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href="#Aircraft"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Aircraft</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aircraft-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_inventory" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_inventory"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Current inventory</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_inventory-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Fixed-wing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fixed-wing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Fixed-wing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fixed-wing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rotary_wing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rotary_wing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Rotary wing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rotary_wing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leased_and_contractor_aircraft" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leased_and_contractor_aircraft"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Leased and contractor aircraft</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leased_and_contractor_aircraft-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unmanned_Aerial_Systems_(UAS)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unmanned_Aerial_Systems_(UAS)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unmanned_Aerial_Systems_(UAS)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-RCAF_UAS" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#RCAF_UAS"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1</span> <span>RCAF UAS</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-RCAF_UAS-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canadian_Army/RCN_UAS" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canadian_Army/RCN_UAS"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.2</span> <span>Canadian Army/RCN UAS</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canadian_Army/RCN_UAS-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Future_inventory" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Future_inventory"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Future inventory</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Future_inventory-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.1</span> <span>Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_Atomics_MQ-9B_SkyGuardian" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_Atomics_MQ-9B_SkyGuardian"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.2</span> <span>General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_Atomics_MQ-9B_SkyGuardian-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Boeing_P-8A_Poseidon" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boeing_P-8A_Poseidon"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.3</span> <span>Boeing P-8A Poseidon</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boeing_P-8A_Poseidon-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Weapons_and_other_equipment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Weapons_and_other_equipment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Weapons and other equipment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Weapons_and_other_equipment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Retired_weapons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retired_weapons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.1</span> <span>Retired weapons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retired_weapons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Structure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Structure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Structure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ranks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ranks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Ranks</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Ranks-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Ranks subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Ranks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Commander-in-Chief" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commander-in-Chief"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Commander-in-Chief</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commander-in-Chief-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Officers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Officers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Officers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Officers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-commissioned_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-commissioned_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Non-commissioned members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-commissioned_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Symbols" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Symbols"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Symbols</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Symbols-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Symbols subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Symbols-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Badge" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Badge"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Badge</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Badge-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Roundels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roundels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Roundels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roundels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stamps" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stamps"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Stamps</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stamps-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A" title="سلاح الجو الملكي الكندي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سلاح الجو الملكي الكندي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Royal Canadian Air Force" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reial_For%C3%A7a_A%C3%A8ria_Canadenca" title="Reial Força Aèria Canadenca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Reial Força Aèria Canadenca" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Royal Canadian Air Force" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Royal Canadian Air Force" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Royal Canadian Air Force" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada_kuninglik_%C3%B5huv%C3%A4gi" title="Kanada kuninglik õhuvägi – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kanada kuninglik õhuvägi" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Fuerza_A%C3%A9rea_Canadiense" title="Real Fuerza Aérea Canadiense – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Real Fuerza Aérea Canadiense" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Forza_A%C3%A9rea_do_Canad%C3%A1" title="Real Forza Aérea do Canadá – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Real Forza Aérea do Canadá" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BA%90%EB%82%98%EB%8B%A4_%EC%99%95%EB%A6%BD_%EA%B3%B5%EA%B5%B0" title="캐나다 왕립 공군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="캐나다 왕립 공군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Udara_Kanada" title="Angkatan Udara Kanada – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angkatan Udara Kanada" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Royal Canadian Air Force" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%99" title="חיל האוויר המלכותי הקנדי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חיל האוויר המלכותי הקנדי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a 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For earlier organisations, see <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1918%E2%80%931920)" title="Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)">Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1920%E2%80%931924)" title="Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)">Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)</a>.</span></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Aviation royale canadienne</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg/250px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg/375px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg/500px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="232" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="#Badge">Badge of the RCAF</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1 April 1924</li><li>(100 years, 10 months)</li><li>(<i>as Royal Canadian Air Force</i>)</li></ul></div> <hr /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>17 May 1920</li><li>(104 years, 8 months)</li><li>(<i>as <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1920%E2%80%931924)" title="Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)">Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)</a></i>)</li></ul></div> <hr /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1 August 1918</li><li>(106 years, 6 months)</li><li>(<i>as <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1918%E2%80%931920)" title="Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)">Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)</a></i>)</li></ul></div> <hr /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1 September 1914</li><li>(110 years, 5 months)</li><li>(<i>as <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Aviation_Corps" title="Canadian Aviation Corps">Canadian Aviation Corps</a></i>)</li></ul></div> <hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air</a> and <a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">space force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial warfare</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space warfare">Space warfare</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Airlift" title="Airlift">Airlift</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>356 operational aircraft</li><li>Personnel:</li><li> • Regular Force: 12,074 Regular force members<sup id="cite_ref-size_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-size-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li> • Reserve Force: 1,969 Reserve force members<sup id="cite_ref-size_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-size-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li> • Civilian members: 1,518 civilian members<sup id="cite_ref-size_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-size-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Headquarters_(Canada)" title="National Defence Headquarters (Canada)">National Defence Headquarters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, Ontario, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Sic_itur_ad_astra" class="mw-redirect" title="Sic itur ad astra">Sic itur ad astra</a></i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a> for 'Such is the pathway to the stars')<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Per_ardua_ad_astra" title="Per ardua ad astra">Per ardua ad astra</a></i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a> for 'Through adversity to the stars') 1924–1968)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">March</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RCAF_March_Past" class="mw-redirect" title="RCAF March Past">RCAF March Past</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day#Canada" title="Armed Forces Day">Armed Forces Day</a> (first Sunday of June)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic" title="Battle of the Atlantic">Battle of the Atlantic</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_St._Lawrence" title="Battle of the St. Lawrence">Battle of the St. Lawrence</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II" title="Strategic bombing during World War II">European Bombing campaign</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Western Front (World War II)">Western Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Friction" title="Operation