Air Forces of the World — Order of Battle

Air Forces of the World

The national markings, fleets and bases of 220 air arms in 171 countries, each linked both ways to the aircraft in the Book of Beasts. Search, filter and sort them, and switch between five views.

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National marking, as painted on the aircraft
Flag, where we have not drawn the marking yet
+At least this many: some combat types have no published quantity

Figures as published on each air force page, 2 October 2026.

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Showing 220 of 220 air arms

Europe

62 air arms · 44 countries

AlbaniaAlbanian Air ForceArmeniaArmenian Air ForceAustriaAustrian Air ForceAzerbaijanAzerbaijani Air ForcesBelarusAir Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of BelarusBelgiumBelgian Air ForceBosnia and HerzegovinaAir Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaBulgarian Air ForceCroatiaCroatian Air ForceCyprusCyprus Air CommandCzech RepublicCzech Air ForceDenmarkRoyal Danish Air ForceEstoniaEstonian Air ForceFinlandFinnish Air ForceFranceFrench Air and Space ForceFranceFrench Naval AviationFranceFrench Army Light AviationFranceFrench State Air ServicesGeorgiaGeorgian Air ForceGermanyGerman Air ForceGermanyGerman Naval AviationGermanyGerman Army AviationGermanyGerman State Air ServicesGreeceHellenic Air ForceGreeceHellenic Navy Air ServiceGreeceHellenic Army AviationHungaryHungarian Air ForceIcelandIcelandic Coast Guard Aviation DepartmentIrelandIrish Air CorpsItalyItalian Air ForceItalyItalian Naval AviationItalyItalian Army AviationItalyItalian State AviationLatviaLatvian Air ForceLithuaniaLithuanian Air ForceLuxembourgLuxembourg Army (air component)MaltaAir Wing of the Armed Forces of MaltaMoldovaMoldovan Air ForceMontenegroMontenegrin Air ForceNetherlandsRoyal Netherlands Air and Space ForceNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Air BrigadeNorwayRoyal Norwegian Air ForcePolandPolish Air ForcePortugalPortuguese Air ForceRomaniaRomanian Air ForceRussiaRussian Aerospace ForcesRussiaRussian Naval AviationSerbiaSerbian Air Force and Air DefenceSlovakiaSlovak Air ForceSloveniaSlovenian Air Force and Air DefenceSpainSpanish Air and Space ForceSpainSpanish Naval Air ArmSpainSpanish Army Airmobile ForceSwedenSwedish Air ForceSwitzerlandSwiss Air ForceTurkeyTurkish Air ForceTurkeyTurkish Naval AviationTurkeyTurkish Army AviationUkraineUkrainian Air ForceUnited KingdomRoyal Air ForceUnited KingdomFleet Air ArmUnited KingdomArmy Air Corps (United Kingdom)

North America

8 air arms · 2 countries

CanadaRoyal Canadian Air ForceCanadaCanadian Naval and Army AviationCanadaCanadian State Air ServicesUnited StatesUnited States Air ForceUnited StatesUnited States Marine Corps AviationUnited StatesUnited States Naval AviationUnited StatesUnited States Army Aviation BranchUnited StatesUnited States Coast Guard Aviation

Latin America & Caribbean

35 air arms · 27 countries

ArgentinaArgentine Air ForceArgentinaArgentine Naval AviationArgentinaArgentine Army AviationBahamasRoyal Bahamas Defence Force Air WingBarbadosRegional Security System Air WingBelizeBelize Defence Force Air WingBoliviaBolivian Air ForceBrazilBrazilian Air ForceBrazilBrazilian Naval AviationBrazilBrazilian Army AviationChileChilean Air ForceChileChilean Naval AviationColombiaColombian Aerospace ForceColombiaColombian Naval AviationCosta RicaAir Vigilance ServiceCubaCuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense ForceDominican RepublicDominican Air ForceEcuadorEcuadorian Air ForceEl SalvadorSalvadoran Air ForceGuatemalaGuatemalan Air ForceGuyanaGuyana Defence Force Air CorpsHaitiHaitian Aviation CorpsHondurasHonduran Air ForceJamaicaJamaica Defence Force Air WingMexicoMexican Air ForceMexicoMexican Naval AviationNicaraguaNicaraguan Air ForcePanamaNational Aeronaval ServiceParaguayParaguayan Air ForcePeruPeruvian Air ForcePeruPeruvian Naval AviationSurinameSuriname Air ForceTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Air GuardUruguayUruguayan Air ForceVenezuelaBolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela

Middle East & North Africa

19 air arms · 19 countries

AlgeriaAlgerian Air ForceBahrainRoyal Bahraini Air ForceEgyptEgyptian Air ForceIranIslamic Republic of Iran Air ForceIraqIraqi Air ForceIsraelIsraeli Air ForceJordanRoyal Jordanian Air ForceKuwaitKuwait Air ForceLebanonLebanese Air ForceLibyaLibyan Air ForceMauritaniaMauritania Islamic Air ForceMoroccoRoyal Moroccan Air ForceOmanRoyal Air Force of OmanQatarQatar Emiri Air ForceSaudi ArabiaRoyal Saudi Air ForceSyriaSyrian Air ForceTunisiaTunisian Air ForceUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Air ForceYemenYemeni Air Force

