Thảo luận:Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
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[sửa] Tên gọi lực lượng
Nếu tên của quân đội là "Quân đội Nhân dân Việt Nam" thì tên của lực lượng không quân có phải là "Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam" không? Mekong Bluesman 19:57, 9 tháng 8 2006 (UTC)
- Đúng vậy, cũng như Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam. Avia (thảo luận) 03:00, 10 tháng 8 2006 (UTC)
Ném bom Mang Cá An-2 Mig 17 ném bom tàu
1975-2006 (Reunified Vietnam)
The VPAF did not play much of a role during the 1975 Invasion of South Vietnam. The only sorties flown were with five captured VNAF A-37s. SA-2s were transported into South Vietnam to counter possible US military air strikes.
After the end of the Vietnam War (called the American War in Vietnam) in May 1975, more regiments were formed. No. 935 fighter regiment "Dong Nai" and no. 937 fighter-bomber regiment "Hau Giang" (Trung Doan Khong Quan Cuong Kich 937), followed by no. 918 transport regiment "Hong Ha" (Trung Doan Khong Quan Van Tai 918) and no. 917 mixed transport regiment "Dong Thap" were created in July 1975. In September 1975, the four newly created regiments were formed into the 372nd Air Division (Su Doan Khong Quan 372). In December 1975, the 370th Air Division "Hai Van" was formed, including among others the 925th fighter regiment.
On May 31, 1977, the Vietnam People's Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) was separated from the Air Defense Force (Phong Khong Viet Nam).
When Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979, former VNAF A-37s flew most of the ground support missions. These aircraft were more suited to the role than the MiGs. Former VNAF F-5Es, C-123s, C-130s, and UH-1s were used by the VPAF for many years after the end of the War.
Today the VPAF operates late model Mig-21s, Su-22s and Su-27/30s as their combat aircraft. Most of the Air Forces in the region are much better equipped and trained than the VPAF is today.[citations needed] Most of the Anti-Aircraft Missiles and Artillery is outdated and would be ineffective against Western or Western Equipped Air Forces. Many of those Air Forces use lessons learned in the Vietnam War.