Air and space warfare branch of France's armed forces
Air and Space Force
Armée de l'air et de l'espace
Founded
2 July 1934; 89 years ago (1934-07-02)
Country
France
Type
Air and space force
Role
Aerial and space warfare
Size
40,500 personnel (2021)
520 aircraft
41 satellites
Part of
French Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ
Hexagone Balard, Paris
Colours
Blue, white, red
Anniversaries
2 July
Engagements
World War I
World War II
Indochina War
Algerian War
Chadian–Libyan conflict
Gulf War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
Opération Harmattan
Military intervention against ISIL
Operation Serval
Operation Barkhane
Website
www.defense.gouv.fr/air
Commanders
Chief of the Armed Forces
President Emmanuel Macron
Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force
Général d'armée aérienne Stéphane Mille [fr]
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Electronic warfare
E-3 Sentry
Fighter
Rafale, Mirage 2000
Helicopter
AS532 Cougar, Fennec, EC725 Caracal
Trainer
Alpha Jet, Pilatus PC-21, SOCATA TBM, Extra EA-300
Transport
Lockheed C-130, Airbus A310, Airbus A330, Airbus A400M, Dassault Falcon 7X, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Falcon 2000, Transall C-160, Boeing C-135FR
Military unit
The French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, lit.'Army of Air and Space') is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, it became an independent military branch in 1934 as the French Air Force. On 10 September 2020, it assumed its current name, the French Air and Space Force, to reflect an "evolution of its mission" into the area of outer space.[1]
The number of aircraft in service with the French Air and Space Force varies depending on the source; the Ministry of Armed Forces gives a figure of 658 aircraft in 2014.[2][3] According to 2018 data, this figure includes 210 combat aircraft: 115 Dassault Mirage 2000 and 95 Dassault Rafale.[4] As of 2021,[update] the French Air and Space Force employs a total of 40,500 regular personnel, with a reserve element of 5,187 in 2014.[5]
The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force (CEMAAE) is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), a high-ranking military officer who in turn answers to the civilian Minister of the Armed Forces.
French Armed Forces
Components
Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Armée de Terre
Marine nationale
Gendarmerie
Garde nationale
Ranks
Ranks in the French Army
Ranks in the French Navy
Ranks in the French Air and Space Force
History
Military history of France
La Grande Armée
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^"France: Goodbye Air Force, hello Air and Space Force". 12 September 2020.
^"Annuaire statistique de la défense 2013–2014" (in French). 10 July 2014.
^"Annuaire statistiques de la défense 2012–2013". Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in French). 4 June 2013.
^"Dassault Aviation Group: Order intake, deliveries and backlog in units as of December 31st, 2018" (PDF). Dassault Aviation. 7 January 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^"Key defence figures 2014" (PDF) (in French). Defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014.
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