Royal Moroccan Air Force

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The Royal Moroccan Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Morocco’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and conducting air operations using a mix of Western and locally supported aircraft.

Aliases (1)

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
abbreviation FRA
RMAF
alliance United States–Morocco military cooperation
commanderInChief Sultan of Morocco
surface form: "King of Morocco"
commanderTitle Commander of the Royal Moroccan Air Force
country Morocco
engagement Western Sahara conflict
foundingDate 1956
headquartersLocation Rabat
nativeName Forces Royales Air
القوات الملكية الجوية
operatesAircraftModel Airbus H225
surface form: "AS332 Super Puma"

Alpha Jet
Bell 205
Bell 206
CH-47 Chinook family
surface form: "Boeing CH-47 Chinook"

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: "C-130 Hercules"

C-27J Spartan aircraft
surface form: "C-27J Spartan"

CASA CN-235
surface form: "CN-235"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
surface form: "F-16C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon"

F-5 Freedom Fighter
surface form: "F-5 Tiger II"

F-16 Fighting Falcon
surface form: "General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon"

Dassault Mirage F1
surface form: "Mirage F1"

Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
surface form: "SA330 Puma"

Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
surface form: "T-6 Texan II"
operatesAircraftType fighter aircraft
helicopters
reconnaissance aircraft
trainer aircraft
transport aircraft
participatesIn African Lion exercise
partOf Forces Armées Royales (Morocco)
surface form: "Royal Moroccan Armed Forces"
primaryMission defense of Moroccan airspace
role aerial warfare
air operations
airspace defense
secondaryMission aerial reconnaissance
air transport
maritime patrol
search and rescue
support to ground forces
trainingPartner French Air Force
surface form: "French Air and Space Force"

United States Air Force
usesAircraftFrom France
Morocco
Spain
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: "United States"

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rabat–Salé Airport hasMilitaryUseBy Royal Moroccan Air Force
Canadair CL-215 operator Royal Moroccan Air Force
Dassault Mirage 2000 operator Royal Moroccan Air Force
Cessna O-2 Skymaster usedBy Royal Moroccan Air Force
this entity surface form: "Moroccan Air Force"
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper usedBy Royal Moroccan Air Force
North American T-28 Trojan usedBy Royal Moroccan Air Force

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