Friction">Operation Friction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Deliberate_Force" title="Operation Deliberate Force">Operation Deliberate Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_War" title="Kosovo War">Kosovo War</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Echo" title="Operation Echo">Operation Echo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya" title="2011 military intervention in Libya">Intervention in Libya</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Unified_Protector" title="Operation Unified Protector">Operation Unified Protector</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Mobile" title="Operation Mobile">Operation Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intervention_against_ISIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Military intervention against ISIL">Military intervention against ISIL</a> <br />  • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Impact" title="Operation Impact">Operation Impact</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force.html">www<wbr />.canada<wbr />.ca<wbr />/en<wbr />/air-force<wbr />.html</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25456#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces">Commander-in-Chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Canada">King of Canada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force">Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-General">Lieutenant-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Kenny" title="Eric Kenny">Eric Kenny</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-General">Major-General</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jamie_Speiser-Blanchet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamie Speiser-Blanchet (page does not exist)">Jamie Speiser-Blanchet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Canadian Air Force Command Chief Warrant Officer">Royal Canadian Air Force Command Chief Warrant Officer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Warrant Officer">Chief Warrant Officer</a> Renee J. Hansen</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia" title="Military aircraft insignia">Roundel</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/80px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/160px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/80px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/160px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fin_flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Fin flash">Fin flash</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/80px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/160px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/80px-Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/120px-Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/160px-Fin_Flash_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Ensign" title="Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign">Ensign</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg/165px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="165" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg/248px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg/330px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Ensign" title="Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign">Ensign (1940-1965)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_(1941-1968).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg/165px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="165" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg/248px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg/330px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Canada_%281941-1968%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CF-18_Hornet" class="mw-redirect" title="CF-18 Hornet">CF-18 Hornet</a>, <a href="/wiki/F/A-18_Hornet" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18 Hornet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">CH-139 JetRanger</a>, <a href="/wiki/CH-146_Griffon" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-146 Griffon">CH-146 Griffon</a>, <a href="/wiki/CH-47_Chinook" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-47 Chinook">CH-147 Chinook</a>, <a href="/wiki/CH-148_Cyclone" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-148 Cyclone">CH-148 Cyclone</a>, <a href="/wiki/CH-149_Cormorant" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-149 Cormorant">CH-149 Cormorant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Patrol_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol aircraft">Patrol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CP-140_Aurora" class="mw-redirect" title="CP-140 Aurora">CP-140 Aurora</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Surveillance_aircraft" title="Surveillance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">CU-170 Heron</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=CE-145C_Vigilance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CE-145C Vigilance (page does not exist)">CE-145C Vigilance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadair_CT-114_Tutor" title="Canadair CT-114 Tutor">CT-114 Tutor</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-8_Dash_8" class="mw-redirect" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8">CT-142 Dash-8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-6_Texan_II" title="Beechcraft T-6 Texan II">CT-156 Harvard II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_aircraft" title="Cargo aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">CC-130H Hercules</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">CC-130J Super Hercules</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter">CC-138 Twin Otter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombardier Challenger 600">CC-144 Challenger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-150_Polaris" title="Airbus CC-150 Polaris">CC-150 Polaris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">CC-177 Globemaster III</a>, <a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">CC-295 Kingfisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-330_Husky" title="Airbus CC-330 Husky">Airbus CC-330 Husky</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Royal Canadian Air Force</b> (<b>RCAF</b>; <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Aviation royale canadienne - <b>ARC</b></i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Canadian royal aviation') is the <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air</a> and <a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">space force</a> of Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a>. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 12,074 <a href="/wiki/Regular_Force" title="Regular Force">Regular Force</a> and 1,969 <a href="/wiki/Primary_Reserve" title="Primary Reserve">Primary Reserve</a> personnel, supported by 1,518 civilians, and operates 258 manned aircraft and nine <a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">unmanned aerial vehicles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-size_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-size-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lieutenant-General <a href="/wiki/Eric_Kenny" title="Eric Kenny">Eric Kenny</a> is the current <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force">Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force</a> and Chief of the Air Force Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Royal Canadian Air Force is responsible for all aircraft operations of the Canadian Forces, enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft to support the missions of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>. The RCAF is a partner with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> in protecting continental airspace under the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Aerospace Defense Command">North American Aerospace Defense Command</a> (NORAD). The RCAF also provides all primary air resources to and is responsible for the <a href="/wiki/National_Search_and_Rescue_Program" title="National Search and Rescue Program">National Search and Rescue Program</a>. </p><p>The RCAF traces its history to the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1920%E2%80%931924)" title="Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)">Canadian Air Force</a>, which was formed in 1920. The Canadian Air Force was granted royal sanction in 1924 by King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> to form the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1968, the RCAF was amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Unification_of_the_Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Unification of the Canadian Forces">unification of the Canadian Forces</a>. Air units were split between several different commands: <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Air_Defence_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Air Defence Command">Air Defence Command</a> (ADC; interceptors), <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Air_Transport_Command" title="Canadian Forces Air Transport Command">Air Transport Command</a> (ATC; airlift, search and rescue), <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Land_Force_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Land Force Command">Mobile Command</a> (tactical fighters, helicopters), <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Maritime_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Maritime Command">Maritime Command</a> (anti-submarine warfare, maritime patrol), as well as <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Training_Command" title="Canadian Forces Training Command">Training Command</a> (TC). </p><p>In 1975, some commands (ADC, ATC, TC) were dissolved, and all air units were placed under a new environmental command called simply <b>Air Command</b> (<b>AIRCOM</b>; French: <i lang="fr">Commandement aérien</i>). Air Command reverted to its historic name of "Royal Canadian Air Force" in August 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Royal Canadian Air Force has served in the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>, as well as several <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> peacekeeping missions and <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> operations. As a NATO member, the force maintained a presence in <a href="/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Europe</a> during the second half of the 20th century. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Canadian Air Force">History of the Royal Canadian Air Force</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1920–1945:_Pre-unification"><span id="1920.E2.80.931945:_Pre-unification"></span>1920–1945: Pre-unification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1920–1945: Pre-unification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1920%E2%80%931924)" title="Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)">Canadian Air Force</a> (CAF) was established in 1920 as the successor to a short-lived two-squadron <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Air_Force_(1918%E2%80%931920)" title="Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)">Canadian Air Force</a> that was formed during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> in Europe. Wing Commander <a href="/wiki/John_Scott_Williams" title="John Scott Williams">John Scott Williams</a> was tasked in 1921 with organizing the CAF, handing command over later the same year to Air Marshal <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gordon" title="Lindsay Gordon">Lindsay Gordon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new Canadian Air Force was a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Air_Board_(Canada)" title="Air Board (Canada)">Air Board</a> and was chiefly a training militia that provided refresher training to veteran pilots.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many CAF members also worked with the Air Board's Civil Operations Branch on operations that included <a href="/wiki/Forestry" title="Forestry">forestry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aerial_survey" title="Aerial survey">surveying</a> and anti-smuggling patrols.