Air Force List (A-Z)

A list of air forces sorted alphabetically.

Contents: 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

Disappeared states

A

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Abkhazia		Air Force of Abkhazia	1992
Australia		Royal Air Force of Australia Royal australian air force	1921
		Australian Air Corps Australian air corps	1921
		Australian Flight Corps Australian flying corps	1914-1921
		Royal Australian Navy Air Force Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm	1947
		Australian Army Aviation Australian Army Aviation	1968
Austria		Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte	1955
		Luftwaffen Kommando Österreich	1938-1945
		Heimwehr flieger korps	1927-1938
		Imperial and Royal Air Forces Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen	1912-1919
		Imperial and Royal Air Navigation Institution KuK. Militär-Aeronautische Anstalt	1893-1912
Azerbaijan		Air Force of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan hərbi hava qüvvələri	1919
Albania		Albanian Air Force Forcave ajrore	1991
			1960-1990
			1958-1960
			1951-1957
		Albanian Air Corps	1914-1939
Algeria		Algerian Air Force القوات الجوية الجزائرية Al Quwwat aljawwija aljaza'eriiya	1962
Angola	[[File: \| 23px]]	Angola People's Air Force and Air Defense Forces Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea
Angola		Angolan People's Air Force and Air Defense Forces Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Anti-Aviões	1976-?
Argentina		Argentine Air Force Fuerza Aérea Argentina	1945
		Servicio Aéronautico del Ejército	1912-1945
		Argentine Navy Aviation Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina	1919
		Argentine Army Aviation Command Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino	1956
		Coast Guard Air Force Servicio de Aviación de la Prefectura Naval Argentina	1970s
		Border Guard Air Force Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería	1955
Armenia		Armenian Air Force Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր	1994
Afghanistan		Air Force of the National Army of Afghanistan Afghan Melli-e Ourdou	2002
		Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan ( Northern Alliance ) ^[1]	1996-2001
		Air Force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ( Taliban )	1996-2001
		Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan	1992-1996
		Afghan Republican Air Force De Afghan Hanoi Quirah	1983-1992
		Afghan Army Air Force De Afghan Hawa-e Quvah	1980-1983
		Afghan Republican Air Force De Afghan Hanoi Quirah	1973-1979
		Royal Afghan Air Force	1948-1973
		Afghan Air Force Afghan Hawa-e Ourdou	1937-1947
		Afghan Air Force	1924 ^[2] -1929

