Czech Air Force
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The Czech Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, responsible for air defense, air support, and transport operations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Czech Air Force canonical | 33 |
| Czech Air Force (on order) | 1 |
| Czech Air Force air defense command | 1 |
| Czech Air Force helicopter units | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
|
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| countryJoinedAlliance |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999
|
| engagedIn |
NATO air policing
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO air policing missions
humanitarian airlift missions ⓘ international peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| formedFrom | assets of the former Czechoslovak Air Force ⓘ |
| garrison |
Kbely Air Base
ⓘ
Náměšť nad Oslavou Air Base ⓘ Pardubice Air Base ⓘ České Budějovice Air Base ⓘ Čáslav Air Base ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Czechoslovak Air Force ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Čáslav Air Base
ⓘ
surface form:
21st Tactical Air Force Base Čáslav
22nd Helicopter Air Force Base Náměšť nad Oslavou ⓘ Kbely Air Base ⓘ
surface form:
24th Air Transportation Base Prague-Kbely
25th Air Defense Missile Regiment ⓘ 26th Command, Control and Surveillance Regiment ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Prague ⓘ |
| language |
Czech language
ⓘ
surface form:
Czech
|
| operates |
Aero L-159 ALCA
ⓘ
Aero L-39 Albatros ⓘ Airbus A319 ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A319CJ
CASA C-295 ⓘ
surface form:
CASA C-295M
Mi-17 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-171
Mi-24 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-24
JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ
surface form:
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
|
| partOf | Armed Forces of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defense of Czech airspace ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
air defense of the Czech Republic
ⓘ
air support operations ⓘ air transport operations ⓘ airspace protection ⓘ |
| role | aerial warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
air policing
ⓘ
air transport of personnel and materiel ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ support to ground forces ⓘ |
| standardization |
NATO Standardization Agreements
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO standards
|
| uses |
air defense systems
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| usesEnsign | air force ensign of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| usesRoundel | roundel of the Czech Air Force ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mauser BK-27
subject surface form:
Meteor
subject surface form:
KC-390
this entity surface form:
Czech Air Force (on order)
this entity surface form:
Czech Air Force air defense command
this entity surface form:
Czech Air Force helicopter units