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1923, the CAF became responsible for all flying operations in Canada, including civil aviation. In 1924, the Canadian Air Force, was granted the royal title, becoming the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Most of its work was civil in nature, with forest patrols of the northwest a major part of its operations;<sup id="cite_ref-Wise1994_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wise1994-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, in the late 1920s other agencies took up most civil tasks, with the notable exception of aerial photography surveys, and the RCAF evolved into more of a military organization.<sup id="cite_ref-Shores1984_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shores1984-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After budget cuts in the early 1930s, the air force began to rebuild.<sup id="cite_ref-Milberry1984_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milberry1984-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 47">: 47 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg/220px-RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg/330px-RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg/440px-RCAF_Typhoon_Holland_1944_IWM_CL_1598.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="544" /></a><figcaption>Two armourers of <a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">No 440 Squadron RCAF</a> re-arming a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon" title="Hawker Typhoon">Hawker Typhoon</a> in the Netherlands, 1944</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Second World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, the RCAF was a major contributor to the <a href="/wiki/British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan#Canada" title="British Commonwealth Air Training Plan">British Commonwealth Air Training Plan</a> and was involved in operations in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, Europe, the north Atlantic, <a href="/wiki/North_Africa_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North Africa campaign">North Africa</a>, southern Asia, and with home defence. Eight thousand, eight hundred and sixty-four Americans came north to volunteer for the RCAF and over 850 died in action.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of the war, the RCAF had become the fourth largest Allied air force.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During World War II the RCAF was headquartered at a six-storey office building at 20-23 <a href="/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn_Fields" title="Lincoln's Inn Fields">Lincoln's Inn Fields</a> (built 1937), London.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A commemorative plaque can be found on the outside of the building.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1945–1968"><span id="1945.E2.80.931968"></span>1945–1968</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1945–1968"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the war, the RCAF reduced its strength. Because of the rising <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Bloc" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Bloc">Soviet</a> threat to the security of Europe, Canada joined <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> in 1949, and the RCAF established <a href="/wiki/No._1_Air_Division_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1 Air Division RCAF">No. 1 Air Division RCAF</a> consisting of four wings with three fighter squadrons each, based in France and West Germany. In 1950, the RCAF became involved with the transport of troops and supplies to the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>; however, it did not provide RCAF combat units. Members of the RCAF served in USAF units as exchange officers and several flew in combat. Both auxiliary and regular air defence squadrons were run by <a href="/wiki/Air_Defence_Command_(Canada)" title="Air Defence Command (Canada)">Air Defence Command</a>. At the same time, the <a href="/wiki/Pinetree_Line" title="Pinetree Line">Pinetree Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Canada_Line" title="Mid-Canada Line">Mid-Canada Line</a> and the <a href="/wiki/DEW_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="DEW Line">DEW Line</a> radar stations, largely operated by the RCAF, were built across Canada because of the growing Soviet nuclear threat. In 1957, Canada and the United States created the joint <a href="/wiki/North_American_Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Air Defense Command">North American Air Defense Command</a> (NORAD). Coastal defence and peacekeeping also became priorities during the 1950s and 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-Milberry1984_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milberry1984-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 245, 377">: 245, 377 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1968–present:_Unification"><span id="1968.E2.80.93present:_Unification"></span>1968–present: Unification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1968–present: Unification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg/220px-Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg/330px-Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Bomarc_on_launch_erector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="310" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">CIM-10 Bomarc</a> missile on a launch erector in <a href="/wiki/North_Bay,_Ontario" title="North Bay, Ontario">North Bay</a>. Viewed as an alternative to the scrapped <a href="/wiki/Avro_Arrow" class="mw-redirect" title="Avro Arrow">Avro Arrow</a>, the Bomarc's adoption was controversial given its nuclear payload.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1968, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>, Royal Canadian Air Force and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> were <a href="/wiki/Unification_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces">amalgamated</a> to form the unified <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a>. This initiative was overseen by the Defence Minister, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hellyer" title="Paul Hellyer">Paul Hellyer</a>. The controversial merger maintained several existing organizations and created some new ones: In Europe, <a href="/wiki/1_Canadian_Air_Division" title="1 Canadian Air Division">No. 1 Canadian Air Group</a>, operated <a href="/wiki/Canadair_CF-104_Starfighter" title="Canadair CF-104 Starfighter">Canadair CF-104 Starfighter</a> nuclear strike/attack and reconnaissance under NATO's <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Allied_Tactical_Air_Force" title="Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force">Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force</a>; Air Defence Command: operated <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_CF-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo">McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo</a> interceptors, <a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">CIM-10 Bomarc</a> missiles and the <a href="/wiki/SAGE_radar_stations" title="SAGE radar stations">SAGE radar stations</a> within NORAD; Air Transport Command: provided strategic airlift for the NATO and UN peacekeeping missions; and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Training_Command" title="Canadian Forces Training Command">Training Command</a>. Aviation assets of the Royal Canadian Navy were combined with the RCAF <a href="/wiki/Canadair_CP-107_Argus" title="Canadair CP-107 Argus">Canadair CP-107 Argus</a> long-range patrol aircraft under Maritime Command. In 1975, the different commands, and the scattered aviation assets, were consolidated under Air Command (AIRCOM). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg/220px-Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg/330px-Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg/440px-Operation_Inherent_Resolve_150304-F-MG591-123.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4422" data-file-height="2587" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">CF-18 Hornet</a> during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Impact" title="Operation Impact">Operation Impact</a>, 2015. CF-18s have been used by the RCAF since 1983.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 1990s, Canada provided a detachment of CF-18 Hornets for the air defence mission in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Shield">Operation Desert Shield</a>. The force performed <a href="/wiki/Combat_air_patrol" title="Combat air patrol">combat air patrols</a> over operations in Kuwait and Iraq, undertook a number of air-to-ground bombing missions, and, on one occasion, attacked an Iraqi patrol boat in the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>. </p><p>In the late 1990s, Air Command's <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">CF-18 Hornets</a> took part in the <a href="/wiki/1999_NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia">Operation Allied Force</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>, and in the 2000s, AIRCOM was heavily involved in the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Afghanistan War</a>, transporting troops and assets to Kandahar. Later in the decade-long war, AIRCOM set up a purpose-specific air wing, Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing, equipped with several <a href="/wiki/Bell_CH-146_Griffon" title="Bell CH-146 Griffon">CH-146 Griffon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-147 Chinook</a> helicopters, CC-130 Hercules, <a href="/wiki/SAGEM_Sperwer" title="SAGEM Sperwer">CU-161 Sperwer</a> and leased <a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">CU-170 Heron</a> <a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAVs</a> in support of the Canadian Forces and <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a> mission. The wing stood down on 18 August 2011. </p><p>From 18 March to 1 November 2011, the RCAF was engaged in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Mobile" title="Operation Mobile">Operation Mobile</a>, Canada's contribution to <a href="/wiki/Operation_Unified_Protector" title="Operation Unified Protector">Operation Unified Protector</a> in Libya. Seven CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft and several other aircraft served under Task Force Libeccio as part of the military intervention.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 August 2011, the Government of Canada announced that the name "Air Command" was being changed to the air force's original historic name: Royal Canadian Air Force (along with the change of name of Maritime Command to Royal Canadian Navy and Land Force Command to Canadian Army). The change was made to better reflect Canada's military heritage and align Canada with other key <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries whose military units use the royal designation.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RCAF adopted a new badge in 2013, which is similar to the pre-unification RCAF badge (although placed in the modern frame used for command badges). The Latin motto of Air Command –  <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Sic itur ad astra</i></span> –  which was the motto of the Canadian Air Force when first formed after the First World War (before it became the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924) was retained. Though traditional insignia for the RCAF was restored in 2015, there has been no restoration of the traditional uniforms or rank structure of the historical service (apart from a rank of "aviator", which replaced that of "private" in 2015).