Vilerian Imperial Air Force
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Vilerian Imperial Air Force | |
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Forces Aériennes Impériales Vilériennes | |
Country | Vileria |
Allegiance | Monarch of Vileria |
Branch | Vilerian Imperial Armed Forces |
Type | Air Force |
Size | 26,400 |
Patron | Saint Jusif |
Colors | |
Anniversaries | November 20th |
Engagements | 4th June Coup d'État Second Vilerian Civil War Third Vilerian Civil War Operation Crosswind Operation Stormbreaker |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Robin Delapart |
Chief of Staff of the Vilerian Air Force | Air Army General Stefano Berero |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Ja-47EX Ja-57E Ja-75 |
Attack helicopter | ShV-400 ShV-500 |
Utility helicopter | RV-599C |
Trainer | Tr-3C |
Transport | GS-53 Skymaster IIIE |
Tanker | GS-60A Unicorn XIII |
The Federal Air Force Vileria, also known simply as the Federal Air Force or FAF is the aerial warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Federation of Vileria, it is primarly tasked with the aerial defense of Federation of Vileria, secondary role being air support for the Federal Army of Vileria and aviation branch in the Federal Navy of Vileria. Currently, the Federal Air Force is comprised of about 26,400 personnel and possesses 433 aircrafts, both helicopters and aeroplanes. The President of the Federation of Vileria appoints the Chief of Staff of the Federal Air Force of Vileria, he is always a 4 star general officer and is co-commander in chief with the "Council of the Nine", which are the group of generals including the President and the Chancellor that commands the whole Armed Forces of the Federation of Vileria. The Chief of Staff of the Federal Air Force of Vileria is has to obey to multiple criteria, as written in the Federal Constitution: Be a 4 star general officer, be at least 45 years old and have at least 25 years of service.
History
Second Vilerian Civil War (1928-1929)
Main article: 4th June Coup d'État, Second Vilerian Civil War, Battle of Florence
On June 4th 1928, a coup-d'état was instigated by Elarian Corps Commander Daniele Russo and takes office as the first and only military leader in Vilerian history. He was the first to reform the Armed Forces' structure and system since 1912, creating the Federal Air Force in the process on the 20th of November 1928 and buying foreign planes to make its own, starting the legendary Rassault RF-XX series of aircrafts. During the civil war the air force was decisive, as the insurgency didn't have any aircrafts.
On December 18th 1929, Colonel Roger Lamiale and Republican leader Ezio Bongiovanni entered Florence with 5,000 men and 30 stolen R-5s attack aircrafts, bombarding the Presidential Palace and killing most of the cabinet including 2/3rd of the lower house in the right wing. As they entered and captured Commander Russo, the first real air battle in Ekharnian history took place, the 30 stolen R-5s against 25 more modern R-8s. The Republicans fought to death and lost 8 aircrafts while the enemy lost them all, the legend of the first Vilerian Ace Marcelo Valsa was born, it is theorized that he took down half of the enemy crafts, even if historians think he actually shot down 6 of them. He was the first to receive the Order of the Federal Glory of Vileria.
During the Second Republic (1929-1941)
The Air Force had to modernise, Rassault was given the exclusivity on fighter and attack aircrafts manufacturing and during the Second Republic, they produced 4 aircrafts, the R-9, R-11, R-12 and R-14, the last of them being a total failure and has only been produced 20 times. The R-12 kept the place of main fighter aircraft with a modernized version named the |R-12M. More recently, it had been decided that Bréguet Aéronautique would handle bombers, creating the first prototype Ko-935Z heavy bomber and being signed into 3 different aircrafts, the light AB-7, the medium AB-7.1 and the heavy AB-9 bombers.
Structure
Ranks
Main article: Military ranks of the Vilerian Armed Forces
Officers
Warrant Officers
Enlistee and NCO
Air Bases
- FAFBG Capital
- FAFBG Eralia
- FAFBG Viresia
- FAFBG Central
- FAFBG South-East
- FAFBG South-West
Inventory
Main article: List of aircrafts of the Vilerian Air Force, Aircraft Projects in Vileria, AXR-57 Fenrir
Name | Variant/Model | Type | In service | Notes |
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Project Aircraft | ||||
R-99 Super Rafale | Currently unknown | Air Superiority | 2 Vileria 2 Hoterallia (Joint testing and building) |
Introduction by 2026 |
Fighters | ||||
R-77 Rafale | R-77 Rafale C R-77 Rafale B |
Multirole | 123 | 1. Current main fighter jet 2. 4 used in the Federal Navy |
R-75 Mirage 2000 | R-75 Mirage 2000-5C R-75 Mirage 2000-5B |
Multirole | 46 | Still in use, to be retired completely by 2030 |
R-57 Mirage | R-57 Mirage 5 | Attack Aircraft | 12 | 1. Soon to be retired and replaced by the Rafale 2. Still used by the Patrouille Fédérale's Squadron 41 |
R-47 Super Étendard | R-47 Super Étendard III | Attack Aircraft | 7 | 1. Soon to be retired and replaced by the Rafale 2. Still used by the Patrouille Fédérale's Squadron 25 |
Cargo aircraft / Tanker aircraft | ||||
Agusta AC-53 Skymaster | AC-53 Skymaster-CA AC-53 Skymaster-RC AC-53 Skymaster-GE AC-53 Skymaster-CG |
Ground-Attack Aircraft Reconnaissance Aircraft Electronic-Warfare Aircraft Cargo Aircraft |
26 | Main cargo airplane, used for troup, payload and vehicle transport |
Agusta AC-40 Unicorn | AC-40 Unicorn-TA | Tanker | 21 | Military tanker aircraft |
Trainer aircraft | ||||
Rassault R-40 Étendard | R-40 Étendard E | Trainer Aircraft | 16 | Single training aircraft |
Attack Helicopters | ||||
Bréguet HC-500 | HC-500F HC-500A |
Attack Helicopter | 57 | Main attack helicopter |
Bréguet HC-473 | HC-473F HC-473A |
Attack Helicopter | 101 | Secondary attack helicopter, to be replaced completely by the HC-500 by 2030 |
Transport and Rescue Helicopters | ||||
Bréguet HM-90 | Utility Helicopter | 36 | Used as a rescue helicopter by the medical corps |
See Also
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