-crafts serve for training and retraining of personnel. The Nigerian Airforce has 25,000 active personnel on its payroll. The Nigerian Airforce has undertaken the following engagements: Nigerian Civil War, the Liberian Civil War, Sierra Leone Civil War, and the Niger Delta Conflict. They were involved in the Northern Mali War, and are currently involved in the Boko Haram War. It is always fascinating to find out the position Nigeria holds amongst Africa’s best air forces.




7. Ugandan Airforce