This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces. Country names in italics indicate that they are not generally recognized internationally as independent states but which nonetheless managed to field an active air service. For information on the size of military forces, see list of countries by size of armed forces.

A

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Afghanistan	Islamic Emirate Air Force^[1] دافغانستان هوايۍ ځواک	2021
	Afghan Air Force	2010–2021
	Afghan Army Air Corps^[2]	2002–2010
	Afghan National Army Air Corps^[3]	1996–2001
	Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic State of Afghanistan^[4]	1992–1996
	former insignia	1983–1992
	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force	1979-1983
	Afghan Republican Air Force De Afghan Hanoi Quirah	1973–1979
	Royal Afghan Air Force	1948–1973
	Afghan Air Force Afghan Hawa-e Ourdou	1937–1947
	Afghan Military Air Arm	1924^[5]-1929
Albania	Albanian Air Force	1951
	Albanian People's Army Air Force	1951–1990
	Royal Albanian Air Corps	1914–1939
Algeria	Algerian Air Force Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-jazaeriyya, Armée de l'Air Algérienne	1962
	former insignia	1962–1964
	Algerian Navy
	Algerian Gendarmerie
Angola	National Air Force of Angola Força Aérea Nacional de Angola	2007
	Angolan People's Air Force And Air Defence Force Força Aérea Popular de Angolia	1975-2007
	former insignia	1975–1980
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing	2022
Argentina	Argentine Air Force Fuerza Aérea Argentina	1945
	Army Aeronautical Service Servicio Aeronáutico del Ejército	1912–1945
	Argentine Naval Aviation Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina	1919
	former insignia
	Argentine Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino	1956^[6]
	Argentine Coast Guard Air Service Servicio de Aviación de la Prefectura Naval Argentina	1970
	Argentine Gendarmería Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería [1]	1955
Armenia	Armenian Air Force Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր	1992
Australia	Royal Australian Air Force	1921
	former insignia	1945–1956
	former insignia	1943-1946
	former insignia	1942–1946
	Royal Australian Air Force	1921–1942
	Australian Air Force	March–August 1921
	Fleet Air Arm	1947
	Australian Army Aviation	1968
	1st Aviation Regiment (Divisional)	1966–1968
	No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron	1960–1966
Austria	Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte	1955
	Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte	1928-1938
	Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops	1893–1918
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force Azərbaycan hərbi hava qüvvələri	1991

B

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Bahamas	Royal Bahamas Defence Force Air Wing	1981
Bahrain	Royal Bahraini Air Force	2002
	Bahrain Amiri Air Force	1987-2002
	Bahrain Defence Force Air Wing	1977-1987
	Public Security Forces aviation Paramilitary security organization, national police force of Bahrain.	1971
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Air Force বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh Biman Bahini	1971
	Operation Kilo Flight	1971-1972
	Bangladesh Naval Aviation	2011
	Bangladesh Army Aviation Group	1978
	Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh Army, Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh) wartime only
Barbados	Barbados Defence Force	1981^[7]
Belarus	Belarusian Air Force	post 1995
Belarus	Belarus Air Force	1991–1995
Belgium	Belgian Air Component Luchtcomponent, Composante Air	2002
	Belgian Air Force Belgische Luchtmacht, Force Aerienne Belge	1946-2001
	Free Belgian Air Force	1940-1946
	Military Aviation Militair Vliegwezen, Aviation Militaire	1915-1940
	Company of Aviators Compagnie des Ouvries et Aérostiers	1910–1915
	Belgian Navy	1962–2002
	Belgian Army	1954–2002
	Belgian Gendarmerie	1968-2001
Belize	Belize Defence Force Air Wing	1983
Benin	Benin Air Force Force Aérienne de Benin	1990
	People's Republic of Benin Air Force	1975–1990
	Dahomey Air Force Force Aérienne de Dahomey	1961-1975
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army	1972
Bolivia	Bolivian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Boliviana	1944
	Bolivian Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación	1923–1944
	Bolivian Naval Aviation
	Bolivian Army Aviation
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ваздухопловство и ПВО Zrakoplovstvo i PZO	2007
	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Federacije BiH	1996–2006
	Republika Srpska Air Force Ратно Ваздухопловство и ПВО ВРС Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i PVO VRS	1992–2006
	Croatian Defence Council aviation	1992–
	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Republike BiH	1992–1996
Botswana	Botswana Defence Force Air Wing	1977
Brazil	Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB)	1941
	Military Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação Militar (AvM)	1918–1941
	Brazilian Naval Aviation Força Aeronaval	1916
	Brazilian Army Aviation Command Comando de Aviação do Exército Brasileiro	1986
	Brazilian Military Police Brazilian Army Military reserve force – National and state gendarmerie forces of Brazil.
Brunei	Royal Brunei Air Force Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei	1991
	Royal Brunei Armed Forces Air Wing	1984-1991
	Royal Brunei Malay Regiment, Air Wing	1966-1984
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили	1992
	Bulgarian People's Army Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили	1949–1992
	Air Army Въздушни Войски	1945–1949
	former insignia	1941–1944
	Royal Bulgarian Air Force^[8]	1937–1941
	Gendarmery Aeroplane Detachment Zhandarmeriisko Aeroplanno Otdelenie	1919-1920
	Army Aviation Corps^[9]	1915–1918
	Aeronautical Detachment^[10]	1906-1914
	Bulgarian Naval Aviation Aviatsia Na Bulgarskiya Voennomorski Flot (AnBVMF)	1992
	Independent ASW Squadron of the Navy Otdelna Protivolodachna Eskadrila na VMF (OPLEV-VMF)	1959–1990
	Bulgarian Naval Aviation	1915–1918
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso Air Force Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso	1984
Burkina Faso	Upper Volta Air Force Force Aérienne de Haute-Volta	1964–1984
Burundi	Burundi Army Aviation Force Armée du Burundi	1966

C

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Air Force ទ័ពអាកាសខេមរភូមិន្ទ Toăp Akas Khémôrôphumĭnt	1993
	Cambodian People's Air Force	1989–1993
	former insignia	1989–1993
	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Air Force	1979-1989^[11]
	Air Force of the Liberation Army of Kampuchea	1977–1979^[12]
	Khmer Air Force	1970–1975
	Royal Khmer Air Force	1954–1970
	Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia aviation Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Cameroon	Cameroon Air Force Armée de l'Air du Cameroun	1960
Canada	Royal Canadian Air Force Aviation Royale Canadienne	2011
	Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) Commandement de la Force aérienne du Canada	1968-2011
	Canadian Air Force	1920-1924
	Canadian Air Force	1918–1920
	Royal Flying Corps Canada	1917–1919
	Canadian Aviation Corps	1914–1915
	Royal Canadian Naval Air Service	1918-1919
	Canadian Army	1947–1968
	Royal Canadian Mounted Police aviation - National police and gendarmerie service of Canada.
Cape Verde	Cape Verde Air Force Força Aérea Caboverdiana	1992^[13]
Central African Republic	Central African Republic Air Force Force Aérienne Centrafricaine	1979–
	Central African Empire Air Force	1976–1979
	Central African Republic Air Force	1961–1976
Chad	Chadian Air Force Force Aérienne Tchadienne	1973
Chile	Chilean Air Force Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh)	1930
	Chilean Naval Aviation Servicio de Aviación de la Armada de Chile	1953
	Chilean Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile	1970^[14]
	Carabineros de Chile	1960
China (PRC)	People's Liberation Army Air Force 中国人民解放军空军 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun	1949
	Red Army of China Air Force	c. 1930^[15]
	People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force 中国人民解放军海军航空兵 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Haijun Hangkongbing	1953
	People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation 中国人民解放军陆军航空兵	1988
	People's Armed Police aviation - Chinese paramilitary organization, gendarmerie, border guard force. During wartime the PAP would provide support to the People's Liberation Army.
	China Marine Surveillance aviation	-2013
China (ROC/“Taiwan”)	Republic of China Air Force 中華民國空軍 Chung-Hua Min-Kuo K'ung-Chün	1938
	Nationalist Chinese Air Force (Central Government)^[16]	1925-1938
	Chinese Aviation Ministry	1920-1925?
	Chinese Aviation Service	1916?–1919?
	Chinese Army Air Arm	1914-1916?
	Airplane Corps of the Chinese Army	1913-1914
	Republic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command	1999
	Army Paratroops and Special Forces Command	1979-1999
	Army Aviation Command^[17]	1976-1979
	Republic of China Naval Aviation Command	1995
	Naval Anti-Submarine Group	1991-1995
	Fleet Helicopter Squadron	1977-1991
	Chinese Naval Air Service	1927-1938
	Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan), Air Patrol Squadron - Paramilitary coast guard service of Taiwan	-2004
Colombia	Colombian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Colombiana	1922
	former insignia	1927–1953
	Colombian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval	1984
	Colombian National Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército	1995
Comoros	Comoros Military Aviation Command	1976
Congo	Air Force of the Republic of Congo Force 'Aérienne Congolaise
	People’s Republic of Congo Air Force L'Armée de l'Air du Congo	1970–1992
	Congolese Air Force	1961–1970
Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Force Aérienne du Congo
Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Zaire Air Force	1971–1997
Costa Rica	Air Surveillance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea (SVA) – Fuerza Pública	1994
	Air Section of the Costa Rican Civil Guard Sección Aérea del Guardia Civil	1955-1994
	Costa Rican Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar	1947–1949
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Côte d'Ivoire Air Force Force Aérienne de la Côte d'Ivoire	c. 1965
Croatia	Croatian Air Force and Air Defense Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana	1991
	former insignia	1991–1994
	Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske	1941–1945
Cuba	Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force^[18] Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria	1959
	Cuban Rebel Air Force^[19] Fuerza Aérea Rebelde	1958
	Cuban Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba	1952–1958
	Cuban Army Air Corps Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército de Cuba	1915–1952
	Cuban Naval Aviation^[20] Aviación Naval	1934-1952
Cyprus	Air Command of Cyprus Διοίκηση Αεροπορίας Κύπρου	1996
Cyprus	Cyprus National Guard Air Wing	1973–1996
Czech Republic	Czech Air Force Vzdušné síly armády České republiky	1993
	Czechoslovak Air Force Československé letectvo	1926–1993
		1921–1926
		1918–1921

