Narsoran National Air Force

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Narsoran National Air Force
Fuerza Aérea Nacional de Narsoran
Active1960 (59 years ago)
CountryFlag of Narsora.jpg Narsora
AllegianceNarsoran National Military
TypeAir Force
RoleAerial warfare
Size288 aircraft
13,300 active personnel (2019)
Part ofMinistry of Defence
HeadquartersMinistry of Defence, Narsora City, Narsora
Engagements
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident María Castellano
Joint Staff of the Armed ForcesGeneral Diego Casales
Chief of Staff of the Air ForceGeneral del Aire Miguel Bellini

The Narsoran National Air Force (Narsoran Nacional Fuerza Aérea) is the branch of the military tasked with protecting narsoran airspace.

Aircraft

Name Origin Type Number Variants Notes
Fighter Aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States Multi-role Fighter ~55 F-16C/D Block 50/52 Plus (All aircraft to be upgraded to F-16V Block 70/72 standard by 2025. Main fighter/bomber aircraft.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II United States Multi-role Fighter ~30 planned F-35A Planned to replace most of the F-16 fighters.
Combat Aircraft
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano Brazil Counter-insurgency aircraft ~20 Used extensively during Operación Fin del Juego in October 2014.
Transport Aircraft
CASA/IPTN CN-235 Spain Tactical Transport ~3
Lockheed C-130 Hercules United States Transport Aircraft ~5 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Boeing CH-47 Chinook United States Transport Aircraft ~ 10 CH-47D All aircraft upgraded to CH-47F standard.
Tanker Aircraft
Lockheed Martin KC-130 United States Tanker Aircraft ~ 2 KC-130H
UAV's
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel Unmanned combat aerial vehicle ~5
RQ-11 Raven United States Unnmaed combat aerial vehicle ~25
Elbit Hermes 900 Israel Unmanned combat aerial vehicle ~10
Helicopters
AH-64 Apache United States Attack Helicopter ~30 AH-64D& AH-64E All AH-64's upgraded to AH-64E standard as of 2019.
Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma France Utility Helicopter ~ 10
Eurocopter AS565 Panther France Medium Utility Helicopter ~ 10
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil France Light Utility Helicopter ~ 10
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey United States Utility/Scout Helicopter ~15 UH-1N CAS

(Heavily upgraded version by Galindo Heavy Industries ).

Used as a reconnaissance and close-air support helicopter.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United States Utility Helicopter ~50
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Systems Hawk United Kingdom Jet Trainer ~5
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States Jet Trainer ~5 F-16 C/D These aircraft are older unused models that have been converted for use in familiarity training for new pilots.

Armaments

Since the 2014 González Isle Conflict, the air force is in the process of updating it's air defense capabilities.

Name Type Origin Notes Numbers
NASAMS 2 Surface-to-Air-Missile Norway In service as of 2015. ~ 5
Mistral (Missile) Surface-to-Air-Missile France
Rapier (missile) Surface-to-Air-Missile United Kingdom ~ 15
MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air-Missile United States ~3 batteries
AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-Air Missile United States ~110 missiles
AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-Air missile United States ~250 missiles
Rafael Python Air-Air missile Israel ~700 missiles
AGM-65 Maverick Air-Surface missile United States
AGM-114 Hellfire Air-Surface/Surface-Surface missile United States
GBU-12 Paveway II Laser guided bomb United States
Oerlikon GDF AA Autocannon Switzerland

Controversies

Over the course of it's existence, the NNAF has been the subject of numerous controversies. Most notably, throughout the González Archipelago Dispute the air force has repeatedly been accused of deliberately targeting civilian settlements and areas without regard for the level of collateral damage caused.

On September 27th 2014, an unsanctioned military operation code-named Operación Fuego del Infierno (lit. Operation Hellfire) was carried out on the disputed González Isles. The resulting bombardment by air force craft killed an estimated 400 civilians and 68 military personnel. Justice was not delivered until December 2015 when then Chief of Staff of the Air Force Moisés Oquendo was tried and found guilty of numerous war crimes including; treason, murder and destruction of both civilian and military property among others. Oquendo was subsequently sentenced to death, and is expected to be executed in Early 2020.