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Aerospace Force (other)
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Aerospace force or air and space force may refer to: * Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (NEHSA) * Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) * People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force of China * French Air and Space Force (AAE) * Israeli Air and Space Arm * Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) * Spanish Air and Space Force See also * Space force * Space Force (other) * Air Force (other) * Force (other) * Air force An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army aviati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerospace Force Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; , acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the strategic missile, air, and space force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force to the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009. The force's commander, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was killed along with 20 other senior officers during the series of Israeli strikes launched on 13 June 2025. The role was vacant for a day before being filled by Majid Mousavi. Aviation forces Most American public sources disagree and argue on which aircraft are operated by the AFAGIR. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy said in 2005 that " e backbone of the IRGCAF consists of ten Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft, including seven flown from Iraq to Iran during the 1991 Gulf War, kept airworthy with the help of Georgian technicians, although reports indicate that all of the IRG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Aerospace Force
The Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, ) is the air force of the Republic of Colombia. The Colombian Aerospace Force is one of the three institutions of the Military Forces of Colombia charged, according to the 1991 Constitution, with working to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's air and to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and constitutional order. It is one of the largest air forces in the Americas (after the United States and Brazil) and has increased its activity due to important roles in the fight against narco-terrorism. Its main force includes 21 IAI Kfir, IAI Kfirs as defense fighters and 12 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly plus 24 Embraer 314 Super Tucano for counterinsurgency. The FAC has been used in observation and aerial combat missions since the Colombia–Peru War, Colombian-Peruvian war of 1932 and also operated during the Second World War in the islands of Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, San Andrés. On 8 November 2024, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force
The People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force () is an arm of the People's Liberation Army. It was established on 19 April 2024. It is one of two independent space forces in the world. History The PLA Aerospace Force was established on 19 April 2024, severed from the simultaneously disestablished Strategic Support Force. The PLAASF consolidates all the PLA's space-based C4ISR systems, as well as administering all the existing launch sites, and all other military satellites and space assets. The China Daily referred to it as the People's Liberation Army Space Force before its official English name was released. Organization The PLAASF is headquartered in the Haidian District of Beijing. Central staff sections include: *Staff department (参谋部) **Information and Communications Division (信息通信处) *Political Work Department (政治工作部) **Cadre Bureau(干部局) **Innovation Office陈怀国：〈用故事礼赞初心〉，《求是》2016年第16期( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Air And Space Force
The French Air and Space Force (, , ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909 as the ("Aeronautical Service"), a service arm of the French Army, it became an independent military branch in 1934 as the French Air Force (). On 10 September 2020, it assumed its current name, the French Air and Space Force, to reflect an "evolution of its mission" into the area of outer space. The number of aircraft in service with the French Air and Space Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 658 aircraft in 2014. According to 2025 data, this figure includes 207 combat aircraft: 99 Dassault Mirage 2000 and 108 Dassault Rafale. the French Air and Space Force employs a total of 40,500 regular personnel, with a reserve element of 5,187 in 2014. The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force (CEMAAE) is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), a high-ranking military officer who in turn ans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; , commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. , Aluf Tomer Bar has been serving as the Air Force commander. The Israeli Air Force was established using commandeered or donated civilian aircraft and obsolete and surplus World War II combat aircraft. Eventually, more aircraft were procured, including Boeing B-17s, Bristol Beaufighters, de Havilland Mosquitoes and P-51D Mustangs. The Israeli Air Force played an important part in Operation Kadesh, Israel's part in the 1956 Suez Crisis, dropping paratroopers at the Mitla Pass. On June 5, 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force performed Operation Focus, debilitating the opposing Arab air forces and attaining air supremacy for the remainder of the war. Shortly after the end of the Six-Day War, Egypt i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Aerospace Forces