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 17 April 2014, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> announced that Canada was dispatching six <a href="/wiki/CF-18" class="mw-redirect" title="CF-18">CF-18s</a> and military personnel to assist NATO in operations in Eastern Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Duplication plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CFORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CFORK">duplicates</a> the scope of other articles</b>, specifically <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Canadian_military_aircraft" title="List of active Canadian military aircraft">List of active Canadian military aircraft</a>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a href="/wiki/Talk:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Talk:Royal Canadian Air Force">discuss this issue</a> and help introduce a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summary style</a> to the section by replacing the section with a link and a summary or by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPLIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPLIT">splitting the content</a> into a new article.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Canadian_military_aircraft" title="List of active Canadian military aircraft">List of active Canadian military aircraft (current inventory only)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_Canada%27s_air_forces" title="List of aircraft of Canada's air forces">List of aircraft of Canada's air forces (complete inventory including retired types)</a></div> <p>The Royal Canadian Air Force has about 406 aircraft in service, making it the third-largest air force in the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a>, after the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazilian Air Force</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_inventory">Current inventory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Current inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft#Combat_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">Combat aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">CF-18 Hornet (CF-188)</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">Multirole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">CF-18A/B Hornet</a> </td> <td>85 </td> <td>98 CF-18A and 40 CF-18B have been delivered for a total of 138. 72 CF-18As and 31 CF-18Bs in inventory, 85 in operational use.<sup id="cite_ref-FI_AirForces_2008_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FI_AirForces_2008-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">FA-18A/B Hornet</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">Multirole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">FA-18A/B Hornet</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>12 F/A-18A and 6 F/A-18B have been delivered from Australia for a total of 18. 7 in operational use.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">Maritime patrol</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_CP-140_Aurora" title="Lockheed CP-140 Aurora">CP-140 Aurora</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>ASW/Patrol </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_CP-140_Aurora" title="Lockheed CP-140 Aurora">Lockheed CP-140M</a> </td> <td>14<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Will be replaced by <a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-8" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing P-8">Boeing P-8A</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">CE-145C Vigilance</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surveillance_aircraft" title="Surveillance aircraft">surveillance</a>/<a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">reconnaissance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Beechcraft King Air 350ER</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-:3_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">CC-130 Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Tanker/SAR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed CC-130E/HR(T)</a> </td> <td>12<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4 tankers and 8 SAR.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">CC-130J Super Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Tactical airlifter/SAR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">Lockheed Martin C-130J-30</a> </td> <td>17<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>As of 15 May 2023, CC-130J model Hercules aircraft began performing SAR operations based out of <a href="/wiki/CFB_Trenton" title="CFB Trenton">CFB Trenton</a> so CC-130 (non-J model) airframes could be relocated to other squadrons.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CC-138_Twin_Otter" class="mw-redirect" title="CC-138 Twin Otter">CC-138 Twin Otter</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>SAR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter">DHC-6 Series 300</a> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">CC-144 Challenger</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">Bombardier Challenger 604</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600_series" title="Bombardier Challenger 600 series">Bombardier Challenger 650</a> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-150_Polaris" title="Airbus CC-150 Polaris">CC-150 Polaris</a> </td> <td>Multinational </td> <td>Transport/Tanker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-150_Polaris" title="Airbus CC-150 Polaris">Airbus CC-150</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A310_MRTT" title="Airbus A310 MRTT">Airbus CC-150T</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 tanker and 1 VIP </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CC-330_Husky" class="mw-redirect" title="CC-330 Husky">CC-330 Husky</a> </td> <td>Multinational </td> <td>Transport/Tanker </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330" title="Airbus A330">A330-200</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>9 new and used aircraft to be converted to MRTT role. Initial units to enter service in fall 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> First aircraft arrived in Canada on 31 August 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aircraft still has civilian registration 9K-APC and RCAF numbering 30002. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CC-177_Globemaster_III" class="mw-redirect" title="CC-177 Globemaster III">CC-177 Globemaster III</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Strategic airlifter </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">Boeing C-17A ER</a> </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopters</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">CH-139 JetRanger</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">Bell 206B-3</a> </td> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_CH-146_Griffon" title="Bell CH-146 Griffon">CH-146 Griffon</a> </td> <td>United States / Canada </td> <td>Trainer/Transport/SAR </td> <td> </td> <td>81<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>85 tactical helicopters and 15 SAR. Eight armed in 2009 to escort <a href="/wiki/CH-147_Chinook" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-147 Chinook">CH-147 Chinooks</a> in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-CH-146_Griffon_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CH-146_Griffon-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-147F Chinook</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">Boeing CH-47F</a> </td> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>One aircraft crashed July 2023<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-148_Cyclone" title="Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone">CH-148 Cyclone</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>ASW </td> <td> </td> <td>25 </td> <td>26 helicopters delivered as of end of 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One airframe lost to crash on operations.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_CH-149_Cormorant" title="AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant">CH-149 Cormorant</a> </td> <td>United Kingdom / Italy </td> <td>SAR </td> <td> </td> <td>13<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>13 aircraft to be upgraded plus additional 3 new-build helicopters ordered<sup id="cite_ref-:6_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CT-114_Tutor" class="mw-redirect" title="CT-114 Tutor">CT-114 Tutor</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Air Demonstration, proficiency flying </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadair_CT-114_Tutor" title="Canadair CT-114 Tutor">Canadair CL-41A</a> </td> <td>24<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used by 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (The <a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">Snowbirds</a>). <p>Used by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE), <a href="/wiki/CFB_Cold_Lake" title="CFB Cold Lake">CFB Cold Lake</a> for test support and pilot proficiency.<sup id="cite_ref-aete1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aete1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-aete2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aete2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 8">CT-142 Dash-8</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 8">DHC-8-102</a> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 Dash 8-400 Ordered<sup id="cite_ref-:7_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">C-90B King Air</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">C90B</a> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-6_Texan_II" title="Beechcraft T-6 Texan II">CT-156 Harvard II</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>22<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>24 leased in 2000, 2 added in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two lost in crashes.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet" title="Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet">Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet</a> </td> <td>France / Germany </td> <td>Jet Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet" title="Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet">Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet Type A</a> </td> <td>16<sup id="cite_ref-Top_Aces_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top_Aces-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Based in Montreal and operated by Canadian Air Combat and Electronic Warfare Support Services as well as <a href="/wiki/414_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="414 Squadron">414 Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Top_Aces_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top_Aces-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120" title="Grob G 120">Grob G 120</a> </td> <td>Germany </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120" title="Grob G 120">G120A</a> </td> <td>14<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_25-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>23 G120 TP Ordered<sup id="cite_ref-:11_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAV</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">IAI Heron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance" title="Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance">ISR</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 in service, formerly operated 3.<sup id="cite_ref-Flt8_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flt8-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UMS_Skeldar_V-200" title="UMS Skeldar V-200">UMS Skeldar V-200</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance" title="Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance">ISR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UMS_Skeldar_V-200" title="UMS Skeldar V-200">CU-176 Gargoyle</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>Known as CU-176 Gargoyle in Canadian Service.