Spanish Air Force

The Spanish Air Force (SPAF) (Spanish: Ejército del Aire; literally, "Army of the Air") is the aerial branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.

Basic Facts

 * Active Duty Personnel: 26,800
 * Commander in Chief: King Juan Carlos I
 * Chief of the Air Force Staff: Air General Francisco Javier García Arnaiz
 * Bases: 15 (Alcantarilla, Armilla, Cuatro Vientos, Gando, Getafe, Los Llanos, Matacán, Morón, San Javier, Santiago, Son San, Talavera, Torrejón, Villanubla, Zaragoza)
 * Fighters: 153
 * Transport Aircraft: 103
 * Helicopters: 41

Fighters

 * CASA EF-18 Hornet x 86 (Multirole Fighter)
 * Eurofighter Typhoon x 86 (Air Superiority Fighter) - 36 more on order

Reconnaissance Aircraft

 * Cessna C560 Citation V x 2 (Photographic Mapping)
 * Dassault Falcon 20ECM x 2 (Electronic Warfare)
 * Lockheed P-3 Orion x 6 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)

Transport and Utility Aircraft

 * Airbus A310-304 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Airbus A330 MRTT x 4 (Aerial Tanker)
 * Airbus A400M Atlas x 28 (Tactical Transporter)
 * Beechcraft C-90 King Air x 4 (Utility Aircraft)
 * CASA C-127 x 6 (Utility Aircraft)
 * CASA C-212 Aviocar x 12 (Transport Aircraft)
 * CASA CN-235 x 20 (Photographic Mapping, SAR, Transport Aircraft)
 * CASA C-295 x 14 (Transport Aircraft)
 * Cessna Citation V x 4 (Utility Aircraft)
 * Dassault Falcon 900B x 6 (VIP Transport)
 * Fokker F27-200MAR Maritime x 4 (Search and Rescue)
 * Lockheed C-130H Hercules x 12 (Tactical Airlifter, Aerial Tanker)

Trainer Aircraft

 * Beechcraft F33C Bonanza x 20 (Basic Trainer)
 * CASA C-101 Aviojet x 70 (Jet Trainer)
 * ENAER T-35C Pillán x 35 (Basic Trainer)
 * KAI KT-1 Woongbi x 30 (Primary Trainer)
 * KAI T-50 Golden Eagle x 20 (Advanced Trainer)
 * Northrop F-5BM Tiger II x 20 (Fighter Trainer)

Firefighting Aircraft

 * Canadair CL-215T Scooper x 14 (Firefighting Aircraft)
 * Canadair CL-415 Superscooper x 4 (Firefighting Aircraft)

UAVs

 * General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper x 4 (ISR UAV)

Helicopters

 * Aérospatiale SA330 Puma x 6 (Search and Rescue Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma x 10 (Search and Rescue Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS532 Cougar x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Eurocopter EC120 Colibri x 15 (Training Helicopter)
 * Sikorsky S-76C Spirit x 8 (Training Helicopter)