Royal Air Force units
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Royal Air Force units are the individual operational and support formations that make up the United Kingdom’s air and space warfare service branch.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit category ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Charles Philip Arthur George
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles III
|
| conflictInvolvement |
Cold War
ⓘ
Falklands War ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| controlledBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Ministry of Defence
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine | British air power doctrine ⓘ |
| established | 1918 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF stations in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
overseas RAF stations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
air mobility and transport
ⓘ
command and control ⓘ force protection ⓘ homeland air defence ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ logistic support ⓘ operational combat ⓘ overseas deployment ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ technical support ⓘ training ⓘ |
| hasType |
RAF Police unit
ⓘ
RAF Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Regiment squadron
air control centre ⓘ air defence unit ⓘ air experience flight ⓘ air mobility unit ⓘ air traffic control unit ⓘ air transport squadron ⓘ armament unit ⓘ auxiliary squadron ⓘ bomber squadron ⓘ communications unit ⓘ engineering unit ⓘ expeditionary air wing ⓘ expeditionary logistics squadron ⓘ fighter squadron ⓘ flight ⓘ flying unit ⓘ ground support unit ⓘ group ⓘ helicopter squadron ⓘ intelligence unit ⓘ logistics unit ⓘ maintenance unit ⓘ maritime patrol unit ⓘ medical unit ⓘ numbered squadron ⓘ operational conversion unit ⓘ operational evaluation unit ⓘ radar unit ⓘ reconnaissance squadron ⓘ reserve squadron ⓘ search and rescue unit ⓘ special forces support unit ⓘ station ⓘ test and evaluation squadron ⓘ training unit ⓘ university air squadron ⓘ wing ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Royal Flying Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Flying Corps units
Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Naval Air Service units
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | air force ⓘ |
| organizedAs | hierarchical structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Air Command
ⓘ
RAF groups ⓘ |
| use |
air warfare
ⓘ
cyber operations ⓘ space warfare ⓘ |
| useEquipment |
command and control systems
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ ground-based air defence systems ⓘ radar systems ⓘ rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
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RAF groups
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RAF squadrons
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Royal Air Force organization
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Royal Air Force Tornado squadrons
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English Electric Canberra squadrons
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Royal Air Force groups
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Battle of Britain units
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Royal Air Force space operations elements
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British Expeditionary Forces
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Royal Air Force detachments
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RAF Army Cooperation units
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Royal Air Force ceremonial units
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Royal Air Force F-35B squadrons
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Royal Air Force units in Kenya
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RAF Air Defence squadrons
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RAF fighter squadrons
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Royal Air Force units at RAF Fairford
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Royal Air Force tactical reconnaissance squadrons
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Royal Air Force bomber squadrons
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RAF fighter squadrons
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Royal Air Force units assigned to NATO
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Royal Air Force support elements
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Royal Air Force fighter squadrons
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Royal Air Force bomber squadrons
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Royal Air Force squadrons
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Royal Air Force transport squadrons
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Royal Air Force groups
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Royal Air Force flying units