Back القوات الجوية الإثيوبية Arabic Etiopské letectvo Czech Fuerza Aérea de Etiopía Spanish Etiopian ilmavoimat Finnish Force aérienne éthiopienne French Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl Italian Etiopskie Siły Powietrzne Polish Военно-воздушные силы Эфиопии Russian 衣索比亞空軍 Chinese
| Ethiopian Air Force | |
|---|---|
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 Emblem of the Ethiopian Air Force | |
| Founded | 19 August 1929 |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | 5,000 personnel |
| Part of | Ethiopian National Defense Force |
| Equipment | 112 aircraft[1] |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander | President Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Commander-in-chief | Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed |
| Minister of Defense | Abraham Belay |
| Chief of General Staff | Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula |
| Deputy Chief of General Staff | General Abebaw Tadesse |
| Chief of the Air Force | Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa[2] |
| Deputy Chief of the Air Force | Brigadier General Tesfaye Legesse |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Flag |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Su-25, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35 |
| Fighter | MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-27, Su-30 |
| Trainer | Aermacchi SF-260, Aero L-39 Albatros, Grob G 120TP |
| Transport | Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mil Mi-8 |
The Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer ḫayil) is the air service branch of the Ethiopian National Defence Force. The ETAF is tasked with protecting the national air space, providing support to ground forces, as well as assisting civil operations during war.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2023". Flightglobal Insight. 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Salem (2022-02-02). "Ethiopia Ups Use of Drone Strikes in Conflict Prompting Worries About Civilian Toll". VoA. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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