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Finnish Air Force

The Finnish Air Force (Finnish: Ilmavoimat) is one of the braches of the Finnish Defence Forces.

Table of contents

1 Organisation 2 Equipment 3 See also 4 External link

Organisation

The Air Force is organised into three commands, each of which operates a fighter squadron:

• Air Force Headquarter at Tikkaskoski
• Lapland Air Command (Fighter Squadron 11) at Rovaniemi
• Karelia Air Command (Fighter Squadron 31) at Kuopio
• Satakunta Air Command (Fighter Squadron 21) at Tampere
• Support Squadron at Tikkaskoski
• C3 Systems School at Tikkaskoski
• Finnish Air Force C3I Materiel Command at Tikkaskoski
• Aircraft and Weapon Systems School at Tampere
• Flight Test Center of Air Force at Tampere
• Air Materiel Command at Tampere

The three commands are part of the Defence Forces' Readiness formations.

Equipment

• F-18 C/D Hornet, fighter interceptors (63)
• Hawk Mk51/51A, trainers (51). The hawks can also be fitted with air-to-air missiles and ground attack munitions
• Learjet 35A/S (3)
• Valmet L-70 Vinka, trainers (28)
• Fokker F.27, transportation aircraft (3)
• Valmet L-90 TP Redigo, liaison aircraft (9)
• Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain, liaison aircraft (6)
• Piper PA-28 Arrow, liaison aircraft (7)

See also

List of air forces

External link

Finnish Air Force

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