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The '''Romaian Air Force''' ('''RAF'''; {{lang|el|Πολεμική Αεροπορία|Polemikí Aeroporía|War Aviation}}, sometimes abbreviated as '''ΠΑ''') is the air force of [[Romaia]]. Formed in 1909 as a service arm of the [[Romaian Army]], it became an independent military branch in 1930 as the Romaian Air Force. | The '''Romaian Air Force''' ('''RAF'''; {{lang|el|Ρωμαϊκή Πολεμική Αεροπορία|Romaikí Polemikí Aeroporía|Romaian War Aviation}}, sometimes abbreviated as '''ΠΑ''') is the air force of [[Romaia]]. Formed in 1909 as a service arm of the [[Romaian Army]], it became an independent military branch in 1930 as the Romaian Air Force. | ||
The number of aircraft in service with the Romaian Air Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 680 aircraft in 2014. According to 2019 data, this figure includes 350 combat aircraft, the most famous of which is [[MK Aerospace EAP|Typhonas]]. As of 2019, the Romaian Air Force employs a total of 62,000 regular personnel. | The number of aircraft in service with the Romaian Air Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 680 aircraft in 2014. According to 2019 data, this figure includes 350 combat aircraft, the most famous of which is [[MK Aerospace EAP|Typhonas]]. As of 2019, the Romaian Air Force employs a total of 62,000 regular personnel. | ||
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The Chief of Staff of the Romaian Air Force is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff, a high-ranking military officer who in turn answers to the civilian Minister of Defence. | The Chief of Staff of the Romaian Air Force is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff, a high-ranking military officer who in turn answers to the civilian Minister of Defence. | ||
==History== | |||
==Structure== | |||
===Commands=== | |||
*Air Defence and Air Operations Command | |||
*Strategic Air Force Command | |||
*Air Force Command | |||
*Space Force Command | |||
==Inventory== | ==Inventory== | ||
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|[[MK Aerospace EAP|Typhonas]]||[[Eulabia a Nation]] <br/> [[Romaia]]||multirole||||300||[[File:MK Aerospace EAP.png|center|200px]] | |[[MK Aerospace EAP|Typhonas]]||[[Eulabia a Nation]] <br/> [[Romaia]]||multirole||||300||[[File:MK Aerospace EAP.png|center|200px]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[Asteria F-20]]||[[Romaia]]||multirole||||70 <br/> 30 in stockpile||[[File:AsteriaF20.png|200px|center]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[Asteria F-17]]||[[Romaia]]||multirole||||26 <br/> 184 in stockpile|| | ||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| AWACS | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| AWACS | ||
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|[[MK Aerospace Atlas]]||[[Eulabia a Nation]] <br/> [[Romaia]]||AEW&C||||6|| | |[[MK Aerospace Atlas]]||[[Eulabia a Nation]] <br/> [[Romaia]]||AEW&C||||6||[[File:Atlas awacs.png|200px|center]] | ||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| Reconnaissance | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| Reconnaissance | ||
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|[[MK Aerospace Nubolus]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||6|| | |[[MK Aerospace Nubolus]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||6|| | ||
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|[[Aerus E520 MMRA]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||12|| | |[[Aerus E520 family|Aerus E520 MMRA]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||12||[[File:Aerus e520 mmra.png|200px|center]] | ||
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|[[Aerus E530 MMRA]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||1|| | |[[Aerus E530|Aerus E530 MMRA]]||[[Romaia]]||ASW / patrol||||1|| | ||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| Tanker | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| Tanker | ||
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|Aerus E550||[[Romaia]]||VIP||||1|| | |Aerus E550||[[Romaia]]||VIP||||1|| | ||
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|[[Aerus E600]]||[[Romaia]]||tactical airlift||||80|| | |[[Aerus E600]]||[[Romaia]]||tactical airlift||||80|| [[File:Aerus military airlift.png|200px|center]] | ||
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|[[Asteria M-100]]||[[Romaia]]||tactical airlift||||30|| | |[[Asteria M-100]]||[[Romaia]]||tactical airlift||||30|| | ||
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|Asteria MF-17||[[Romaia]]||conversion trainer||||12|| | |Asteria MF-17||[[Romaia]]||conversion trainer||||12|| | ||
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|UAV | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| UAV | ||
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|TBD||[[Romaia]]||surveillance|||||| | |TBD||[[Romaia]]||surveillance|||||| |
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Romaian Air Force | |
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Ρωμαϊκή Πολεμική Αεροπορία | |
Founded | 13 September 1930 |
Country | Romaia |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size |
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Part of | Romaian Armed Forces |
Patron | Archangel Gabriel |
Motto(s) |
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Colours | |
Anniversaries | 13 September (Air Force Day) |
Commanders | |
Chief of Staff of Air Force | TBD |
Insignia | |
Roundels | |
Fin flash | |
Shoulder insignia | |
Subdued shoulder insignia | |
Insignia | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Asteria A-80 |
Electronic warfare | MK Aerospace Atlas |
Fighter | MK Aerospace EAP, Aerus F-20 |
Helicopter | Asteria M90, Aerus H70 |
Attack helicopter | Aetos |
Patrol | MK Aerospace Nubolus, Aerus E520 MMRA, Aerus E530 MMRA |
Transport | Aerus E600, Asteria M-100, |
Tanker | Aerus T-200 |
The Romaian Air Force (RAF; Ρωμαϊκή Πολεμική Αεροπορία, sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Romaia. Formed in 1909 as a service arm of the Romaian Army, it became an independent military branch in 1930 as the Romaian Air Force.
The number of aircraft in service with the Romaian Air Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 680 aircraft in 2014. According to 2019 data, this figure includes 350 combat aircraft, the most famous of which is Typhonas. As of 2019, the Romaian Air Force employs a total of 62,000 regular personnel.
The Chief of Staff of the Romaian Air Force is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff, a high-ranking military officer who in turn answers to the civilian Minister of Defence.
History
Structure
Commands
- Air Defence and Air Operations Command
- Strategic Air Force Command
- Air Force Command
- Space Force Command
Inventory
Aircraft
The inventory of the Romaian Air Force include:
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variants | In service | Photo |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
Typhonas | Eulabia a Nation Romaia |
multirole | 300 | ||
Asteria F-20 | Romaia | multirole | 70 30 in stockpile |
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Asteria F-17 | Romaia | multirole | 26 184 in stockpile |
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AWACS | |||||
MK Aerospace Atlas | Eulabia a Nation Romaia |
AEW&C | 6 | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||
Asteria A-70 | Romaia | SIGINT | 4 | ||
MK Aerospace Doukas | Eulabia a Nation Romaia |
ISTAR | 4 | ||
Electronic warfare | |||||
Asteria Oculus | Romaia | SEAD | ECR | 20 | |
TBD | Romaia | electronic warfare | 3 | ||
Patrol | |||||
MK Aerospace Nubolus | Romaia | ASW / patrol | 6 | ||
Aerus E520 MMRA | Romaia | ASW / patrol | 12 | ||
Aerus E530 MMRA | Romaia | ASW / patrol | 1 | ||
Tanker | |||||
Aerus T200 | Romaia | aerial refueling | 8 | ||
Asteria T70 | Romaia | aerial refueling | 10 | ||
Transport | |||||
Asteria Urano | Romaia | transport | 20 | ||
Asteria V18 | Romaia | VIP | 11 | ||
Asteria MT2000 | Romaia | transport | 50 | ||
Aerus E519 | Romaia | VIP | 6 | ||
Aerus E520 | Romaia | VIP | 5 | ||
Aerus E550 | Romaia | VIP | 1 | ||
Aerus E600 | Romaia | tactical airlift | 80 | ||
Asteria M-100 | Romaia | tactical airlift | 30 | ||
Helicopter | |||||
Asteria M90 | Romaia | utility | 40 | ||
Aerus H70 | Romaia | utility / SAR | 38 | ||
Trainer aircraft | |||||
MK Aerospace EAT | Eulabia a Nation Romaia |
conversion trainer | 10 | ||
Asteria MT78 | Romaia | conversion trainer | 9 | ||
Asteria MF-17 | Romaia | conversion trainer | 12 | ||
UAV | |||||
TBD | Romaia | surveillance | |||
TBD | Romaia | surveillance | |||
TBD | Romaia | surveillance |