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The Czech Air Force (Czech: Vzdušné síly) [Note 1] is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic. Along with the Land Forces, the Air Force is the major Czech military force. With traditions of military aviation dating back to 1918, the Czech Air Force, together with the Slovak Air Force, succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1993.
The following list of military aircraft of the Czech Republic is a list of military aircraft and civil aircraft for military use currently in service with the Czech Air Force, the Czech Land Forces (unmanned aerial vehicles) and the Flight Training Center as well as retired aircraft.
The assets of the former air force were divided 2:1 in the Czech favor, and thus the Czech Air Force and the Slovak Air Force were formed. The 18 MiG-29s then in service were divided 1:1 between the new countries. A 1992–93 reorganisation resulted in a completely new structure of the Czech Air Force which came into effect in 1994. [45]
Air Vice-Marshal Karel Janoušek, Inspector-General of the Czechoslovak Air Force, eventually convinced the British Air Ministry to re-equip the squadron with B-24 Liberator 4-engined heavy bombers, as these had radar and a longer range, both of which made them more suitable for maritime patrols. [25]
This is a list of military equipment of the Czech Republic currently in service and in storage. This includes weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, with the Army of the Czech Republic and its service branches, namely the Czech Land Forces and Czech Air Force, at their core.
All L-159T1s (excluding one newly built L-159T1 for the Iraqi Air Force) are modified L-159A airframes taken from storage. Unlike L-159A, they have just one MFD in each cockpit and no radar. L-159T1 S/N 6069 made its first flight on 8 March 2007 and the first batch of four aircraft was handed over to the Czech Air Force on 23 November 2007 ...
NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days (Czech: Dny NATO v Ostravě & Dny Vzdušných sil AČR) are the biggest security show in the Czech Republic. Its goal is to present to the general public the means available to the Czech Republic, its NATO allies and other partner states in the field of security, both international (military) and ...
Czechoslovak Air Force: Headquarters: Prague, Czechoslovakia: Leadership; Commander-in-Chief: President of Czechoslovakia: Minister: Minister of National Defence: Chief of Defence: Chief of the General Staff: Related articles; Ranks: Czechoslovakian military ranks