B

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Bahamas		Royal Bahamas Self Defense Forces Air Force	1981
Bangladesh		Bangladesh Air Force বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh biman bahini	1971
Barbados		Barbados Self-Defense Forces	1981 ^[3]
Bahrain		Royal Bahrain Air Force	2002
		Bahrain Air Force	1987-2002
		Bahrain Self-Defense Forces Air Force	1977-1987
Belize		Belize Self Defense Forces Air Force	1983
Belarus		Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus Vaenna-Pavetrania Strengths and Troops supratspavetranay abarony	2001
		Air Force of Belarus	1995-2001
			1991-1995
Belgium		Belgian Air Force ^[4] Belgische Luchtmacht , Composante Air	1946
		Militair Vliegwezen , Aviation Militaire	1915-1940
		Compagnie des Ouvries et Aérostiers	1910-1915
Benin		Benin Air Force Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin	1975
Benin		Dahomey Air Force Force aérienne de dahomey	1961-1975
Bulgaria		Bulgarian Air Force Bulgarian Air Force Sealy	1992
		Air Defense and Air Force Anti-Air Selected and Air Force	1961-1992
		Bulgarian Air Force Bulgarian Air Force Sealy	1949-1961
		Air forces Airborne Forces	1945-1949
			1941-1944
		Royal Air Force of Bulgaria ^[5]	1937-1941
		Aeronautics Department of the Ministry of Railways, Post and Telegraph	1924-1937
		Aeronautics Section of the Ministry of Railways, Post and Telegraph ^[6]	1920-1924
		Gendarmerie Airplane	1919-1920
		Airplane Group	1918-1919
		Army Air Corps ^[7]	1915-1918
		Aeronautical battalion	1914-1915
		Aeronautical department ^[8]	1906-1914
		Bulgarian Navy Aviation	1992
		Separate Navy anti-submarine squadron	1959-1990
		Bulgarian Navy Aviation	1915-1918
Bolivia		Bolivian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Boliviana	1923
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force and Air Defense Forces Air-breathing and air defense	2007
		Republika Srpska Air Force Ratno Vazdukhoplostvo and air defense of VRS	1992-2007
		Air Force of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zručne Snage Armije Republike BiH	1992-1996
Botswana		Botswana Self Defense Forces Air Force	1977
Brazil		Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)	1941
		National Air Force Forças aéreas nacionais	1941
		Military aviation service Serviço de Aviação Militar (AvM)	1918-1941
		Brazilian Navy Aviation Força aeronaval	1952
		Brazilian Navy Aviation Serviço de Aviação Naval (AvN)	1952-1941
		Brazilian Army Aviation Aviação do Exército Brasileiro	1986
Brunei		Royal Air Force Brunei Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei	1991
		Royal Air Force Wing	1984-1991
		Royal Malay Regiment of Brunei Aviation Wing	1965-1984
Burkina Faso		Burkina Faso Air Force Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso	1964
Burundi		Burundi Army Aviation Force armée du burundi	1966
Butane		Bhutan Air Force

In

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Great Britain		Royal Air Force Royal air force	1918
		Royal Navy Air Force Royal Naval Air Service	1914-1918
		Royal Flight Corps Royal flying corps	1912-1918
		Fleet Air Wing Fleet air arm	1937
		Army Aviation Corps Army Air Corps	1942
Hungary		Hungarian Air Force Magyar Légierő	1989
		Hungarian Air Force Magyar Néphadsereg légiereje	1947-1989
		Royal National Air Force Defense Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő	1939-1945
		Imperial and Royal Air Forces Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen	1912-1919
		Imperial and Royal Air Navigation Institution KuK. Militär-Aeronautische Anstalt	1893-1912
Venezuela		National Bolivarian Military Aviation Aviación Militar Nacional Bolivariana	2006 ^[9]
		Fuerza Aérea Venezolana	1949-2006
		Venezuelan Army Aviation Servicio Aéreo del Ejército Venezolano	1970
		Venezuelan Navy Aviation Aviación de la Marina Venezolana	1922
		National Police Aviation Support Command Comando de Apoyo Aéreo de Guardia Nacional	1999
Vietnam		Vietnam Air Force Không Quân Nhân Dân Việt Nam	1975
		North Vietnamese Air Force	1959-1975
		Kokhinhin Air Force	1941-1945

G

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Gabon		Gabon Air Force Armée de l'Air Gabonaise	1961
Haiti		Haiti Aviation Corps Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti	1942
Guyana		Guyana Defense Forces	1968
Gambia		Gambia Air Force	2003 ^[10]
Ghana		Ghana Air Force	1959
Guatemala		Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG)	1948
		Military aeronautical corps Cuerpo de Aeronáutica Militar (CAM)	1935-1948
		Guatemala Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Militar de Guatemala (CAM)	1929-1935
		Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG)	1921-1929
		Army Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación de Ejército	1914-1921
Guinea		Guinea Air Force Force aérienne de guinée	1959
Guinea bissau		Guinea-Bissau Air Force Força aérea da guiné-bissau	1978
Germany		German Air Force Luftwaffe	1955
		GDR Air Force Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee	1956-1990
		Luftwaffe Luftwaffe	1935-1945
		Naval aeronautical department Marineluftschiffe-abteilung	1912-1919
		German Naval Aviation Division Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches	1911-1919
		German Military Aviation Luftstreitkräfte (Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches)	1910-1919
		Army Airship Division Heeresluftschiffe-abteilung	1909-1917
		German Navy Aviation Marineflieger	1955
		Army Aviation Group Heeresfliegertruppe	1955
Honduras		Honduras Air Force Fuerza Aérea Hondureña	1954
		Honduras Air Force School Fuerza Aérea y Escuela de Aviación Militar	1936-1954
		National Aviation School Escuela Nacional de Aviación (ENA)	1931-1936
Greece		Greek Air Force Πολεμική Αεροπορία Polemiki aeroporia	1930
		Greek Army Aviation Αεροπορία Στρατού Aeroporia stratou	1956
		Greek Navy Aviation Πολεμικό Ναυτικό Polemiko navtiko	1976
		Greek Coast Guard Λιμενικό Σώμα Limeniko soma	1982
Georgia		Georgian Air Force საქართველოს სამხედრო-საჰაერო ძალები	1991

