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Vetokite Imperial Air Force
Vetokite Imperial Air Force
Founded	1 April 1920; 104 years ago
Country	Template:Country data United Dominion Vetok
Type	Air and space force
Role	Aerial and space warfare
Size	31,710 active personnel; 3,080 reserve personnel; 404 aircraft;
Part of	Vetokite Armed Forces
Air Staff Offices	Carrishem
Motto(s)	"Primum percutite" (Latin) ; (Strike First)
Colours	Red, white, blue;
Anniversaries	1 April
Website	Template:Official URL
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Emperor Súrvan Jaansma
Secretary of War	Alice Greenwood, Baroness Mvellen
Chief of the Air Staff	Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Slessor
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff	Air Marshal Oliver Douglas
Air and Space Commander	Air Marshal Richard Mayhew
Warrant Officer of the Imperial Air Force	Warrant Officer Robert McLachlan
Aircraft flown
Attack	Thanatos FS9; Contender FS8B
Bomber	Raider B7; Messenger B8
Fighter	Stormer FG4; Aspirant FG8A; Venger FI2
Helicopter	Stiletto HA4; Chariot HT6; Lark HL5
Multirole helicopter	Falcon HG7
Trainer helicopter	Lark HL5T
Reconnaissance	Shrike UV1; Skywatch R5; Seahawk R9
Trainer	Aspirant FT8B
Transport	Pegasus C1; Roc C3
Tanker	Accomplice T7

Latest revision as of 17:51, 4 April 2024

The Imperial Air Force (IAF) is the United Dominion's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Since its formation, the IAF has played a significant role in Vetokite military history.

The VIAF's mission is to support the objectives of the Vetokite Ministry of War (MOW), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Dominion and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The IAF describes its mission statement as "... [to provide] an agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UD Defence Mission". The mission statement is supported by the RAF's definition of air power, which guides its strategy. Air power is defined as "the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events".

Today, the Imperial Air Force maintains an operational fleet of various types of aircraft, described by the VIAF as being "leading-edge" in terms of technology. This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft, including those in the following roles: fighter and strike, airborne early warning and control, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR), signals intelligence (SIGINT), maritime patrol, air-to-air refueling (AAR) and strategic & tactical transport. The majority of the VIAF's rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service Joint Helicopter Command in support of ground forces. Most of the IAF's aircraft and personnel are based in the UD, with many others serving on global operations or at long-established overseas bases. Although the IAF is the principal Vetokite air power arm, the Vetokite Dominion Navy's Aviation Arm and the Vetokite Army's Army Air Corps also operate armed aircraft.

History

Origins

Modern day

Structure

Senior leadership

Air Command

Groups

Stations

Flights

Support wings and units

Expeditionary Air Wings

Training schools

Flying training

Non-flying training

Specialist training and education

Personnel

Officers

Other ranks

Ranks

Aircraft

Combat air

Stormer

The Stormer FG4 is the VIAF's primary multi-role air defence and ground attack fighter since its introduction in 2009, with a secondary role as an anti-satellite attack craft as part of joint operations with the SGDC. Despite its rather futuristic appearance, as one of the eldest designs in service (pre-dating the Venger by five years), work progresses on an indigenous replacement.

Venger

Introduced in 2015, the Venger FI2 is predominately in use for an air superiority role within the VIAF, although the craft does have a modest air-to-ground facility in keeping with standard Vetokite doctrine.

Aspirant

Thanatos

Raider

Messenger

Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR)

