Air Force of the Czech Republic

Air Force of the Czech Republic Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky
emblem
Lineup	January 1, 1993
Country	Czech Republic
Armed forces	Czech armed forces
Type	Armed forces ( air force )
Headquarters of the High Command (JFC)	Olomouc
motto	cs "Vzduch je naše moře" de "The skies are our oceans"
Air Force Commander
Brigadier General	Petr Hromek
insignia
Aircraft cockade
Aircraft
Attack aircraft	L-159A
Fighter aircraft / helicopter	JAS-39C, Wed-24/35
Reconnaissance aircraft / helicopter	L-410FG
education	L-39, L-159T1, JAS-39D, Mi-2
Transport aircraft / helicopter	L-410, C-295, Jak-40, W-3, Wed-8/17

The Air Force of the Czech Republic ( Czech Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky , ICAO code CEF), also Air Force of the Czech Republic or Czech Air Force , is a branch of the armed forces of the Czech Republic . The air force and army form the TSK's comprehensive armed forces base (Joint Force Command) and represent the main forces of the armed forces of the Czech Republic. In 1993 the Air Force of the Czech Republic, like the Air Force of the Slovak Republic , emerged from the former Czechoslovak Air Force.

assignment

The main mission of the Air Force is to secure the airspace of the Czech Republic in conjunction with the NATO Integrated Air Defense System - NATINADS , close air support for the army and ensure air transport, including for the government, parliament and state institutions and Organizations.

organization

• General Staff - Prague
• Joint Forces Command - Olomouc
  • 21. Air Force Tactical Base
    • 211th Tactical Squadron - Jas-39C / D Gripen
    • 212th Tactical Squadron - L-159A ALCA
    • 213rd Training Relay - L-159T1 ALCA , L-39ZA
  • 22. Helicopter base
    • 221st Combat Helicopter Squadron - Mi-24DU / W / Mi-35
    • 222nd Transport Helicopter Squadron - Mi-17 / Mi-171Sch
  • 24. Air transportation base
    • 241st Transport Squadron - A319CJ , CL-601-3A and Jak-40
    • 242nd Transport and Special Air Force Relay - CASA C-295 , L-410FG / UVP-E / T
    • 243rd Helicopter Squadron - Mil Mi-8S , Mi-17 / 171Sch, W-3A
    • SAR - W-3A chain in Plzeň
    • SAR - W-3A chain in Přerov
  • 25. flier defense missiles - Regiment - Strakonice
  • 26th Command Regiment with CRC - Stará Boleslav
  • Airfield management - airbase Pardubice

equipment

Directory of aircraft

The Czech Air Force operates 52 aircraft and 44 helicopters (as of the end of 2019). A significant part of these aircraft were manufactured by the national aircraft industry.

Aircraft	image	origin	use	version	active	Ordered	Remarks
Warplanes
Saab 39		Sweden	Multipurpose fighter	JAS-39C	12		leased from Sweden
Aero L-159		Czech Republic	Light ground attack aircraft	L-159A	16
Transport aircraft
CASA C-295		European Union	Tactical transport aircraft		4th	2	Delivery of the two additional machines in 2021
Let L-410		Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic	Transport plane		4th
Yakovlev Yak-40		Soviet Union	VIP transport plane		1
Training aircraft
Saab 39		Sweden		JAS-39D	2		leased from Sweden
Aero L-159		Czech Republic	Advanced trainer	L-159T1 +	8th
Aero L-39		Czechoslovakia	Basic jet trainer	L-39C	5
helicopter
Mil Wed-24		Russia	Attack helicopter	Wed-35	15th
Bell AH-1		United States	Attack helicopter	AH-1Z "Viper"		4th	Delivery 2023/24
Mil Wed-8		Soviet Union	Transport helicopter		19th
Bell UH-1		United States	Transport helicopter	UH-1Y "Venom"		8th	Delivery 2023/24
PZL W-3		Poland	Multipurpose helicopter		10		in exchange for ten MiG-29s , the Czech Republic received eleven W-3A from Poland

literature

• Alexander Golz, Stefan Fax: Czech Air Force celebrates anniversary. In: FliegerRevue No. 12/2018, pp. 26–27

Web links

Commons : Air Force of the Czech Republic  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Global security entry
• Official Czech Army site
• Book about JAS Gripen in Prague
• Photo galleries of the Czech Air Force
• Photo at photo-planes.com
• Transcript of Czech Parliament concerning MiG-29 exchange with Poland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=6821 Air Force role and organization
2. ↑ World Air Force 2020. Flight International , December 10, 2019, accessed January 2, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Patrick Zwerger: Airbus reports sales success for the C295. In: Flight Revue . December 16, 2019, accessed December 23, 2019 . 
4. ^ ^{A b} Karl Schwarz: The Czech Republic buys Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y. In: Flight Revue . December 14, 2019, accessed December 23, 2019 .