D

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Denmark	Royal Danish Air Force Flyvevåbnet	1950
	Danish Navy Air Squadron^[21] Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste	2003-2010
	Royal Danish Army Flying Service^[22] Hærens Flyvetjeneste (HFT)	1971-2003
	Royal Danish Navy Flying Service Søværnets Flyvetjeneste (SVF)	1962–2003
	Danish Brigade in Sweden	1943-1945
	Royal Danish Army Air Corps Hærens Flyvertropper	1912–1950
	Royal Danish Naval Aviation Marinens Flyvevæsen	1911–1950
	Air Force Home Guard Home Guard (Denmark), Danish Defence	1953
Djibouti (formerly the French Territory of Afars and Issas)	Djibouti Air Force Force Aérienne du Djibouti	1977
Dominican Republic	Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1962
	Dominican Military Aviation Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD)	1957–1962
	Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1955–1957
	Dominican Military Aviation Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD)	1952–1955
	Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)	1950–1952
	Dominican Military Aviation Corps (DMAC) El Cuerpo de Aviación Militar Dominicana (CAMD/AMD)	1948-1950
	Air Cavalry Squadron Escuadrón de Caballería Aérea (EdCA)	2002
	Air Transport Cavalry Brigade Brigada de Caballería Aerotransportada	2001–2002
	Aviation Company of the National Army Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1942–1948^[23]
	Dominican Army Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Dominicano	1939-1942
	Aviation Detachment of the National Army Destacamento de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1936–1939
	National Air Transport Company, Aviation Arm Compañía Nacional de Transporte Aérea, Arma de Aviación	1934–1935
	Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación	1933-1934
	Aviation Arm of the National Army Arma de Aviación del Ejército Nacional	1932–1933
	Dominican Republic Naval Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Naval Dominicana	2003
	Coastguard Search and Rescue Squadron Escuadrón de Vigilancia y Rescate de Guardacostas	1951-1952^[24]

E

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
East Timor	Timor Leste Defence Force Air Component	2020
Ecuador	Ecuadorian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana	1944
	Ecuadorian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana	1967
	Ecuadorian Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriano	1954
Egypt	Egyptian Air Force Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya	1961
	United Arab Republic Air Force	1958–1961^[25]
	former insignia	1952-1958
	Royal Egyptian Air Force	1937–1952
	Egyptian Army Air Force	1932–1937
	former insignia	1932
El Salvador	Air Force of El Salvador Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña	1923
Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea Air Corps	1979
Eritrea	Eritrean Air Force	1994
Estonia	Estonian Air Force Eesti Õhuvägi	1991
	Aviation Regiment	1920?–1940
	Aviation Company	1918–1920?
	National Border Guard Aviation Group Estonian Border Guard	1993-2010
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)	Military of Eswatini Air Wing	1979
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)	Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing	1979-2018
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Air Force Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl	1975^[26]
	former air force insignia	1996-2009?
	Ethiopian Air Force	1975 (re-established in 1995)
	Ethiopian Air Force	1975 (disestablished in 1991)
	Imperial Ethiopian Air Force	1946–1975
	Imperial Ethiopian Aviation	1929-1935
	Ethiopian Navy aviation	1955–1996
	Ethiopian Ground Forces Aviation	1970s

F

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Fiji	Air Wing of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces	1987–1997
Finland	Finnish Air Force Suomen ilmavoimat Finländska flygvapnet	1918
	former insignia	1918-1945
	Roundel variant on some aircraft	1943–45
	Army Corps of Aviation	1918–1928
	Finnish Army Aviation Suomen maavoimat – Helikopteripataljoona Finländska armén – Helikopterbataljonen	1997
	Finnish Border Guards Finnish Defence Forces wartime only
France	French Air and Space Force Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace	2020
	French Air Force Armée de l'Air	1933–2020
	Free French Air Force^[27]^[28] Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres	1940–1945
	Vichy French Air Force Armée de l'air de l'armistice	1940–1942
	French Air Force Armée de l'Air	1933-1940
	French Army Aviation Aéronautique militaire	1909–1933
	French Naval Aviation Aéronautique navale	1912
	Free French Naval Air Service Aéronavale Francaise Libre	1940–1945
	French Naval Air Arm	1912–1940
	French Army Light Aviation Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre	1954
	French Aerostatic Corps French Revolutionary Army	1794-1799
	National Gendarmerie aviation	1943

G

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Gabon	Gabonese Air Force Armée de l'Air Gabonaise	1961
Gambia (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation)	Gambian Air Force^[29]	c.2003?^[30]
Georgia	The Aviation and Air Defence Command of the Defence Forces თავდაცვის ძალების ავიაციისა და საჰაერო თავდაცვის სარდლობა tavdatsvis dzalebis aviatsiisa da sahaero tavdatsvis sardloba	2016
	Georgian Air Force საქართველოს სამხედრო-საჰაერო ძალები sak’art’velos samxedro-sahaero dzalebi	1991-2010
	Democratic Republic of Georgia People's Guard air detachment	1917–1920
Germany	German Air Force Luftwaffe	1955
	Air Forces of the National People's Army Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR	1956–1990
	Volkspolizei-Luft (of the German Democratic Republic / East Germany)	1950–1956
	German Air Force Luftwaffe	1935-1945
	Lipetsk fighter-pilot school	1926-1933
	Marineluftschiffe-Abteilung	1912–1919
	Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches	1911–1919
	Imperial German Army Air Service Luftstreitkräfte (Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches)	1910–1919
	former insignia	1913–1914
	Heeresluftschiffe-Abteilung	1909–1917
	German Naval Aviation Marineflieger	1957
	East German Navy, Naval Air Force	–1990
	Imperial German Naval Air Service Marine-Fliegerabteilung	–1918
	German Army Aviation Corps Heeresfliegertruppe	1957
	Federal Border Guards Bundesgrezschutz	-2005
	Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic	-1990
Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast)	Ghana Air Force	1959
Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast)	former insignia	1964-1966
Greece	Hellenic Air Force Πολεμική Αεροπορία (literally "War Aviation") Polemikì Aeroporia	1930
	Greek Air Force in the Middle East	1941-1946
	Royal Hellenic Air Force	1935-1973
	Hellenic Army Air Service	1912-1930
	Hellenic Naval Air Service	1915–1930
	Hellenic Army Aviation Αεροπορία Στρατού Aeroporia Stratou	1947
	Navy Aviation Command	2018
	Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command Διοίκηση Ελικοπτέρων Ναυτικού Dioikisi Elikopteron Naftikou	1975-2018
	Hellenic Coast Guard aviation - Paramilitary coast guard service of Greece.
Guatemala	Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG)	1948
	Military Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo de Aeronáutica Militar (CAM)	1935–1948
	Guatemalan Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Militar de Guatemala (CAM)	1929–1935
	Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG)	1921–1929
	Army Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación de Ejército	1914–1921
Guinea	Guinea Air Force Force Aérienne de Guinée	1959
Guinea-Bissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea)	Guinea-Bissau Air Force Força Aérea da Guiné-Bissau	1974-2015
Guyana (formerly British Guyana)	Guyana Defence Force Air Command	1973
Guyana (formerly British Guyana)	Guyana Defence Force Air Wing	1968-1973

