List of air forces - Definition and Overview

This is a list of Air Forces, sorted alphabetically by country. It includes naval air arms, army aviation corps, and coast guards. Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Afghanistan
  • Afghan Air Force

• Albania
  • Albanian Air Force - Forcave Ajrore

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

• Angola
  • Angolan Air Force - Força Aérea Popular de Angola

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

• Armenia
  • Armenian Air Force

• Australia
  • Royal Australian Air Force
  • Royal Australian Navy
  • 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 - Bangladesh Biman Bahini

• Barbados
  • Barbados Defence Force

• Belgium
  • Belgian Air Force - Belgishe 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 - Comando da Força Aeronaval
  • Brazilian army aviation - Aviação do Exército (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 Costeiro de Cabo Verde

• Central African Republic
  • Central African Republic Air Force - Force Aérienne Centrafricaine

• Chad
  • Chad Air Force - Force Aérienne Tchadienne

• People's Republic of China
  • People's Liberation Army Air Force - 解放军空军
  • Naval aviation - People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force - 解放军海军航空兵
  • Army aviation - People's Liberation Army - 解放军

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

• Comoros
  • Comoros Air Force - Aviation Militaire Comorienne

• Congo
  • Congolese Air Force - Force Aérienne du Congo

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

• Croatia
  • Croatian Air Force - 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
  • Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet
  • Danish navy aviation - Søværnets Flyvetjæneste
  • Danish army aviation - Hærens Flyvetjæneste

• Djibouti
  • Djibouti Air Force - Force Aérienne du Djibouti

• Dominican Republic
  • Dominican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Dominicana

E

• Ecuador
  • Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Equatoriana
  • Ecuadorian naval aviation - Aviación Naval Equatoriana
  • Ecuadorian army aviation - Aviación del Ejército Equatoriana

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

• El Salvador
  • El Salvador Air Force - Aviación del Ejército Equatoriana

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

• France
  • French Air Force - Armée de l'Air
  • 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
  • German naval air arm - Marineflieger
  • German army aviation - Heeresflieger

• Ghana
  • Ghana Air Force

• Greece
  • Greek Air Force - Πολεμική Αεροπορία - Polemiki Aeroporia
  • Greek naval aviation - Πολεμική Ναυτικο - Polemiki 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 Légierö

I

• Iceland
  • Icelandic Coast Guard - Landhelgisgaeslan Islands

• India
  • Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena

• Indonesia
  • Indonesian Air Force - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara
  • Indonesian naval aviation - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut
  • Indonesian army aviation - Tentara Nasional Indonesia 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

• Italy
  • Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana
    • (Formerly Regia Aeronautica)
  • Italian navy aviation - Marina Militare
  • Italian army aviation - Aviazione dell'Esercito

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

J

• Jamaica
  • Jamaican Defence Force

• Japan
  • Japan Air Self Defence Force - Nihon Koku-Jieitai
    • (Formerly Imperial Japanese Army Air Force)
  • Naval aviation - Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - Kaijo Jieitai
    • (Formerly Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Army aviation - Japan Ground Self-Defence Force - Rikujo Jieitai

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

K

• Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhstan Air Force

• Kenya
  • Kenya Air Force

• Kuwait
  • Kuwaiti Air Force

• 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 Luchmacht
  • Netherlands naval aviation - Marineluchtvaartdienst

• New Zealand
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force

• Nicaragua
  • Nicaraguan Air Force - Fuerza Aerea de Nicaragua

• Niger
  • Niger Air Force - Force Aérienne du Niger

• Nigeria
  • Nigerian Air Force

• North Korea
  • North Korean Air Force

• Norway
  • Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret

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 - Sily 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 Air Force - Военно-Воздушные Силы - Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili
  • 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 and Montenegro
  • Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro - Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdušna Odbrana

• Seychelles
  • Seychelles Island Development Company

• Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone Defence Force

• Singapore
  • Republic of Singapore Air Force

• Slovakia
  • Slovak Air Force - Velitelstvo Vzdušnych Sil

• Somalia
  • Somali Air Corps - Cuerpo Aeronautica della Somalia

• South Africa
  • South African Air Force - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

• South Korea
  • South Korean Air Force

• Spain
  • Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire
  • Spanish naval aviation - Arma Aérea de la Armada
  • Spanish army aviation - Fuerzas Aeromoviles 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
  • Army and Navy aviation has been merged and placed under the Air Force

• Switzerland
  • Swiss Air Force - Flugwaffenbrigade

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

T

• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Republic of China Air Force - 中華民國空軍 - Chung ua Min Kuo Kung Chuan

• Tajikistan
  • Tajik Air Force

• Tanzania
  • Tanzanian Air Force - Jeshi la Wanachi la Tanzania

• Thailand
  • Royal Thai Air Force

• Togo
  • Togolese Air Force - Force Aérienne Togolaise

• Trinidad & Tobago
  • Trinidad & 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
  • Ugandan Air Force

• Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Air Force - Военно-Воздушные Силы - Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili
  • Ukrainian naval aviation - Авиация Военно-Морской Флота - Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota

• United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates Air Force

• United Kingdom
  • Royal Air Force
    • (Formerly) Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service
  • Fleet Air Arm
    • Formerly part of the RAF
  • Army Air Corps
    • Formerly part of the RAF

• United States of America
  • United States Air Force
    • (Formerly United States Army Air Force)
      • (Formerly United States Army Air Corps)
  • United States Navy
  • United States Marine Corps
  • United States Coast Guard

• Uruguay
  • Uruguayan Air Force - Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya

• Uzbekistan
  • Uzbekistan Air Force

V

• Venezuela
  • Venezuelan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
  • Venezuelan naval aviation - Aviación Naval de Venezuela
  • Venezuelan army aviation - Ejército Venezolana

• Vietnam
  • Vietnamese Air Force - Khong Quan Nhan Dan

Y

• Yemen
  • Yemen Air Force

Z

• Zambia
  • Zambian Air Force

• Zimbabwe
  • Air Force of Zimbabwe