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L-39 Albatros

Force Atlas / Equipment / L-39 Albatros

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Combat aircraft · light attack / trainer

L-39 Albatros

Jet trainers pressed into light-attack service, part of the 2022 Russian delivery packages.

FieldedEvidence: Documented
Silhouette · not to scale

Record

FamilyL-39
VariantsL-39C
OriginCzechoslovakia
Era1972 service entry; delivered to Mali 2022
Appears inMali

Conflict relevance

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Mali · Force Atlas

Operators

Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) · Primary operator
DonorsRussia

Branch & service operators

PartialConfidence: moderateStatus as of 2026-06Reviewed 2026-07-15Sources: Established international media reportingMethodology