Spanish Air and Space Force

Spanish Air and Space Force
Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
Founded28 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-28)
Country Spain
TypeAir and space force
RoleAerial and space warfare
Size
  • 23,000 personnel (2018)[1]
  • 414 aircraft[2]
Part of Spanish Armed Forces
HeadquartersGeneral Headquarters of the Air and Space Force, Madrid
PatronOur Lady of Loreto
Motto(s)
MarchSpanish Air and Space Force Anthem
Anniversaries10 December
Engagements
Websiteejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
(Captain General)
King Felipe VI
Chief of Staff Air General Francisco Braco Carbó
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
AttackMQ-9 Reaper
Electronic
warfare
Falcon 20
FighterF/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon
HelicopterAS532 Cougar, AS332 Super Puma, NH90
Trainer helicopterColibrí, Sikorsky S-76
PatrolP-3 Orion, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212
ReconnaissanceCessna Citation V, MQ-9 Reaper
TrainerF/A-18 Hornet, F-5, CASA C-101, T-35 Pillán
TransportCASA C-295, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212, King Air, A400M, Airbus A310, Falcon 900
TankerA400M

The Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) (Spanish: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio, lit.'Army of the Air and Space') is the aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.

  1. ^ "Alerta por falta de personal en el Ejército del Aire: se necesitan 5.000 militares". La Gaceta (in European Spanish). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ejército del aire. Aeronaves". Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.