D

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Denmark		Danish Royal Air Force Flyvevåbnet	1950
		Royal Danish Royal Air Force Corps ^[11] Hærens Flyvertropper	1912-1950
		Royal Danish Navy Aviation Marinens flyvevæsen	1911-1950
		Royal Navy Helicopter Service Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste	2003
		Royal Navy Aviation Service Søværnets Flyvetjeneste (SVF)	1962-2003
Djibouti		Djibouti Air Force Force Aérienne du Djibouti	1977
Dominican republic		Dominican Republic Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1962
		Dominican Republic Military Aircraft Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD)	1957-1962
		Dominican Republic Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1955-1957
		Dominican Republic Military Aircraft Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD)	1952-1955
		Dominican Republic Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1950-1952
		Dominican Republic Military Aviation Corps El Cuerpo de Aviación Militar Dominicana (CAMD / AMD)	1948-1950
		Air Cavalry Squadron Escuadrón de Caballería Aérea (EdCA)	2002
		Air Transport Cavalry Brigade Brigada de Caballería Aerotransportada	2001-2002
		Army Aviation Company of the National Army ^[12] Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1942-1948
		Dominican Army Army Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Dominicano	1939-1942
		National Aviation Army Unit Destacamento de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1936-1939
		National Air Transport Company, Military Aviation Compañía Nacional de Transporte Aérea, Arma de Aviación	1934-1935
		Aviation company Compañía de aviación	1933-1934
		National Army Aviation Arma de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1932-1933
		Dominican Republic Naval Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Naval Dominicana	2003
		Coast Guard Search and Rescue Squadron ^[13] Escuadrón de Vigilancia y Rescate de Guardacostas	1951-1952

E

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Egypt		Egyptian Air Force Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya	1961
		United Arab Republic Air Force ^[14]	1958-1961
		Egyptian Air Force	1952-1958
		Royal Egyptian Air Force	1937-1952
		Egyptian Air Force	1931-1937

3

A country			Year of foundation
A country	Name Original title Current Previous		Year of foundation
Zambia (Northern Rhodesia)		Air Force and Air Defense Command	1968
		Zambia Air Wing	1964-1968
		Air Force of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Malawi)	1954-1963
Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia)		Zimbabwe Air Force	1980
		Rhodesian Air Force	1970-1979
		Royal Air Force of Rhodesia	1963-1970
		Air Force of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Malawi)	1954-1963
		South Rhodesian Air Force	1939-1954
		Rhodesian Regiment Aviation	1935-1939

