Somali Air Force

Somali Air Force
Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed/القوات الجوية الصومالية
Coat of arms of the Somali Air Force
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Country Somalia
Part ofSomali Armed Forces
Garrison/HQAfsione, Mogadishu
Motto(s)Somali: Isku Tiirsada
"Lean Together"
Ensign  
Engagements
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Chief of the Armed ForcesMajor General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow
Chief of the Air ForceBrigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali
Notable
commanders
Brigadier General Ali Matan Hashi
Insignia
Roundel
Fin Flash
Flag of the Air Force

The Somali Air Force (SAF; Somali: Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed, Osmanya:, CCS; Arabic: القوات الجوية الصومالية, Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä as-Ṣūmālīyä) is the aerial warfare branch of the Somali Armed Forces. The Somali Air Force was initially formed as the Somali Aeronautical Corps (SAC) during its pre-independence period (1954–1960), with Italian and Soviet assistance. After Somalia gained independence in 1960, it was renamed the Somali Air Force. Ali Matan Hashi, Somalia's first pilot and the person principally responsible for organizing the SAF, was its founder and served as its first Chief.The Somali Air Force is currently active with a fleet of 11 aircraft and has upcoming deliveries of 26 additional aircraft.