People's Revolutionary Army Air Force (Liothidia)

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People's Revolutionary Army Air Force
Volksrevolutionäre Armee Luftwaffe
File:PRAAFRoundel.png
Emblem and roundel of the PRAAF
Active1919-present
CountryLiothidia
AllegiancePeople's Revolutionary Army
BranchAir Force
Size95,000 active, 40,000 reserve
MarchMarch of the Winged
EngagementsAugust Revolution (as the Revolutionary Air Corps)
Second Lio-Vannoisian War
Eesti Revolution
First Abalessian War
Second Abalessian War
Operation Brüderliche Stärke
Eesti Civil War
Commanders
Chairman of the Revolutionary Defence CommissionGeorg von Carstein
Chief Commander of the PRAAFLieutenant General Mannfred Scherzinger
Insignia
RoundelFile:PRAAFRoundel.png
Service flagFile:PRAAFflag.png
Aircraft flown
AttackFe-19, Fe-20, Bo-04, Fe-23, Fe-26, SD-140, SD-190
FighterBo-04, Bo-05, Fe-28, Fe-29, Bo-07, Bo-109
HelicopterDem-4H, Dem-11H, Dem-80HK, ER-59
Attack helicopterDem-20Kh, Dem-26Kh, ER-09Kh
InterceptorEsf-50
TrainerBo-127Au
TransportZe-014, Ze-75, SD-40, SD-29, SD-50

The People's Revolutionary Army Air Force (Liothidian: Volksrevolutionäre Armee Luftwaffe; VrAL) is the aerospace branch of the People's Revolutionary Army. The PRAAF was officially formed in 1919 in wake of the consecration of the People's Revolutionary Army as the formal military forces of Liothidia, though between June 1918 and August 1919, it was known as the People's Revolutionary Air Corps, which began as a pro-socialist defection of the Imperial Air Corps during the August Revolution.

The PRAAF from 1943 until 1961 had sole control over the Luftstürmkorps, until it was detached to form an independent branch of the PRA, equal to the PRAAF. With 95,000 active personnel and 1,120 aircraft, it is one of the largest air forces in the world.

History

Organisation

Equipment

Aircraft inventory

Aircraft Image Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fighters
Bo-05 Rabe File:Ay-05K0.png  Liothidia Multirole fighter Bo-05K-SMT
Bo-05K-UBT
Bo-05NG
Bo-05NGE
380
18
28
16
Total 442 aircraft are in service as of January 2018 with a total order of 70 Bo-05NG and NGEs to be delivered.
Fe-26 Aviamix2015-03 (cropped).jpg  Liothidia Multirole fighter Fe-26S
Fe-26M
210
166
Total 376 aircraft are in service as of January 2018.
Fe-27 MiG-35D (3861086285).jpg  Liothidia Multirole fighter 165 Total 165 aircraft are in service as of January 2018 with a total order of 20 to be delivered.
Fe-28 Taifun File:MyL-24 side view.png  Liothidia Multirole fighter Fe-28MX 55 Total 55, total order of 100 to be delivered.
Fe-29  Liothidia Multirole fighter Fe-29SM 48 Total 48 in active service, total order of 102 to be delivered.
Ground Attack Aircraft
Fe-19 Sukhoi Su-22M4, Czech Republic - Air Force (cropped).jpg  Liothidia Attack-aircraft Fe-19M3
Fe-19M4
36
66
Total 102, all to be upgraded to M4 variant.
Fe-20 MiG-21 Lancer C cropped.jpg  Liothidia Attack-aircraft Fe-20Bis 32 To be withdrawn by 2023.
Bo-04  Liothidia Attack-aircraft Bo-04BK
Bo-04MBK
Bo-04EKM
40
46
50
136 total
Fe-23 Sukhoi Su-24 inflight Mishin-2.jpg  Liothidia Attack-aircraft Fe-23M2
Fe-23MR
Fe-23MP
64
38
45
147 total
Fe-26 Sukhoi Su-25 in Ukrainian service 269 n (cropped).jpg  Liothidia Attack-aircraft Fe-26SM
Fe-26T
89
117
196 total, all being upgraded
SD-140 File:SD-140.png  Liothidia Strategic bomber SD-140G
SD-140H
SD-140M
SD-140E
15
28
30
10
83 total
SD-190 Tupolev Tu-160 RF-94109.jpg  Liothidia Strategic bomber SD-190M2 30 30 total, upgrades to M2 to be completed 2019.
Transport Aircraft
Special Aircraft
Helicopters

Squadrons

Ranks and insignia

Aircraft procurement

Future of the PRAAF