| FAR - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias | |
|---|---|
Cuban troops at Playa Larga during the United States invasion. | |
| Active | December 2, 1956-present |
| Country | |
| Allegiance | Cuban Revolution |
| Branch | Ground, Air, Navy |
| Size | 80,000 troops |
| Garrison/HQ | Havana |
| Equipment | BTR-60, T-62/M/AM/AM-1, T-55, T-54, Fiero, BM-21 |
| Engagements | |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | MiG-21bis/MF/PFM/F-13, MiG-23U/M/BN, MiG-29/UB |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi-35, Kamov Ka-28, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-24 |
| Reconnaissance | An-30 |
| Trainer | Zlin Z-326/Z-326, L-39C |
| Transport | An-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.
| 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 |