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The Swiss Air Force (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
The airfield of Meiringen is still important for the Swiss Air Force. With the closure of Sion Air Base in 2016, it will be one of only three fighter bases, along with Payerne Air Base and Emmen Air Base. It is the home base to two fighter squadrons, militia Squadron 8 "Destructors", equipped with the Northrop F-5E Tiger, and Berufsfliegerkorps ...
Under supervision of the Swiss Air Force, Dübendorf is also used by friendly nations in the context of exercises or joint missions (e.g. Austrian C-130 or German CH-53). Dübendorf acts also as parking space for private business jets and government jets during the WEF at Davos. Also located at Dübendorf AFB is: The Swiss Air Force Command (AOC)
On 31 December 2020, the Swiss Air Force gained two operational fighter jets ready to scramble 24/7. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The difficulty of defending Swiss airspace is illustrated by the mountainous character and the small size of the country; the maximum extension of Switzerland is 348 km, a distance that can be flown in a little over 20 minutes by ...
Category: Military airbases in Switzerland. 4 languages. ... Payerne Air Base; S. Sion Airport This page was last edited on 3 August 2016, at 23:30 (UTC). ...
PAYERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Switzerland's armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on Wednesday, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate ...
Air Traffic Control is provided by the military branch of Skyguide, Skyguide National. Payerne is responsible for the education of ground crews (e.g., aircraft mechanic, airport fire fighter) of the Swiss Air Force. Therefore, Payerne is also the main base of the F/A-18C Mock-up X-5098. The F/A-18 flight simulators are also located in Payerne.
Swiss Air Force PC-7 Turbo Trainer Swiss Air Force TAFLIR mobile radar near Pfäfers. The 31st Aviation Brigade (French: Brigade d’aviation 31) trains the air force's personnel. [19] [20] 31st Aviation Brigade, at Payerne Air Base. 31st Aviation Brigade Staff (French: Etat-major brigade d’aviation 31), at Payerne Air Base [21]