List of air forces

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A

• Afghanistan

• *Afghan Air Force

• Albania

• *Albanian Air Force - Forcave Ajrore

• Algeria

• *Algerian Air Force - Al Quwwat aljawwija aljaza'eriiya

• Angola

• *People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola - Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea y Antiaérea

• Argentina

• *Argentine Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina (1945)
• *Argentine naval aviation - Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina
• *Argentine army aviation - Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino

• Armenia

• *Armenian Air Force

• Australia

• *Australian Flying Corps
• *Australian Air Corps
• *Royal Australian Air Force

• *Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
• *Australian Army Aviation Corps

• Austria

• *Austrian Air Force - Östereichische Luftstreitkräfte
• **(formerly) Austro-Hungarian Air Corps - Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen

• Azerbaijan

• *Azerbaijan Air Force

B

• Bahamas

• *Royal Bahamas Defence Force

• Bahrain

• *Royal Bahraini Air Force

• Bangladesh

• *Bangladeshi Air Force - বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh Biman Bahini

• Barbados

• *Barbados Defence Force

• Belgium

• *Belgian Air Force - Belgische Luchtmacht/Force Aérienne Belge

• Belize

• *Belize Defence Force

• Benin

• *Benin Air Force - Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin

• Bhutan

• *Bhutan Air Force

• Bolivia

• *Bolivian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Boliviana

• Botswana

• *Botswana Defence Force Air Wing

• Brazil

• *Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira
• *Brazilian naval aviation - Commando da Força Aeronaval
• *Brazilian army aviation - Aviação do Exército Brasileiro

• Brunei

• *Royal Brunei Air Force - Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei

• Bulgaria

• *Bulgarian Air Force - Български Военно въздушни Сили - Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushni Sili

• Burkina Faso

• *Burkina Faso Air Force - Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso

• Burundi

• *Burundi army aviation - Force Armée du Burundi

C

• Cambodia

• *Royal Cambodian Air Force - Force Aérienne Royale Cambodge

• Cameroon

• *Cameroon Air Force - Armée de l'Air du Cameroun

• Canada

• *Canadian Armed Forces, Air Command (AIRCOM)
• *Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (pre-1968)

• Cape Verde

• *Cape Verde Air Force - Forza Aerea Caboverdaine
• *Cape Verde Coast Guard - Guarda Costeira de Cabo Verde

• Central African Republic

• *Central African Republic Air Force - Force Aérienne Centrafricaine

• Chad

• *Chad Air Force - Force Aérienne Tchadienne

• Chile

• *Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh)
• *Chilean naval aviation - Aviación Naval
• *Chilean army aviation - Brigada de Aviación del Ejército

• China, People's Republic of

• *People's Liberation Army Air Force - 解放军空军
• *People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force - 解放军海军航空兵

• China, Republic of (Taiwan)

• *Republic of China Air Force - 中華民國空軍 - Chung Hua Min Kuo Kung Chuan
• *Republic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command
• *Republic of China Navy Aviation Command

• Colombia

• *Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
• *Colombian naval aviation - Aviación Naval
• *Colombian army aviation - Aviación del Ejército

• Comoros

• *Comorian Air Force - Aviation Militaire Comorienne

• Congo(Repubilic of/Congo-Brazaville)

• *Congolese Air Force - I'Armee de l'Air du Congo

• Congo (Democratic republic od/Congo-Kinsassa)

• * Congolese (DRC) Air Force Force Aérienne du Congo

• Costa Rica

• *Air Force of Costa Rica - Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea

• Croatia

• *Croatian Air Force and Defense - Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzracna Obrana

• Cuba

• *Cuban Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria

• Czech Republic

• *Czech air force - Vzdušné síly armády České republiky

D

• Denmark

• *Royal Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet (1950)
• ** Conglomerate of Hærens Flyvertropper (1912) and Marinens Flyvevæsen (1911).
• *Royal Danish Navy Flying Service - Søværnets Flyvetjeneste - SVF (1962).
• **Navy aviation will be placed under the Air Force as squadron 728 (2008).
• *Royal Danish Army Flying Service - Hærens Flyvetjeneste - HFT (1971).
• **Army aviation has been placed under the Air Force as squadron 724.

• Djibouti

• *Djibouti Air Force - Force Aérienne du Djibouti

• Dominican Republic

• *Dominican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Dominicana

E

• Ecuador

• *Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana
• *Ecuadorian naval aviation - Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana
• *Ecuadorian army aviation - Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriano

• Egypt

• *Egyptian Air Force - Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya

• El Salvador

• *El Salvador Air Force

• Eritrea

• *Eritrean Air Force

• Estonia

• *Estonian Air Force - Eesti Õhuvägi

• Ethiopia

• *Ethiopian Air Force - Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl

F

• Fiji

• *Republic of Fiji Military Forces

• Finland

• *Finnish Air Force - Ilmavoimat (1918-44) 1945

• *Finnish army aviation - Maavoimat
• *Finnish Frontier Guard - Rajavartiolaitos

