NV Norvish Air Force

Norvish Air Force
Flag & Coat of arms
Founded	1 July 1928 (1928-07-01)
Country	Norvinia
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare Air policing Search and rescue
Size	14,320 personnel 294+ aircraft 180 Air Force 63 Ground Force 51 Navy
Part of	Norvish Armed Forces
Headquarters	Trelmen
Motto(s)	Vanguard of the sky
Budget	℟1.94 billion (16.2% of Armed Force Budget)
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Chestley Mosfield
Chief of Air Force	Jay Gallagher
Deputy Chief of Air Force	Reuben Steviano
Air Marshall	Rhys Owen Harnett
Air Vice Marshall	Mylo Walsh
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash

The Norvish Air Force (NAF) is the principal aerial fighting branch of the Norvish Armed Forces, along with the Navy and the Ground Forces. The remote origins of the NAF go back to the early 20th century with the establishment of the first military air unit in 1926, the Military Aeronautics School in 1928, alongside the Ground, and the Navy aviation service. The NAF is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, a subordinate of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for operational matters and a direct subordinate of the Minister of National Defense for all other matters. The Chief of Staffs are the only officer in the Air Force with the rank of general (four-star rank).

Presently, the NAF is an entirely professional force made of career personnel (officers and NCOs) and of volunteer personnel (officers, NCOs, and enlisted ranks). As of 2022, the NAF employed a total of 14,320 active personnel consisting of pilots, infantry, staffs, maintenance worker, engineers, airfield defense unit and so on. Additionally, the Air Force further included 1,800 reservist and 562 civilian employees.

It operates the majority of the country's fixed wing aircraft, numbering 180+ assets. The other 114 aircraft belongs to the Ground force and Navy aviation command, which works under their respective branches for specific tasks. And altough both the Ground and Navy aviation also operates rotary-wing aircraft for transporting, patrols, logistics etc, The authority of using large aircraft assets is directed under the Air Force Command such as the capabilites of long range bombing and maintaning overall air securities in the country. The NAF provides support across a spectrum of operations such as air superiority, precision strikes, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air mobility, space surveillance, and humanitarian support.

Organization

Command Structure

The new general organization presently in force for the Norvish Air Force was introduced in December 2013. Accordingly, with this organization, the NAF is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and includes:

1. Main Headquarters, located in Trelmen
   1. Theathre Command, Trelment & Caerleon
   2. Logistic Support Directorate
   3. Personnel and Employment Directorate
   4. Economic Affairs Directorate

1. Subordinate Elements:
   1. Combat Wings – active in commanding specific air wings
   2. Air Mobility Group – air lift and aerial refuelling capability
   3. Air Doctrine Directorate – information warfare, intelligence and capability development
   4. Combat Support Group – combat support and air base operations security
   5. Surveillance and Response Group – surveillance and reconnaissance capability
   6. Air Force Training Group – air force training capability and development

Force Structure

2nd Squadron of 14th Fighter Wing patrolling out of Air Base in Harthorne

The main operational formation of the NAF is the "Wing", roughly equivalent to an army brigade or regiment. A wing is normally composed of 2/3 operational groups (army battalion equivalents) including the aviation squadrons and a flight operations support squadron. An operations group is normally composed of two or three active wings, each one normally consisting of 18 to 30 aircraft. For example, the 6th fighter wing, with its base in Trelmen Air Base, is formed by three squadrons with 8 XXX each. Another group within the wing is the Material Unit, providing maintenance and repairs to the aircraft, their weapons and systems. The group completes the typical wing structure and it is the air base group, providing the functioning of the air base as a military installation. Each squadrons designated with different missions, therefore most squadron contain the multi-mission fighter role, while the rest operates in non-combat missions.

For a long period of time the combat units of the Norvish Air Force were organized into a 1st Air Theatre (deployed in the western part of the country and headquartered in Trelmen) and a 2nd Air Theatre (deployed in the eastern part of the country and headquartered in Caerleon). The two separate command section primarily intended for easier organization, as such, the 1st Theatre can mobilize air units in case of impending Bakyernn's invasion to the southwest Harthorne and protect the armed forces integrity near the Norrteric sea. While the 2nd Theatre maintain air supperiority with less burden around Grimburg Isles.

List of Active Air Force Wings

Insignia	Unit Name	Aircraft Flown	Location
	1st Strike Wing	Sigeward Raider Sigeward Skyler	Gwinneth
	6th Fighter Wing	MEF-21B Swifter MEF-14	Gwinneth
	8th Air Wing	SBB2M AEW Aircraft	Marswike
	13th Air Wing	Sigeward Skyler Serpent	Gwinneth
File:ROKA 3rd Infantry Division Insignia(White Skull).png	14th Fighter Wing	MEF-14 Serpent	Harthorne
	15th Fighter Wing	MEF-21B Swifter MEF-14 Ferox	Harthorne
	20th Fighter Wing	MEF-14 Ferox Serpent	Primrose
	25th Air Wing	Ferox Sigeward Raider MEF-14	Grimburg

Air Bases

Major NAF airbases and installation

Flying activity in the country is carried out by a network of bases, platforms and the air and space defence radar systems. It is supported by bases, which are supervised and maintained by staff, operational centres, warehouses, workshops, and schools. Both in Norvinia and abroad, bases have similar infrastructure to provide standardised support.

