Colombian Aerospace Force

Colombian Aerospace Force
Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana
Emblem of the Colombian Aerospace Force
Founded	15 February 1921; 103 years ago (1921-02-15)
Country	Colombia
Type	Aerospace force
Role	Aerial warfare Space warfare
Size	25,000 active personnel 270 aircraft [1]
Part of	Colombian Armed Forces
Nickname(s)	FAC
Motto(s)	Latin: Sic Itur ad Astra "Such is the pathway to the stars" Spanish: Somos la Fuerza "We are the Force"
March	Colombian Aerospace Force Hymn
Mascot(s)	Capitan Paz
Anniversaries	8 November
Engagements	Colombia–Peru War Colombian armed conflict
Website	www.fac.mil.co
Commanders
Commander of the Aerospace Force	Major General Ramsés Rueda Rueda
Deputy Commander and Aerospace Force Chief of Staff	Major General Jorge Tadeo Borbon
Inspector General	Major General Rodrigo Valencia Guevara
Notable commanders	Major General Alberto Alejandro Pauwels Rodriguez
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Flag
Ensign
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-29, A-37, AC-47T
Fighter	IAI Kfir
Helicopter	UH-60, UH-1, Bell 212, AH-60
Reconnaissance	SA2-37A/B, Skymaster C-337H, Super King Air, SR-560
Trainer	T-34, Cessna 172S, T-27, T-90, Bell 206, T-6 Texan II
Transport	C-130, C-295, C-212

The Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, Spanish: Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana) is the aerospace 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, working to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace 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 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 Colombian-Peruvian war of 1932 and also operated during the Second World War in the islands of San Andrés.

The service's name was changed from the Colombian Air Force to the Colombian Aerospace Force in 2023.^{[citation needed]}