Royal Thai Air Force

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air force military branch

The Royal Thai Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Thailand’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support to military operations.

Aliases (2)

RTAF ×1
กองทัพอากาศไทย ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
aircraftInService	Aero L-39 Albatros → Airbus A340 (transport/VIP) → Beechcraft 1900 → Bell 412 helicopter → C-130 Hercules → General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon → KAI T-50 Golden Eagle → Saab JAS 39 Gripen → Sikorsky S-92 helicopter →
aircraftTypeOperated	fighter aircraft → helicopters → trainer aircraft → transport aircraft →
allegiance	King of Thailand → Kingdom of Thailand →
conflict	Cambodian–Vietnamese War (border incidents) → Communist insurgency in Thailand → Franco-Thai War → Laotian Civil War → Vietnam War → World War II →
country	Thailand →
emblem	Garuda symbol →
formerName	Royal Siamese Air Service →
foundingDate	1913 →
garrisonLabel	Headquarters →
headquarters	Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand →
language	Thai →
militaryBranchOf	Royal Thai Armed Forces →
motto	“Protecting the Thai Sky” (paraphrased mission) →
nativeName	กองทัพอากาศไทย →
operates	Royal Thai Air Force Academy →
partOf	Royal Thai Armed Forces →
primaryMission	defense of Thailand’s airspace →
role	air defense → air superiority → air transport → close air support → reconnaissance → search and rescue → strategic bombing →
secondaryMission	humanitarian assistance and disaster relief → support to ground and naval forces →
serviceType	aerial warfare →
shortName	RTAF →
trainingResponsibility	training of Thai military pilots →
usesRankStructure	Thai military ranks →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cessna O-2 Skymaster → Mauser BK-27 → Nakajima Ki-27 → Nakajima Ki-44 → Nakajima Ki-84 → North American T-28 Trojan → Tachikawa Ki-36 →	usedBy
JAS 39 Gripen → Nakajima Ki-43 → Saab 340 AEW&C →	operator
Armed Forces of Thailand →	hasPart
Royal Thai Air Force ("กองทัพอากาศไทย") →	nativeName
Royal Thai Air Force ("RTAF") →	shortName