List of air forces

This is a list of air forces, sorted alphabetically by country. It includes naval air arms, army aviation corps, and coast guards. \n

A

\n*Afghanistan\n**Afghan Air Force

• Albania\n**Albanian Air Force - Forcave Ajrore
• Algeria\n**Algerian Air Force - Al Quwwat aljawwija aljaza'eriiya
• Angola\n**Angolan Air Force - Força Aérea Populare de Angola
• Argentina\n**Argentine Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina\n**Argentine naval aviation - Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina\n**Argentine army aviation - Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino
• Armenia\n**Armenian Air Force
• Australia\n**Royal Australian Air Force\n**Royal Australian Navy\n**Australian Army Aviation Corps
• Austria\n**Austrian Air Force - Östereichische Luftstreitkräfte\n***(formerly) Austro-Hungarian Air Corps - Kaiserlich und Konigliche Luftfahrtruppen
• Azerbaijan\n**Azerbaijan Air Force

B

\n*Bahamas\n**Royal Bahamas Defence Force

• Bahrain\n**Royal Bahraini Air Force
• Bangladesh\n**Bangladeshi Air Force - Bangladesh Biman Bahini
• Barbados\n**Barbados Defence Force
• Belgium\n**Belgian Air Force - Belgishe Luchtmacht/Force Aérienne Belge
• Belize\n**Belize Defence Force\n*Benin\n**Benin Air Force - Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin
• Bhutan\n**Bhutan Air Force
• Bolivia\n**Bolivian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Boliviana
• Botswana\n**Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
• Brazil\n**Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira\n**Brazilian naval aviation - Comando da Força Aeronaval\n**Brazilian army aviation - Aviação do Exército (Exército Brasileiro)
• Brunei\n**Royal Brunei Air Force - Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei
• Bulgaria\n**Bulgarian Air Force - Български Военно въздушни Сили - (Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushni Sili)
• Burkina Faso\n**Burkina Faso Air Force - Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso
• Burundi\n**Burundi army aviation - Force Armée du Burundi

C

\n*Cambodia\n**Royal Cambodian Air Force - ''Force Aérienne Royale Cambodge'

• Cameroon\n**Cameroon Air Force - Armée de l'Air du Cameroun
• Canada\n**Royal Canadian Air Force
• Cape Verde\n**Cape Verde Air Force - Forza Aerea Caboverdaine\n**Cape Verde Coast Guard - Guarda Costeiro de Cabo Verde
• Central African Republic\n**Central African Republic Air Force - Force Aérienne Centrafricaine
• Chad\n**Chad Air Force - Force Aérienne Tchadienne
• People's Republic of China\n**People's Liberation Army Air Force - 解放军空军\n**Naval aviation - People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force - 解放军海军航空兵\n**Army aviation - People's Liberation Army - 解放军
• Colombia\n**Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana\n**Colombian naval aviation - Aviación Naval\n**Colombian army aviation - Aviación del Ejército
• Comoros\n**Comoros Air Force - Aviation Militaire Comorienne
• Congo\n**Congolese Air Force - Force Aérienne du Congo
• Costa Rica\n**Air Force of Costa Rica - Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea
• Croatia\n**Croatian Air Force - Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzracna Obrana
• Cuba\n**Cuban Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria
• Czech Republic\n**Czech Air Force - Vzdušné síly armády České republiky

D

\n*Denmark\n**Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet\n**Danish navy aviation - Søværnets Flyvetjæneste\n**Danish army aviation - Hærens Flyvetjæneste

• Djibouti\n**Djibouti Air Force - Force Aérienne du Djibouti
• Dominican Republic\n**Dominican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Dominicana

E

\n*Ecuador\n**Ecuadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Equatoriana\n**Ecuadorian naval aviation - Aviación Naval Equatoriana\n**Ecuadorian army aviation - Aviación del Ejército Equatoriana

• Egypt\n**Egyptian Air Force - Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya
• El Salvador\n**El Salvador Air Force - Aviación del Ejército Equatoriana
• Eritrea\n**Eritrean Air Force
• Estonia\n**Estonian Air Force - Eesti Õhuvägi\n*Ethiopia\n**Ethiopian Air Force - Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl

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F

\n*Fiji\n**Republic of Fiji Military Forces

• Finland\n**Finnish Air Force - Ilmavoimat\n**Finnish army aviation - Maavoimat\n**Finnish Frontier Guard - Rajavartiolaitos
• France\n**French Air Force - Armée de l'Air\n**French naval air arm - Aéronavale\n**French army aviation - Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre

G

\n*Gabon\n**Gabon Air Force - Armée de l'Air Gabonaise

• Gambia\n**Gambian Air Wing
• Georgia\n**Georgian Air Force
• Germany\n**German Air Force - Luftwaffe\n**German naval air arm - Marineflieger\n**German army aviation - Heeresflieger
• Ghana\n**Ghana Air Force
• Greece\n**Greek Air Force - Πολεμική Αεροπορία - Polemiki Aeroporia\n**Greek naval aviation - Πολεμική Ναυτικο - Polemiki Navtiko\n**Greek army aviation - Αεροπορίας Στρατού - Aeroporias Stratou\n**Greek Coast Guard - Λιμενικό Σώμα - Limeniko Soma
• Guatemala\n**Guatemalan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca
• Guinea\n**Guinea Air Force - Force Aerienne de Guinee
• Guinea-Bissau\n**Guinea-Bissau Air Force - Força Aérea da Guine-Bissau
• Guyana\n**Guyana Defence Force

H

\n*Haiti\n**Haiti Air Corps - Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti

• Honduras\n**Honduran Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Hondureña
• Hungary\n**Hungarian Air Force - Magyar Légierö

I

\n*Iceland\n**Icelandic Coast Guard - Landhelgisgaeslan Islands

• India\n**Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena
• Indonesia\n**Indonesian Air Force - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara\n**Indonesian naval aviation - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut\n**Indonesian army aviation - Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
• Iran\n**Iranian Air Force
• Iraq\n**Iraqi Air Force
• Republic of Ireland\n**Irish Air Corps - Aer Chór na hÉireann
• Israel\n**Israeli Air Force - חיל האוויר - Heyl Ha'Avir
• Italy\n**Italian Air Force - Aeronautica Militare Italiana\n***(Formerly Regia Aeronautica\n**Italian navy aviation - Marina Militare\n**Italian army aviation - Aviazione dell'Esercito
• Côte d'Ivoire\n**Côte d'Ivoire Air Force - Force Aérienne de la Cote d'Ivoire

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J

\n*Jamaica\n**Jamaican Defence Force

• Japan\n**Japan Air Self Defence Force - Nihon Koku-Jieitai\n***(Formerly Imperial Japanese Army Air Force)\n**Naval aviation - Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - Kaijo Jieitai\n***(Formerly Imperial Japanese Navy\n**Army aviation - Japan Ground Self-Defence Force - Rikujo Jieitai
• Jordan\n**Royal Jordanian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya

K

\n*Kazakhstan\n**Kazakhstan Air Force

• Kenya\n**Kenya Air Force
• Kuwait\n**Kuwaiti Air Force
• Kyrgyzstan\n**Kyrgyzstan Air Force

L

\n*Laos\n**Laotian Air Force

• Latvia\n**Latvian Air Force - Latvijas Gaisaspeki
• Lebanon\n**Lebanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnamia
• Lesotho\n**Lesotho Defence Force
• Liberia\n**Army aviation - Liberian Army Air Wing
• Libya\n**Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwatal Jawwiya al Jamahiriya al Arabia al Libyya
• Lithuania\n**Lithuanian Air Force - Karinės Oro Pajėgos
• Luxembourg\n**NATO Airborne Early Warning Force

M

\n*Republic of Macedonia\n**Macedonian Air Force - Военно Воздухопловство и Противвоздушна Одбрана - Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo i Protivvozdushna Odbrana

• Madagascar\n**Malagasy Air Force - Armée de l'Air Malgache
• Malawi\n**Army aviation - Malawi Army Air Wing
• Malaysia\n**Royal Malaysian Air Force - Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia
• Mali\n**Mali Air Force - Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali
• Malta\n**Armed Forces of Malta
• Mauritania\n**Mauritanian Air Force - Force Aérienne de la Islamique de Mauritanie
• Mauritius\n**Mauritius Coast Guard
• Mexico\n**Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana\n**Mexican naval aviation - Fuerza Aeronaval
• Moldova\n**Moldova Air Force
• Mongolia\n**Mongolian Air Force
• Morocco\n**Royal Moroccan Air Force - Alkowat al malakiya al jawiya
• Mozambique\n**Mozambique Air Force - Força Aérea de Moçambique

N

\n*Namibia\n**Namibian Air Force

• Nepal\n**Royal Nepal Army Air Wing
• Netherlands\n**Royal Netherlands Air Force - Koninklijke Luchmacht\n**Netherlands naval aviation - Marineluchtvaartdienst
• New Zealand\n**Royal New Zealand Air Force
• Nicaragua\n**Nicaraguan Air Force - Fuerza Aerea de Nicaragua
• Niger\n**Niger Air Force - Force Aérienne du Niger
• Nigeria\n**Nigerian Air Force
• North Korea\n**North Korean Air Force
• Norway\n**Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret

O

\n*Oman\n**Royal Oman Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman

• Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States\n**Regional Security System

P

\n*Pakistan\n**Pakistani Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya

• Panama\n**Panamanian Air Force - Servicio Aéreo Nacional
• Papua New Guinea\n**Papua New Guinea Defence Force
• Paraguay\n**Paraguay Air Force - Aeronautica Militar Paraguaya
• Peru\n**Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú\n**Peruvian naval aviation - Fuerza Aviación Naval del Peru\n**Peruvian army aviation - Ejército del Perú
• Philippines\n**Philippine Air Force - Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas
• Poland\n**Polish Air Force - Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej\n**Polish naval aviation - Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej
• Portugal\n**Portuguese Air Force - Força Aérea Portuguesa

Q

\n*Qatar\n**Qatar Air Force

R

\n*Romania\n**Romanian Air Force - Fortele Aeriene Române

• Russia\n**Russian Air Force - Военно-Воздушные Силы - Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili\n**Russian naval aviation - Авиация Военно-Морской Флота - Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota
• Rwanda\n**Rwandan Air Force - Force Aérienne Rwandaise

S

\n*Saudi Arabia\n**Royal Saudi Air Force - Al Quwwat al Jawwiya as Sa'udiya

• Senegal\n**Senegalese Air Force - Armée de L'Air du Senegal
• Serbia and Montenegro\n**Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro - Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protiv Vazdušna Odbrana
• Seychelles\n**Seychelles Island Development Company
• Sierra Leone\n**Sierra Leone Defence Force
• Singapore\n**Republic of Singapore Air Force
• Slovakia\n**Slovak Air Force - Velitelstvo Vzdušnych Sil
• Somalia\n**Somali Air Corps - Cuerpo Aeronautica della Somalia
• South Africa\n**South African Air Force - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag
• South Korea\n**South Korean Air Force
• Spain\n**Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire\n**Spanish naval aviation - Arma Aérea de la Armada\n**Spanish army aviation - Fuerzas Aeromoviles del Ejército de Tierra
• Sri Lanka\n**Sri Lanka Air Force
• Sudan\n**Sudanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya
• Suriname\n**Suriname Air Force - Surinaamse Luchtmacht
• Swaziland\n**Swazi Air Force
• Sweden\n**Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet\n**Army and Navy aviation has been merged and placed under the Air Force
• Switzerland\n**Swiss Air Force - Flugwaffenbrigade
• Syria\n**Syrian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya

T

\n*Taiwan (Republic of China)\n**Republic of China Air Force - 中華民國空 - Chung-Kuo Kung Chuan

• Tajikistan\n**Tajik Air Force
• Tanzania\n**Tanzanian Air Force - Jeshi la Wanachi la Tanzania
• Thailand\n**Royal Thai Air Force
• Togo\n**Togolese Air Force - Force Aérienne Togolaise
• Trinidad & Tobago\n**Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force
• Tunisia\n**Tunisian Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia
• Turkey\n**Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
• Turkmenistan\n**Turkmenistan Air Force

U

\n* Uganda\n** Ugandan Air Force

• Ukraine\n** Ukrainian Air Force - Военно-Воздушные Силы - Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili\n** Ukrainian naval aviation - Авиация Военно-Морской Флота - Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota
• United Arab Emirates\n** United Arab Emirates Air Force
• United Kingdom\n** Royal Air Force\n*** (Formerly) Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service\n** Fleet Air Arm\n*** Formerly part of the RAF\n** Army Air Corps
• United States of America\n** United States Air Force\n*** (Formerly United States Army Air Force)\n**** (Formerly United States Army Air Corps)\n** United States Navy\n** United States Marine Corps\n** United States Coast Guard
• Uruguay\n** Uruguayan Air Force - Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya
• Uzbekistan\n**Uzbekistan Air Force

V

\n*Venezuela\n**Venezuelan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Venezolana\n**Venezuelan naval aviation - Aviación Naval de Venezuela\n**Venezuelan army aviation - Ejército Venezolana

• Vietnam\n**Vietnamese Air Force - Khong Quan Nhan Dan

Y

\n*Yemen\n**Yemen Air Force

Z

\n*Zambia\n**Zambian Air Force

• Zimbabwe\n**Air Force of Zimbabwe\n