page_title: Antonov An-26
section_title: Military operators
hierarchical_section_title: Antonov An-26 / Operators / Military operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Slovak Air Force Antonov An-26 (serial number 3208) at Farnborough Airshow 2008
context_page_description: The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.
context_section_description:  Angola
  National Air Force of Angola – one An-24 or An-26 operated December 2015.
   Belarus
  Belarusian Air Force – three operated December 2016.
   Cape Verde
  Cape Verde Army – 3
   Chad
  Chad Air Force – three in service December 2016.
   China
  23 Xian Y-7; 4 Xian Y-7-100; includes all types of Y-7 aircraft
  People's Liberation Army Air Force
  People's Liberation Army Navy
   Cuba
  Cuban Air Force – operated 17, two in service December 2016.
   Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Air Force – two in service December 2015.
   Ethiopia
  Ethiopian Air Force – one
   Ivory Coast
  Ivory Coast Air Force – two in service August 2018.
   Kazakhstan
  Kazakh Air Force – five An-24 or An-26 in service December 2015.; Received one refurbished An-26 from Ukraine on 3 November 2017.
   Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyz Air Force – two donated from Russia in August 2017.
   Laos
  Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force – one in service December 2016.
   Libya
  Libyan Air Force – two An-24/An-26 as of December 2016.
   Madagascar
  Malagasy Air Force – one
   Moldova
  Moldovan Air Force – one as of December 2016.
   Mozambique
  Mozambique Air Force – one as of December 2016.
   Namibia
  Namibian Air Force – one as of December 2016.
   Nicaragua
  Nicaraguan Air Force – four as of February 2018.
   Puntland
  Puntland Maritime Police Force – one
   Russia
  Russian Air Force – 104 as of December 2016.
  Russian Naval Aviation
  Border Guard Service of Russia
   Serbia
  Serbian Air Force – two in service, four in reserve as of December 2016.
   Sudan
  Sudanese Air Force – six as of December 2016; at least one used as an improvised bomber
   Syria
  Syrian Air Force – two as of December 2016; one crashed
   Ukraine
  Ukrainian Naval Aviation – two as of December 2016
  Ukrainian Air Force – around 22 as of 2017
   Uzbekistan
  Uzbek Air Force – four as of December 2016
   Vietnam
  Vietnamese Air Force – 30 as of December 2016
   Yemen
  Yemen Air Force – six
caption: Slovak Air Force An-26 at Farnborough Airshow, 2008
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