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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss Air Force canonical | 36 |
| Forces aériennes suisses | 1 |
| Forze aeree svizzere | 1 |
| Furzas aviaticas svizras | 1 |
| Schweizer Luftwaffe | 1 |
| Swiss Air Force Fliegerstaffel units | 1 |
| Swiss Air Force helicopter units | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Switzerland
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| doctrine | defensive military doctrine ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | neutral country defense force ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
|
| hasCapability |
aerial reconnaissance
ⓘ
air transport ⓘ disaster relief support ⓘ quick reaction alert ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| hasRecruitmentBasis |
conscription
ⓘ
militia system ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bern
ⓘ
Dübendorf Air Base ⓘ |
| legalStatus | component of Swiss federal armed forces ⓘ |
| motto | Protecting Switzerland’s airspace ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Swiss Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Forces aériennes suisses
Swiss Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Forze aeree svizzere
Swiss Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Furzas aviaticas svizras
Swiss Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizer Luftwaffe
|
| officialLanguage |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Swiss airspace ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air policing
ⓘ
airspace surveillance ⓘ support to ground forces ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
protection of Swiss population and infrastructure
ⓘ
protection of Swiss sovereignty ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ airspace sovereignty enforcement ⓘ |
| symbol | Swiss roundel ⓘ |
| usesAircraftType |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ training aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| usesInsignia | white cross on red background ⓘ |
| usesSystemType | ground-based air defense systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mauser BK-27
this entity surface form:
Schweizer Luftwaffe
this entity surface form:
Forces aériennes suisses
this entity surface form:
Forze aeree svizzere
this entity surface form:
Furzas aviaticas svizras
this entity surface form:
Swiss Air Force helicopter units
subject surface form:
Nieuport 28
subject surface form:
Alouette III
this entity surface form:
Swiss Air Force Fliegerstaffel units