it man ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁aircraft ▁were ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁at ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am ▁and ▁M w anza ▁air ▁bases . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁estimates ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁suggest ▁that ▁T anz ania ' s ▁air ▁force ▁command ▁oper ates ▁ 3 2 ▁aircraft ▁in ▁ 3 ▁different ▁types . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁they ▁are ▁operating ▁ 1 4 ▁f igh ters , ▁ 1 1 ▁fixed - wing ▁attack ▁aircraft ▁and ▁ 7 ▁transport ▁aircraft . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁K - 8 ▁tra iner ▁jet ▁of ▁T anz ania ▁Air ▁Force ▁Command ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁killing ▁both ▁pil ots . ▁ ▁Naval ▁Command ▁ ▁The ▁n avy ▁oper ates ▁ 9 ▁fast ▁attack ▁craft ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁pat rol ▁boats . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Command ▁is ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Richard ▁Mut ay oba ▁Mak an zo . ▁ ▁The ▁closing ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁joint ▁T anz an ian - Ch inese ▁exercise ▁Bey ond / Trans c end ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁K ig amb oni ▁Naval ▁Base ▁attended ▁by ▁guests ▁that ▁included ▁China ’ s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁T anz ania , ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁T PDF , ▁and ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁n avy ▁and ▁air ▁force . ▁The ▁exercise ▁between ▁the ▁Chinese ▁People ’ s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁Navy ▁and