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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = [[Talahara|UCDF Air Corps]]
| unit_name = [[Talahara|UCDF Air Corps]]
| native_name = ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵏ'ⵀⴰⵔⴱⵉⴳⵏⴰ</br>Šašhat N'Harbigna
| native_name = ⵜⴰⴼⴻⴽⴽⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴻⵏⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⴰ</br>Tafekka n Menɣi n Igna
| image = Talaharan Air Roundel.svg
| image = Talaharan Air Roundel.svg
| image_size = 150
| image_size = 150
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Roundel of the Talaharan Air Corps
| caption = Roundel of the Talaharan Air Corps
| dates = Since {{Start date and age|1922|df=yes}}
| dates = {{nowrap|Since {{Start date and age|1922|df=yes}}}}
| disbanded =
| disbanded =
| country = {{flag|Talahara}}
| country = {{flag|Talahara}}
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| battles = {{Collapsible list|
| battles = {{Collapsible list|
| Liberation of Kirthan}}
| [[History_of_Talahara#Modern_era_(1838-1950)|Liberation of Taršiš]]
| [[Third Uhlangan Civil War]]
}}
| decorations =
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The '''Talaharan Air Corp''', ({{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}}: ''Šašhat N'Harbigna N'Talahara''; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵏ'ⵀⴰⵔⴱⵉⴳⵏⴰ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the '''United Communes Defense Forces Air Corps''', is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United Communes Defense Forces]]. The UCDF Air Corps has a fleet of 432 aircraft, including 285 fixed-wing combat aircraft. The branch consists of 31,375 personnel with further administrative assistance from the [[Talaharan Black Guard Corps|Black Guard Corps]] as well. The senior representative of the Air Corps at the Defense Committee is General Zidan Šawis. Wing Sergeant-Major Siman Anamar holds the elected representative seat.
The '''Talaharan Air Corp''', ({{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}}: ''Tafekka n Menɣi n Igna''; ⵜⴰⴼⴻⴽⴽⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴻⵏⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⴰ), officially the '''United Communes Defense Forces Air Corps''', is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United Communes Defense Forces]]. The UCDF Air Corps has a fleet of 432 aircraft, including 285 fixed-wing combat aircraft. The branch consists of 31,375 personnel with further administrative assistance from the [[Talaharan Black Guard Corps|Black Guard Corps]] as well. The senior representative of the Air Corps at the Defense Committee is General Zidan Šawis. Wing Sergeant-Major Siman Anamar holds the elected representative seat.


The main missions of the Talaharan Air Corps are air defense, local air superiority, and aerial border patrolling. The Air Corps also supports the [[Talaharan Navy Corps|Navy Corps]] in littoral defense and maritime aviation.
The main missions of the Talaharan Air Corps are air defense, local air superiority, and aerial border patrolling. The Air Corps also supports the [[Talaharan Navy Corps|Navy Corps]] in littoral defense and maritime aviation.
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[[File:Patrie -Verdun -Nov1907 (retouched).JPG|240px|thumb|right|Talaharan semi-rigid airship, c. 1908]]
[[File:Patrie -Verdun -Nov1907 (retouched).JPG|240px|thumb|right|Talaharan semi-rigid airship, c. 1908]]
Prior to the inception of the Air Corps, balloons, airships, and early fixed-wing aircraft had been employed by both the Army Corps and Navy corps as observation platforms and limited bombing units. The [[West Scipian Wars#Second West Scipian War (1915-1918)|Second West Scipian War]] saw the introduction of massed air doctrine in the region. While the United Communes of Talahara did not participate in the conflict, independent observers reported on novel use cases and the development of air doctrine to the military theorists of Talahara. In 1922, the UCDF Air Corps was founded as the fourth branch of the Defense Forces.
Prior to the inception of the Air Corps, balloons, airships, and early fixed-wing aircraft had been employed by both the Army Corps and Navy corps as observation platforms and limited bombing units. The [[West Scipian Wars#Second West Scipian War (1915-1918)|Second West Scipian War]] saw the introduction of massed air doctrine in the region. While the United Communes of Talahara did not participate in the conflict, independent observers reported on novel use cases and the development of air doctrine to the military theorists of Talahara. In 1922, the UCDF Air Corps was founded as the fourth branch of the Defense Forces.
[[File:Dewoitine 520 ON004.jpg|240px|thumb|left|{{wp|Dewoitine D.520|AGMA P47 Swift fighter plane}}, c. 1937]]
[[File:Dewoitine 520 ON004.jpg|240px|thumb|left|{{wp|Dewoitine D.520|AGMA T47 Swift fighter plane}}, c. 1937]]
The new Air Corps was divided into two divisions. The first division consolidated the dirigible airship assets of the Army Corps and Navy Corps into a single organization, with airship groups as the immediate subgroup assigned to land or sea missions. The second, initially smaller division was the wing division, with three wing groups eventually filled with three squadrons of fixed-wing craft each. Throughout the 1920s, the wing division grew substantially, with three wing groups growing to five by the end of the decade. Fixed-wing technology was also advancing rapidly, accelerated in Talahara with the [[Rubric_Coast_Consortium#Development_and_logistics|1933 Joint Development Agreement]] with [[Tyreseia]] and the covert acquisition of foreign aircraft. At the same time, the airship division remained largely stagnant. Faster fixed-winged aircraft were able to enter and exit target zones for reconnaissance faster than the airships, and the dirigibles were too slow to evade fire from planes in exercises, even despite the fact that they could bombard targets from higher elevations. As the use cases for airships diminished, the airship division began to crawl back their numbers.
The new Air Corps was divided into two divisions. The first division consolidated the dirigible airship assets of the Army Corps and Navy Corps into a single organization, with airship groups as the immediate subgroup assigned to land or sea missions. The second, initially smaller division was the wing division, with three wing groups eventually filled with three squadrons of fixed-wing craft each. Throughout the 1920s, the wing division grew substantially, with three wing groups growing to five by the end of the decade. Fixed-wing technology was also advancing rapidly, accelerated in Talahara with the [[Rubric_Coast_Consortium#Development_and_logistics|1933 Joint Development Agreement]] with [[Tyreseia]] and the covert acquisition of foreign aircraft. At the same time, the airship division remained largely stagnant. Faster fixed-winged aircraft were able to enter and exit target zones for reconnaissance faster than the airships, and the dirigibles were too slow to evade fire from planes in exercises, even despite the fact that they could bombard targets from higher elevations. As the use cases for airships diminished, the airship division began to crawl back their numbers.


In 1936, the Air Corps was reorganized into four air groups, with wings organized beneath. The airship division was effectively folded into the fixed-wing division, with remaining airships merged into airlift or reconnaissance wings. For all intents and purposes though, the United Communes terminated further developments of airship technology. Fixed-wing aircraft would continue to advance rapidly. By the second half of the 1940s, jet engines were being developed for military applications. Talahara and Tyreseia developed a testbed jet engine in 1948 and had its first prototype jet fighter in the air by 1950. The {{wp|Dassault Ouragan|AGMA P58 Lightning}} first entered into active service in 1951.
In 1936, the Air Corps was reorganized into four air groups, with wings organized beneath. The airship division was effectively folded into the fixed-wing division, with remaining airships merged into airlift or reconnaissance wings. For all intents and purposes though, the United Communes terminated further developments of airship technology. Fixed-wing aircraft would continue to advance rapidly. By the second half of the 1940s, jet engines were being developed for military applications. Talahara and Tyreseia developed a testbed jet engine in 1948 and had its first prototype jet fighter in the air by 1950. The {{wp|Dassault Ouragan|AGMA P58 Lightning}} first entered into active service in 1951.
[[File:Ouragan de Dassault.jpg|300px|thumb|left|AGMA P58 Lightning jet fighter-bomber, c. 1953]]
[[File:Ouragan de Dassault.jpg|300px|thumb|left|{{wp|Dassault Ouragan|AGMA P58 Lightning jet fighter-bomber}}, c. 1953]]
The Liberation of Kirthan was the first service-wide deployment of the UCDF, though only a handful of jet fighters was available for deployment during the operation. The Army Corps's land invasion of the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish was backed by naval landings and air power. In addition to bombing strategic targets at the onset of the raid, Talaharan aircraft maintained air superiority and provided close air support for ground troops. The Liberation took two weeks, at the end of which the Protectorate surrendered and the territory was restored to the United Communes.
The Liberation of Taršiš was the first service-wide deployment of the UCDF, though only a handful of jet fighters was available for deployment during the operation. The Army Corps's land invasion of the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish was backed by naval landings and air power. In addition to bombing strategic targets at the onset of the raid, Talaharan aircraft maintained air superiority and provided close air support for ground troops. The Liberation took two weeks, at the end of which the Protectorate surrendered and the territory was restored to the United Communes.


Despite the limited participation of jet fighters in the Liberation, the operation had served as a test case for several technologies and the Rubric Coast was quickly on the heels of other international developments in jet aircraft with the first test flight of the {{wp|Dassault Mystère IV|AGMA P61 Lightning II}} in 1956. The United Aeronautics Syndicate was established as Talahara's first wholly-domestic aircraft design and production firm in 1955 and their first combat aircraft, the {{wp|Dassault Mirage III|N65 Vindicator}} entered into service in 1961, quickly becoming the mainline fighter of the Talaharan Air Corps by the end of the decade. The introduction of the Vindicator also saw the air doctrine pivot towards an emphasis on air superiority and interceptors, paralleling advances in armour and artillery which, in theory, mitigated the loss of effective close air support.  
Despite the limited participation of jet fighters in the Liberation, the operation had served as a test case for several technologies and the Rubric Coast was quickly on the heels of other international developments in jet aircraft with the first test flight of the {{wp|Dassault Mystère IV|AGMA P61 Lightning II}} in 1956. The United Aeronautics Syndicate was established as Talahara's first wholly-domestic aircraft design and production firm in 1955 and their first combat aircraft, the {{wp|Dassault Mirage III|N65 Vindicator}} entered into service in 1961, quickly becoming the mainline fighter of the Talaharan Air Corps by the end of the decade. The {{wp|Dassault Mirage 5|N65/76 Voyager}} was introduced in 1967 as an attack variant. Both the Vindicator and the Voyager saw extensive use during the [[Third Uhlangan Civil War]].


By the latter half of the 1970s, military thinking had tempered on pure air superiority doctrine. Thus, the necessity for a multirole fighter had become evident to the Air Corps. The {{wp|Dassault Mirage 2000|NA87 Spirit}} introduced the United Communes's first multirole fighter. Less than a decade later, a dedicated attack aircraft variant was developed from the Spirit, the {{wp|Dassault_Mirage_2000N/2000D#Mirage_2000D|NA87/95 Sunray}}. The most recent development in the Talahara fleet is the [[NA107 Chainbreaker]], another multirole aircraft with greater payload capacity and advanced systems which entered service in 2004. Over the past two decades, active service aircraft have undergone major upgrades in payloads, electrical systems, and engine power.
By the latter half of the 1970s, military thinking had tempered on pure air superiority doctrine. Thus, the necessity for a multirole fighter had become evident to the Air Corps. The {{wp|Dassault Mirage 2000|NA87 Spirit}} introduced the United Communes's first multirole fighter. Less than a decade later, a dedicated attack aircraft variant was developed from the Spirit, the {{wp|Dassault_Mirage_2000N/2000D#Mirage_2000D|NA87/95 Sunray}}. The most recent development in the Talahara fleet is the [[NA107 Chainbreaker]], another multirole aircraft with greater payload capacity and advanced systems which entered service in 2004. Over the past two decades, active service aircraft have undergone major upgrades in payloads, electrical systems, and engine power.
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*5 Wing
*5 Wing
**21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
**21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
**8× MI74 Leopard
**1× TAT116 Lifeline
**1× TAT116 Lifeline
**15× MT97 Heron
**15× MT97 Heron
*9 Wing
*9 Wing
**12× MI74/C9 Gannet
**6× NT70 Seamaster
**6× NT70 Seamaster
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*8 Wing
**45× MI74/C10 Scarab
*12 Wing
*12 Wing
**15× NA107 Chainbreaker
**15× NA107 Chainbreaker
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*7 Wing
**21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
**21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
**8× MI74 Leopard
**1× TAT116 Lifeline
**1× TAT116 Lifeline
**15× MT97 Heron
**15× MT97 Heron
*10 Wing
**36× TNM91 Razorwind
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The UCDF Air Corps has eight organizational groups, six of which are standard air groups and two of which are special command groups. The first command group is the Air Command & Development Group. Air Command has two wings: 1 Wing - Air Command & Flight School and 11 Wing - Research & Development. 1 Wing includes both the central headquarters for the branch and flight schools for helicopters, fixed-wing rotorcraft, and jet aircraft primarily based out of Gawawa. The second command group, Missile Command, is made up of two air defense battalions which are armed with anti-air and missile interceptor missiles deployed from various emplacements across Talahara. The six air groups each contain a mixture of multirole combat wings and special service wings, including airlift, search and rescue, maritime aviation, and attack helicopter wings.
The UCDF Air Corps has eight organizational groups, six of which are standard air groups and two of which are special command groups. The first command group is the Air Command & Development Group. Air Command has two wings: 1 Wing - Air Command & Flight School and 11 Wing - Research & Development. 1 Wing includes both the central headquarters for the branch and flight schools for helicopters, fixed-wing rotorcraft, and jet aircraft primarily based out of Gawawa. The second command group, Missile Command, is made up of two air defense battalions which are armed with anti-air and missile interceptor missiles deployed from various emplacements across Talahara. The six air groups each contain a mixture of multirole combat wings and special service wings, including airlift, search and rescue, maritime aviation, and attack helicopter wings.
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|Cargo capacity of 16 tonnes, transport capacity of 93 infantry, 88 paratroopers, or 62 stretchers
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|{{wp|ATR 72|MT97/C1 Egret}}
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|10
|Cargo capacity of 5.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 48 infantry or 32 stretchers
|Cargo capacity of 5.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 48 infantry or 32 stretchers
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|{{wp|Transall C-160|TMT72 Griffon Vulture}}
|[[File:Transall (5089484505).jpg|200px|center]]
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|Cargo capacity of 16 tonnes, transport capacity of 93 infantry, 88 paratroopers, or 62 stretchers
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|[[File:C160 Gabriel - RIAT 2005 (3067553521).jpg|200px|center]]
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|-
|{{nowrap|{{wp|Transall_C-160#Operational_history|TMT72/96 Black Vulture}}}}
|[[File:F159 (15968851408).jpg|200px|center]]
|{{flag|Tsurushima}}
|{{wp|ELINT|ELINT aircraft}}
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|4
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|{{wp|Super King Air|MT81 Dragonfly}}
|{{wp|Super King Air|MT81 Dragonfly}}
|[[File:Angled shot of Malaysia Air Force's Beechcraft Super King Air MPA.jpg|200px|center]]
|[[File:Shadow R1 ISTAR Aircraft at RAF Waddington MOD 45153426.jpg|200px|center]]
|{{flag|Talahara}}
|{{flag|Talahara}}
|{{wp|ISTAR}}/{{wp|trainer aircraft}}
|{{wp|ISTAR}}/{{wp|trainer aircraft}}
|10
|10
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|{{wp|SAGEM Sperwer|MX110 Vision}}
|[[File:Salon du Bourget 20090619 071.jpg|200px|center]]
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|{{wp|Reconaissance}} {{wp|UAV}}
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|{{flag|Talahara}}
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|{{wp|Reconaissance}} {{wp|UAV}}
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|11
|Unmanned
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|{{wp|Safran Patroller|MX118 Claw}}
|[[File:Safran Electronics & Defense Patroller.jpg|200px|center]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]</br>{{flag|Tsurushima}}
|{{wp|Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV|MALE UAV}}
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|{{wp|Kamov_Ka-50|TNM91 Razorwind}}
|[[File:Kamov Ka-50, Russia - Air Force AN1776402.jpg|200px|center]]
|{{flag|Tsurushima}}
|{{wp|Military_helicopter#Observation|Scout}}/{{wp|attack helicopter}}
|36
|One 30mm autocannon, 6 hardpoints with a capacity of 2 tonnes
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|{{wp|SA 330 Puma|MI74 Leopard}}
|[[File:XW237 Puma Helicopter (24897093826).jpg|200px|center]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|Can transport up to 16 passengers or 10 stretchers, can be equipped with a door-mounted 20mm autocannon and two 7.5mm machine guns
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|{{wp|Eurocopter EC725|MI74/C10 Scarab}}
|[[File:French Air Force EC725 lift off.jpg|200px|center]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Medevac}}/{{wp|Military helicopter|tactical transport helicopter}}
|45
|Can transport up to 28 passengers or 18 stretchers, can be equipped with two 7.5mm machine guns and two unguided rocket pods
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|{{wp|Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma|MI72/C9 Gannet}}
|[[File:French Navy EC225 (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Search and rescue|SAR helicopter}}
|12
|Can transport up to 24 passengers or 16 stretchers
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|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OF-9.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-5.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-1.png|75px]]
|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OF-9.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-5.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-1.png|75px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"  
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|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵉⴳⵏⴰ || ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵉⴳⵏⴰⵏⴰⵢⵉⴱ|| ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ</br>ⵏ'ⵣⴻⵔⴷⴰ || ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ</br>ⵏ'ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵔ || ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ</br>ⵏ'ⴰⴼⴰⵍⵉⵙ || ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ || ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ || ⵎⴰⴽⵜⵉⴱⵙⵉⵏ || ⵎⴰⴽⵜⵉⴱⵢⴰⵏ
|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⴰⵖⴻⵍⵍⴰ || ⴰⵖⴻⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵏⵎazⴰⵍ || ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ</br>ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ||ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ</br>ⴰⴼⵔⵉⵡⴻⵏ || ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ</br>ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵄⵜ || ⴰⵇⴻⴱⵟ || ⴰⵇⴻⴱⵟ ⴰⵏⵎazⴰⵍ || ⴰⵎⴹⵉⵇ || ⴰⵎⴹⵉⵇ ⴰⵎⴻkⵟⵓⵃ
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Transliteration'''|| ''Amɣarigna'' || ''Amɣarignanayib'' || ''Amzwar</br>N’Zerda'' || ''Amzwar</br>N'Ifrar || ''Amzwar</br>N'Afalis'' || ''Amzwar'' || ''Amzwarširwa'' || ''Maktibsin'' || ''Maktibyan''
|'''Transliteration'''|| ''Aɣella'' || ''Aɣella Anmazul'' || ''Amatu n</br>Agraw'' || ''Amatu n</br>Afriwen'' || ''Amatu n</br>Tarbaɛt'' || ''Aqebṭ'' || ''Aqebṭ Anmazul'' || ''Amḍiq'' || ''Amḍiq Amekṭuḥ''
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Translation'''|| General || Vice-General || Group</br>Commander || Wing</br>Commander || Squadron</br>Commander || Commander || Adjutant-</br>Commander || Lieutenant II || Lieutenant I
|'''Translation'''|| General || Vice-General || Group</br>Commander || Wing</br>Commander || Squadron</br>Commander || Captain || Vice-Captain || Lieutenant || Junior Lieutenant
|}
|}


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|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OR-9.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-5.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-1.png|75px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵔ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⴰⴼⴰⵍⵉⵙ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⴰⵢⴰⵍ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵉ'ⵎⴰⵎⴰⵜⴻⵔ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎ</br>ⵉ'ⵎⴰⵎⴰⵜⴻⵔ || ⵅⵓⵛⴽⵔⴰⴷ || ⵅⵓⵛⵙⵉⵏ || ⵅⵓⵛⵢⴰⵏ || ⵜⴰⵍⵉⴱⵉⴳⵏⴰ
|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ</br>ⵏ ⴰⴼⵔⵉⵡⴻⵏ || ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ</br>ⵏ ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵄⵜ || ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ</br>ⵏ ⵡⴰⴼⴼⵓⴳ || ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ</br>ⵏ ⵙⴰⵄⴰ || ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓ</br>ⵏ ⵙⴰⵄⴰ || ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⴽⵔⴰⴷ || ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⵙⵉⵏ || ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⵢⴰⵏ || ⵏⴻⵍⵎⴰⴷⴻⵏ</br>ⵏ ⵢⵉⴳⵏⴰ
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Transliteration'''|| ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Ifrar'' || ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Afalis'' || ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Ayal'' || ''Mokademhlu</br>I'Mamater'' || ''Mokadem</br>I'Mamater'' || ''Xuškrad'' || ''Xušsin'' || ''Xušyan'' || ''Talibigna''
|'''Transliteration'''|| Aqerrumenzad</br>n Afriwen || Aqerrumenzad</br>n Tarbaɛt || Aqerrumenzad</br>n Waffug || Aqerrumenzad</br>n Saɛa || Aqerru</br>n Saɛa || ''Atikniyenkrad'' || ''Atikniyensin'' || ''Atikniyenyan'' || ''Nelmaden</br>n Yigna''
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Translation'''|| Wing</br>Sergeant-Major || Squadron</br>Sergeant-Major || Flight</br>Sergeant-Major || Watch</br>Sergeant-Major || Watch</br>Sergeant || Aviator III || Aviator II || Aviator I || Air Cadet
|'''Translation'''|| Wing</br>Sergeant-Major || Squadron</br>Sergeant-Major || Flight</br>Sergeant-Major || Watch</br>Sergeant-Major || Watch</br>Sergeant || Aviator III || Aviator II || Aviator I || Air Cadet
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[United Communes Defense Forces]]
*[[United Communes Defense Forces]]
*[[Talaharan Army Corps|UCDF Army Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Army Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Navy Corps|UCDF Navy Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Navy Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Black Guard Corps|Black Guard Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Black Guard Corps]]
*[[Jet fighter generations (Ajax)|Jet fighter generations]]
*[[Jet fighter generations (Ajax)|Jet fighter generations]]


Latest revision as of 16:48, 31 August 2024

UCDF Air Corps
ⵜⴰⴼⴻⴽⴽⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴻⵏⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⴰ
Tafekka n Menɣi n Igna
Talaharan Air Roundel.svg
Roundel of the Talaharan Air Corps
ActiveSince 1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Country Talahara
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size438 aircraft
31,400 personnel
Part ofUnited Communes Defense Forces
Colours  Black
  Red
  Steel blue
Engagements
List
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefExecutive Council
Executor of DefenseTaos Jebar
Defense Committee Senior RepresentativeGeneral Zidan Šawis
Defense Committee Enlisted RepresentativeWing Sergeant-Major Siman Anamar
Insignia
RoundelTalaharan Air Roundel.svg
Roundel (low visibility)Talaharan Air Roundel low vis.svg
Fin flashTalaharan Air Flash.svg

The Talaharan Air Corp, (Takelat: Tafekka n Menɣi n Igna; ⵜⴰⴼⴻⴽⴽⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴻⵏⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⴰ), officially the United Communes Defense Forces Air Corps, is the aerial warfare branch of the United Communes Defense Forces. The UCDF Air Corps has a fleet of 432 aircraft, including 285 fixed-wing combat aircraft. The branch consists of 31,375 personnel with further administrative assistance from the Black Guard Corps as well. The senior representative of the Air Corps at the Defense Committee is General Zidan Šawis. Wing Sergeant-Major Siman Anamar holds the elected representative seat.

The main missions of the Talaharan Air Corps are air defense, local air superiority, and aerial border patrolling. The Air Corps also supports the Navy Corps in littoral defense and maritime aviation.

The UCDF Air Corps was founded in 1922 with the advent of combat-effective fixed-winged aircraft. Previously, military aviation and aerial reconnaissance units were maintained by both the Army Corps and the Navy Corps. The early Air Corps had two major divisions: the wing division and the airship division. The airship division declined in use and development as fixed-wing aircraft advanced to faster, well-armed, and comparatively more durable units. In 1936, the Air Corps was reorganized with airships taking an ancillary role.

The new organization replaced the two air divisions with a set of air groups under a central command group. At present, there are six air groups, including the command group. Each air group generally has two wings under their command. Each wing has its own airbase, housing up to three squadrons.

History

Talaharan semi-rigid airship, c. 1908

Prior to the inception of the Air Corps, balloons, airships, and early fixed-wing aircraft had been employed by both the Army Corps and Navy corps as observation platforms and limited bombing units. The Second West Scipian War saw the introduction of massed air doctrine in the region. While the United Communes of Talahara did not participate in the conflict, independent observers reported on novel use cases and the development of air doctrine to the military theorists of Talahara. In 1922, the UCDF Air Corps was founded as the fourth branch of the Defense Forces.

AGMA T47 Swift fighter plane, c. 1937

The new Air Corps was divided into two divisions. The first division consolidated the dirigible airship assets of the Army Corps and Navy Corps into a single organization, with airship groups as the immediate subgroup assigned to land or sea missions. The second, initially smaller division was the wing division, with three wing groups eventually filled with three squadrons of fixed-wing craft each. Throughout the 1920s, the wing division grew substantially, with three wing groups growing to five by the end of the decade. Fixed-wing technology was also advancing rapidly, accelerated in Talahara with the 1933 Joint Development Agreement with Tyreseia and the covert acquisition of foreign aircraft. At the same time, the airship division remained largely stagnant. Faster fixed-winged aircraft were able to enter and exit target zones for reconnaissance faster than the airships, and the dirigibles were too slow to evade fire from planes in exercises, even despite the fact that they could bombard targets from higher elevations. As the use cases for airships diminished, the airship division began to crawl back their numbers.

In 1936, the Air Corps was reorganized into four air groups, with wings organized beneath. The airship division was effectively folded into the fixed-wing division, with remaining airships merged into airlift or reconnaissance wings. For all intents and purposes though, the United Communes terminated further developments of airship technology. Fixed-wing aircraft would continue to advance rapidly. By the second half of the 1940s, jet engines were being developed for military applications. Talahara and Tyreseia developed a testbed jet engine in 1948 and had its first prototype jet fighter in the air by 1950. The AGMA P58 Lightning first entered into active service in 1951.

AGMA P58 Lightning jet fighter-bomber, c. 1953

The Liberation of Taršiš was the first service-wide deployment of the UCDF, though only a handful of jet fighters was available for deployment during the operation. The Army Corps's land invasion of the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish was backed by naval landings and air power. In addition to bombing strategic targets at the onset of the raid, Talaharan aircraft maintained air superiority and provided close air support for ground troops. The Liberation took two weeks, at the end of which the Protectorate surrendered and the territory was restored to the United Communes.

Despite the limited participation of jet fighters in the Liberation, the operation had served as a test case for several technologies and the Rubric Coast was quickly on the heels of other international developments in jet aircraft with the first test flight of the AGMA P61 Lightning II in 1956. The United Aeronautics Syndicate was established as Talahara's first wholly-domestic aircraft design and production firm in 1955 and their first combat aircraft, the N65 Vindicator entered into service in 1961, quickly becoming the mainline fighter of the Talaharan Air Corps by the end of the decade. The N65/76 Voyager was introduced in 1967 as an attack variant. Both the Vindicator and the Voyager saw extensive use during the Third Uhlangan Civil War.

By the latter half of the 1970s, military thinking had tempered on pure air superiority doctrine. Thus, the necessity for a multirole fighter had become evident to the Air Corps. The NA87 Spirit introduced the United Communes's first multirole fighter. Less than a decade later, a dedicated attack aircraft variant was developed from the Spirit, the NA87/95 Sunray. The most recent development in the Talahara fleet is the NA107 Chainbreaker, another multirole aircraft with greater payload capacity and advanced systems which entered service in 2004. Over the past two decades, active service aircraft have undergone major upgrades in payloads, electrical systems, and engine power.

Structure and organization

Air Command &
Development Group 		Air Group 1 Air Group 2 Air Group 3
  • 1 Wing - Air Command
    & Flight School
    • 5× NA87/95T Trainer
    • 6× MT81 Dragonfly
  • 11 Wing - R&D
    • X48/70 Chainbreaker
    • Classified projects
  • UAV Command
  • 2 Wing
    • 15× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 15× NA87 Spirit
    • 15× NA87/95 Sunray
  • 4 Wing
    • 15× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 15× NA87 Spirit
    • 15× NA87/95 Sunray
  • 5 Wing
    • 21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
    • 1× TAT116 Lifeline
    • 15× MT97 Heron
  • 9 Wing
    • 6× NT70 Seamaster
  • 12 Wing
    • 15× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 15× NA87 Spirit
    • 15× NA87/95 Sunray
  • 17 Wing
    • 30× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 6× NB68 Warlord
Missile Command Air Group 4 Air Group 5 Air Group 6
  • 1st Air Defense Battalion
    • 6× VT3 Sky Serpent SAM
    • 3× 15T0 Starstrike Interceptor
  • 2nd Air Defense Battalion
    • 6× VT3 Sky Serpent SAM
    • 3× 15T0 Starstrike Interceptor
  • 6 Wing
    • 15× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 2× WMT103 Raven
    • 2× MT22 Dragonfly
    • 2× TMT72/96 Black Vulture
  • 14 Wing
    • 30× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 15× NA87/95 Sunray
  • 18 Wing
    • 15× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 2× WMT103 Raven
    • 2× MT22 Dragonfly
    • 2× TMT72/96 Black Vulture
  • 20 Wing
    • 30× NA107 Chainbreaker
    • 15× NA87/95 Sunray
  • 7 Wing
    • 21× TMT72 Griffon Vulture
    • 1× TAT116 Lifeline
    • 15× MT97 Heron

The UCDF Air Corps has eight organizational groups, six of which are standard air groups and two of which are special command groups. The first command group is the Air Command & Development Group. Air Command has two wings: 1 Wing - Air Command & Flight School and 11 Wing - Research & Development. 1 Wing includes both the central headquarters for the branch and flight schools for helicopters, fixed-wing rotorcraft, and jet aircraft primarily based out of Gawawa. The second command group, Missile Command, is made up of two air defense battalions which are armed with anti-air and missile interceptor missiles deployed from various emplacements across Talahara. The six air groups each contain a mixture of multirole combat wings and special service wings, including airlift, search and rescue, maritime aviation, and attack helicopter wings.

Equipment

Aircraft

Fixed-wing jet aircraft
Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
NA107 Chainbreaker
MU Roundel Mirage 4000.png
  Talahara Multirole combat aircraft 165 4+/++ generation, two 30mm internal autocannons and 14 hardpoints with 9.5 tonnes ordnance capacity
NA87/95 Sunray
62836 Sunray TAL.png
  Talahara Attack aircraft 75 4th generation, 9 hardpoints with 6.5 tonnes ordnance capacity
NA87 Spirit
628 Spirit Wind TAL.png
  Talahara Multirole combat aircraft 45 4th generation, two 30mm internal autocannons and 9 hardpoints with 6.3 tonnes ordnance capacity
NB68 Warlord
NB9 Strat Bomber.png
  Talahara Strategic bomber/reconnaissance aircraft 6 Bomb bays with 10.7 tonnes ordnance capacity
TAT116 Lifeline
U.S. joins in French-hosted ground, air capabilities display in Djibouti 220115-F-NS874-1250.jpg
  Tsurushima Aerial tanker 2 Fuel capacity of 111 tonnes, cargo capacity of 45 tonnes
Fixed-wing propeller aircraft
Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
MT97/C1 Egret
Italian Navy, 41-02, ATR-72-600MUA (30416431048).jpg
  Talahara Transport aircraft 20 Cargo capacity of 7.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 78 infantry or 52 stretchers
MT97 Heron
Flybe Nordic, OH-ATC, ATR 42-500 (16454798771).jpg
  Talahara Transport aircraft 10 Cargo capacity of 5.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 48 infantry or 32 stretchers
TMT72 Griffon Vulture
Transall (5089484505).jpg
  Tsurushima Transport aircraft 42 Cargo capacity of 16 tonnes, transport capacity of 93 infantry, 88 paratroopers, or 62 stretchers
TMT72/96 Black Vulture
C160 Gabriel - RIAT 2005 (3067553521).jpg
  Tsurushima SIGINT aircraft 4
WMT103 Raven
S 100B at Malmen 2010-06-13 1.jpg
  Wazheganon AEW&C aircraft 4
NT70 Seamaster
Atlantic - RIAT 2006 (2457788396).jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Maritime patrol aircraft 6 Carries two anti-ship missiles and internal bays for 2 tonnes of bombs, mines, or torpedoes
MT81 Dragonfly
Shadow R1 ISTAR Aircraft at RAF Waddington MOD 45153426.jpg
  Talahara ISTAR/trainer aircraft 10
MX110 Vision
Salon du Bourget 20090619 071.jpg
  Talahara Reconaissance UAV 12
MX115 Fang
Harfang-090711-F-4859J-003.jpg
  Talahara Reconaissance UAV 11

Missiles

Model Image Origin Type Notes
VT3 Sky Serpent
Crotale NG P1220851.jpg
  Wazheganon Surface-to-air missile
  • 11 km range
  • 9 km flight ceiling
  • 1,200 m/s top speed
  • 73kg overall weight
  • 13kg warhead
15T0 Starstrike
MBDA Aster p1220947.jpg
  Wazheganon Missile interceptor
  • 120 km range
  • 20 km flight ceiling
  • 1,531 m/s top speed
  • 450 kg overall weight
  • 15 kg warhead
ET0 Dark Sky
RAF Museum, Colindale, London - DSC06025.JPG
  Wazheganon Cruise missile
  • 560 km range
  • 280 m/s top speed
  • 1,300 kg overall weight
  • 450 kg warhead
ET1 Black Earth
Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz 42 (9797060514).jpg
  Wazheganon
 Talahara 		Anti-runway cruise missile
  • 140 km range
  • 280 m/s top speed
  • 1,230 kg overall weight
  • 10 × 50 kg submunitions
WXT3 Armiger
ILA Berlin 2012 PD 107.jpg
  Wazheganon Anti-radiation missile
  • 200 km range
  • 990 m/s top speed
  • 220 kg overall weight
  • 20 kg warhead
0T1 White Night
Mock-up of a MBDA MICA missile in Taiwan.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Air-to-air missile
  • 60 km range
  • 1,400 m/s top speed
  • 112 kg overall weight
  • 12 kg warhead
66T1 Black Night
ILA 2008 PD 446.JPG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Air-to-air missile
  • 200 km range
  • 1,550 m/s top speed
  • 190 kg overall weight
  • 25 kg warhead
TXT98 Shortbow
AAM-5-001.jpg
  Tsurushima Air-to-air missile
  • 35 km range
  • 1,000 m/s top speed
  • 95 kg overall weight
  • 10 kg warhead
TXT99 Longbow
AAM-4.jpg
  Tsurushima Air-to-air missile
  • 120 km range
  • 1,500 m/s top speed
  • 222 kg overall weight
  • 20 kg submunitions
AM39T2 Shipbreaker
Exocet AM39 P1220892-detoured.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast
 Wazheganon 		Anti-ship missile
  • 70 km range
  • 319 m/s top speed
  • 780 kg overall weight
  • 165 kg warhead
50T0 Sabre
Aasm5.jpg
  Talahara Precision-guided munition
  • 50 km range
  • 100 m/s top speed
  • 340 kg overall weight
  • 250 kg warhead
30T0 Falcon
AS.30.jpg
  Wazheganon MCLOS missile
  • 12 km range
  • 10 km flight ceiling
  • 450 m/s top speed
  • 520 kg overall weight
  • 240 kg warhead
24T1 Sunburst
Lockheed Martin Longbow Hellfire.jpg
  Talahara Air-to-surface missile
  • 11 km range
  • 450 m/s top speed
  • 49 kg overall weight
  • 9 kg warhead
27T4 Lance
Long Range Anti-tank Weapon HOT 3 - ILA2002-clean.jpg
  Wazheganon Anti-tank missile
  • 4.5 km range
  • 240 m/s top speed
  • 24.5 kg overall weight
  • 6.5 kg warhead


Ranks and insignia

Officer ranks

OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Insignia Messidor OF-9.png Messidor OF-8.png Messidor OF-7.png Messidor OF-6.png Messidor OF-5.png Messidor OF-4.png Messidor OF-3.png Messidor OF-2.png Messidor OF-1.png
Takelat name ⴰⵖⴻⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵖⴻⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵏⵎazⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ
ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ		 ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ
ⴰⴼⵔⵉⵡⴻⵏ		 ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓ ⵏ
ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵄⵜ		 ⴰⵇⴻⴱⵟ ⴰⵇⴻⴱⵟ ⴰⵏⵎazⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴹⵉⵇ ⴰⵎⴹⵉⵇ ⴰⵎⴻkⵟⵓⵃ
Transliteration Aɣella Aɣella Anmazul Amatu n
Agraw		 Amatu n
Afriwen		 Amatu n
Tarbaɛt		 Aqebṭ Aqebṭ Anmazul Amḍiq Amḍiq Amekṭuḥ
Translation General Vice-General Group
Commander		 Wing
Commander		 Squadron
Commander		 Captain Vice-Captain Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant

Enlisted ranks

OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Insignia Messidor OR-9.png Messidor OR-8.png Messidor OR-7.png Messidor OR-6.png Messidor OR-5.png Messidor OR-4.png Messidor OR-3.png Messidor OR-2.png Messidor OR-1.png
Takelat name ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ
ⵏ ⴰⴼⵔⵉⵡⴻⵏ		 ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ
ⵏ ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵄⵜ		 ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ
ⵏ ⵡⴰⴼⴼⵓⴳ		 ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓⵎⴻⵏⵣⴰⴷ
ⵏ ⵙⴰⵄⴰ		 ⴰⵇⴻⵔⵔⵓ
ⵏ ⵙⴰⵄⴰ		 ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⴽⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵜⵉⴽⵏⵉⵢⴻⵏⵢⴰⵏ ⵏⴻⵍⵎⴰⴷⴻⵏ
ⵏ ⵢⵉⴳⵏⴰ
Transliteration Aqerrumenzad
n Afriwen		 Aqerrumenzad
n Tarbaɛt		 Aqerrumenzad
n Waffug		 Aqerrumenzad
n Saɛa		 Aqerru
n Saɛa		 Atikniyenkrad Atikniyensin Atikniyenyan Nelmaden
n Yigna
Translation Wing
Sergeant-Major		 Squadron
Sergeant-Major		 Flight
Sergeant-Major		 Watch
Sergeant-Major		 Watch
Sergeant		 Aviator III Aviator II Aviator I Air Cadet

See also

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