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Rwandan Air Force
Force Aérienne Rwandaise
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
CountryRwandan Air Force Rwanda
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size1,000 personnel[1]
Part ofRwanda Defence Force
Commanders
President of RwandaPaul Kagame
Air Force Chief of StaffLt Gen Jean-Jacques Mupenzi[2]
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopterMil Mi-24
Utility helicopterMil Mi-17, Aérospatiale Gazelle
TransportCessna 208 Caravan, Diamond DA42 Twin Star

The Rwandan Air Force (French: Force aérienne rwandaise) is the air branch of the Rwandan Defence Forces.

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 484. ISBN 9781032012278.
  2. ^ de la Croix Tabaro, Jean (4 June 2021). "Maj. Gen. Mubarakh Muganga Promoted to Lt. Gen. as President Kagame Shuffles Army Top Brass". KT Press. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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