H

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Haiti	Haiti Air Corps Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti	1942–1994 (2013 re-establishment)
	former insignia	1964–1986
	former insignia	1942–1964
Honduras	Honduran Air Force Fuerza Aérea Hondureña	1954
	Air Force and Military Aviation School Fuerza Aérea y Escuela Militar de Aviación (FAEAM)	1938-1954
	Aviation Military School Escuela Militar de Aviación (EMA)	1931–1938
	National Aviation School Escuela Nacional de Aviación (ENA)	1924–1931
Hungary	Hungarian Air Force Magyar Légierő	1991
	former insignia	1990-1991
	Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army Magyar Néphadsereg légiereje	1951–1990
	former insignia	1949-1951
	former insignia	1948-1949
	Royal Hungarian National Defense Air Force Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő	1941–1945
	former insignia	1938-1941
	Red Hungarian Air Corps Vörös Légjárócsapat	1919
	Insignia variant
	Insignia variant

I

For Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire above.

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Iceland	Icelandic Coast Guard Aeronautical Division Landhelgisgæsla Íslands – Flugdeild	1955
Iceland	Icelandic aircraft insignia
India	Indian Air Force	1932
	Royal Indian Air Force	1947–1950
	former insignia	1942–1945
	Indian Air Force	1932–1942
	Army Aviation Corps	1986
	Indian Naval Air Arm	1948
	Indian Coast Guard Air Wing	1978
	Indian Coast Guard aircraft insignia
	Border Security Force aviation Paramilitary forces of India
Indonesia	Indonesian Air Force Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)	1946
	Republic of Indonesia Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (AURI)	1946–1974
	Republic of Indonesia Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (AURI)	1946–1949
	Indonesian Naval Aviation Dinas Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL)	1974
	Indonesian Naval Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Laut RI (ALRI)	1956–1974
	Indonesian Army Aviation Command Pusat Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)	1974
	Indonesian Army Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Darat RI (DINAS PENERBAD)	1959–1974
Iran (formerly Persia)	Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC Ground Forces Aviation	1985
	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران	1979
	Imperial Iranian Air Force نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران	1932–1979
	Air Officer of the Imperial Iranian Army	1922-1932
	Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation	1979
	Imperial Iranian Army Aviation	1962–1979
	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation	1979
	Imperial Iranian Navy Aviation	–1979
Iraq	Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya	1931
	former insignia	2011-2019
	Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya	1958-2003; 2019-
	Royal Iraqi Air Force	1931–1958
	Iraqi Army Aviation Command	1980
Ireland	Irish Air Corps Aer-Chór na h-Éireann	1924
	former insignia	1939–1954
	Irish National Army, Air Service	1922–1924
Israel	Israeli Defence Force / Air Force חיל האוויר Heyl Ha'Avir	1951
	Israeli Air Force Chel Ha'Avir	1948-1951
	Sherut Avir Air Service	1947-1948
	Palavir Air Companies	1943-1947
Palestine	Force 14	late 1960s-early 2000s
Italy	Italian Air Force Aeronautica Militare	1991-current
	former insignia	1946–1991
	Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force Aviazione Cobelligerante and Aeronautica Militare Italiana	1943–1964
	Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana ^[32]	1943–1945
	Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica ^[33]	1935–1943
	Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica ^[34]	1923–1935
	Royal Naval Aviation Aviazione della Regia Marina	1912–1923
	Military Air Corps ^[35] Corpo Aeronautico Militare	1915-1923
	Colonial Aviation Service Servizio d'Aviazone Coloniale	1912-1915
	Military Aviation Service	1912-1915
	Aviation Battalion Battaglione Aviatori	1912
	Royal Army Air Service Servizio Aeronautico	1884^[36]–1911
	Italian Navy Aviation Aviazione Navale	1956
	naval aviation insignia
	Italian aircraft insignia
	Italian Army Aviation Air Cavalry, Cavalleria dell'Aria	2000
	Aviazione Leggera dell'Esercito	1951-2000
	Helicopter Service of the Carabinieri Corps Nucleo Elicotteri Carabinieri	1965
	Italian Coast Guard Air Service Italian Navy	1989
	Guardia di Finanza Finance Guard - Paramilitary border guard and customs service of Italy.

J

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Jamaica	Jamaica Defence Force	1963
Japan	Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[37] 航空自衛隊 Kōkū Jieitai	1954
	Imperial Japanese Army Air Force 大日本帝国陸軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kōkū tai	1912–1945
	Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service^[38] 大日本帝国海軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Kōkū tai	1912–1945
	Fleet Air Force (JMSDF) 海上自衛隊 Kaijō Jieitai	1954
	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 Rikujō Jieitai	1954
	Japan Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of Japan.
Jordan (formerly Transjordan)	Royal Jordanian Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya	1955
Jordan (formerly Transjordan)	Arab Legion Air Force	1949–1955

K

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Kazakhstan	Kazakh Air Defense Forces Áue qurǵanysy kúshteri / Әуе қорғанысы күштері	1992
Kenya	Kenya Air Force Jeshi la Anga la Kenya	1994
	The Kenya '82 Air Force	1982-1994
	Kenya Army Aviation
Korea (DPRK/“North Korea”)	Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force^[39]	1945
Korea (ROK/“South Korea”)	Republic of Korea Air Force^[40] 대한민국 공군 (大韓民國空軍) Daehan Minguk Gonggun	1949
	former insignia	1951–2000
	Willows Korean Aviation School	1920-1921
	Republic of Korea Navy, Air Wing Six	1986
	Fleet Aviation Unit	1977–1986
	Republic of Korea Army aviation	1965
	Korea Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of South Korea.
Kuwait	Kuwait Air Force Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya	1988
	Free Kuwait Air Force	1990-1991
	Kuwait Air Force	1960-1990
	Directorate of Public Security, Air Wing	1954-1960
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz Air Force	1992

L

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Laos	Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force^[41]	1975
	former insignia	1975–
	Royal Lao Air Force Aviation Royale Laotienne^[42]^[43]	1960–1975
	Laotian Aviation Aviation Laotienne	1955-1960
Latvia	Latvian Air Force Latvijas Gaisa Spēki	1991
	Latvian Air Force Latvijas Gaisa Spēki	1919–1940
	Aviation component of the Latvian National Guard	1993–2000
	Aviation Regiment of the Aizsargi	1937-1940
	State Border Guard aviation - Armed border guard service of Latvia.
Lebanon	Lebanese Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnania, Force Aérienne Libanaise	1949
Lesotho (formerly Basutoland)	Lesotho Defence Force – Air Squadron	c. 1988
	former insignia	1987–2006
	Lesotho Police Mobile Unit – Air Wing	1978-1988
Liberia	Liberian Army Air Wing	1987
Liberia	Liberian Army Air Reconnaissance Unit	1970s–1980s
Libya	Libyan Air Force القوة الجوية الليبية Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-libyya	2011–current date
	Free Libyan Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Libiyya al Hurra^{[citation needed]}	2011
	Air Force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1977-2011
	Libyan Arab Republic Air Force	1969–1977
	Royal Libyan Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya al Libiyya	1951–1969
Lithuania	Lithuanian Air Force Karinės Oro Pajėgos	1922–1940, 1992
	Lithuanian Military Aviation	1920–1921
	former insignia	1919–1920
	Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces, Aviation Unit	1992
	Lithuanian State Border Guard Service aviation Lithuanian Armed Forces wartime only
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Army Aviation	1952–1968

