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Lebanese Air Force
  • القوات الجوية اللبنانية
  • Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya
Emblem of the Lebanese Air Force
Founded1 June 1949; 74 years ago (1949-06-01)
CountryLebanese Air Force Lebanon
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size
  • 2,500 active personnel
  • 68 active aircraft
  • 18 UAVs
Part ofLebanese Armed Forces
Motto(s)"Here I am, Lebanon's sky"
Anniversaries1 August
Engagements
  • 1958 Lebanon crisis
  • Six-Day War
  • Lebanese Civil War
  • Operation Dinnieh
  • Global War on Terrorism (2001- Present)
  • Nahr al-Bared
  • Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
     • Battle of Sidon
     • Battle of Arsal
     • Operation Dawn of the Outskirts
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Ziad Haykal
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Flag
Aircraft flown
AttackCessna 208, Embraer EMB 314
HelicopterHuey II, AB212, MD530F+, Puma IAR 330, Gazelle SA342L, AW139
ReconnaissanceRaven RQ-11B, ScanEagle
TrainerRobinson R44, Scottish Aviation Bulldog

The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية اللبنانية, romanized: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The seal of the air force is a roundel with two wings and a Lebanese Cedar tree, surrounded by two laurel leaves on a blue background.

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