Swiss Air Force

The Swiss Air Force (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on July 31st, 1914 as part of the army and in October 1936 an independent service.

In peacetime, Dübendorf is the operational air force headquarters. The Swiss Air Force operates from several fixed bases (see current status) but its personnel are also trained to carry out air operations from temporary highway airstrips. In case of crisis or war, several stretches of road are specially prepared for this option.

Fighters

 * Northrop F-5E Tiger II x 30 (Light Fighter)
 * McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet x 26 (Multirole Fighter)
 * Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 0 (Multirole Fighter)

Reconnaissance Aircraft

 * Beechcraft Super King Air 300C x 2 (Photomapping Aircraft)
 * De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter x 2 (Photomapping Aircraft)
 * Diamond DA42 Twin Star x 2 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)

Transport Aircraft

 * Beechcraft 1900 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Canadair Challenger CL604 x 2 (VIP Transport/MEDEVAC)
 * Cessna Citation Excel 560XL x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Dassault Falcon 900EX x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Pilatus PC-6 Porter x 16 (Utility Transport)
 * Pilatus PC-24 x 2 (VIP Transport)

Helicopters

 * Eurocopter AS532 UL Cougar x 24 (SAR/Utility Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter EC635 P2+ x 20 (Utility/VIP Transport Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

 * Northrop F-5F Tiger II x 8 (Conversion Trainer)
 * McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet x 6 (Conversion Trainer)
 * Pilatus PC-7 x 28 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Pilatus PC-9 x 8 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Pilatus PC-21 x 8 (Primary Trainer)

UAVs

 * ADS-15 x 6 (Surveillance UAV)
 * KZD-85 x 30 (Target UAV)