Latin Air Force
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| Latin Air Force Classis Aris | |
|---|---|
| Active | 20th century |
| Country |  Latium |
| Allegiance | Latin Emperor |
| Branch | Air force |
| Role | National defense |
| Size | 80,160 active duty personnel 450 combat craft |
| Part of | Latin Armed Forces |
| Patron | Saint Michael |
| Commanders | |
| Emperor | Constantine XX Claudius |
| Minister of Defense | The Lord Vipsanius of Tibur |
| Chief of Staff | STRA Eutychianus Maenius |
| Chief Centurion Evocati | CCE Avienus Icilius |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel | File:Roundel of the Latin Air Force.png |
The Latin Air Force (Latin: Classis Aris), also known as the Imperial Air Force, is the aerial arm of the Latin Armed Forces. Latium had long been involved in military aviation. However, its first employment of air power on a major scale was during the Social War and subsequent conflicts, during which aircraft such as the Centaurus and Sagittarius fighters, as well as Accipter bombers, were used to deadly effect.
In the second half of the twentieth century, the Imperial Air Force relied on a mixture of foreign fighters and domestic attack aircraft, including the F-104S, Volarion Ifrit, G.91 and the AMX. Recently, Latium has become a major partner in the United Fighters Consortium to develop and field a pair of tactical aircraft which would become the mainstay of its air power in the 21st century: the UFC Tempest 4.5-generation fighter and the UFC F-29 Hurricane 5th-generation fighter.
Inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | In service | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter Aircraft | ||||||
| UFC Tempest | Multinational | 4.5th-generation multirole fighter | 300 | |||
| UFC F-29 Hurricane | Multinational | 5th-generation Multirole fighter | 45, additional on order | |||
| Volarion Ifrit |  Belfras
|
4th-generation Multirole fighter | 60, to be phased out | |||
| AMX | Latium
|
Ground attack aircraft | 45, to be phased out | |||
| Bomber | ||||||
| TBD | Latium
|
Strategic bomber | ||||
| Surveillance Aircraft | ||||||
| Glaucus ASaC.2 | Belfras
|
AEW&C aircraft | 6 | |||
| Centaur JSTARS |  Arthurista
|
Ground surveillance aircraft | 5 | |||
| Centaur E.1 | Arthurista
|
Electronic warfare aircraft | 6 | |||
| Support aircraft | ||||||
| Centaur C.1 | Arthurista
|
Strategic airlifter/refueller | 60 | |||
| Volata Aeroworks CS21 Equus | Latium
|
Tactical multi-mission transporter | 230 | |||
| C-27J | Latium
|
Tactical airlifter | 36, replaced the G.222 | |||
| Maritime patrol aircraft | ||||||
| ATR 72 ASW | Latium
|
Maritime patrol aircraft | 18 | |||
| Trainer | ||||||
| MB-339 | Latium
|
Trainer aircraft | 48 | |||
| SF.260 | Latium
|
Trainer aircraft | ||||
| UAV/UCAV | ||||||
| NOVA Drone | Arthurista
|
UCAV | 24 | |||
| Global Falcon | Latium
|
UCAV | 6 | |||