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Finnish Air Force
Branch of the Finnish Defence Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') 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.[1] The Finnish Air Force was founded on 6 March 1918.
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Founded | 6 March 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-06) |
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Branch | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
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Part of | Finnish Defence Forces |
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Total aircraft | 159 |
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Website | Finnish Air Force.fi |
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Commander | Major-General Juha-Pekka Keränen |
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Electronic warfare | CASA C-295M |
Fighter | Boeing F/A-18C Hornet |
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