Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba

FAR - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
Cuban troops at Playa Larga during the United States invasion.
ActiveDecember 2, 1956-present
Country Cuba
AllegianceCuban Revolution
BranchGround, Air, Navy
Size80,000 troops
Garrison/HQHavana
EquipmentBTR-60, T-62/M/AM/AM-1, T-55, T-54, Fiero, BM-21
Engagements
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Aircraft flown
FighterMiG-21bis/MF/PFM/F-13, MiG-23U/M/BN, MiG-29/UB
HelicopterMil Mi-35, Kamov Ka-28, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-24
ReconnaissanceAn-30
TrainerZlin Z-326/Z-326, L-39C
TransportAn-26, Yak-40, An-24

The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba (Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) are the Cuban military armed forces.

They are Latin America's most equipped military and most experienced of the hispanic region.

They were established on December of 1956 during the consolidation of the Cuban Revolution.


Current inventory

Aircraft Origin In service
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 Russian SFSR 12
MiG-23 Soviet Union 79
MiG-21 Soviet Union 135
Transport/Reconnaissance
Yakovlev Yak-40 Russia 2
Antonov An-24 Soviet Union 4
Antonov An-26 Soviet Union 20
Antonov An-30 Soviet Union 1
Antonov An-32 Russia 2
Helicopters
Kamov Ka-28 Russian SFSR 4
Mil Mi-8 Soviet Union 2
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union 7
Mil Mi-14 Soviet Union 5
Mil Mi-35 Russian SFSR 8
Mil Mi-24 Russia 12
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39 Czechoslovakia 25
Zlin Z-326 Czechoslovakia 20
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