M

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
North Macedonia	Air Force of North Macedonia Военно Воздухопловство и Противвоздушна Одбрана Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo i Protivvozdushna Odbrana	1992
North Macedonia	former insignia	early 1990s
Madagascar (formerly the Malagasy Republic)	Malagasy Air Force Tafika Anabakabaka Malagasy Armée de l'Air Malgache	1961
Malawi (formerly Nyasaland)	Malawi Army Air Wing	1976
	former aircraft insignia	2010-2012
	Malawi Young Pioneers Air Arm^[44]	1970–1978
Malaysia (formerly Malaya)	Royal Malaysian Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia	1963
	insignia variant
	Royal Malayan Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan	1958–1963
	Malayan Auxiliary Air Force	1950–1958
	Malayan Volunteer Air Force	1940–1950
	Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force
	Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation	1988
	Malaysian Army Aviation Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat	1994
	Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency - Paramilitary coast guard service of Malaysia.
Maldives	Coast Guard Aviation Squadron Maldives National Defence Force	1978
Mali	Malian Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique du Mali	1961
Malta	Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta Skwadra tal-Ajru tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta	1992
Malta	former insignia	1980–1988
Mauritania	Mauritania Islamic Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie	1960
Mauritania	former aircraft insignia	1960-2019
Mauritius	Military of Mauritius	1987
Mexico	Mexican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Mexicana	1915
	Mexican Naval Aviation Fuerza Aeronaval	1926^[45]
	Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico) Mexican Navy
	National Guard (Mexico) aviation - national gendarmerie force of Mexico.
	Federal Police (Mexico) aviation - Defunct National police and gendarmerie service of Mexico.	-2009
Moldova	Moldovan Air Force^[46]	1991
Mongolia	Mongolian Air Force^[47] Агаарын Довтолгооноос Хамгаалах Цэргийн Командлал	1993-presents
Mongolia	Mongolian People's Army Air Force Монголын Ардын Армийн Нисэх Хүчин	1925–1992
Montenegro	Montenegrin Air Force Vazdušne snage Crne Gore	2006
Montenegro	former insignia	2006-2018
Morocco	Royal Moroccan Air Forceⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴻⵔⵔⵓⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⵊⴻⵏⵏⴰ القوة الجوية الملكية المغربية Al-quwwa al-jawwiya al-malikiyya al-maghribiyya (Force Aérienne Royale Marocaine)	1961
	Sherifan Royal Aviation Aviation Royale Chérifienne	1956–1961
	Royal Moroccan Navy, Aviation
	Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie	1962
Mozambique	Mozambique Air Force Força Aérea de Moçambique	c.1976/77?
Mozambique	People's Liberation Air Force of Mozambique Força Populare Aérea de Libertação de Moçambique	1975–c.1976/77?
Myanmar (formerly Burma)	Myanmar Air Force Tatmdaw Lei	1989
Myanmar (formerly Burma)	Burmese Air Force	1947-1989

N

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Namibia (formerly South West Africa)	Namibian Air Force	2005
	Namibia Defence Force Air Wing	1994–2005
	South West African Territorial Force, Air Wing	1980–1989
NATO	Allied Air Command	2013
Nepal	Nepalese Army Air Service	c.2008
	Royal Nepal Army Air Wing	1979–c.2007
	Royal Nepal Army Air Service	1965–1979
Netherlands	Royal Netherlands Air Force Koninklijke Luchtmacht	1953
	Free Dutch Air Force	1940–1945
	Army Aviation Brigade Luchtvaartbrigade	1939–1940
	former insignia	1921–1940
	Army Aviation Group Luchtvaartafdeling	1913–1939
	Dutch Naval Aviation Service Marineluchtvaartdienst	1917
	former insignia	1942–c.1945
	former insignia	1939–1942
	former insignia	1921–1940
	former insignia	1917–1921
	Netherlands Coastguard Royal Netherlands Navy
Dutch Caribbean	Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard Royal Netherlands Navy
New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Air Force Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa	1937

	former insignia	1943–1946
	former insignia	1939–1945
	New Zealand Territorial Air Force	1930–1957
	New Zealand Permanent Air Force	1923–1934
	New Zealand Army Flying Corps	1913–1923
Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea – Ejército de Nicaragua	1996
	Sandinista Air Force Fuerza Aérea Sandinista	1979–1996
	Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea de Nicaragua	c.1950–1979
	former insignia (fuselage)	1962–1979
	Guard Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea Guardia de Nicaragua	c.1947–c.1950
	former insignia (wings)	1938-1962
	Air Force of the National Guard Fuerza Aérea de la Guardia Nacional	1938–c.1947
	Air Corps of the National Guard Cuerpo de Aviación de la Guardia Nacional	1936–1938
	Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo Militar de Aviación	1926–1936
	National Guard Guardia Nacional	1920–1926
Niger	National Squadron of Niger Escadrille Nationale du Niger	2003
Niger	Niger Air Force Force Aérienne du Niger	1961–2003?
Nigeria	Nigerian Air Force	1964
	insignia variant
	Nigerian Navy, Air Arm	1985
Norway	Royal Norwegian Air Force Luftforsvaret	1944
	Free Norwegian Air Force	1940-1944
	Norwegian Army Air Service Hærens Flyvevesen	1914–1944
	Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Marinens Flyvevesen	1912–1944

O

Country	Current	Service Indigenous name	Former	Established
Oman (formerly Muscat and Oman)		Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO)^[48] Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanya al-Omanya		1990
Oman (formerly Muscat and Oman)		Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF)		1959–1990

P

Country	Current	Service Indigenous name	Former	Established
Pakistan		Pakistan Air Force پاک فضائيہ		1956
		Royal Pakistan Air Force		1947–1956
		Pakistan Army Aviation Corps		1958
		Pakistan Naval Air Arm		1971
Panama		Panamanian National Aeronaval Service Panama Servicio Aéreo Nacional		1989
Panama		Panamaian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Panama		1969-1989
Papua New Guinea		Papua New Guinea Air Wing		1990s
	Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Air Transport Wing		1975-1990s
Paraguay		Paraguayan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya		late 1940s
		Paraguaryan Army Aviation Corps		1920s–1940s
		Paraguayan Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Paraguaya^[49]^[50]		1980
Peru		Peruvian Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Perú		1950
		Peruvian Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú		1936–1950
		Peruvian Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú		1929–1936
		Peruvian Naval Aviation Fuerza Aviación Naval		1980
		Aeronaval Service Servicio Aeronaval		1963–1980
		Peruvian Army, Aviation Aviación del Ejército		1977
		Army Light Aviation Group Grupo de Aviación Ligera del Ejército		1973–1977
		Peruvian Coast Guard Peruvian Navy
Philippines		Philippine Air Force ᜑᜒᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜉᜏᜒᜇ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔ Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas		1947
		Philippine Army Air Corps		1936–1947
		Philippine Constabulary Air Corps		1935–1936
		Philippine National Guard Aviation		1917–1935
		Philippine Navy Naval Air Wing		2019
		Philippine Navy Naval Air Group		1975–2019
		Philippine Army Aviation Regiment		2019
		Philippine Army Aviation Battalion		1980–2019
		Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Force		1998
		Philippine Coast Guard racing stripe
		Philippine National Police Special Action Force Air Unit
Poland		Polish Air Force Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej		2004
		Air and Air Defence Forces Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej		1993–2004
				1990–1993
		Air Force Wojska Lotnicze		1962-1990
		Air Defence Force of Country Wojska Obrony Powietrznej Kraju		1962–1990
		Air and Air Defence Forces of Country Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Przeciwlotniczej Obszaru Kraju		1954–1962
		Air Force Wojska Lotnicze		1947–1954
		Air Force of the Polish Army Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego		1945–1947
		Air Force of the Polish Army Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego		1943-1945
		Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain		1939-1946
		Air Force Wojska Lotnicze		1918–1939
		Polish Army Aviation Lotnictwo Wojsk Lądowych		1994
		Polish Naval Aviation Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej		1947
		Polish Border Guards - Paramilitary border guard service of Poland.		1990
Portugal		Portuguese Air Force Força Aérea Portuguesa		1952
		Military Aeronautics Arm Arma da Aeronáutica Militar		1924-1952
				1918-1924
		Military Aeronautical Service Serviço Aeronáutico Militar		1914-1918
		Balloon Company Companhia de Aerosteiros		1911-1914
		Portuguese Naval Aviation Esquadrilha de Helicópteros da Marinha		1993
		Aeronaval Forces Forças Aeronavais		1952-1957
		Navy Air Forces Forças Aéreas da Armada		1931-1952
		Naval Aeronautics Service Serviço da Aeronáutica Naval		1918-1931
		Navy Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação da Armada		1917-1918
		Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit Unidade de Aviacão Ligeira do Exército		2000-2015

