Arab Air Force

The Arab Air Force (AAF; Arabic: القوات الجوية العربية al-quwāt al-jawīyah al-‘arabīyah) is the aerospace defence service branch of the armed forces of the Arab Union. Its mission is to provide efficient and relevant air support for the Arab Army and National Guard, as well as to maintain control of national airspace and protect the sovereign territory of the union from any and all potential or real airborne threats. The Air Force is headquartered at Mezzeh Airbase in the municipality of Mezzeh, Syrian Arab Republic.

The modern Arab Air Force operates a total of 4,905 aircraft including helicopters. In addition to its four "Airspace Corps", in 2010 the Arab Air Force established the "5th Space Corps", which, in addition to pioneering military operations in outer space involving manned and unmanned spacecraft, is also responsible for the launch, retrieval and maintenance of the nation's network of spy satellites, which are directly operated by the Air Force Intelligence Directorate. The operation and maintenance of the national anti-aircraft and missile defence systems are the responsibility of a separate civilian agency under the Ministry of Defence, the National Strategic Aerospace Defence Directorate, which coordinates its operations closely with the Air Force.

=Structure=

1 Wing Salahaddin

 * 10th Interceptor Brigade
 * 100th Interceptor Regiment
 * 101st Interceptor Regiment
 * 348th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 15th Transport Group
 * 151st Transport Squadron
 * 155th Transport Squadron
 * 156th Airlift Squadron
 * 159th Rotary Wing Squadron
 * 16th Combat Support Group
 * 400th Tactical Rotary Wing Squadron
 * 204th Airlift Squadron

2 Wing Taba

 * 200th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 201st Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 202nd Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 203rd Interceptor Regiment
 * 220th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 221st Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 222nd Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 223rd Interceptor Regiment
 * 224th Interceptor Regiment
 * 225th Reconnaissance Regiment

3 Wing Tour

 * 30th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 894th Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 895th Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 900th Interceptor Regiment
 * 33rd Reconnaissance Brigade
 * 888th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 901st Interceptor Regiment
 * 34th Reconnaissance Brigade
 * 236th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 238th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 902nd Interceptor Regiment

4 Wing Atarot

 * 400th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 444th Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 445th Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 110th Interceptor Regiment
 * 377rd Interceptor Regiment
 * 378th Interceptor Regiment
 * 350th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 20th Transport Group
 * 205th Airlift Squadron
 * 208th Heavy Transport Squadron
 * 209th Rotary Wing Squadron

5 Wing Mezzeh

 * 55th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 503rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 504th Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 56th Interceptor Brigade
 * 560th Interceptor Regiment
 * 889th Reconnaissance Regiment
 * 50th Transport Regiment
 * 500th Transport Group
 * 600th Transport Group
 * 299th Airlift Squadron
 * 333rd Rotary Wing Squadron

20th Wing Ain Shams

 * 230th Interceptor Brigade
 * 233rd Interceptor Regiment
 * 234th Interceptor Regiment
 * 398th Fighter-Bomber Brigade
 * 322nd Fighter-Bomber Regiment
 * 323rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment

6th Logistical Corps
=Bases=
 * Atarot Airbase
 * Ain Shams Airbase
 * Jezreel Airbase
 * Mezzeh Airbase
 * Taba Airbase
 * Tour Airbase
 * Salahaddin Airbase
 * Jericho Airbase
 * Jabalia Airbase
 * Umm el-Fahm Airbase
 * Tulkarm Airbase