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 May 4^th, 1928, having existed officially since March 6^th, 1918 as the Army Corps of Aviation

Aircraft Inventory[edit | edit source]

Combat Aircraft[edit | edit source]

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet x 56 (Multirole Fighter)

ELINT Aircraft[edit | edit source]

CASA C-295M x 2 (Electronic Warfare)

Transport Aircraft[edit | edit source]

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III x 3 (Transport Aircraft)
CASA C-295M x 2 (Transport Aircraft)
Learjet 35A/S x 4 (Transport Aircraft)
Pilatus PC-12NG x 6 (Liaison Aircraft)

Trainer Aircraft[edit | edit source]

BAe Systems Hawk 51/51A/66 x 32 (Jet Trainer)
Grob G115E x 28 (Primary Trainer)
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet x 8 (Conversion Trainer)
Valmet L-70 Vinka x 26 (Primary Trainer)

Future Procurement[edit | edit source]

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 64 (Multirole Fighter)