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Kuwait Air Force

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air force military branch

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.

Aliases (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	AH-64 Apache → AS332 Super Puma → C-130 Hercules → C-17 Globemaster III → EC725 Caracal → Eurofighter Typhoon → F/A-18 Hornet → F/A-18E/F Super Hornet → Hawk trainer aircraft → KC-130J → Pilatus PC-9 →
operatesBase	Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base → Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base → Ali Al Salem Air Base →
originalName	Kuwait Army Air Force →
participatedIn	Gulf War → Iraq War → Operation Desert Storm → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
partOf	Kuwait Armed Forces →
renamed	Kuwait Air Force →
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 (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
C-17 Globemaster III → Kuwait International Airport → Strikemaster →	usedBy
A-4 Skyhawk → Eurofighter Typhoon →	primaryUser
Kuwait Air Force ("Kuwait Army Air Force") →	originalName
F/A-18 Hornet →	primaryUsers
Kuwait Air Force →	renamed