Operation Orange
| Operation Orange | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South African Border War and Cuban intervention in Angola | |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 of the Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR) | |
| Planned | August 1985 |
| Planned by | Captain Jorge González Perez Trujillo Hernández Eduardo González Sarria |
| Objective | Destruction of South African aircraft and air defences at Ondangwa, Ruacana, or Rundu |
| Date | July 1986 |
| Executed by | Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force |
| Outcome | Cancelled |
Operation Orange was a planned Cuban air interdiction campaign to be carried out against the South African Air Force (SAAF) during the South African Border War. It was originally scheduled for July 1986, but was postponed until September 1986, when it was finally cancelled. The purpose of Operation Orange was to cripple the SAAF's ability to conduct combat operations over Angola by attacking one or all three of its primary bases in northern South West Africa (Namibia) with Kh-23 Grom missiles and unguided bombs.