Naval Air Corps

The Naval Air Corps (Arabic: الفيلق الجوية البحرية al-faylaq al-jawīyah al-baḥrīyah) is one of the Arab Navy's three operational corps. The Naval Air Corps is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all naval aircraft, from transport and service craft like vessel-support helicopters to the fighter jets and related weaponised aircraft based on the Arab Navy's six aircraft carriers. While the majority of aircraft of the Naval Air Corps are capable of landing on an aircraft carrier, the corps does employ a small number of large military transport aircraft which are used either for reconnaissance or as refuelling vectors for other Naval Air Corps aircraft. The Naval Air Corps also operates the fleet of maritime helicopters responsible for inserting the (marine infantry) of the Amphibious Corps.