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.
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Founded | 28 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-28) |
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Country | Spain |
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Type | Air and space force |
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Role | Aerial and space warfare |
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Size | - 23,000 personnel (2018)[1]
- 414 aircraft[2]
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Part of | Spanish Armed Forces |
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Headquarters | General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force, Madrid |
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Patron | Our Lady of Loreto |
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March | Spanish Air and Space Force Anthem |
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Anniversaries | 10 December |
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Website | ejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es |
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Commander-in-Chief (Captain General) | King Felipe VI |
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Chief of Staff | Air General Javier Salto |
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Attack | MQ-9 Reaper |
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Electronic warfare | Falcon 20 |
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Fighter | F/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon |
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Helicopter | AS532 Cougar, AS332 Super Puma, NH90 |
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Trainer helicopter | Colibrí, Sikorsky S-76 |
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Patrol | P-3 Orion, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212 |
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Reconnaissance | Cessna Citation V, MQ-9 Reaper |
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Trainer | F/A-18 Hornet, F-5, CASA C-101, T-35 Pillán |
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Transport | CASA C-295, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212, King Air, A400M, Airbus A310, Falcon 900 |
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Tanker | A400M |
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