The Russian Aerospace Forces or Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS) comprise the air force, aerial, space force, space warfare, and Missile defense, missile defence Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO), as recommended by the Ministry of Defence (Russia), Ministry of Defence to improve efficiency and logistical support. The VKS is headquartered in Moscow. Organisation Branches With the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, the Russian Aerospace Forces is a unified command consisting of the following branches:Russia creates new Aerospace Force service branch , jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Air And Space Force
The Spanish Air and Space Force () is the Aerial warfare, aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces. History Early stages Hot air balloons have been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Alfredo Kindelán, Leonardo Torres Quevedo directed the construction of the first Spanish dirigible in the Army Military Aerostatics Service, created in 1896 and located in Guadalajara, Spain, Guadalajara. The new airship was completed successfully in 1908 and, named 'Torres Quevedo', made numerous test and exhibition flights.Francisco A. González Redondo''Leonardo Torres Quevedo, 1902–1908. The Foundations for 100 years of Airship designs''In book: Proceedings of the 7th International Airship Convention, pp.1–12, Publisher: German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR), October 2008. The Spanish Army's air arm, however, took off formally in 1909 when Colonel Pedro Vives Vich and Captain Alfredo Kindelán made an of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Force
A space force is a military branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations in outer space and space warfare. The world's first space force was the Russian Space Forces, established in 1992 as an independent military service. However, it lost its independence twice, first being absorbed into the Strategic Rocket Forces from 1997–2001 and 2001–2011, then it merged with the Russian Air Force to form the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2015, where it now exists as a sub-branch. , there are two independent space forces: the United States Space Force and China's People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force. Countries with smaller or developing space forces may combine their Aerospace force (other), air and space forces under a single military branch, such as the Russian Aerospace Forces, Spanish Air and Space Force, French Air and Space Force, or Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, or put them in an independent defense agency, such as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Force (other)
A space force is a military branch that conducts space warfare. Space Force may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Space Force (TV pilot), ''Space Force'' (TV pilot), a 1978 pilot for a television series * Space Force (BBC radio serial), ''Space Force'' (BBC radio serial), 1984–1985 * Space Force (TV series), ''Space Force'' (TV series), an American comedy TV series * ''Space Force: Rogue Universe'', a video game * Space Force (album), ''Space Force'' (album), an album by Todd Rundgren * Space Force, a fictional entity in British TV series ''Hyperdrive (British TV series), Hyperdrive'' * Starcom: The U.S. Space Force, a 1987 American animated TV series developed alongside NASA * Royal Space Force, a Japanese animated TV series Military * United States Space Force, the space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces * Russian Space Forces, a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces * List of space forces See also * Space Command (other) * Space Corps (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Force (other)
An air force is armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. Air Force can also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Air Force'' (film), a 1943 war film directed by Howard Hawks * ''Airforce'' (TV series), a 1988 miniseries featuring the Republic of Singapore Air Force * ''The Air Force'', the fifth album of the band Xiu Xiu *"Air Force", a 1978 song by Space * "Air Forces", a song by Young Jeezy from his 2005 album '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'' * "Air Force", a 2018 song by DigDat * Ginger Baker's Air Force, a jazz-rock supergroup in the early 1970s led by Ginger Baker * ''Air Force'' (game), a 1976 wargame about WWII aerial combat over Europe Sports teams * Air Force Falcons, the intercollegiate sports program of the US Air Force Academy * Air Force Central F.C., a professional Thai football club based in Rangsit * Air Force F.C., an Eritrean football club based in Dekemhare * Air Force FC, a South Korean military sports club that merged with others which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Force (other)
In physics, force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object. Force is also a dialectal term for a "waterfall". Force or forces may also refer to: Places * Force, Marche, a municipality in Ascoli Piceno, Italy *Forcé, Mayenne, France; a commune * Force, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania * Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, tidal power test site in Nova Scotia People * Anna Laura Force (1868-1952), American educator * The Force family of American drag racing: ** John Force (born 1949), family patriarch; father of four daughters, three of whom are or have been racers themselves: *** Ashley Force Hood (born 1982) *** Brittany Force (born 1986) *** Courtney Force (born 1988) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Force (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics ''Iron Man'' titles *Major Force, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe Films * ''Force'' (film series), a series of Indian Hindi-language action-th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
