The Czech Air Force is the air force branch of the Czech Republic Army. The Air Force, with the Ground Forces, comprises the main combat power of the Czech Army. An air force is a military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. ...

History

Interwar period (1918-1939)

For a modern nation surrounded by potentially hostile neighbors, without access to the ocean, the Czechoslovak leadership needed to build a capable air force. So was born the motto, "Our sea is in the air." The Interwar period was the time between World War I and World War II, ergo the 1920s and 1930s. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Aero Vodochody L.159A Advanced Light Combat Aircraft of the Czech Air Force

Saab JAS 39C Gripen of the Czech Air Force

The Czechoslovak government between the wars balanced a home-grown aviation industry with licensing engine and aircraft designs from allied nations. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2252x1596, 861 KB) Aero Vodochody L159A ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) of the Czech Air Force, registration 6063, at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2252x1596, 861 KB) Aero Vodochody L159A ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) of the Czech Air Force, registration 6063, at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2316x1627, 534 KB) Saab JAS 39C Gripen (identifier 9241) of the Czech Republic Air Force taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2316x1627, 534 KB) Saab JAS 39C Gripen (identifier 9241) of the Czech Republic Air Force taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Licensing is a form of strategic alliance which involves the sale of a right to use certain proprietary knowledge (so called intellectual property) in a defined way. ...

Several major aircraft companies and one large motor company (A. S. Walter) thrived in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. One was the Aero Company (Aero Továrna Letadel), located in the Vysocany sector of Prague. Its metal and fabric-covered aircraft were competitive in the early 1930s; however, by 1938, only its MB.210 (a licensed Bloch design) was still serviceable. Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero, Vodochody is location) is a Czech (and Czechoslovak) aircraft company notable for producing the L-29 Delfin, L-39 Albatros and the L-159 Alca. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... The MB.210 and MB.211 were the successors of the French Bloch MB.200 bomber aircraft built by Societé des Avions Marcel Bloch in the 1930s. ... The Société des Avions Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft manufacturer of military and civilian aircrafts, that further changed its name in Dassault Aviation, after the end of the second great conflict. ...

The Avia Company (Avia Akciová Společnost Pro Průmysl Letecký Škoda), a branch of the enormous Škoda Works (Škodovy Závody) munitions organization, was different. Founded in 1919 in an old sugar factory in the eastern Prague suburbs of Letnany and Cakovice, Avia made entire airplanes, including motors, which were usually licensed Hispano-Suiza designs. The standard Czechoslovak pursuit plane of the late 1930's, the B-534 reached a total production of 514 units. Avia was a Czech aircraft company notable for producing biplane fighters, especially the B-534. ... Å koda Works (Czech: Å kodovy závody) was the largest industrial enterprise in Austria-Hungary and later in Czechoslovakia, one of its successor states. ... Hispano-Suiza is a French engineering firm best known for their engine and weapon designs in the pre-World War II period, work that developed out of their earliest work in luxury automobile design. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The state-controlled Letov (Vojenská Továrna Na Letadla Letov) was also situated in Letnany. It employed about 1,200 workers in the late 1930s, and it crafted the S-328 biplane, of which over 450 were produced. The entire airframe was welded together, not bolted or riveted. The Letov factory was the only Czech plant that manufactured metal propellers. Letov Kbely (Kbely is a location) is a Czech (and Czechoslovak) aircraft company. ... Hs123 biplane. ...

World War II (1939-1945)

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Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Cold War (1946-1988)

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For other uses, please see Cold War (disambiguation). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Velvet Revolution (1989-1992)

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Non-violent protesters are fighting with flowers against armored policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Czech Republic (1993-present)

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1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Bases

• Čáslav
• Náměšť nad Oslavou
• Pardubice
• Praha-Kbely
• Přerov

Čáslav is a town in eastern part of Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. ... Location of Náměšť nad Oslavou in the Czech Republic Náměšť nad Oslavou Náměšť nad Oslavou is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. ... Pardubice (German: Pardubitz) capital of the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic on the Labe (Elbe) river. ... Location of Přerov in the Czech Republic Přerov is a city in Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. ...

Units

Air Forces Headquarters

Command and control of all Air Force operations.

Tactical Air Force

Charged with maintaining air superiority over the Czech Republic and providing reconnaissance and strike support to the ground troops.

Air Defense

Operates ground-to-air missile batteries and radio-based detection and countermeasures.

External links

• Global Security entry

List of aircraft

This is a list of CzAF fighter aircraft, helicopters, and transport planes:

• Airbus A319 CJ VIP

• Aero L-39 trainer

• Aero L-159 light attack

• JAS-39 Gripen fighter

• MIL Mi-17 transport helicopter

• MIL Mi-24 heavy attack/transport helicopter

• PZL W-3A SOKOL helicopter

• An-26 transportplane

• Canadair Challenger CL-601 transportjet

• Tupolev Tu-154 transportjet

• Sukhoi Su-22 attack Plane

• Sukhoi Su-25 attack plane