Air and space warfare branch of Spain's armed forces
Spanish Air and Space Force
Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
Badge of the Spanish Air and Space Force
Founded
28 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-28)
Country
Spain
Type
Air and space force
Role
Aerial and space warfare
Size
23,000 personnel (2018)[1]
414 aircraft[2]
Part of
Spanish Armed Forces
Headquarters
General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force, Madrid
Patron
Our Lady of Loreto
Motto(s)
Latin: Per aspera ad astra
"Through hardships to the stars"
March
Spanish Air and Space Force Anthem
Anniversaries
10 December
Engagements
Rif War
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Ifni War
Yugoslav wars
Kosovo War
Libyan Civil War
Website
ejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief (Captain General)
King Felipe VI
Chief of Staff
Air General Javier Salto
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack
MQ-9 Reaper
Electronic warfare
Falcon 20
Fighter
F/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon
Helicopter
AS532 Cougar, AS332 Super Puma, NH90
Trainer helicopter
Colibrí, Sikorsky S-76
Patrol
P-3 Orion, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212
Reconnaissance
Cessna Citation V, MQ-9 Reaper
Trainer
F/A-18 Hornet, F-5, CASA C-101, T-35 Pillán
Transport
CASA C-295, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212, King Air, A400M, Airbus A310, Falcon 900
Tanker
A400M
Military unit
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.
^"Alerta por falta de personal en el Ejército del Aire: se necesitan 5.000 militares". La Gaceta (in European Spanish). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^"Ejército del aire. Aeronaves". Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
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