Q

Country	Current	Service Indigenous name	Former	Established
Qatar		Qatar Emiri Air Force		1974
Qatar		Qatar Public Security Forces Air Wing		1968-1974

R

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Romania	Romanian Air Force Forțele Aeriene Române	1989
		1985-1989
	Air Force of the Socialist Republic of Romania Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Socialiste România	1965-1985
	Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române	1964-1965
	Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Romîne	1954-1964
	Air Force of the People's Republic of Romania Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române	1949-1954
		1944-1949
	Romanian Royal Aeronautics Aeronautica Regală Română	1941-1944
		1924-1941
	Romanian Air Corps Corpul de Aviație	1915-1924
	Romanian Military Aeronautics Service Serviciul de Aeronautică Militară	1913-1915
	Military Aerostation^[51] Aerostația Militară	1893-1913
	Romanian Naval Aviation	2006
		1949-1960
	Seaplane Flotilla Flotila de Hidroaviație	1930-1949
		1941-1944
	Maritime Air Corps^[52] Corpul de Aviație Maritimă	1920-1930
Russia	Russian Air Force^[53]^{[failed verification]} Военно-воздушные cилы России Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii	2010
	Russian Air Defence Force	1991-2008
	Soviet Air Defence Force	1948-1991
	Soviet Air Forces Военно-воздушные силы Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily	1918-1991
		1922–1943
	Imperial Russian Air Service Императорский военно-воздушный флот Pre-reform Russian:Императорскій военно-воздушный флотъ	1910-1917
	Russian Naval Aviation Авиация Военно-Морского Флота Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo Flota	2010
		1991-2010
	Soviet Naval Aviation	1918-1991
		1922–1943
	Russian Army Aviation	1992-2010s
	Soviet Army Aviation	1970s–1991
	National Guard of Russia
	Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation	1992
	Soviet Border Troops aviation	-1992
Rwanda (formerly Ruanda-Urundi)	Rwandan Air Force Force Aérienne Rwandaise	1972

S

Country	Current	Service Indigenous name	Established
Saudi Arabia		Royal Saudi Air Force القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية Al-Quwwāt al-Jawwiyyah al-Malakiyyah as-Suʿūdiyyah	1950
		Hejaz Air Force	1921-1932
		Royal Saudi Naval Aviation	1985
		Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation	1990s
		General Security Aviation Command	1975
		Saudi Arabian National Guard, Aviation	2011
Senegal (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation)		Senegalese Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénégal	1989
		Senegambia Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénegambia	1982-1989
		Senegalese Air Force Armée de l'Air du Senégal	1961-1982
Serbia		Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Vojske Srbije	2006^[54]
		Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Србије и Црне Горе Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Srbije i Crne Gore	2003–2006^[55]
		Air Force of FR Yugoslavia Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Југославије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Jugoslavije	1992–2003
		Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force Ваздухопловство војске Краљевине Југославије Vazduhoplovstvo vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije	1929–1941
		Yugoslav Royal Army Aviation Department Авиацијско Одељење Југословенске Краљевске Армије Aviacijsko Odeljenje Jugoslovenske Kraljevske Armije	1918–1929
		Serbian Aviation Српска Авијатика Srpska Avijatika	1915-1918^[56]
		Air Force Command Ваздухопловна Команда Vazduhoplovna Komanda	1912-1915
		Royal Yugoslav Navy, Naval Air Service	-1941
Seychelles		Seychelles People's Defence Force Air Wing (part of the Seychelles People's Defence Force)	2008
Seychelles		Seychelles Defence Force Air Wing	1978
Sierra Leone		Sierra Leone Defence Force Air Force	1973
Singapore	Link to file	Republic of Singapore Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura 新加坡空军部队 சிங்கப்பூர் ஆகாயப்படை	1975
		Singapore Air Defence Command	1968-1975
		former insignia	1968-1973
		Singapore Wing, Malayan Auxiliary Air Force	1950-1960
Slovakia		Slovak Air Force Vzdušné sily Slovenskej republiky	1993
		Slovak Insurgent Air Force Slovenské povstalecké letectvo	August–October 1944
		Slovak Air Force Slovenské vzdušné zbrane	1939-1945
		former insignia	1939-1940
Slovenia		Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence Brigada zračne Obrambe in Letalstva Slovenske Vojske	2004
		15th Aviation Brigade Slovenian Armed Forces	1995-2004
		15th Aviation Brigade Slovenian Territorial Defence Force	1991-1995
		Slovenian Air Force upon the break-away from the Habsburg Empire	1918-1919
Somalia		Somali Air Force Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed^[57]	1960
		Somali Aeronautical Corps Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed Corpo di Sicurezza della Somalia	1954-1968
		Puntland Maritime Police Force Somali Navy
South Africa		South African Air Force (SAAF) Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag	1920
			1982-2003
			1958-1981
			1947-1957
		South African Air Force	1924-1947
		former insignia	1920-1921
		South African Aviation Corps	1915-1920
South Sudan		South Sudan Air Force	2011
Spain		Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) Ejército del Aire y del Espacio	2022
		Spanish Air Force (SPAF) Ejército del Aire	1939-2022
		Nationalist Air Force^[58] Aviación Nacional	1936-1939
		Nationalist Air Force insignia (wings)	1937-1939
		Nationalist Air Force insignia variant	1936-1939
		Spanish Republican Air Force Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española (FARE)	1936-1939
		Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Española	1931-1936
		Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Española	1911-1931
		Military Aerostatics Service Servicio Militar de Aerostacion	1896-1911
		Spanish Army Airmobile Force Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET)	1973
		Army Light Air Force Aviacion Ligera del Ejercito de Tierra	1965-1973
		Spanish Navy Air Arm Arma Aérea de la Armada	1954
		Naval Aviation Aeronáutica Naval	1931-1936
		Naval Aviation Aeronáutica Naval	1917-1931
		Civil Guard Aviation Guardia Civil - Under the authority of both the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of the Interior.
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)		Sri Lanka Air Force ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Sri Lanka Guwan Hamudawa	1972
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)		Royal Ceylon Air Force රාජකීය ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Rajakeeya Lanka Guwan Hamudawa	1951-1972
Sudan (formerly the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan)		Sudanese Air Force القوّات الجوّيّة السودانيّة Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya	1956
Sudan (formerly the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan)		former insignia	1956-1970
Suriname (formerly Dutch Guyana)		Suriname Air Force Surinaamse Luchtmacht	1982
Suriname (formerly Dutch Guyana)		former insignia	1982-1990s
Sweden		Swedish Air Force Svenska Flygvapnet	1926
		former insignia	1937-1940
		Swedish Air Force Svenska Flygvapnet	1926-1937
		Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing^[59] Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj	1998-2003
		Swedish Army Aviation Arméflyget	1954-1998
		former insignia	1914-1915
		Aircraft Coy of the Signal Corps Flygkompaniet	1912-1926
		Swedish Naval Aviation Marinflyget	1958-1998
		Naval Air Service Marinens Flygväsen	1911-1926
		Swedish Volunteer Air Corps Home Guard (Sweden), Swedish Armed Forces	1961
Switzerland		Swiss Air Force Schweizer Luftwaffe Forces Aériennes Suisses Forze Aeree Svizzere	1946
		Independent service under the Swiss Federal Military Department Schweizerische Flugwaffe	1936-1946
		Swiss Army Aviation Schweizerische Fliegertruppe	1914-1936
Syria		Syrian Arab Air Force القوات الجوية العربية السورية Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya	1961
		former insignia	1972-1980
		former insignia	1963-1972
		United Arab Republic Air Force	1958-1961^[25]
		Syrian Air Force	1948-1958

