Syrian Arab Air Force | |
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![]() Badge of the Syrian Arab Air Force | |
Founded | 1948[a] |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 15,000[1] |
Part of | ![]() |
Headquarters | Damascus |
Nickname(s) | Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نُسُور قَاسِيُون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles') |
March | We are the Eagles (Arabic: نَحْنُ النُّسُورُ, romanized: Naḥn-un-Nusūr) |
Anniversaries | 16 October |
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Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | Marshal Bashar al-Assad |
Minister of Defence | Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud Abbas |
Commander of the Air Force | Major General Tawfiq Khaddour[4] |
Chief of Air Staff | Major General Adel Jadallah Qaysar[4] |
Notable commanders | |
Insignia | |
Roundel | ![]() |
Fin flash | ![]() |
Flag | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Su-22, Su-24, MiG-21, MiG-23 |
Fighter | MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29 |
Helicopter | Mil Mi-14, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-2, Kamov Ka-28, Kamov Ka-226 |
Attack helicopter | Mil Mi-24, Gazelle |
Reconnaissance | MiG-25 |
Trainer | L-39, PA-31, MFI-17 |
Transport | Il-76, An-24, An-26 |
The Syrian Air Force (SyAF or SAF), officially the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF or SAAF; Arabic: الْقُوَّاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Quwwāt al-Jawwīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948. Land-based air defense systems are grouped under the Syrian Arab Air Defense Force, which split from both the Air Force and the Army.
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