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Paraguayan Air Force | |
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Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya | |
Founded | 1946[1] |
Country | Paraguay |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Size | 1,100 personnel (2012) 38 aircraft (2023) |
Part of | Armed Forces of Paraguay |
Headquarters | Asunción |
Patron | Our Lady of Loreto |
Motto(s) | Spanish: Vencer o Morir "Win or Die" |
March | Canción de la Fuerza Aérea |
Anniversaries | December 10 (day of Our Lady of Loreto) |
Engagements | Paraguayan Civil War (1922-1923) Chaco War Paraguayan Civil War (1947) 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état Insurgency in Paraguay |
Condecorations | Chaco Cross, Defender's Cross, Boquerón Medal |
Website | [1] |
Commanders | |
Interim Commander of the Air Force | Air Division General Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes |
Chief of the Air Force General Staff | Air Division General Rubén Darío Piris Fernández |
Insignia | |
Roundel | |
Fin flash | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano |
Helicopter | Bell UH-1H, Helibras HB350 |
Reconnaissance | Diamond DA62 |
Trainer | ENAER T-35 Pillán |
Transport | Beechcraft Baron, CASA C-212, Cessna 208 |
The Paraguayan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya) is a branch of the Armed Forces of Paraguay, in charge of the defense of Paraguay's skies. Its interim commander is Air Division General Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes.[needs update] Its headquarters are located in Ñu Guazu, Luque, a city which belongs to Gran Asunción.