T

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Tajikistan	Tajik Air Force	2006^[60]
Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika)	Tanzania Air Force Command Jeshi la Anga la Wananchi wa Tanzania	1964
Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika)	former insignia	1964-2010
Thailand (formerly Siam)	Royal Thai Air Force กองทัพอากาศไทย Kongthap Akat Thai	1937
	Former marking	1942-1945^[61]
	Former marking	1940-1941
	Royal Siamese Air Force Division กรมทหารอากาศ Krom Tahan Akat	1935-1937
	Royal Siamese Air Division กรมอากาศยาน Krom Akatsayan	1921-1935
	Siamese Army Aviation Division กรมอากาศยานทหารบก Krom Akatsayan Tahan Bok	1917-1921
	Siamese Army Aviation Unit กองบินทหารบก Kong Bin Tahan Bok	1914-1917
	Royal Thai Army Aviation Center กองบินทหารบกไทย Kong Bin Tahan Bok Thai	1977
	Royal Thai Naval Air Division กองการบินทหารเรือไทย Kongkanbin Tahan Ruea Thai	1921
Tonga	Tonga Defence Services aviation	2013^[62]
Tonga	HMAF Air Wing	1996-2013
Togo	Togolese Air Force Force Aérienne Togolaise	1964^[63]
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Air Guard	2005
	Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Air Wing	1977-2005
	Air Wing of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Coast Guard	1966-1977
Tunisia	Tunisian Air Force القوات الجوية التونسية Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya At'Tunisia	1959^[64]
Tunisia	Tunisian National Guard aviation - National gendarmerie force of Tunisia.
Turkey	Turkish Air Force Türk Hava Kuvvetleri	1972
	former insignia	1944-1972
	Turkish Ministry of Defense, Undersecretariat of Military Aviation Hava Müsteşarlığı	1928-1944
	Turkish Air Force Inspectorate Hava Kuvvetleri Müfettişliği	1922-1928
	Turkish Air Force General Directorate Kuva-yı Havaiye Müdüriyet-i Umumiyesi	1921-1922
	Turkish Army Air Service Kuva-yı Havaiye Şubesi	1920-1921
	Turkish Army Aviation Command Kara Kuvvetleri Havacılık Komutanlığı	1948
	Naval Forces Aviation Command Deniz Kuvvetleri Havacılık Komutanlığı	1971
	naval aviation insignia
	Coast Guard Aviation Command Sahil Güvenlik Havacılık Komutanlığı	1993
	Turkish aircraft insignia
	Gendarmerie Aviation Command Jandarma Havacılık Komutanlığı	1968
Turkmenistan	Turkmen Air Force	1991
Turkmenistan	former insignia	1991-2011

U

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Uganda	Uganda Air Force	2005
	Uganda Police Air Wing	1964–1987
	Uganda Army Air Force	1964-1987
Ukraine	Ukraine Air Force Військово-Повітряні Сили України Viys'kovo-Povitriani Syly Ukrayiny	1992
	Ukrainian Air Defence Forces	1992-2004
	Air Fleet of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine	1918-1921
	Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet	1917-1921
	Ukrainian Naval Aviation Авіація Військово-Морських Сил Aviatsiya Viys'kovo-Mors'kykh Syl	1992
	Ukrainian Army Aviation	1992
	National Guard of Ukraine, Aviation	2014
	State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Aviation	2003
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Air Force	1976^[65]
	Sharjah Amiri Guard Air Wing	1984-1997
	Dubai Police Air Wing	1973-1976
	Dubai Union Defence Force Air Wing	1971-1973
	Abu Dhabi Air Force	1972-1976
	Abu Dhabi Defence Force Air Wing	1968-1972
	United Arab Emirates Navy, Aviation
United Kingdom	Royal Air Force	1918
	insignia variant
	former insignia	1942-1947
	former insignia	1942-1945
	Royal Air Force	1918-1937
	former insignia	1915-1918
	Royal Flying Corps	1912-1915
	Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers	1911-1912
	School of Ballooning	1888-1911
	Fleet Air Arm	1937
	insignia variant
	former insignia	1944-1945
	former insignia	1942-1947
	former insignia	1937-1942
	Fleet Air Arm of the RAF	1924-1937
	Royal Naval Air Service	1914-1918
	Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps	1912-1914
	Army Air Corps^[67]	1957
	Glider Pilot Regiment	1941-1957
	3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines	1968-1995
United States	United States Air Force^[68]	1947
		1947–
	United States Army Air Forces	1941-1947
	former insignia	1943
	former insignia	1943
	former insignia	1942-1943
	United States Army Air Corps	1926-1941
	United States Army Air Service	1918-1926
	Division of Military Aeronautics	20–24 May 1918
	former insignia	1917-1919
	Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps	1914-1918
	Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps	1907-1914
	Union Army Balloon Corps	1861-1863
	United States Army Aviation Branch	1983
	Army Aviation	1947-1983
	United States Navy, Naval Air Forces	1911
	former insignia	1943
	former insignia	1917-1918
	Naval Flying Corps	1916-1917
	United States Marine Corps Aviation^[69]	1912
	former insignia	1912
	United States Coast Guard	1916
	US Coast Guard racing stripe
Uruguay	Uruguayan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya	1953
	Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar	1952-1953
	Uruguayan Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Uruguaya	1935-1952
	Military School of Aeronautics Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica	1916-1935
	Military Aviation School Escuela de Aviación Militar	1913-1916
	Uruguayan Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Uruguaya	1951
	Naval Air Service Servicio Aeronáutico	1925–1951
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces	1992

V

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Venezuela	Venezuelan Air Force Aviación Militar Bolivariana	2006^[70]
	Venezuelan Military Aviation Aviación Militar de Venezuela	2001–2006
	Venezuelan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Venezolana	1946–2001
	Army Aeronautical Service Servicio de Aeronáutica del Ejército	1944–1946
	Aviation Regiment N° 1 Regimiento de Aviación N° 1	1936–1944
	Venezuelan Military Aviation School Escuela de Aviación Militar	1920–1936
	Venezuelan Army Aviation Servicio Aéreo del Ejército Venezolano	1970
	Venezuelan Naval Aviation Aviación de la Marina Venezolana	1985
	Servicio de Aviacion Naval Venezolana	1974-1985
	Naval Aviation Centre	1922
	National Guard of Venezuela Comando de Apoyo Aéreo de Guardia Nacional	1999
Vietnam	Vietnam People's Air Force Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam	1975
	Vietnam Democratic Republic Air Force	1965–1975
	Vietnam Democratic Republic Air Force	1955–1965
	Republic of Vietnam Air Force Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa	1955–1975
	Naval Air Force	1986
	Vietnam Coast Guard, Aviation	2008–2013

Y

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Yemen	Yemeni Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Yemeniya	1990
	North Yemen Air Force	1980-1990
	People's Republic of South Yemen Air Force	1969–1980
	People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force	1980-1990

Z

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia)	Zambian Air Force	1968
	Zambia Air Wing	1964–1968
	Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Force	1954–1963
Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia)	Air Force of Zimbabwe	1980
	former insignia	1982–1994
	Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Air Force	1979–1980
	Rhodesian Air Force	1970–1979
	Royal Rhodesian Air Force	1963–1970
	Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Force	1954–1963
	Southern Rhodesian Air Force	1947–1954
	Rhodesian Regiment Air Unit	1935–1939

