Royal Danish Air Force

E81776
air force military branch

The Royal Danish Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Denmark’s armed forces, responsible for defending Danish airspace and supporting national and international military operations.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Danish Air Force 0 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force →
military branch →
allegiance Denmark →
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
coatOfArms coat of arms of the Royal Danish Air Force →
commanderTitle Chief of the Air Force →
country Denmark →
formedByMergerOf Danish Army Air Corps →
Royal Danish Navy Air Service →
garrison Karup Air Base →
hasBranch Air Control Wing →
Air Force Training Centre →
Air Transport Wing Aalborg →
Fighter Wing Skrydstrup →
Helicopter Wing Karup →
headquartersLocation Karup, Denmark →
identificationSymbol roundel of the Royal Danish Air Force →
inception 1950 →
memberOf Danish Armed Forces →
surface form: Danish Defence Command

NATO →
militaryDoctrine NATO Standardization Agreements →
surface form: NATO standards
mission NATO collective defense →
air policing →
defense of Danish sovereignty →
reconnaissance →
search and rescue →
strategic airlift →
tactical air transport →
training →
nativeLabel Flyvevåbnet →
operatesAircraft Lockheed C-130 Hercules →
surface form: C-130J Super Hercules

Canadair Challenger business jet →
surface form: Challenger 604

Merlin helicopters →
surface form: EH101 Merlin

F-16 Fighting Falcon →
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II →
T-17 Supporter →
operatesIn Danish airspace →
Faroe Islands airspace →
Greenland →
surface form: Greenland airspace
participatedIn Baltic Air Policing →
surface form: NATO Baltic Air Policing

Operation Enduring Freedom →
Operation Inherent Resolve →
Operation Unified Protector in Libya →
surface form: Operation Unified Protector
partOf Danish Defence →
role aerial warfare →
airspace defense →
international operations →
support of ground forces →
support of naval forces →
usesLanguage Danish →
English →

Referenced by (8)

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

Danish Armed Forces → hasBranch → Royal Danish Air Force →
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II → operator → Royal Danish Air Force →
Saab 35 Draken → operator → Royal Danish Air Force →
Baltic Air Policing → participant → Royal Danish Air Force →
this entity surface form: Danish Air Force
AW101 helicopter → primaryUsers → Royal Danish Air Force →
Hawker Hunter → usedBy → Royal Danish Air Force →
this entity surface form: Danish Air Force
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon → usedBy → Royal Danish Air Force →
subject surface form: Mauser BK-27
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → usedBy → Royal Danish Air Force →
this entity surface form: Danish Air Force