• France

• *French Air Force - Armée de l'Air (1933)

• *French naval air arm - Aéronavale
• *French army aviation - Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre

G

• Gabon

• *Gabon Air Force - Armée de l'Air Gabonaise

• Gambia

• *Gambian Air Wing

• Georgia

• *Georgian Air Force

• Germany

• *German Air Force - Luftwaffe (1935-45 and 1955)

• **East German Air Force - Luftstreitkräfte der Nationale VolksArmee (1956-90)

• *German naval air arm - Marineflieger (1955)

• **Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches - (1911-19)

• **Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches - (1910-19)

• Ghana

• *Ghana Air Force

• Greece

• *Greek Air Force - Πολεμική Αεροπορία - Polemiki Aeroporia (1930)

• *Greek naval aviation - Πολεμική Ναυτικο - Polemiko Navtiko
• *Greek army aviation - Αεροπορία Στρατού - Aeroporia Stratou
• *Greek Coast Guard - Λιμενικό Σώμα - Limeniko Soma

• Guatemala

• *Guatemalan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca

• Guinea

• *Guinea Air Force - Force Aerienne de Guinee

• Guinea-Bissau

• *Guinea-Bissau Air Force - Força Aérea da Guine-Bissau

• Guyana

• *Guyana Defence Force

H

• Haiti

• *Haiti Air Corps - Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti

• Honduras

• *Honduran Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Hondureña

• Hungary

• *Hungarian Air Force - Magyar Légierő

I

• Iceland

• *Icelandic Coast Guard - Landhelgisgaeslan Islands

• India

• *Indian Air Force - भारतीय वायु सेना Bharatiya Vayu Sena

• Indonesia

• *Indonesian Air Force - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara
• *Indonesian naval aviation - Dinas Penerbangan TNI Indonesia Angkatan Laut
• *Indonesian army aviation - Dinas Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Darat

• Iran

• *Iranian Air Force

• Iraq

• *Iraqi Air Force

• Republic of Ireland

• *Irish Air Corps - Aer Chór na hÉireann

• Israel

• *Israeli Air Force - חיל האוויר - Heyl Ha'Avir (1948)

• Italy

• *Italian Air Force - Aeronàutica Militàre (1946)
• **(Formerly Règia Aeronàutica) (1923-43)

• *Italian navy aviation - Marìna Militàre
• *Italian army aviation - Aviazione dell'Esèrcito

• Côte d'Ivoire

• *Côte d'Ivoire Air Force - Force Aérienne de la Cote d'Ivoire

J

• Jamaica

• *Jamaican Defence Force

• Japan
• *Imperial Japanese Military-pre 1945.

• **Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service - Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Koku Hombu (1910)
• **Imperial Japanese Army Air Service - Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Koku Hombu (1910)
• *Japan Self-Defense Forces

• **Air Force - Japan Air Self-Defense Force - 航空自衛隊 Nihon Koku-Jieitai (1954)
• **A brand new service patterned on the US Air Force.
• **Naval aviation - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Kaijo Jieitai
• **Army aviation - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force - Rikujo Jieitai

• Jordan

• *Royal Jordanian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya

K

• Kazakhstan

• *Kazakhstan Air Force

• Kenya

• *Kenya Air Force

• Korea, North

• *Korean People's Army Air Force

• Korea, South

• *Republic of Korea Air Force

• Kuwait

• *Kuwait Air Force - Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya

• Kyrgyzstan

• *Kyrgyzstan Air Force

L

• Laos

• *Laotian Air Force

• Latvia

• *Latvian Air Force - Latvijas Gaisaspeki

• Lebanon

• *Lebanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnamia

• Lesotho

• *Lesotho Defence Force

• Liberia

• *Army aviation - Liberian Army Air Wing

• Libya

• *Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwatal Jawwiya al Jamahiriya al Arabia al Libyya

• Lithuania

• *Lithuanian Air Force - Karinės Oro Pajėgos

• Luxembourg

• *NATO Airborne Early Warning Force

M

• Republic of Macedonia

• *Macedonian Air Force - Военно Воздухопловство и Противвоздушна Одбрана - Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo i Protivvozdushna Odbrana

• Madagascar

• *Malagasy Air Force - Armée de l'Air Malgache

• Malawi

• *Army aviation - Malawi Army Air Wing

• Malaysia

• *Royal Malaysian Air Force - Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia

• Mali

• *Mali Air Force - Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali

• Malta

• *Armed Forces of Malta

• Mauritania

• *Mauritanian Air Force - Force Aérienne de la Islamique de Mauritanie

• Mauritius

• *Mauritius Coast Guard

• Mexico

• *Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana
• *Mexican naval aviation - Fuerza Aeronaval

• Moldova

• *Moldova Air Force

• Mongolia

• *Mongolian Air Force

• Morocco

• *Royal Moroccan Air Force - Alkowat al malakiya al jawiya

• Mozambique

• *Mozambique Air Force - Força Aérea de Moçambique

N

• Namibia

• *Namibian Air Force

• Nepal

• *Royal Nepal Army Air Wing

• Netherlands

• *Royal Netherlands Air Force - Koninklijke Luchtmacht (1953)
• **Formerly Luchtvaartafdeeling (1913) of the Dutch Army.
• *Netherlands naval aviation - Marineluchtvaartdienst (1917)

• New Zealand

• *Royal New Zealand Air Force (1923)

• **Separated from the Royal Air Force.
• *(Royal New Zealand Navy aircraft are in No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Army aviation is merged with Air Force).