Former countries and movements

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi Air Force	1968–1976
Austria-Hungary	Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen	1912–1919
		1915–1918
		1914–1916
	Imperial and Royal Aviation Service KuK. Militär-Aeronautische Anstalt	1893–1912
	Austro-Hungarian Naval Air Corps K.u.K. Seefliegerkorps	1916–1918
Biafra	Biafran Air Force	1967–1970
Bophuthatswana	Bophuthatswana Air Force	1987–1994
Bophuthatswana	Bophuthatswana Defence Force Air Wing	1981-1987
Central African Empire	Central African Empire Air Force	1976–1979
Ceylon	Royal Ceylon Air Force රාජකීය ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Rajakeeya Lanka Guwan Hamudawa	1951–1972
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Chechen National Guard aviation	1990s
Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China (Wang Jingwei regime)	Nanjing Government air force	1941–1945
Ciskei	Ciskei Defence Force	1980–1994
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia	Croatian Defence Council aviation	1992–
Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic	Czech and Slovakian Air Force	1990–1993
	Czechoslovak Air Force	1945–1990
	Slovak Insurgent Air Force	August–October 1944
	1st Czechoslovak Mixed Air Division 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR	1944-1945
	Czechoslovak Air Force in the West	1940-1946
	Czechoslovak Army Air Force	1918–1939
Slovak Republic	Slovak Air Force	1939–1945
Dahomey	Dahomey Air Force Force Aérienne de Dahomey	1961–1975
Dubai	Dubai Police Air Wing	1971-1976
Free City of Danzig	Free City of Danzig Police Air Squadron	1919-
Free France	Free French Air Force	1940–1945
Free France	Free French Naval Air Service	1940–1945
East Germany	Air Forces of the National People's Army Luftstreitkräfte und Luftverteidigung der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik	1956-1990
	People's Navy	-1990
	Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic	-1990
	Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik aviation Paramilitary sports and pre-military training organization.	-1990
Second East Turkestan Republic	Ili National Army aviation	1945-1949
Irish Free state	Irish National Army	1922–1924
Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz Kingdom of Hejaz	Hejaz Air Force^[71] القوات الجوية الحجازية	1921–1932
Imperial State of Iran	Imperial Iranian Air Force	1925–1979
Italian Social Republic Kingdom of Italy	Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana	1943–1945
Italian Social Republic Kingdom of Italy	Regia Aeronautica	1923–1943
People's Republic of Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic	Cambodian People's Air Force	1989–1993
	Kampuchean People's Air Force	1979–1989
	Kampuchean Revolutionary Armed Forces Air Force	1977–1979
	Khmer Air Force	1970–1975
Makhnovshchina	Air Fleet of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine	1918-1921
Malagasy Republic	Malagasy Air Force	1961
Straits Settlements / Federated Malay States / Unfederated Malay States / Malayan Union / Malaya	Royal Malayan Air Force	1958–1963
	Malayan Auxiliary Air Force	1950–1958
	Malayan Volunteer Air Force	1940-1950
	Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force
Manchukuo	Manchukuo Air Force	1937–1945
Manchukuo	Manchukuo Air Transport Company	1931-1937
Muscat and Oman	Sultan of Oman's Air Force	1959–1990
Germany	Luftwaffe	1933–1945
Nazi Party	National Socialist Flyers Corps Paramilitary aviation organization of the Nazi Party.	1937-1945
Nazi Party	German Air Sports Association	1933-1937
Dutch East Indies	Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force	1939-1950
Dutch East Indies	Free Dutch East Indies Air Force	1942–1945
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen/ North Yemen/ South Yemen	Yemen Arab Republic Air Force	1962–1990
	Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Air Force	-1962
	People's Republic of South Yemen Air Force	1969–1980
	People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force	1980-1990
North Vietnam	North Vietnam Air Force	1955–1975
Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Air Force Kuva-yı Havaiye Müfettişliği	1909–1920
Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Naval Aviation Academy and Service Bahriye Tayyare Mektebi ve Havacılık Şubesi	1914–1919
Pathet Lao	Pathet Lao aviation	1960–1975
Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia	Rhodesian Air Force	1970–1979
	Royal Rhodesian Air Force	1963–1970
	Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Air Force	1954–1963
	Southern Rhodesian Air Force	1939–1954
	Rhodesian Regiment Air Unit	1935–1939
Senegambia Confederation	Senegambia Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénégambia	1982–1989
Republika Srpska	Republika Srpska Air Force	1992–2006
Republic of Serbian Krajina	105th Aviation Brigade Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina	1991–1995
Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam	Royal Siamese Air Division	1921–1935
	Siamese Army Aviation Division	1917–1921
	Siamese Army Aviation Unit	1914–1917
South West Africa	South West Africa Territorial Force, Air Wing	1980–1989
State of Vietnam / South Vietnam	Republic of Vietnam Air Force Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hoà	1955–1975
State of Vietnam / South Vietnam	Vietnam National Army, Air Force	1951–1955
Federation of South Arabia / South Yemen	Air Force of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen	1967-1990
Federation of South Arabia / South Yemen	Federation of South Arabia Air Force	1967
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing	1979-2018
Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union	Soviet Air Forces^[72] Военно-воздушные силы	1930–1991
		1943–1992^[73]
	Soviet Volunteer Group	1937–1941
	Imperial Russian Air Service	1910–1917
	Soviet Air Defence Forces	1948–1991
	Soviet Naval Aviation	1918–1991
	Sovet Border Troops Aviation	-1992
Tamil Eelam	Air Tigers Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	1998–2009
Transkei	Transkei Defence Force, Air Wing	1986–1994
United Arab Republic	United Arab Republic Air Force	1958–1961
	Egyptian Air Force	1952–1958
	Syrian Air Force	1948–1958
Upper Volta	Upper Volta Air Force Force Aérienne de Haute-Volta	1964–1984
Venda	Venda Defence Force	1983–1994
Vichy France	Vichy French Air Force	1940–1942
West Germany	German Air Force Luftwaffe	1955
	German Naval Aviation Marineflieger	1957
	German Army Aviation Corps Heeresfliegertruppe	1957
	Federal Border Guards Bundesgrenzschutz	-2005
West Ukrainian People's Republic	Ukrainian Galician Army Aviation	1918-1919
Ukrainian People's Republic	Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet	1917-1921
Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro	Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Србије и Црне Горе Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdushna odbrana Vojske Srbije i Crne Gore	2003–2006^[55]
	FR Yugoslavia Air Force Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Југославије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Jugoslavije	1992–2003
	SFR Yugoslav Air Force^[74] Југословенско Ратно Ваздухопловство и Противваздушна Одбрана Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazdušna Odbrana	1945–1991
	Yugoslav Air Force Outside the Homeland	1941–1945
	Yugoslav Partisans Air Force	1941-1945
	Royal Yugoslav Air Force Ваздухопловство војске Краљевине Југославије Vazduhoplovstvo vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije	1929–1941
	Yugoslav Royal Army Aviation Department Авиацијско Одељење Југословенске Краљевске Армије Aviacijsko Odeljenje Jugoslovenske Kraljevske Armije	1918–1929
	Serbian Military Air Service	1912–1918
	Royal Yugoslav Navy, Naval Air Service	-1941
Independent State of Croatia	Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia	1941–1945
Independent State of Croatia	Croatian Air Force Legion	1941–1945
Zaire Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Belgian Congo	Zaire Air Force Force Aerienne Zairoies	1971–1997
	Congolese Air Force Force Aeriennes Congolaises	1960–1971
	former insignia	1960–1964
	Force Publique Air Arm	1944–1960
Katanga	Katangese Air Force Force Aerienne Katangaise	1960–1963

Other

Country	Service Indigenous name	Established
Abkhazia	Abkhazian Air Force	2008
Abkhazia	former insignia	1992–
British Hong Kong	Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force	1951-1993
	Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Royal Air Force	1949-1951
	Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps – Air Arm Royal Air Force	1930-1949
Republic of Artsakh	Artsakh Defense Army aviation	1990s-2023
South Ossetia	South Ossetian Air Corps	1990s
Sovereign Military Order of Malta	Military Corps of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta	1947-1950
Transnistria	Transnistrian Air Force	1991
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Security Forces Command	1974

