Swiss Air Force
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The Swiss Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Switzerland's armed forces, responsible for the country's air defense and sovereignty.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
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military branch → |
| allegiance |
Swiss Confederation
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| conflict |
Cold War
→
Second World War → |
| country |
Switzerland
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| doctrine |
defensive military doctrine
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| establishedInPeriod |
20th century
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| garrisonCountry |
Switzerland
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| geopoliticalStatus |
neutral country defense force
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| governedBy |
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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| hasCapability |
aerial reconnaissance
→
air transport → disaster relief support → quick reaction alert → search and rescue support → |
| hasRecruitmentBasis |
conscription
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militia system → |
| headquartersLocation |
Bern
→
Dübendorf Air Base → |
| legalStatus |
component of Swiss federal armed forces
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| motto |
Protecting Switzerland’s airspace
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| nativeName |
Forces aériennes suisses
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Forze aeree svizzere → Furzas aviaticas svizras → Schweizer Luftwaffe → |
| officialLanguage |
French
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German → Italian → Romansh → |
| operatesIn |
Swiss airspace
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| operationalStatus |
active
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| partOf |
Swiss Armed Forces
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| primaryMission |
air policing
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airspace surveillance → support to ground forces → |
| primaryObjective |
protection of Swiss population and infrastructure
→
protection of Swiss sovereignty → |
| role |
aerial warfare
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air defense → airspace sovereignty enforcement → |
| symbol |
Swiss roundel
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| usesAircraftType |
fighter aircraft
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helicopters → training aircraft → transport aircraft → |
| usesInsignia |
white cross on red background
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| usesSystemType |
ground-based air defense systems
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Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Swiss Air Force
("Schweizer Luftwaffe")
→
Swiss Air Force ("Forces aériennes suisses") → Swiss Air Force ("Forze aeree svizzere") → Swiss Air Force ("Furzas aviaticas svizras") → |
nativeName |
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Hawker Hunter
→
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Pilatus PC-21 → |
primaryUser |
|
Hawker Hunter
→
Mauser BK-27 → Swiss roundel → |
usedBy |
|
Swiss Armed Forces
→
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component |
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Swiss Navy
→
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cooperatesWith |
|
Swiss Army
→
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hasBranch |
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Dübendorf Air Base
→
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operatedBy |
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Dassault Mirage III
→
|
operator |