Lusoñan Republic Air Forces

Lusoñan Republic Air Forces
ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ︀ᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜉᜏᜒᜇ᜔ ᜅ᜔ ᜍᜒ︀ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ ᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ᜌ Hukbong Himpapawid ng Republika ng Lusoña
Founded	July 1, 1947 (1947-07-01)
Country	Lusoña
Type	Air Force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	181 operational aircraft and helicopters 72,600 military personnel 17,600 active 25,000 ready reserve 30,000 standby reserve 1,476 civilian support personnel
Headquarters	Lipa Air Base, Lipa, Aranas
Motto(s)	Guardians of the Skies
Colors	Air Force Blue
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Mayumi Linátoc
Secretary of Defence	Imee Andál
Commanding General of the Lusoñan Republic Air Forces	LTGEN Crisanto Mabini
Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force	CSM Isagani Pagulayan
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Ahuriri Aerospace Whaitiri Kāhu

The Lusoñan Republic Air Forces (Ahlranese: ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ︀ᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜉᜏᜒᜇ᜔ ᜅ᜔ ᜍᜒ︀ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ ᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ᜌ, latinized: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Republika ng Lusoña) is the command component responsible for the aerial warfare capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Lusoñan Republic. The LRAF is responsible for both defending the Lusoñan airspace, and conducting aerial operations throughout the Lusoñan Republic, such as close air support operations, combat air patrols, aerial reconnaissance missions, airlift operations, helicopter tactical operations and aerial humanitarian operations.

The LRAF is headquartered at the Lipa Air Base in Aranas, and is headed by the Commanding General of the Lusoñan Republic Air Forces, who also serves as the branch's highest-ranking military officer.

Organization

The Lusoñan Republic Air Forces comprised of 3 tactical commands, 3 support commands, 7 air wings including 1 separate search and rescue wing, 1 engineering brigade, 1 air control and warning wing, 1 air weather group and 1 special operations unit.

LRAF Air Defence Command

Patch	Name	Headquarters	Units
	9th Fighter Wing		Headquarters, 9th Fighter Wing 51st Fighter Squadron 117th Fighter Training Squadron
	10th Fighter Wing		Headquarters, 1st Air Division

LRAF Air Mobility Command

Patch	Name	Headquarters	Units
	667th Airlift Wing		Headquarters, 667th Airlift Wing 2nd Airlift Squadron 4th Airlift Squadron 9th Airlift Squadron
	778th Support Wing		Headquarters, 778th Support Wing 81st Transport Squadron
	87th Special Airlift Wing		Headquarters, 87th Special Airlift Wing 256th Special Helicopter Squadron 276th Special Airlift Squadron 280th Maintenance and Supply Group

LRAF Air Combat Command

Patch	Name	Headquarters	Units
	11th Strike Wing		Headquarters, 11th Strike Wing
	905th Special Operations Wing		Headquarters, 905th Special Operations Wing

LRAF Support Command

Patch	Name	Headquarters	Units
	Air Logistics Command		Headquarters, 1st Air Division
	Education, Training, and Doctrine Command		Headquarters, 1st Air Division
	Air Force Reserve Command		Headquarters, 1st Air Division

Equipment

Aircraft

Name	Image	Origin	Role	Number in Service	Details
Combat Aircraft
Ahuriri Aerospace Whaitiri Kāhu		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Medium Multirole Fighter	12
KAD Vrabe		Ostrozava	Light Multirole Fighter	12
ADE Hawk		Arthurista	Light Attack Fighter/COIN	5
Pī TB.3		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Basic Trainer/Light Attack	21
Nākahi II TF.1		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Jet Trainer/Light Attack	15
Kau TM.2		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Basic Multi-Engine Trainer	12
Air Mobility
Ahuriri Aerospace Kererū		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Transport Aircraft	3	Assigned to the 9th Airlift Squadron.
Tūmatarau Whāriki II VC.2		Onekawa-Nukanoa	Transport/VIP Aircraft	2 total 1 transport aircraft variant 1 VIP transport variant	VIP transport operated by the 87th Special Airlift Wing
Morgenroete Frigatebird		Gristol-Serkonos	Transport/Airlift	5
Continental Pegasus		Belfras	Transport/Medium Airlift	3	Assigned to the 2nd Airlift Squadron.
Morgenroete North Star		Gristol-Serkonos	Aerial refueling and transport	2 total 1 CC-150/AR 1 CC-150/T	CC-150/T: VIP transport variant CC-150/AR: Aerial refueling/strategic airlifter
Mach M-300		KSA	Strategic airlift	2 total	To be assigned to a newly established 4th Airlift Squadron.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Pyrion Natz-60		Yisrael	Surveillance and Reconnaissance UAV	3
Pyrion Natz-45		Yisrael	Surveillance and Reconnaissance UAV	2
LAI Coucal		Lusoña	Miniature UAV	3	UAV Unit and Operators assigned to Army Units.
TI Sentinel		Belfras	Combat UAV	5
Helicopters
Clios Peregrine		Belfras	Utility Helicopter	21 total 13 AH.6 variants 8 HAR.4 variants
Sikorsky S-76		Belfras	VIP Transport	8	Utilized by the 87th Special Airlift Wing
			Multirole Helicopter	12
			Reconnaissance Helicopter	18
			Attack Helicopter	10
			Helicopter Trainer	7
Aircraft not in active service

Ranks

Commissioned Officer

	General/Flag Officer Ranks				Senior Officers Ranks			Junior Officer Ranks			Officer Cadet
Insignia
Rank	General Heneral (AFLR Chief of Staff only)	Lieutenant General Tenyente Heneral	Major General Magat Heneral	Brigadier General Brigadyer Heneral	Colonel Koronel	Lieutenant Colonel Kalakan	Major Magat	Captain Kamagat	1st Lieutenant Pumilagat	2nd Lieutenant Himagat	Cadet Kadete

Non-Commissioned Officer

	Senior Non-Commissioned Officer						Junior NCO	Enlisted
Insignia
Rank	Command Sergeant Major Hepeng Unang Sarhento	Senior Master Sergeant Unang Punong Sarhento	Master Sergeant Punong Sarhento	Technical Sergeant Teknikal Sarhento	Staff Sergeant Nakauunang Sarhento	Sergeant Sarhento	Corporal Kabo	Aviator SC Manlilipad	Aviator Manlilipad (MB)