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The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is the primary branch of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces responsible for land-oriented military operations. It is the largest service branch under the Zimbabwean Joint Operations Command (JOC).
Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (IATA: GWE, ICAO: FVTL) is one of the two main air bases of the Air Force of Zimbabwe located near the central city of Gweru. [3] The airbase is home to air force fighter squadrons and the Pilot Training School. According to Janes Defence Weekly of 6 September 2006, a US$41.5m simulation center was being established. A ...
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) are the military forces responsible for the defence of Zimbabwe against external threats from other countries, and also to suppress internal armed factions. It is composed of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ). (As a landlocked country Zimbabwe does not have
Manyame Air Base (IATA: HRE, ICAO: FVRG) is one of the two main air bases for the Air Force of Zimbabwe, and is located at Harare International (Robert Gabriel Mugabe) Airport. Formerly known as New Sarum Air Force Station , Manyame Air Base is home to the fixed-wing transport (Falcon) squadron, as well as the two helicopter squadrons (Spider ...
Zimbabwe's well-trained military entered the war as the best-equipped side. In mid-August 1998, the AFZ deployed five or six F-7s, most of the C.212s, at least four Cessna 337G Lynxs, and a dozen or more helicopters, including Alouettes, Bell 412s and Mi-35s, to Congo. All aircraft were flown by Zimbabwean pilots.
The Madimbo Corridor, is a northern military base in the Limpopo Province that borders Zimbabwe in South Africa, and is contiguous with the Matshakatini Nature Reserve. [2] It is controlled by the South African National Defence Force and used as a military training zone [ 3 ] and a cordon sanitaire .
Located near Chegutu, Fylde Air Force Base is one of the three main air bases for the Air Force of Zimbabwe home to air defence and regimental training. The base is also tasked with anti air artillery and radar systems training. A full range of amenities, which include workshops, transport fleets, equipment depots, accommodation, sporting and ...
The 5th Brigade was trained from August 1981, when the first North Korean military advisers arrived in Zimbabwe, [8] to June 1982 at Inyanga, an isolated mountain base near the Zimbabwean-Mozambican border. [1] It was then moved to its permanent base in Gweru. [1]