Republic of China Air Force

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air force military branch

The Republic of China Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Taiwan’s armed forces, responsible for defending the island’s airspace and operating a modern fleet of combat aircraft.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
alsoKnownAs	ROCAF → Taiwan Air Force →
commanderTitle	Commander of the Air Force →
conflict	Chinese Civil War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Second Taiwan Strait Crisis → Third Taiwan Strait Crisis →
country	Republic of China →
foundingDate	1920-06-01 →
garrison	Chiayi Air Base → Hsinchu Air Base → Hualien Air Base → Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Air Base → Tainan Air Base →
hasMotto	Long live the Republic of China Air Force →
headquartersLocation	Taipei → Taiwan →
legalStatus	armed forces of the Republic of China →
militaryBranchOf	Republic of China Armed Forces →
operatesAircraft	AIDC AT-3 → AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo → Beechcraft T-34 Mentor → C-130 Hercules → Dassault Mirage 2000-5 → E-2 Hawkeye → F-16 Fighting Falcon → F-16V Fighting Falcon → P-3C Orion →
operatesAircraftType	early warning aircraft → fighter aircraft → tanker aircraft → trainer aircraft → transport aircraft →
operatesMissileSystem	Patriot PAC-3 → Sky Bow missile system →
operationalArea	Taiwan → Taiwan Strait → airspace surrounding Taiwan →
partOf	Republic of China Armed Forces →
primaryMission	conduct air defense operations → defend the airspace of Taiwan → maintain air superiority over the Taiwan Strait →
role	aerial warfare → air defense → airspace protection →
subordinateTo	Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) →
usesAirDefenseSystem	surface-to-air missiles →
usesInsignia	roundel of the Republic of China →
usesRoundel	blue sky with a white sun emblem →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fiat CR.32 ("Chinese Nationalist Air Force") → Lockheed P-2 Neptune → Lockheed P-38 Lightning ("Chinese Nationalist Air Force") → Republic F-84 Thunderjet → Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello ("Chinese Nationalist Air Force") →	usedBy
Republic of China Air Force ("ROCAF") → Republic of China Air Force ("Taiwan Air Force") →	alsoKnownAs
Dassault Mirage 2000 → Lockheed U-2 →	operator
Claire Lee Chennault →	militaryBranch
Taipei Songshan Airport →	militaryUser
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China →	oversaw
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar →	primaryUser
Republic of China Armed Forces →	serviceBranch
Republic of China Armed Forces ("ROCAF") →	shortName