Finnish Air Force

The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF) (Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. As a separate branch of the military, the Finnish Air Force was founded on 4 May 1928, having existed officially since 6 March 1918 as the Army Corps of Aviation

Current Status

 * Active Duty Personnel: 5,600 (38,000 personnel mobilized)
 * Reserve Personnel: 32,400
 * Active Bases: 6
 * Commander of the Finnish Air Force: Major General Lauri Puranen

List of Aircraft

 * 80 x McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C/D Hornet (Multirole Fighter)
 * 6 x Bombardier Learjet 35 (AWACS Aircraft)
 * 2 x Fokker F-27 (Transport Aircraft)
 * 7 x CASA C-295M (Transport Aircraft)
 * 6 x Pilatus PC-12
 * 7 x Valmet L-90 Redigo
 * 67 x BAE Hawk 115 (Advanced Trainer)
 * 28 x Valmet L-70 Vinka (Trainer)