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.

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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


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