Commonwealth Air Force (Aldia)

Commonwealth Air Force
英联邦空军 Yīng Liánbāng Kōngjūn
Seal of the Commonwealth Navy
Founded	February 24th, 1950
Country	Aldia
Type	Air Force
Role	Aerial Warfare Regional & Global Mobility Air Defense Command & Control
Part of	Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces
Headquarters	Heping, Commonwealth Capital Territory
Motto(s)	向上和向上 Xiàngshàng Hé Xiàngshàng Onwards & Upwards
Colors	Cyan   Gold
Size	200,000 Personnel
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Wu Mingzhi
Administrator of the Military	Sano Mamoru
Chairman of the CSDF High Command	Sun Fangyu
General of the Air Force	Nakamura Iko
Insignia
Flag

The Commonwealth Air Force (CSDF Air Force, Myrian: 英联邦空军, romanized: Yīng Liánbāng Kōngjūn) also commonly referred to the Aldian Air Force, is the aerial warfare branch of the Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces and is the third largest branch of the military with more than 200,000 active personnel. The Air Force operates a range of aircraft types ranging from combat aircraft, transport, electronic warfare, bombers, satellites & unmanned combat aerial vehicles. The Air Force is the youngest branch of the entire Aldian military, having only been established in 1950 as it originally operated under the auspices of the Army & Navy as the Army Air Corps & Naval Aviation Combat Corps respectively. Aside from operating aircraft the Air Force is also responsible for maintaining the country's anti-air defense systems, missile silos, radar facilities & military satellites.

Capabilities

Aside from maintaining air superiority over Aldian airspace and the interception of unauthorized entry of foreign aircraft & ensure, the Aldian Air Force is capable of deploying its forces across the Myrian & Rohane continents. Aerial reconnaissance is also among the Air Forces capabilities by operating a variety of high altitude reconnaissance aircraft as well as high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles. The development & adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles by the Air Force has had considerable impact on the doctrine & capabilities of the organization as a whole. The role of these UAVs vary wildly with some only capable of reconnaissance while others are also capable of combat and are classified as Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs).

Equipment

The Air Force operates a large fleet of aircraft of various types, approximately 1,200 of them are combat aircraft.

Aircraft	Image	Origin	Entered Service	Type	Variant	In Service	Remarks
Combat Aircraft (1,235)
Sanpuku K-31		Aldia	2007	Strategic Bomber		120	Main-stay strategic bomber of the Air Force Capable of carrying & launching Cruise Missiles
Arashi AR-50		Aldia	2014	Stealth Air Superiority Fighter		50	To gradually replace the AR-9
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		450	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Arashi AR-19		Aldia	2015	Multirole Strike Fighter		110
Arashi AR-9		Aldia	1998	Air Superiority		175	To be phased out and replaced by the AR-50
Ryusei RY-5	Not Yet Available	Aldia	2008	Interceptor		0	Currently in research & development To replace the ageing AR-3
Arashi AR-3		Aldia	1966	Interceptor		220
Sanpuku KR-5		Aldia	2005	Fighter Bomber		110
AWACS (17)
Shukaku BA-300		Aldia	2005	Airborne Early Warning & Control		5
Arashi EY-200		Aldia	2011	Airborne Early Warning & Control		12
Transport (180)
Shukaku BA-300		Aldia	2005	Strategic Airlifter		25
Ryusei H-20		Aldia	2010	Medium Transport Aircraft		40
Shukaku P-105		Aldia	2010	Medium Transport Aircraft		50
Arashi S-32	File:CASA Aviocar 212.jpg	Aldia	1974	STOL Transport Aircraft		65
Maritime Patrol (32)
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Electronic Warfare (30)
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Helicopters (370)
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (80)
Arashi AR-10		Aldia	2005	Multirole Fighter		520+	Main-stay fighter of the Air Force