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.


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 A319CJ NERFINISHED
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 (9)

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

CASA C-295 operator Czech Air Force
JAS 39 Gripen operator Czech Air Force
Baltic Air Policing participant Czech Air Force
Czechoslovak Air Force successor Czech Air Force
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon usedBy Czech Air Force
subject surface form: "Mauser BK-27"
Meteor missile usedBy Czech Air Force
subject surface form: "Meteor"
Mi-24 usedBy Czech Air Force
subject surface form: "Mil Mi-24"
Su-22 usedBy Czech Air Force
W-3 Sokół usedBy Czech Air Force