Romanian Air Force

E93902

air force military branch

The Romanian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Romania’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and conducting air operations as part of national and NATO defense structures.

Aliases (3)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
alliance	NATO →
branchColor	light blue →
commanderTitle	Chief of the Air Force Staff →
conflict	Cold War → Iraq War → Kosovo War → NATO air policing missions → War in Afghanistan → World War I → World War II →
country	Romania →
founded	1913 →
garrison	Baza 71 Aeriană Câmpia Turzii → Baza 86 Aeriană Fetești → Baza 90 Transport Aerian Otopeni → Baza 95 Aeriană Bacău →
hasComponent	air defense units → combat aviation → helicopter units → radar and surveillance units → transport aviation →
headquartersLocation	Bucharest →
motto	Cerul, patria noastră →
mottoLanguage	Romanian →
mottoTranslation	The sky, our homeland →
nativeName	Forțele Aeriene Române →
operatesWithin	NATO airspace → Romanian airspace →
partOf	Romanian Armed Forces →
precededBy	Romanian Military Aviation →
reportsTo	Chief of the Romanian General Staff → Ministry of National Defence of Romania →
role	aerial warfare → air operations → airspace defense →
shortName	RoAF →
task	air defense of national airspace → air policing → participation in international missions → search and rescue → support to ground forces → transport and logistics →
uses	NATO integrated air defense system →
usesAircraft	C-130 Hercules → C-27J Spartan → F-16 Fighting Falcon → Hawk air defense system → IAR 330 Puma → IAR 99 Șoim → MiG-21 LanceR → Patriot air defense system →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Breguet 19 → Bristol Blenheim → Potez 25 →	usedBy
Romanian Armed Forces → Romanian General Staff ("Romanian Air Force Staff") →	hasPart
Romanian Air Force ("Forțele Aeriene Române") →	nativeName
C-27J Spartan →	operator
Ploiești raid →	opponent
Defense of the Ploiești oil fields →	participant
Romanian Air Force ("Romanian Military Aviation") →	precededBy
Royal Romanian Air Force →	successor