The Norvish Air Force own various installation across the country, as of 23 July 2022:

• Within the metropolitan territory around Ashborne, NAF has 18 airbases, out of the which 5 are major aeronautical platform with perceived runways, 2 minor platform runway, 5 Bases with non-platform, two schools, 3 air detachments and a reserve dedicated base.
• Beyond the Ashborne metropolitan, there are 6 major Aerial Bases with permanent runway detachments, and 3 minor runway.

Most of Norvish airbases house anti-air defense capabilities equipped with high-tech SG2ix radar system to carry out air surveillance and air traffic control, Vulcan Air System medium-long range surface-to-air missile operated alongside Ground Forces and Home Guard, while others house material warehouses or command posts. Temporary and semi-permanent foreign deployments include transport aircraft at Kiem, Visargia.

As swift as the Norvish Air Force operates, the closure of aerial bases is more constant and immediate, having known a strong acceleration since the 1950s. An air base commander has authority over all units stationed on their base. Depending on the units' tasks, this means that they are responsible for approximately 400 to 2000 personnel. On average, a base, made up of about 1100 personnel (near 30% included civillian personnel). Besides, NAF airbases provides a yearly economic boost to its area of about 30 million roulles. Consequently, determining the sites for air bases constitutes a major part of regional planning.

Ranks

The rank structure of the NAF was established to ensure that the service remained separate from the Army and Navy. The service's predecessors, the Ground Aviation and the Naval Avatiation, had used the Army's rank structure. In January 1941 it was decided by the Chief Of Staffs that the NAF would adopt the new structure that will be adopted by itself. As a result, the Air Force's rank structure until today came to be: Aircraftman, Leading Aircraftman, Corporal, Sergeant, Flight Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Officer Cadet, Pilot Officer, Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice-Marshal, Air Marshal, etc.

Officer insignia

Rank Grouping	General/Flag Officers					Field/Senior Officers			Junior Officers			Officer Cadet
Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D
Norvinia Officer rank insignia
Rank Title:	Marshal of the NAF	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet

Other ranks insignia

Rank Group	Non-commissioned officer							Other ranks
Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Norvinia Other Insignia										No insignia
Rank Title:	Warrant Officer of the Air Force	Warrant Officer	Flight Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Leading Aircraftman	Aircraftman	Recruit

Equipment

Combat Fixed-Wing

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Notes
Interceptor
MEF-21B Swifter		Regulus Norvinia	Multirole Fighter	14	Better version of MEF-14, Its armament of up to 18 air-to-air missiles, further improved combat persistence with exceptional distance and high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic- warfare aircraft
MEF-14		Regulus Norvinia	Fighter	45	Compact single-engine air superiority figher jet to maximize maneuverability
Attacker
Sigeward Raider		Sigeward Norvinia	Dedicated Ground Air Support	24	Advanced multi-purpose strike and reconnaissance aircraft capable of carrying up to 4t of bombs & Missile, as well as two 20mm cannon.
Sigeward Dasher		Sigeward Norvinia	Light Attacker/ASW	10	is a strike aircraft designed for low practical range of weight, cost, and complexity over which to reduce detection and increased stealth.
Bomber
SBB2M		Template:Country data Layfet	Long Range Bomber	7	The SBB2M was an all-weather bomber aircraft capable of high-level penetration of enemy defences to deliver great destruction on the target.

Utility Fixed-Wing

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Notes
Transport
TBN-40		Regulus Norvinia	Heavy Transport	4	Air Force's four-jet heavy transport, it was conceived and used to fly strategic military cargos into front-line air bases in the most extreme operational conditions.
M12B (NV)		Kentalis	Tactical Transport	16	Dimensionally light and tactical aircraft used to transport troops, cargo and performs airdrops and medical evacuation in short time.
Z660		Kilowatt	Aerial Refuelling	5	Multirole aircraft, mainly as aerial refuel tanker but can aslo be employed as a cargo or troop transport aircraft.
Trainer
Ferox		Regulus Norvinia	Trainer	27	used for primary manuever training or interceptor, includes datalink and integrated electro-optical sensors along with several light weapons configurations.
Serpent		Regulus Norvinia}	Trainer	18	Even within the development stages, Serpent was intended to also serve as a single-seat ground-attack fighter; both the trainer and fighter models were developed with the export market in mind. Designed to carry a centreline gun pod, such as 20 mm cannon, two under-wing pylons, and up to four hardpoints for fitting armaments and equipment

Helicopter

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Number	Notes
Attacker
Mongoose		Prybourne Sventsa	Attack Helicopter	26 Army 8 Navy
RLB12 Razorclaw		Rodlaix Norvinia	Reconnaissance/ASW/Light Attack	20 Navy
Utility
RHB5		Rodlaix Norvinia	Medium Lift/Transport Helicopter	4 Air Force 11 Army 5 Navy
MMT7L-Scourge (NV)		Kentalis	Fast Transport Helicopter	6 Air Force 18 Army 8 Navy
RLB7x Bladetail		Rodlaix Norvinia	Light Utility	8 Army 10 Navy