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Insitu_RQ-21_Blackjack" title="Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack">RQ-21 Blackjack</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance" title="Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance">ISR</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fixed-wing">Fixed-wing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fixed-wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1228772891">.mw-parser-output .glossary dt{margin-top:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .glossary dt+dt{margin-top:-0.2em}.mw-parser-output .glossary .templatequote{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-0.5em}</style> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="airbus_cc-150_polaris"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-150_Polaris" title="Airbus CC-150 Polaris">Airbus CC-150 Polaris</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg/220px-CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg/330px-CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg/440px-CC-150_Polaris_tanker_refueling_two_CF-18_Hornets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1543" data-file-height="1028" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-150_Polaris" title="Airbus CC-150 Polaris">CC-150 Polaris</a> refuelling two CF-18 Hornets near <a href="/wiki/CFB_Borden" title="CFB Borden">CFB Borden</a></figcaption></figure> Airbus A310 transports purchased in 1992 for use as strategic transports and air-to-air tankers to replace the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CC-137" title="Boeing CC-137">Boeing CC-137</a>. Two have been converted to tankers and are designated the CC-150T. One is permanently configured for <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_VIP_aircraft" title="Royal Canadian Air Force VIP aircraft">VIP transport</a>; all five aircraft are operated by <a href="/wiki/437_Transport_Squadron" title="437 Transport Squadron">437 Squadron</a> based at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario.</dd> <dt id="airbus_cc-295_kingfisher'`UNIQ--ref-0000005C-QINU`'"><dfn><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">Airbus CC-295 Kingfisher</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dfn></dt> <dd>Twin-turboprop tactical search and rescue aircraft as replacement for the <a href="/wiki/DHC-5_Buffalo" class="mw-redirect" title="DHC-5 Buffalo">CC-115 Buffalo</a> and older-model <a href="/wiki/C-130H" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130H">C-130H</a> Hercules search and rescue aircraft</dd> <dt id="airbus_cc-330_husky_(a330-200)_mrtt"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">Airbus CC-330 Husky (A330-200) MRTT</a></dfn></dt> <dd>In 2022, two ex-<a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Airways" title="Kuwait Airways">Kuwait Airways</a> <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330" title="Airbus A330">Airbus A330</a>-200 were selected to be converted as <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A330_MRTT" title="Airbus A330 MRTT">Airbus A330 MRTT</a> to replace the CC-150 Polaris. The two aircraft will arrive in winter 2023 and converted by <a href="/wiki/Airbus_Defence_and_Space" title="Airbus Defence and Space">Airbus Defence and Space</a> (mainly in Spain and repainted in France).<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 19, 2023 a contract was awarded for the acquisition of nine <a href="/wiki/Airbus_CC-330_Husky" title="Airbus CC-330 Husky">CC-330 Husky</a> aircraft (mix of 4 new and 5 used A330-200), associated equipment, integrated logistic support elements, training simulator(s), and sustainment.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="beechcraft_ct-156_harvard_ii"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_CT-156_Harvard_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II">Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Single-engined trainer leased from <a href="/wiki/CAE_Inc." title="CAE Inc.">CAE Inc.</a> to replace the <a href="/wiki/Canadair_CT-114_Tutor" title="Canadair CT-114 Tutor">Canadair CT-114 Tutor</a>. 24 aircraft based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan</dd> <dt id="beechcraft_king_air_c-90b"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">Beechcraft King Air C-90B</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Multi-engine training aircraft. Leased to RCAF by <a href="/wiki/Allied_Wings" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied Wings">Allied Wings</a>, 7 aircraft are based at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.</dd> <dt id="boeing_cc-177_globemaster_iii"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CC-177_Globemaster_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III">Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_(7228848484).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg/220px-RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg/330px-RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg/440px-RCAF_Boeing_C-17_CC177704_%287228848484%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III" title="Boeing C-17 Globemaster III">C-17 Globemaster III</a> at <a href="/wiki/Calgary_International_Airport" title="Calgary International Airport">Calgary International Airport</a></figcaption></figure> Five strategic airlifters operated by <a href="/wiki/429_Transport_Squadron" title="429 Transport Squadron">429 (T) Squadron</a> based at 8 Wing <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario" title="Trenton, Ontario">Trenton, Ontario</a>. Four were delivered from 2007 to 2008, a fifth was delivered in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="bombardier_cc-144_challenger"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombardier Challenger 600">Bombardier CC-144 Challenger</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Utility and VIP transport aircraft first delivered in 1982. Early Challenger 600 and 601 models were supplemented by 604 models in 2002. Four aircraft are operated by <a href="/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron" title="412 Transport Squadron">412(T) Sqn</a> and based in Ottawa, but belong to 8 Wing Trenton.</dd> <dt id="canadair_ct-114_tutor"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Canadair_CT-114_Tutor" title="Canadair CT-114 Tutor">Canadair CT-114 Tutor</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Entered service in 1962 as a basic and advanced jet trainer with 190 originally ordered, replaced by the <a href="/wiki/T-6_Texan_II" class="mw-redirect" title="T-6 Texan II">CT-156 Harvard II</a> and <a href="/wiki/CT-155_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="CT-155 Hawk">CT-155 Hawk</a> in 2000. A total of 26 aircraft remain in service, 24 of which are used by <a href="/wiki/431_Air_Demonstration_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="431 Air Demonstration Squadron">431 Air Demonstration Squadron</a>, "The <a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">Snowbirds</a>". Five are used by Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) for test support and pilot proficiency flying.<sup id="cite_ref-aete1_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aete1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-aete2_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aete2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="dhc_cc-138_twin_otter"><dfn><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter">DHC CC-138 Twin Otter</a></dfn></dt> <dd>A twin-engined utility transport operated since the 1970s, four remain based at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, operated by 440 Transport Squadron.</dd> <dt id="dhc_ct-142_dash_8"><dfn><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-8_Dash_8" class="mw-redirect" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8">DHC CT-142 Dash 8</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Twin-engined converted regional airliner entered service in 1987 as an aerial navigation and tactics trainer, Four are operated by 402 "City of Winnipeg" Sqn and stationed at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Winnipeg" title="CFB Winnipeg">17 Wing</a>, Winnipeg, Manitoba.</dd> <dt id="grob_g_120a"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120" title="Grob G 120">Grob G 120</a>A</dfn></dt> <dd>Single engine primary trainer used to train pilot candidates before they move onto the <a href="/wiki/Raytheon_CT-156_Harvard_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II">Harvard II</a>. Leased to RCAF by <a href="/wiki/KF_Defence_Programs" title="KF Defence Programs">KF Defence Programs</a>, 14 aircraft are based at <a href="/wiki/3_Canadian_Forces_Flying_Training_School" title="3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School">3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School</a> in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="lockheed_cc-130h_hercules"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed CC-130H Hercules</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_(8111583732)_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg/220px-Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg/330px-Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg/440px-Lockheed_CC-130H_Hercules_%288111583732%29_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2720" data-file-height="1812" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">CC-130H Hercules</a> on approach to <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_James_Armstrong_Richardson_International_Airport" title="Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport">Winnipeg James Richardson International Airport</a></figcaption></figure> Four-engined tactical transport. Several versions have been operated since 1960. Remaining CC-130Hs used for search and rescue and air-to-air refuelling. 12 aircraft remain in service,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 4 of which have been converted to air-to-air tankers. Based at 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia, 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario, and 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Manitoba.</dd> <dt id="lockheed_cp-140_aurora"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_CP-140_Aurora" title="Lockheed CP-140 Aurora">Lockheed CP-140 Aurora</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Four-engined maritime patrol aircraft based on the American <a href="/wiki/P-3_Orion" class="mw-redirect" title="P-3 Orion">Lockheed P-3 Orion</a>; entered service in 1980, 18 aircraft now based at 19 Wing Comox, British Columbia, and 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="lockheed_martin_cc-130j_super_hercules"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Four-engined tactical airlifter replacing earlier Hercules variants in that role.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 17 are in service operated by 436 (T) Squadron based at 8 Wing Trenton.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="mcdonnell_douglas_cf-18_hornet"><dfn><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CF18imp2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CF18imp2.jpg/220px-CF18imp2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CF18imp2.jpg/330px-CF18imp2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CF18imp2.jpg/440px-CF18imp2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3204" data-file-height="2189" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF CF-18 Hornet during the Bagotville Air Show</figcaption></figure> Fighter entered service in 1982 when 98 single-seat CF-18As and 40 two-seat CF-18Bs were ordered. Seventeen have been lost since 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-Ejection_history_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ejection_history-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stationed at 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec and 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta; 60 CF-18As and 25 CF-18Bs remain in active service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="mcdonnell_douglas_f/a-18_hornet_(ex-raaf)"><dfn><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet_in_Australian_service" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service">McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet</a> (Ex-RAAF)</dfn></dt> <dd>18 (12 F/A-18A and 6 F/A-18B) have been delivered. Up to seven additional Hornets are also being supplied to be used for spares.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rotary_wing">Rotary wing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rotary wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1228772891"> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="agustawestland_ch-149_cormorant"><dfn><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_CH-149_Cormorant" title="AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant">AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant</a></dfn></dt> <dd>Triple-engined search and rescue helicopter that replaced the <a href="/wiki/CH-113_Labrador" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-113 Labrador">CH-113 Labrador</a>. Fourteen delivered between 2000 and 2002. Based at (103 Squadron) 9 Wing Gander, Newfoundland; (413 Squadron) 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia; and (442 Squadron) 19 Wing Comox, British Columbia. One aircraft has been lost in a training accident.