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Notes

↑ Mujahideen of the Northern Alliance retained elements of the Islamic state of Afghanistan. Despite the fact that most of the military aircraft and helicopters were captured by the Taliban, the Northern Alliance had several combat vehicles, mainly received from abroad.
↑ The official date of formation is 1924, but Afghanistan received the first aircraft back in 1921 in addition to those captured in 1919.
↑ Date of receipt of the first aircraft; Barbados Defense Forces were founded in 1979.
↑ Formed on the basis of 349 and 350 (1942-1946) RAF squadrons.
↑ This emblem appeared in 1937 - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part two, Sofia, 1996, pp. 246-253.
↑ After the First World War, according to the peace treaty, Bulgaria lost the right to have its own Air Force, so from 1920 to 1937 the air forces were part of the civilian ministry - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part of Parva, Sofia, 1996, p. 62-81.
↑ The slightly changed emblem of the German cross was adopted in 1915 - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part two, Sofia, 1996, pp. 246-253.
↑ It was originally armed with balloons. In 1912, Bulgaria received its first Bleriot XXI aircraft, on which August 13, 1912 Simeon Petrov made his first flight in Bulgaria, becoming the first Bulgarian pilot.
↑ Aviación Militar Bolivariana - Paladín del Espacio Soberano ... !!!
↑ The Gambia began to form its own Air Force in 2002, sending its pilots to a four-year training course in Ukraine. The first plane - a single-seat attack aircraft Su-25, the Gambian government bought from Georgia in the first half of 2003. However, in 2007, the Gambia officially announced the creation of its own Air Force.
↑ Army Aviation was revived in 1971 under the name: Hærens Flyvetjeneste . In 2003, it became part of the Air Force as a 724 squadron.
↑ In early 1948, Army Aviation became a separate type of armed forces of the Dominican Republic. The army received its own aviation units only in 2001.
↑ In early 1951, the Navy formed its own aviation unit, which the next year became part of the Air Force. Again, the Navy received its own aviation unit only in 2003.
↑ From 1958 to 1961, the Egyptian and Syrian Air Force were combined into a single UAR Air Force.

[1] Mujahideen of the Northern Alliance retained elements of the Islamic state of Afghanistan. Despite the fact that most of the military aircraft and helicopters were captured by the Taliban, the Northern Alliance had several combat vehicles, mainly received from abroad.

[2] The official date of formation is 1924, but Afghanistan received the first aircraft back in 1921 in addition to those captured in 1919.

[3] Date of receipt of the first aircraft; Barbados Defense Forces were founded in 1979.

[4] Formed on the basis of 349 and 350 (1942-1946) RAF squadrons.

[5] This emblem appeared in 1937 - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part two, Sofia, 1996, pp. 246-253.

[6] After the First World War, according to the peace treaty, Bulgaria lost the right to have its own Air Force, so from 1920 to 1937 the air forces were part of the civilian ministry - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part of Parva, Sofia, 1996, p. 62-81.

[7] The slightly changed emblem of the German cross was adopted in 1915 - according to the book: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, “Fly to Bulgaria”, part two, Sofia, 1996, pp. 246-253.

[8] It was originally armed with balloons. In 1912, Bulgaria received its first Bleriot XXI aircraft, on which August 13, 1912 Simeon Petrov made his first flight in Bulgaria, becoming the first Bulgarian pilot.

[9] Aviación Militar Bolivariana - Paladín del Espacio Soberano ... !!!

[10] The Gambia began to form its own Air Force in 2002, sending its pilots to a four-year training course in Ukraine. The first plane - a single-seat attack aircraft Su-25, the Gambian government bought from Georgia in the first half of 2003. However, in 2007, the Gambia officially announced the creation of its own Air Force.

[11] Army Aviation was revived in 1971 under the name: Hærens Flyvetjeneste . In 2003, it became part of the Air Force as a 724 squadron.

[12] In early 1948, Army Aviation became a separate type of armed forces of the Dominican Republic. The army received its own aviation units only in 2001.

[13] In early 1951, the Navy formed its own aviation unit, which the next year became part of the Air Force. Again, the Navy received its own aviation unit only in 2003.

[UAR-14] From 1958 to 1961, the Egyptian and Syrian Air Force were combined into a single UAR Air Force.

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