Maritime patrol

Air mobility

Helicopters

Training aircraft

Initial training

Elementary training

Basic fast jet training

Advanced fast jet training

Multi-engine training

Rotary

Future aircraft

Symbols, flags, emblems and uniform

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+{{wip}}
 {{Infobox military unit
 | unit_name                     = Vetokite Imperial Air Force
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 | commander2                    = Alice Greenwood, Baroness Mvellen
 | commander2_label              = Secretary of War
-| commander3                    = Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton
+| commander3                    = Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Slessor
 | commander3_label              = Chief of the Air Staff
-| commander4                    = Air Marshal Paul Lloyd
+| commander4                    = Air Marshal Oliver Douglas
 | commander4_label              = Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
-| commander5                    = Air Marshal Harvey Smyth
+| commander5                    = Air Marshal Richard Mayhew
 | commander5_label              = Air and Space Commander
-| commander6                    = Warrant Officer Murugesvaran Subramaniam
+| commander6                    = Warrant Officer Robert McLachlan
-| commander6_label              = Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force
+| commander6_label              = Warrant Officer of the Imperial Air Force
 <!-- Insignia -->
 | identification_symbol         =
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 | identification_symbol_3_label = [[Royal Air Force Ensign|Ensign]]
 <!-- Aircraft -->
-| aircraft_attack               = [[Nachmere Precision Systems USF-2000 Grim Reaper|FS9 Thanatos]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems LF-218 Contender Lightweight Fighter|FS8B Contender]]
+| aircraft_attack               = [[Nachmere Precision Systems USF-2000 Grim Reaper|Thanatos FS9]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems LF-218 Contender Lightweight Fighter|Contender FS8B]]
-| aircraft_bomber               = [[Nachmere Precision Systems Wolf Fang LRB|B7 Raider]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFB-8A 'Hermes' High Speed Bomber|B8 Messenger]]
+| aircraft_bomber               = [[Nachmere Precision Systems Wolf Fang LRB|Raider B7]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFB-8A 'Hermes' High Speed Bomber|Messenger B8]]
 | aircraft_electronic           =
-| aircraft_fighter              = [[LGDS Valkyrie Multirole|Stormer FG4]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems LF-218 Contender Lightweight Fighter|FG8A Contender]]
+| aircraft_fighter              = [[LGDS Valkyrie Multirole|Stormer FG4]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems LF-218 Contender Lightweight Fighter|Aspirant FG8A]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems IF-222 Nemesis Air Superiority Fighter|Venger FI2]]
-| aircraft_helicopter           = [[Nachmere Precision Systems AH-77 Dagger|HA4 Stiletto]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems HCH-33 Dolphin|HT6 Chariot]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFAS K45A2 Vandal Light Utility Helicopter|HL5 Lark]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFH-24E 'Kestrel' Medium Utility Rotodyne|HG7 Falcon]]
+| aircraft_helicopter           = [[Nachmere Precision Systems AH-77 Dagger|Stiletto HA4]]<br/>[[Nachmere Precision Systems HCH-33 Dolphin|Chariot HT6]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFAS K45A2 Vandal Light Utility Helicopter|Lark HL5]]
-| aircraft_helicopter_trainer   =
+| aircraft_helicopter_trainer   = [[Crookfur Arms CFAS K45A2 Vandal Light Utility Helicopter|Lark HL5T]]
-| aircraft_helicopter_multirole =
+| aircraft_helicopter_multirole = [[Crookfur Arms CFH-24E 'Kestrel' Medium Utility Rotodyne|Falcon HG7]]
-| aircraft_recon                =
+| aircraft_recon                = [[Crookfur Arms CFQ-31 'Greybolt' Multi role UAV/UCAV|Shrike UV1]]<br/>[[CFR-2R 'Iris' High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft|Skywatch R5]]<br/>[[CFNR-9H2 'Long Eyes' Maritime Patrol Aircraft|Seahawk R9]]
-| aircraft_trainer              =
+| aircraft_trainer              = [[Nachmere Precision Systems LF-218 Contender Lightweight Fighter|Aspirant FT8B]]
-| aircraft_transport            =
+| aircraft_transport            = [[Nachmere Precision Systems SC-213 'Fast Track' Rapid Deployment Cargo Aircraft|Pegasus C1]]<br/>[[Crookfur Arms CFU-21 'Clydesdale' Strategic Airlifter|Roc C3]]
-| aircraft_tanker               =
+| aircraft_tanker               = [[Lyran Arms KC-747 'Galt' Aerial Refueling Tanker|Accomplice T7]]
 }}
 The '''Imperial Air Force''' ('''IAF''') is the [[Vetok|United Dominion]]'s air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the [[World War I|First World War]] on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by merging the [[Royal Flying Corps]] (RFC) and the [[Royal Naval Air Service]] (RNAS). Since its formation, the IAF has played [[History of the Imperial Air Force|a significant role]] in [[Military history of the United Dominion|Vetokite military history]].
-The VIAF's mission is to support the objectives of the Vetokite Ministry of War (MOW), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Dominion and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The IAF describes its mission statement as "... [to provide] an ''agile, adaptable and capable'' Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UD Defence Mission". The mission statement is supported by the RAF's definition of [[air power]], which guides its strategy. Air power is defined as "the ability to [[Power projection|project power]] from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events".
+The VIAF's mission is to support the objectives of the Vetokite Ministry of War (MOW), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Dominion and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The IAF describes its mission statement as "... [to provide] an ''agile, adaptable and capable'' Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UD Defence Mission". The mission statement is supported by the RAF's definition of air power, which guides its strategy. Air power is defined as "the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events".
-Today, the Imperial Air Force maintains an [[List of active United Dominion military aircraft|operational fleet]] of various types of aircraft, described by the VIAF as being "leading-edge" in terms of technology. This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft, including those in the following roles: [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] and [[strike aircraft|strike]], [[airborne early warning and control]], [[ISTAR|intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance]] (ISTAR), [[signals intelligence]] (SIGINT), maritime patrol, [[Aerial refueling|air-to-air refueling]] (AAR) and [[Strategic airlift|strategic]] & [[Tactical airlift|tactical transport]]. The majority of the RAF's rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service [[Joint Helicopter Command]] in support of ground forces. Most of the IAF's aircraft and personnel are based in the UD, with many others serving on [[List of Royal Air Force operations|global operations]] (principally [[Operation Shader|over Iraq and Syria]]) or at long-established overseas bases ([[RAF Ascension Island|Ascension Island]], [[British Forces Cyprus|Cyprus]], [[RAF Gibraltar|Gibraltar]], and the [[RAF Mount Pleasant|Falkland Islands]]). Although the IAF is the principal British air power arm, the [[Vetokite Dominion Navy]]'s [[Aviation Arm]] and the [[Vetokite Army]]'s [[Army Air Corps (United Dominionj)|Army Air Corps]] also operate armed aircraft.
+Today, the Imperial Air Force maintains an [[List of active United Dominion military aircraft|operational fleet]] of various types of aircraft, described by the VIAF as being "leading-edge" in terms of technology. This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft, including those in the following roles: [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] and [[strike aircraft|strike]], [[airborne early warning and control]], [[ISTAR|intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance]] (ISTAR), [[signals intelligence]] (SIGINT), maritime patrol, [[Aerial refueling|air-to-air refueling]] (AAR) and [[Strategic airlift|strategic]] & [[Tactical airlift|tactical transport]]. The majority of the VIAF's rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service [[Joint Helicopter Command]] in support of ground forces. Most of the IAF's aircraft and personnel are based in the UD, with many others serving on [[List of Vetokite Imperial Air Force operations|global operations]] or at long-established overseas bases. Although the IAF is the principal Vetokite air power arm, the [[Vetokite Dominion Navy]]'s [[Aviation Arm]] and the [[Vetokite Army]]'s [[Army Air Corps (United Dominionn)|Army Air Corps]] also operate armed aircraft.
+==History==
+===Origins===
+===Modern day===
+==Structure==
+===Senior leadership===
+===Air Command===
+===Groups===
+===Stations===
+===Flights===
+===Support wings and units===
+===Expeditionary Air Wings===
+===Training schools===
+====Flying training====
+====Non-flying training====
+====Specialist training and education====
+==Personnel==
+===Officers===
+===Other ranks===
+==Ranks==
+==Aircraft==
+===Combat air===
+====Stormer====
+The [[LGDS Valkyrie Multirole|Stormer FG4]] is the VIAF's primary multi-role air defence and ground attack fighter since its introduction in 2009, with a secondary role as an anti-satellite attack craft as part of joint operations with the SGDC. Despite its rather futuristic appearance, as one of the eldest designs in service (pre-dating the Venger by five years), work progresses on an indigenous replacement.
+====Venger====
+Introduced in 2015, the [[Nachmere Precision Systems IF-222 Nemesis Air Superiority Fighter|Venger FI2]] is predominately in use for an air superiority role within the VIAF, although the craft does have a modest air-to-ground facility in keeping with standard Vetokite doctrine.
+====Aspirant====
+====Thanatos====
+====Raider====
+====Messenger====
+===Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR)===
+===Maritime patrol===
+===Air mobility===
+===Helicopters===
+===Training aircraft===
+====Initial training====
+====Elementary training====
+====Basic fast jet training====
+===Advanced fast jet training===
+===Multi-engine training===
+====Rotary====
+===Future aircraft===
+==Symbols, flags, emblems and uniform==
+{{Eurth}}
+[[Category:Vetok]]