</dd> <dt id="bell_ch-139_jetranger_(model_c_or_iii)"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">Bell CH-139 JetRanger</a> (Model C or III)</dfn></dt> <dd>Single-engined utility and training helicopter. Ordered for 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at CFB Portage la Prairie, MB; an older variant (CH-136 - Jetranger A model), was used by Regular Forces in CFB Lahr in Germany and in Canada from 1972 - 1995 which were replaced by <a href="/wiki/CH-146_Griffon" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-146 Griffon">CH-146 Griffons</a>. 12 aircraft remain, leased from <a href="/wiki/Allied_Wings" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied Wings">Allied Wings</a>, used for flight training in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.</dd> <dt id="bell_ch-146_griffon"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Bell_CH-146_Griffon" title="Bell CH-146 Griffon">Bell CH-146 Griffon</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CH-146ISAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CH-146ISAF.jpg/220px-CH-146ISAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CH-146ISAF.jpg/330px-CH-146ISAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CH-146ISAF.jpg/440px-CH-146ISAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2784" data-file-height="1848" /></a><figcaption>An RCAF <a href="/wiki/Bell_CH-146_Griffon" title="Bell CH-146 Griffon">CH-146 Griffon</a> providing close air support for units of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Armed_Forces" title="Afghan Armed Forces">Afghan Armed Forces</a>, and <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">ISAF</a></figcaption></figure> A utility transport tactical helicopter (UTTH) that entered service between 1995 and 1997. Original purchase of 100 aircraft to replace the CH-136 Kiowa (Bell 206), CH-135 Twin Huey (Bell 212), CH-118 Iroquois (Bell 205), and Boeing C-Model Chinooks CH-47C. Based at Bagotville, Quebec (439 Squadron), St. Hubert, Quebec (438 Squadron), Cold Lake, Alberta (417 Squadron), Gagetown, New Brunswick (403 Squadron), Valcartier, Quebec (430 Squadron), Goose Bay, Newfoundland (444 Squadron), Edmonton, Alberta (408 Squadron), and Borden, Ontario (400 Squadron); also perform search and rescue duties at 8 Wing Trenton (424 Squadron). Deployed to Afghanistan to provide escorts for the Chinooks, armed with a combination of 7.62mm C-6 machine gun, 7.62mm <a href="/wiki/Minigun" class="mw-redirect" title="Minigun">Dillon Aero M134D</a> Gatling gun, and GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun on one or both doors.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DND25Nov08_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DND25Nov08-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 9 ex-RCAF Griffons, designated CT-146, are leased from <a href="/wiki/Allied_Wings" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied Wings">Allied Wings</a> for pilot training at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. CT-146 Griffons are painted all black and have RCAF roundel, RCAF wordmark, Canada wordmark and civilian registration numbers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Encyclopedic_content" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not"><span title="The material preceding this tag may lack sufficient importance. (December 2023)">importance?</span></a></i>]</sup></dd> <dt id="boeing_ch-147f_chinook"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">Boeing CH-147F Chinook</a></dfn></dt> <dd>The CH-147F Chinook is an advanced, multi-mission, medium to heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary mission is the tactical transport of equipment and personnel during domestic or deployed operations. <a href="/wiki/450_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron</a>, under the command of <a href="/wiki/1_Wing_Kingston" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Wing Kingston">1 Wing Kingston</a>, Ontario, and based in <a href="/wiki/CFB_Petawawa" class="mw-redirect" title="CFB Petawawa">CFB Petawawa</a>, Ontario, was re-established as the home of Canadaʼs fleet of 15 CH-147F Chinooks. The first two airframes underwent intensive operational test and evaluation in the United States for several months before Canada received the first airframe 147303 at an official acceptance ceremony at the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottawa International Airport">Ottawa International Airport</a> on 27 June 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fifteen aircraft were initially acquired, but one crashed in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Full operational capability by June 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Auditor General criticized National Defence for "underestimated and understated" the complexity of the purchases of the Chinook, "[t]he way the advance contract notification instrument was applied in the directed procurement of the Chinook helicopters did not comply with the letter or intent of the applicable regulations and policies".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt id="sikorsky_ch-148_cyclone"><dfn><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-148_Cyclone" title="Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone">Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone</a></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_(36286729876)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Halifax_DSC08302_-_CF_Cyclone_-811_%2836286729876%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2621" data-file-height="1665" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/CH-148_Cyclone" class="mw-redirect" title="CH-148 Cyclone">CH-148 Cyclone</a> in flight</figcaption></figure> Ship-based transport/anti-submarine helicopter based on the <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_H-92_Superhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk">Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk</a>. Twenty-eight ordered to replace the Sea King from 2009. Delays pushed first delivery to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_24-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One aircraft was lost in an accident in April 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leased_and_contractor_aircraft">Leased and contractor aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Leased and contractor aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Canadian Forces have leased aircraft from vendors to help transport troops and equipment from Canada and other locations in the past decade. Transport aircraft have been leased as required. Despite RCAF marking all aircraft have civilian registration numbers. </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Dassault/Dornier_Alpha_Jet" title="Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet">Dornier Alpha Jet Type A</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>16 aircraft are operated by <a href="/wiki/Top_Aces" title="Top Aces">Top Aces</a> for CATS (Contracted Airborne Training Services) and are based at CFB Cold Lake and <a href="/wiki/CFB_Bagotville" title="CFB Bagotville">CFB Bagotville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Top_Aces_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top_Aces-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unmanned_Aerial_Systems_(UAS)"><span id="Unmanned_Aerial_Systems_.28UAS.29"></span>Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="RCAF_UAS">RCAF UAS</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: RCAF UAS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/SAGEM_Sperwer" title="SAGEM Sperwer">SAGEM Sperwer</a></dt> <dd>Designated CU-161; entered service in 2003, retired<sup id="cite_ref-canadianarmytoday.com_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canadianarmytoday.com-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/IAI_Heron" title="IAI Heron">IAI Heron</a></dt> <dd>3 leased in 2009 for use in Afghanistan; turned over to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canadian_Army/RCN_UAS"><span id="Canadian_Army.2FRCN_UAS"></span>Canadian Army/RCN UAS</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Canadian Army/RCN UAS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Silver_Fox" title="BAE Systems Silver Fox">BAE Systems Silver Fox</a></dt> <dd>Acquired in 2004 by the Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Insitu_ScanEagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing Insitu ScanEagle">Boeing Insitu ScanEagle</a></dt> <dd>Designated CU-165; operated by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> 2008–2014<sup id="cite_ref-canadianarmytoday.com_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canadianarmytoday.com-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Elbit_Skylark" title="Elbit Skylark">Elbit Skylark</a></dt> <dd>Designated CU-168; operated by the Canadian Army<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_RQ-11_Raven" title="AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven">AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven</a></dt> <dd>Operated by the Canadian Army</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_RQ-20_Puma" title="AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma">AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma</a></dt> <dd>Acquired in 2018; operated by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Prioria_Robotics_Maveric" title="Prioria Robotics Maveric">Prioria Robotics Maveric</a></dt> <dd>Operated by the Canadian Army<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Saab_Skeldar" class="mw-redirect" title="Saab Skeldar">Saab Skeldar</a></dt> <dd>Designated CU-176 Gargoyle.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Acquired in 2019; operated by the Royal Canadian Navy and <a href="/wiki/CANSOFCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="CANSOFCOM">CANSOFCOM</a><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Insitu_RQ-21_Blackjack" title="Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack">Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack</a></dt> <dd>Designated CU-172; operated by the Canadian Army<sup id="cite_ref-canadianarmytoday.com_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canadianarmytoday.com-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt><a href="/w/index.php?title=Teal_Drones,_Inc._Teal_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teal Drones, Inc. Teal 2 (page does not exist)">Teal Drones, Inc. Teal 2</a></dt> <dd>Introduced to Army and RCN circa 2024. Fifty acquired.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_inventory">Future inventory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Future inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Number on order </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft#Combat_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">Combat aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35A Lightning II</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">Multirole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#Variants" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35A</a> </td> <td>88 </td> <td>Ordered in January 2023. First 4 to arrive in 2026, with all 88 to be delivered by 2032.<sup id="cite_ref-Berthiaume_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berthiaume-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brewster090123_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brewster090123-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_patrol_aircraft" title="Maritime patrol aircraft">Maritime patrol</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-8" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing P-8">Boeing P-8A</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>ASW/Patrol </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-8" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing P-8">Boeing P-8A</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>Plus 2 options, with delivery starting in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">CC-295 Kingfisher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td> <td>SAR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">EADS CASA C-295</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>All 16 aircraft were expected to be delivered by the end of 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBC_New_Era_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC_New_Era-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, initial operating capability is not anticipated until 2025/26.