Kuwait Air Force
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The Kuwait Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Kuwait's military, responsible for defending the nation's airspace and providing air support using a mix of modern combat and transport aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuwait Air Force canonical | 21 |
| Kuwait Air Defense infrastructure | 1 |
| Kuwait Army Air Force | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ other Gulf Cooperation Council air forces ⓘ |
| country | Kuwait ⓘ |
| founded | 1953 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
aerial refueling
ⓘ
air transport ⓘ air-to-air combat ⓘ air-to-ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Kuwait City ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ |
| operates |
Boeing AH-64 Apache
ⓘ
surface form:
AH-64 Apache
Airbus H225 ⓘ
surface form:
AS332 Super Puma
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ EC725 Caracal ⓘ Eurofighter Typhoon ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Hawk trainer aircraft ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
KC-130J
Pilatus PC-9 ⓘ |
| operatesBase |
Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base
ⓘ
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base ⓘ Ali Al Salem Air Base ⓘ |
| originalName |
Kuwait Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuwait Army Air Force
|
| participatedIn |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuwait Armed Forces ⓘ |
| renamed | Kuwait Air Force self-link ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defending Kuwait's airspace
ⓘ
providing air support to Kuwaiti ground and naval forces ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air support ⓘ airspace defense ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| uses |
NATO-standard munitions
ⓘ
Western-made aircraft ⓘ combat aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuwait Army Air Force
this entity surface form:
Kuwait Air Defense infrastructure