• Nicaragua

• *Nicaraguan Air Force - Fuerza Aerea de Nicaragua

• Niger

• *Niger Air Force - Force Aérienne du Niger

• Nigeria

• *Nigerian Air Force

• Norway

• *Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret (1944)
• ** Conglomerate of (army) Hærens Flyvevesen (1915) and (navy) Marinens Flyvevesen (1916).

O

• Oman

• *Royal Oman Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman

• Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
• *Regional Security System

P

• Pakistan

• *Pakistani Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya

• Panama

• *Panamanian Air Force - Servicio Aéreo Nacional

• Papua New Guinea

• *Papua New Guinea Defence Force

• Paraguay

• *Paraguay Air Force - Aeronautica Militar Paraguaya

• Peru

• *Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú
• *Peruvian naval aviation - Fuerza Aviación Naval del Peru
• *Peruvian army aviation - Ejército del Perú

• Philippines

• *Philippine Air Force - Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas

• Poland

• *Polish Air Force - Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

• *Polish naval aviation - Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej

• Portugal

• *Portuguese Air Force - Força Aérea Portuguesa

Q

• Qatar

• *Qatar Air Force

R

• Romania

• *Romanian Air Force - Fortele Aeriene Române

• Russia

• *Russian Federation Air Force - Военно-Воздушные Силы - Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili (1991)
• *Russian naval aviation - Авиация Военно-Морской Флота - Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota

• Rwanda

• *Rwandan Air Force - Force Aérienne Rwandaise

S

• Saudi Arabia

• *Royal Saudi Air Force - Al Quwwat al Jawwiya as Sa'udiya

• Senegal

• *Senegalese Air Force - Armée de L'Air du Senegal

• Serbia

• *Serbian Air Force

• Seychelles

• *Seychelles Island Development Company

• Sierra Leone

• *Sierra Leone Defence Force

• Singapore

• *Republic of Singapore Air Force Tentera Udara Singapura

• Slovakia

• *Slovak Air Force - Velitelstvo Vzdušnych Sil

• Somalia

• *Somali Air Corps - Cuerpo Aeronautica della Somalia

• South Africa

• *South African Air Force - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

• Spain

• *Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

• *Spanish naval aviation - Arma Aérea de la Armada
• *Spanish army aviation - Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra

• Sri Lanka

• *Sri Lanka Air Force

• Sudan

• *Sudanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya

• Suriname

• *Suriname Air Force - Surinaamse Luchtmacht

• Swaziland

• *Swazi Air Force

• Sweden

• *Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet (1926)
• *Arméflyget (army) and Marinflyget (navy) both from 1911 has been merged and placed under the Air Force 2003 as Försvarsmaktens Helikopterflottilj.

• Switzerland

• *Swiss Air Force - Schweizer Luftwaffe, Forces aériennes suisses, Forze Aeree Svizzere

• Syria

• *Syrian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya

T

• Taiwan, see China, Republic of

• Tajikistan

• *Tajik Air Force

• Tanzania

• *Tanzanian Air Force - Jeshi la la Anga la Wananchi la Tanzania

• Thailand

• *Royal Thai Air Force

• Togo

• *Togolese Air Force - Force Aérienne Togolaise

• Trinidad and Tobago

• *Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

• Tunisia

• *Tunisian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia

• Turkey

• *Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri

• Turkmenistan

• *Turkmenistan Air Force

U

• Uganda

• Ukraine

• * Ukrainian Air Force - Військово-Повітряні Сили України - Viys'kovo-Povitriani Syly Ukrayiny
• * Ukrainian naval aviation - Авіація Військово-Морських Сил - Aviatsiya Viys'kovo-Mors'kykh Syl

• United Arab Emirates

• * United Arab Emirates Air Force

• United Kingdom

• * Royal Air Force (1918)

• ** (Formerly) Royal Flying Corps (1912) and Royal Naval Air Service (1914)
• * Fleet Air Arm (1937)

• ** Formerly part of the RAF
• * Army Air Corps (1942)
• ** Formerly part of the RAF

• United States of America

* United States Air Force (1947)

• Uruguay

• * Uruguayan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya

• Uzbekistan

• *Uzbekistan Air Force

V

• Venezuela

• Vietnam

Y

• Yemen

Z

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

Former Air Forces

• Soviet Union

• Former Yugoslavia

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