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additional trainer aircraft for maintenance personnel arrived in 2020 without SAR equipment and not part of the operational fleet. </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Beechcraft Super King Air</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Beechcraft Super King Air 260</a> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-:13_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>To operate as part of Canada's <i>Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:17_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_EC135" title="Eurocopter EC135">Eurocopter EC135</a> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_EC135" title="Eurocopter EC135">Airbus H135</a> </td> <td>19<sup id="cite_ref-:14_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>To operate as part of Canada's <i>Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:17_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 8">De Havilland Canada Dash 8</a> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8" title="De Havilland Canada Dash 8">De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-:13_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>To operate as part of Canada's <i>Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:17_85-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120" title="Grob G 120">Grob G 120</a> </td> <td>Germany </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G120" class="mw-redirect" title="Grob G120">G 120 TP</a> </td> <td>23<sup id="cite_ref-:12_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>To operate as part of Canada's <i>Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:17_85-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21" title="Pilatus PC-21">Pilatus PC-21</a> </td> <td>Switzerland </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>19<sup id="cite_ref-:12_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>To operate as part of Canada's <i>Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:17_85-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAV</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper" title="General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper">MQ-9B SkyGuardian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance" title="Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance">ISR</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>Delivery from 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-:15_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II">Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Canadian_procurement" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Canadian procurement">Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Canadian procurement</a></div> <p>On 28 March 2022, the Government of Canada announced that the competition had placed the F-35A first and planned to buy 88 aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-cbc2022_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbc2022-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 9 January 2023, the Government of Canada officially ordered 88 F-35As.<sup id="cite_ref-Berthiaume_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berthiaume-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brewster090123_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brewster090123-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, a unique Canadian <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">CF-35</a> variant was proposed that would differ from the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#Variants" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35A</a> by adding a <a href="/wiki/Drogue_parachute" title="Drogue parachute">drogue parachute</a> and possibly an F-35B/C-style refuelling probe.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-C4Wauto-8740196_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C4Wauto-8740196-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, it was revealed that the CF-35 would employ the same boom refuelling system as the F-35A.<sup id="cite_ref-oCanada-2012-12-20_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oCanada-2012-12-20-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election" title="2015 Canadian federal election">2015 Federal Election</a> the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party</a>, whose campaign had included a pledge to cancel the F-35 procurement,<sup id="cite_ref-Liberal2015Platform_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liberal2015Platform-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> formed a new government and commenced an open competition to replace the existing <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet">CF-18 Hornet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-canada_exit_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canada_exit-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="General_Atomics_MQ-9B_SkyGuardian">General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 December 2023, the Government of Canada announced that a contract was signed for 11 <a href="/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper" title="General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper">MQ-9B</a> drones, 219 <a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">Hellfire missiles</a>, and 12 <a href="/wiki/Mark_82_bomb" title="Mark 82 bomb">Mk82 500-pound bombs</a> in a deal worth $2.49 billion CAD.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The drones are expected to be first delivered in 2028 with full operation expected in 2033.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The drones are to be stationed in <a href="/wiki/CFB_Greenwood" title="CFB Greenwood">14 Wing Greenwood</a>, N.S. with 55 personnel and with 25 personnel at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Comox" title="CFB Comox">19 Wing Comox</a>, B.C. and in Ottawa with 160 staff to control the drones.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Personnel will also forward deploy to northern Canada as needed.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Boeing_P-8A_Poseidon">Boeing P-8A Poseidon</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Boeing P-8A Poseidon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 30, 2023, the Government of Canada finalized a government-to-government agreement with the US government for the acquisition of up to 16 <a href="/wiki/P-8A_Poseidon" class="mw-redirect" title="P-8A Poseidon">P-8A Poseidon</a> aircraft for the RCAF. Fourteen multi-mission aircraft will be procured, with options for up to two additional aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weapons_and_other_equipment">Weapons and other equipment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Weapons and other equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weapons systems are used by the CF-18 Hornet, CP-140 Aurora, CH-146 Griffon and the CH-148 Cyclone. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center;">Manufacturer </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Weapon </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Entered service </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GBU-10_Paveway_II" title="GBU-10 Paveway II">GBU-10 Paveway II</a> (12, 16 and 24) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laser-guided" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser-guided">Laser-guided</a> <a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">bomb</a> </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">CF-18</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics" title="General Dynamics">General Dynamics</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_82_bomb" title="Mark 82 bomb">Mark 82 bomb</a> </td> <td>Low drag <a href="/wiki/General-purpose_bomb" title="General-purpose bomb">general-purpose bomb</a> (500 lb (230 kg)) </td> <td>1970s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>General Dynamics </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_83_bomb" title="Mark 83 bomb">Mark 83 bomb</a> </td> <td>Low drag general-purpose bomb (1,000 lb (450 kg)) </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>General Dynamics </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_84_bomb" title="Mark 84 bomb">Mark 84 bomb</a> </td> <td>Low drag general-purpose bomb (2,000 lb (910 kg)) </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition" title="Joint Direct Attack Munition">Joint Direct Attack Munition</a><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A kit to convert a regular bomb into <a href="/wiki/Precision-guided_munition" title="Precision-guided munition">precision-guided munition</a> </td> <td>2011 </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hughes_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughes Aircraft">Hughes</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick" title="AGM-65 Maverick">AGM-65G Maverick Missile</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Air-to-surface missile</a> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>Used by CF-18. First leased in 1999 from the United States for <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">Kosovo Force</a>,<br />then purchased in 2002 for the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001-2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)">War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)</a><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harold_Skaarup_Canadian_Warplanes_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harold_Skaarup_Canadian_Warplanes-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Aerospace" title="Bristol Aerospace">Bristol</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CRV7" title="CRV7">CRV 7 Rocket</a> </td> <td>Folding-fin ground attack <a href="/wiki/Rocket" title="Rocket">rocket</a> </td> <td>1970s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow" title="AIM-7 Sparrow">AIM-7 Sparrow</a> </td> <td>Medium-range <a href="/wiki/Semi-active_radar_homing" title="Semi-active radar homing">semi-active radar homing</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a> </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Raytheon/Hughes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beyond_Visual_Range_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Beyond Visual Range missile">Beyond Visual Range (BVR)</a> air-to-air missile </td> <td>2000s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Raytheon/<a href="/wiki/Ford_Aerospace" title="Ford Aerospace">Ford</a>/<br /><a href="/wiki/Loral_Corp." class="mw-redirect" title="Loral Corp.">Loral Corp.