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Due to the continuous spare parts shortages faced by the air force, a decision was made in the late 1980s to develop a local aerospace industry to support the air force. In 2002, Iran, with the co-operation of Ukraine , successfully started the manufacture of the Iran-140, a licence-built version of the Antonov An-140 transport aircraft.
When Air Marshal Charles Portal replaced Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt as AOC-in-C Bomber Command on 3 April, he prevented the second echelon of the AASF from going to France, with the agreement of Cyril Newall, the Chief of the Air Staff. Portal took the view that fifty Blenheims attempting to attack an advancing army, using out of date information ...
Air-to-surface missile: Airborne version of RBS 15. [1] AIM-9L Sidewinder: United States: Air-to-air missile: RB 74 [2] IRIS-T: Germany/Sweden: Air-to-air missile: RB 98 Missile was developed by Germany in collaboration with multiple NATO countries including Sweden. [3] AIM-120 AMRAAM: United States: Air-to-air missile: RB 99 Official ...
Royal Australian Air Force Ensign; Use: Air force ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 6 May 1982; 42 years ago (): Design: A field of air force blue with the Union Jack in the canton, the Commonwealth Star below the Union Flag with a clockwise Southern Cross in the fly and a modified RAF roundel in the lower fly.
The Central African Republic Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Centrafricaine) is the aerial warfare branch of the Central African Republic Armed Forces. As of 2017 it has been a branch of the Ground Force. [2] The Air Force is reported to be almost inactive due to the unserviceability of its aircraft.
Munition Origin Type In service Notes Air-to-air missile; AIM-7 Sparrow: United States: Semi-active radar homing missile: 50 [16]: AIM-9 Sidewinder: United States
The Air Force and Space Force are the only ones of the six branches of the United States military where NCO status is now only achieved at the grade of E-5. Formerly, the grade of sergeant was obtained after a time as a senior airman and successful completion of the Air Force NCO School.
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, romanized: El Qūwāt El Gawīyä El Maṣrīya), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces that is responsible for all airborne defence missions and operates all military aircraft, including those used in support of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy and the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.