Sub-Saharan Africa

47 air arms · 47 countries

AngolaNational Air Force of AngolaBeninBenin Air ForceBotswanaAir Arm Command (Botswana)Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Air ForceBurundiBurundi Air ForceCameroonCameroon Air ForceCape VerdeCape Verdean Coast Guard (air component)Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Air ForceChadChadian Air ForceComorosComorian Air ForceDemocratic Republic of the CongoAir Force of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiDjiboutian Air ForceEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Air ForceEritreaEritrean Air ForceEswatiniUmbutfo Eswatini Defence Force Air WingEthiopiaEthiopian Air ForceGabonGabonese Air ForceGhanaGhana Air ForceGuineaGuinean Air ForceGuinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Air ForceIvory CoastAir Force of Ivory CoastKenyaKenya Air ForceLesothoLesotho Defence Force Air WingLiberiaArmed Forces of Liberia Air WingMadagascarMalagasy Air ForceMalawiMalawi Air ForceMaliMalian Air ForceMauritiusMauritius Police Force Air WingMozambiqueMozambique Air ForceNamibiaNamibian Air ForceNigerNiger Air ForceNigeriaNigerian Air ForceRepublic of the CongoCongolese Air ForceRwandaRwandan Air ForceSenegalSenegalese Air ForceSeychellesSeychelles Air ForceSierra LeoneSierra Leone Air WingSomaliaSomali Air ForceSouth AfricaSouth African Air ForceSouth SudanSouth Sudan Air ForceSudanSudanese Air ForceTanzaniaTanzania Air Force CommandThe GambiaGambia Armed Forces Air WingTogoTogolese Air ForceUgandaUganda People’s Defence Forces Air ForceZambiaZambian Air ForceZimbabweAir Force of Zimbabwe

Asia

43 air arms · 28 countries

AfghanistanAfghan Air ForceBangladeshBangladesh Air ForceBruneiRoyal Brunei Air ForceCambodiaRoyal Cambodian Air ForceChinaPeople’s Liberation Army Air ForceChinaPeople’s Liberation Army Naval Air ForceIndiaIndian Air ForceIndiaIndian Naval Air ArmIndiaArmy Aviation Corps (India)IndonesiaIndonesian Air ForceIndonesiaIndonesian Naval Aviation (Puspenerbal)JapanJapan Air Self-Defense ForceJapanJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviationJapanJapan Ground Self-Defense Force aviationKazakhstanKazakh Air Defense ForcesKyrgyzstanKyrgyz Air ForceLaosLao People’s Liberation Army Air ForceMalaysiaRoyal Malaysian Air ForceMalaysiaRoyal Malaysian Navy aviation (Fleet Air Arm)MaldivesMaldives National Defence Force Air CorpsMongoliaMongolian Air ForceMyanmarMyanmar Air ForceNepalNepalese Army Air ServiceNorth KoreaKorean People’s Army Air ForcePakistanPakistan Air ForcePakistanPakistan Naval Air ArmPakistanPakistan Army Aviation CorpsPhilippinesPhilippine Air ForcePhilippinesPhilippine Navy Naval Air WingSingaporeRepublic of Singapore Air ForceSouth KoreaRepublic of Korea Air ForceSouth KoreaRepublic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command)South KoreaRepublic of Korea Army AviationSri LankaSri Lanka Air ForceTaiwanRepublic of China Air ForceTaiwanRepublic of China Navy aviationTaiwanRepublic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command (aviation)TajikistanTajik Air ForceThailandRoyal Thai Air ForceThailandRoyal Thai Naval Air DivisionTurkmenistanTurkmen Air ForceUzbekistanUzbekistan Air and Air Defence ForcesVietnamVietnam Air Defence – Air Force

Oceania

6 air arms · 4 countries

AustraliaRoyal Australian Air ForceAustraliaFleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy)AustraliaAustralian Army AviationNew ZealandRoyal New Zealand Air ForcePapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Defence Force Air Transport WingTongaHis Majesty’s Armed Forces Air Wing (Tonga)

The basesAir BasesEvery air base in the database, mapped, with the units and types stationed there and the ones you can fly from yourself.The display teamsDisplay TeamsEvery military aerobatic, solo and helicopter display team, active and disbanded, each linked to the service that flies it.The aircraftBook of BeastsMore than 400 aircraft pages, each now listing the air forces that fly or flew the type.

Fly a jet from a Swiss Air Force base

Sion closed to the Air Force in 2017. The runway is still there, and so is an L-39 Albatros with a second seat. MiGFlug has put civilians in real military jet cockpits since 2004.

Fly the L-39 Albatros from Sion

Names, figures, fleets and markings come from each air force page and follow its updates. Combat aircraft show n/a where a page gives no quantity for its combat types (16 pages) and a + where only some of them have one (25 pages). Regions, branches and alliance groups are our own grouping.

Flags: country-flag-icons (MIT licence). Map: Natural Earth, public domain.