March 28, 2004 at 6:50 pm
the rise of gas exports and cottons has certainly helped Turkmenistan’s income.. according to this article..
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/rca/rca_200401_256_1_eng.txt
the Turkmen airforce and army has undergone much modernization and some new arms purchases (in fear of what they saw in Iraq)
at best I found these pics and information..


MiG-23M/U 220/10
MiG-25/U 24
MiG-21 3
MiG-29/U 22/2
Su-7B/17M/UM 3/65
Su-25 46
Mi-24 10
An-12 3
An-24 1
Mi-8 10
L-39 2
however these all reflect older strength and some aircraft are in storage (primarily the MiG-23s)
I figured it’d be easier to find AF pics these days since their leader, the “Turkmenbashi” has been showing off his military in parades..




