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The Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe, Forces aériennes suisses, Forze Aeree Svizzere) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces. It was established on July 31, 1914 but did not become a separate service until 1936. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 115 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 115 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2520x1773, 813 KB) F/A-18C Hornet (identifier J5003) of the Swiss Air Force taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2520x1773, 813 KB) F/A-18C Hornet (identifier J5003) of the Swiss Air Force taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 812 KB) Swiss Dauphin helicopter, taking off from the EPFL, on the 17th of May 2005 (probably a reconnaissance mission preparing the visit by Mr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 812 KB) Swiss Dauphin helicopter, taking off from the EPFL, on the 17th of May 2005 (probably a reconnaissance mission preparing the visit by Mr. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2776x1952, 887 KB) Swiss Air Force Learjet 35A (T-781) at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2776x1952, 887 KB) Swiss Air Force Learjet 35A (T-781) at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Swiss_roundel. ... Image File history File links Swiss_roundel. ... In a railway station, a young Swiss militia soldier returning to duty after a week-end break The Armed Forces of Switzerland is a unique institution somewhere between a militia and a regular army. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914: Events January January 1 - The St. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ...

A report in the Swiss news magazine FACTS reveals that the Swiss Air Force only provides ready-to-take-off aircraft during office hours – on working days. The air force staff declared that, due to financial limits, they are not operational all the time.^[1] The difficulty of defending Swiss airspace is illustrated by the small size of the country; the maximum extension of Switzerland is 348 km, a distance that can be flown in little over 20 minutes by commercial aircraft. Further, Switzerland's policy of neutrality means that they are unlikely to be deployed elsewhere. Facts may refer to: fact, an incontrovertible truth Flexible AC transmission system, abbreviated FACTS Facts (newspaper), a Swiss newspaper Category: ...

Its primary front-line air-defence fleet consists of 33 F-18 Hornets (Squadrons: 11, 17, 18. 34 were originally bought, but one crashed) and 54 remaining F-5 Tiger IIs (110 were originally purchased). In 2010 the Swiss Air Force intends to begin the retirement of the F-5 in the three squadrons (Patrouille Suisse, 8th, 19th) that use it and hopes to acquire a New Warplane/Neues Kampfflugzeug (NFK) as replacement. As with the earlier F/A-18 procurement conducted in the late 1990s, this is expected to prove a politically fraught procurement due to Switzerland's socialist, anti-army and green groups, which are all opposed to such purchases. The Patrouille Suisse will need to change to a new aircraft, either the F/A-18 Hornet or the new fighter. The Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale and the Saab Gripen are being considered, with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet rumoured to having been discarded as a choice due to hangar-size discompatibilities. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with F/A-18 Hornet. ... The F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1960s. ... Patrouille Suisse is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Swiss Air Force and the official national aerobatic team of Switzerland. ... â€œEF2000â€ redirects here. ... The logo of the Dassault Rafale program. ... The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (Griffin or Gryphon) is a fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. ... The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-based fighter/attack aircraft that entered service in 1999 with the United States Navy. ...

In 2011 the Swiss Air Force will also be retiring its venerable fleet of 60 Aérospatiale Alouette III, which will be replaced by Eurocopter EC-635s. It has been suggested that IAR 316 be merged into this article or section. ... The Eurocopter Group is a global helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of the helicopter divisions of French Aérospatiale and German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA). ... The Eurocopter EC 635 is a light multi-purpose helicopter developed by Eurocopter as a military version of the Eurocopter EC 135. ...

The national aerobatic demonstration team of Swiss Air Force is the Patrouille Suisse, which flies the F-5 Tiger II aircraft. Patrouille Suisse is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Swiss Air Force and the official national aerobatic team of Switzerland. ... The F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in 1960s. ...

Aircraft

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Airbases

The Swiss Air Force has nine air bases, the most important of these being Payerne, in western Switzerland. The others are the helicopter base at Alpnach, a dormant base at Buochs and several other bases at Bern, Dübendorf, Emmen, Meiringen, Sion and Locarno. However, the air force closed Mollis by January 2007, and Alpnach will be reduced in size. Payerne is a town in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Alpnach is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. ... Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German BÃ¤rn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after ZÃ¼rich, Geneva and Basel). ... DÃ¼bendorf is a suburb of ZÃ¼rich in Switzerland with a population of about 21,106 (in 1990). ... Emmen is either: Emmen, a town/municipality in the Netherlands Emmen, a town/municipality in Lucerne, Switzerland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Statue of Holmes outside the English Church Street sign outside Holmes museum Meiringen (, 595 m; population 4,740 as of 2004) is a town in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. ... Sion (German Sitten, Latin Sedunum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. ... Location within Switzerland Locarno is a city located on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona. ...

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Categories: Articles lacking sources from February 2007 | All articles lacking sources | Swiss Air Force | Military of Switzerland FACTS is a weekly magazine from Switzerland, appearing in the publishing house Tamedia. ... Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: Piston engines Wankel engines Compound engines Turbo-compound Thermojet Jet engines Propfan Pulsejet Ramjet Turbofan Turbojet Turboprop Turboshaft Rocket engines ABC Scorpion ABC Wasp Aeronca E-113 Aerosport-Rockwell LB600 Agusta GA.70 Agusta GA.140 Alfa Romeo 110 Alfa Romeo 115 Alfa Romeo 121 Alfa... This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... This is a list of air forces, sorted alphabetically by country, followed by a list of former countries air forces. ... This is an incomplete list of aircraft weapons, past and present. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ... A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. ... This is a list of experimental aircraft. ... // This is a list of notable incidents and accidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ... // This list of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft is grouped by the years in which the incidents or accidents occurred. ... // This list of notable accidents and incidents involving general aviation is grouped by the years in which the incidents or accidents occurred. ... This is a list of some well-known people who have died in aviation-related events. ... The SR-71 Blackbird is the current record holder. ... Flight distance records without refueling. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of altitude records reached by different aircraft types. ... The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. ... Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. ...

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