Notes

^ Leese, Capt. Robert. "Afghan National Army Air Corps now Afghan National Army Air Force". US Air Force, 14 June 2010. Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Operations resumed in 2002, but the new name may not have been applied until the after the 2003 defense reforms were promulgated.
^ Little is known about the Taliban regime's air force establishment.
^ The pro-Soviet regime collapsed in late April 1992 and was succeeded by the UN-sponsored government, the "Islamic State of Afghanistan", led by Burhanuddin Rabbani until overthrown by the Taliban in September 1996.
^ Official establishment occurred in 1924, but the AMAA received its first aircraft in 1921 (aside from some captured in 1919).
^ As in most cases, Argentina's air arms began as an Army formation. Following a period of service unification, the Army Aviation Command was reformed on 27 November 1956, but did not gain independence from the Air Force until 3 November 1959.
^ Date first aircraft obtained; the Barbados Defence Force itself was established in 1979.
^ The indicated roundel was introduced in 1937 – according to Иван Бориславов и Румен Кирилов, "Самолетите на България", част втора, София, 1996, стр. 246–253 (in Bulgarian; in English: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, "The Airplanes of Bulgaria", part two, Sofia, 1996, pages 246–253).
^ The indicated version of the German Cross was slightly modified and introduced in 1915 as most widespread Bulgarian aviation sign during the First World War along with the less employed St. Andrew's Cross – according to Иван Бориславов и Румен Кирилов, "Самолетите на България", част втора, София, 1996, стр. 246–253 (in Bulgarian; in English: Ivan Borislavov and Rumen Kirilov, "The Airplanes of Bulgaria", part two, Sofia, 1996, pages 246–253).
^ Initially operated balloons. In 1912 Bulgaria received its first airplane Bleriot XXI, with which on 13 August 1912 Simeon Petrov flew to become the first Bulgarian to pilot an airplane over Bulgaria.
^ The KPAF's name was changed to "Cambodian People's Air Force" in 1989, following the restoration of the nation's former name of Cambodia. In 1992, the PKAF was briefly resurrected as the "State of Cambodia Air Force", but it never actually became operational under that title.
^ The Vietnamese invasion of 1979 resulted in the forcible disbandment of the AFKLA; formation of a successor force did not begin until 1984.
^ The Cape Verde Coast Guard received its first aircraft in November 1992; its actual date of formation is unknown at this time.
^ When Chile's unified national air force was dissolved in 1953, the Army did not regain an air arm of its own. Disappointment with this outcome led to the founding of the Club Aéreo del Personal del Ejército (Army Personnel Aero Club) in 1959. Although never formally established as an air arm, it nevertheless served as an important and foundational predecessor to the modern CAEC.
^ On 28 February 1930, the Red Army captured a Nationalist Chinese O2U-4 Corsair reconnaissance aircraft that had been forced to land due to having run out of fuel; given a red star and named after Lenin, it was later used against the Nationalist government. This may have been the first aircraft in the Red Army. Small numbers of captured aircraft were also used against the Japanese during World War II, but the first regular Communist Chinese air force would be organized as the Nanyuan Flying Group in 1949.
^ Information on the organization of Chinese military aviation prior to 1925, when the Kuomintang began establishing its Aviation Bureaus around China, is very spotty as many records have been lost during the conflicts raging from 1931–1949 and the subsequent Cultural Revolution; in fact, during most of these earlier years, China fielded multiple air forces, most being the personal air arms of various warlords – some allied with the national government and some not. During World War II (which began for the Chinese with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931), the Japanese established a number of puppet governments, several of which were permitted to field small air forces.
^ Although a formal aviation arm was not stood up until 1979, the ROC Army created an Aviation Section for each of its two corps and an Aviation Platoon for its General Headquarters in 1956.
^ Full formal name is the Cuban Air Defense and Revolutionary Air Force (Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria).
^ Established by Fidel Castro in 1958, but operations with a captured Aviación Naval aircraft began the previous year.
^ Split off from the Cuban air force in 1934, but remerged in 1952 reorganization.
^ 2011 placed under the Air Force as Squadron 723.
^ 2003 placed under the air force as Squadron 724.
^ In early 1948, Army aviation became an independent and separate service as the Dominican Military Aviation Corps (DMAC) El Cuerpo de Aviación Militar Dominicana (CAMD/AMD). The Army regained an air arm of its own in 2001.
^ At the beginning of 1951, the Navy was authorized to establish its own aviation arm, but it was absorbed into the Air Force the following year. The Navy regained an air arm of its own in 2003.
^ ^a ^b From 1958–1961, the Egyptian and Syrian air forces were unified as the United Arab Republic Air Force
^ The Ethiopian Air Force effectively ceased to exist in 1991, following the victory of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in the civil war; it was reestablished in 1995.
^ Also used the ordinary French roundel: with the Cross of Lorraine as a fin flash.
^ Also used a variant of the ordinary French roundel with bars like the USAAF insignia:
^ The national flag is used as a fin flash.
^ The Gambia formed the nucleus of an air force in 2002 and sent personnel to the Ukraine for a four-year pilot training course. The Gambia bought its first aircraft, a single Su-25 from Georgia in the first half of 2003. However, by 2007, the government had yet to announce its air force's formal establishment.
^ "Indian Air Force – Government of India". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ Flank roundel:
^ Conglomerate of the Aviazione della Regia Marina and Corpo Aeronautico Militare. Tailfin insignia (click to enlarge): , flank roundel (click to enlarge):
^ Tailfin insignia (click to enlarge):
^ Tailfin insignia (click to enlarge):
^ (in Italian) Baldassare Catalanotto, Hugo Pratt, In un cielo lontano : 70 anni di aeronautica militare. Lizard editore, 1993. ISBN 88-86456-01-8
^ Patterned on the US Air Force.
^ Also used the Imperial Japanese Navy's ensign:
^ Edwards, Paul M. (2010). "Korean People's Air Force (KPAF)". Historical Dictionary of the Korean War (2nd ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8108-7461-9.
^ The first ROKAF roundel was simply a red-blue Taegeuk, later, a roundel resembles that of the USAF was used until the 2000s (click to enlarge):
^ For some time LPLAAF also used this roundel (clik to enlarge): (www.acig.org Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine)
^ Pathet Lao insurgents operated their own small air arm from 1960–1975; it became part of the LPLAAF.
^ Following a failed attempt at a coup d'état, the Kong Le rebel faction also briefly operated a small air arm from 1960–1963, when it was re-incorporated into the RLAF.
^ The Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) was a paramilitary adjunct of the League of Malawi Youth activist organization of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Established in 1963, the first militarily trained cadres appeared in 1964, and the MYP obtained aircraft beginning in 1970.
^ Although founded in 1926, aircraft were not supplied until the following year.
^ On the flanks are used also the national flag, it seems to be used also this roundel:
^ The yellow variant of the soyombo roundel is also reported: .
^ There is also the alternate version:
^ "Paraguayan Air Arms". Archived from the original on 8 May 2009.
^ "Paraguay Naval Aviation". Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.
^ "Anul 1893". RoAF (in Romanian).
^ Cornel Năstase (2004). "Hansa Brandenburg W.29". Modelism 2004-02 (in Romanian). p. 6.
^ A new tricolour star has been reported since 2007 on several planes and helicopters: airliners.net Archived 13 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine:
^ The Serbian-Montenegrin union of Yugoslavia was dissolved in 2006 and the former nation's military assets were divided between them.
^ ^a ^b Montenegro voted to secede from the FRY in 2006 and the union with Serbia was dissolved, with FRY military assets being divided between the (now) two nations.
^ After World War I, Serbia was united with other Balkan states into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
^ Finflash (click to enlarge):
^ Some units customize their roundels, painting in white inside, their own symbol or motto.
^ Merged with Swedish Air Force 2003
^ Russia provided Tajikistan with several helicopters in 1993 and began to organize an indigenous air force by no later than 1994; however, most sources express doubts as to its operational effectiveness.
^ "Japanese use of Type 45 Siamese Mauser?". forums.gunboards.com. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^ Admin (10 March 2017). "Tonga Defence Services". Aeroflight. Aeroflight Publishing. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ Although some aircraft were obtained after independence in 1960 and further aircraft were supplied by France in 1963, the air force was not formally established until 1964.
^ However, Tunisia's first aircraft were not obtained until 1960.
^ Official date of integration of the several emirate air arms, but actual integration took many years.
^ ^a ^b RNAS and RFC merged to form RAF
^ ^a ^b Formerly part of the Royal Air Force.
^ Also uses a low-visibility roundel:
^ Previous roundels as per US Navy
^ "Aviación Militar Bolivariana – Paladín del Espacio Soberano". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ Andersson, Lennart (2004). "Wings Over the Desert: Aviation on the Arabian Peninsula Part One: Saudi Arabia". Air Enthusiast: 39–40.
^ Until the fifties was in use the single bordered star, also painted on fuselage and rudder (click to enlarge)
^ Red outline added to celebrate victory over Nazi Germany and is referred to as the Victory Star.
^ Preceded by the Partizanska Eskadrila NOVJ and RAF squadrons 351 and 352 (the RAF Balkan Air Force, 1942–1945)

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