</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Infrared_homing" title="Infrared homing">Heat-seeking</a>, short-range, air-to-air missile </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">General Dynamics/</span><br /><a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61 20mm Vulcan cannon</a> </td> <td>Air-cooled <a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">gatling-style cannon</a> </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CF-18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alliant_Techsystems" title="Alliant Techsystems">Alliant</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_46_torpedo" title="Mark 46 torpedo">Mark 46 torpedo</a> </td> <td>Air and ship-launched lightweight torpedo </td> <td>1970s </td> <td>Used by CP-140 Aurora and CH-148 Cyclone (but not by CP-140A Arcturus) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_Herstal" title="FN Herstal">FN Herstal</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FN_MAG" title="FN MAG">FN MAG</a> C6 </td> <td>7.62 mm self-defence machine gun </td> <td>1980s </td> <td>Used by CH-146 Griffon, CH-147F Chinook and CH-148 Cyclone </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dillon_Aero" title="Dillon Aero">Dillon Aero</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M134_Minigun" title="M134 Minigun">M134</a> </td> <td>7.62 mm self-defence machine gun </td> <td>2011 </td> <td>Used by CH-146 Griffon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Browning_Arms_Company" title="Browning Arms Company">Browning Arms Company</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>60K Tunner </td> <td>Material handling equipment </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Used with CC-177 transport </td></tr> <tr> <td>JBT AeroTech </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Halvorsen 44K Loaders </td> <td>Truck Aircraft Side Load Unload (TASLU) Loader </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>4 for use with CC-177; licensed from Static Engineering of Australia </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arresting_gear" title="Arresting gear">Mobile Arrestor Gear</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FMC_Corp." class="mw-redirect" title="FMC Corp.">FMC Corp.</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>B-1200 </td> <td>Aircraft towing tractor </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>Used to tow CC-177 and CC-130 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Retired_weapons">Retired weapons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Supersonic missile equipped with a 10 kt <a href="/wiki/W40_(nuclear_warhead)" title="W40 (nuclear warhead)">W40 (nuclear warhead)</a> </td> <td>1962 to 1972 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AIR-2_Genie" title="AIR-2 Genie">AIR-2 Genie</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Air-to-air rocket with a 1.5 kt <a href="/wiki/W25_(nuclear_warhead)" title="W25 (nuclear warhead)">W25 (nuclear warhead)</a> </td> <td>1965 to 1984 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/CBU-100_Cluster_Bomb" title="CBU-100 Cluster Bomb">MK-20 "Rockeye"</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" 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The commander of <a href="/wiki/1_Canadian_Air_Division" title="1 Canadian Air Division">1 Canadian Air Division</a> and Canadian NORAD Region, based in Winnipeg, is responsible for the operational command and control of Royal Canadian Air Force activities throughout Canada and worldwide. 2 Canadian Air Division was established in June 2009, and consists of training establishments. The other division, 3 Canadian Space Division, was established in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are 15 <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (military aviation unit)">wings</a> across Canada, 13 operational and 2 used for training. Wings represent the grouping of various <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadrons</a>, both operational and support, under a single tactical commander reporting to the operational commander. Ten wings also include a Canadian Forces base along with other operational and support units. </p><p>The rank of <a href="/wiki/General_(Canada)" title="General (Canada)">general</a> is held when an <a href="/wiki/Air_officer" title="Air officer">air officer</a> is <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a>. The last air force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff was General <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Lawson" title="Thomas J. Lawson">Thomas J. Lawson</a>, who was appointed to the position in 2012. The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force holds the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(Canada)" title="Lieutenant-general (Canada)">lieutenant-general</a>. Divisions are commanded by major-generals. Brigadier-generals are typically second-in-command of a division. Wings are commanded by colonels. Squadrons are commanded by lieutenant-colonels. 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lang="fr-CA">Adjudant(e)-maître</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Adjudant(e)</i></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Sergent(e)</i></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Caporal(e)-chef</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Caporal(e)</i></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Aviateur (formé)/<br />Aviatrice (formée)</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Quebec French-language text"><i lang="fr-CA">Aviateur (confirmé)/<br />Aviatrice (confirmée)</i></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>On 1 April 2015, the rank structure and insignia changed.<sup id="cite_ref-CTV_News_story_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CTV_News_story-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank of private was replaced with that of aviator, represented with a propeller for the rank insignia. The previously used term "<a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">leading aircraftman</a>" was considered not to be gender neutral.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_Backgrounder_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DND_Backgrounder-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank insignia were also changed: enlisted ranks were changed from gold to pearl-grey (silver) and officers rank braid was changed from gold to pearl-grey on black, similar to the pattern used before unification of Canada's armed forces in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_Backgrounder_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DND_Backgrounder-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A revival of the former rank titles of the RCAF did not occur, however, as such an extensive change was considered "too complicated and confusing".<sup id="cite_ref-CTV_News_story_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CTV_News_story-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the current rank titles were retained (with the exception of aviator). The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a>, considered to be a predecessor of the RCAF, used rank titles similar to the existing rank titles of the RCAF.<sup id="cite_ref-DND_Backgrounder_106-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DND_Backgrounder-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symbols">Symbols</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Symbols"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Badge">Badge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Badge"><span>edit</span></a><span 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg/80px-Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg/120px-Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg/160px-Badge_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="355" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">1968–2013</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:107px;max-width:107px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png/105px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png/158px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png/210px-Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="309" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">2013–present</div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Past versions of the badge used by the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the years they were in use listed above</div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Heraldic_badge" title="Heraldic badge">badge</a> of the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of:<sup id="cite_ref-Badge_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badge-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Edward%27s_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Edward's Crown">St. Edward's Crown</a></li> <li>An eagle superimposed on a circlet</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Compartment_(heraldry)" title="Compartment (heraldry)">compartment</a> of maple leaves</li> <li>Motto: <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Sic_itur_ad_astra" class="mw-redirect" title="Sic itur ad astra">Sic Itur ad Astra</a></i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for 'Such is the pathway to the stars')</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roundels">Roundels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Roundels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Roundels used from 1920 until 1945 were usually the same as <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_roundels" title="Royal Air Force roundels">Royal Air Force roundels</a> although not all variations were used and colours were matched to locally available paints. On 5 July 1940, the RCAF was authorized to introduce the maple leaf into the roundel in place of the red centre. However, a large amount of RCAF planes still continued to use the RAF roundel until 1945 since their aircraft, including those built in Canada all came through RAF channels.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1945–1946"><img alt="1945–1946" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png/120px-RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png/180px-RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png/240px-RCAF_Type1_Roundel.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1945–1946</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1946%E2%80%931965).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1946–1965"><img alt="1946–1965" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/180px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/240px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1946–1965</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1967)_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Canadian Centennial 1967 variant"><img alt="Canadian Centennial 1967 variant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg/180px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg/240px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281967%29_%E2%80%93_Centennial.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Centennial" title="Canadian Centennial">Canadian Centennial</a><br />1967 variant</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1965–current"><img alt="1965–current" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/180px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Roundel_of_Canada.svg/240px-Roundel_of_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1965–current</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Current low-vis"><img alt="Current low-vis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/180px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/240px-Roundel_of_Canada_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Current<br />low-vis</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stamps">Stamps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Stamps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 9 November 1984, <a href="/wiki/Canada_Post" title="Canada Post">Canada Post</a> issued "Air Force" as part of the Canadian Forces series. The stamps were designed by Ralph Tibbles, based on an illustration by William Southern. The 32¢ stamps are perforated 12 x 12.5 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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A. B. Douglas">Douglas, W. A. B.</a> <i>The Creation of a National Air Force: Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, v. 2.</i> Toronto: University of Toronto Press (in co-operation with the Department of National Defence), 1986. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8020-2584-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-8020-2584-6">0-8020-2584-6</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreenSwanborough1979" class="citation journal cs1">Green, William & Swanborough, Gordon (February–May 1979). "A Grumman by Any Other Name...". <i>Air Enthusiast</i> (9): <span class="nowrap">26–</span>39. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0143-5450">0143-5450</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Air+Enthusiast&rft.atitle=A+Grumman+by+Any+Other+Name...&rft.issue=9&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E26-%3C%2Fspan%3E39&rft.date=1979-02%2F1979-05&rft.issn=0143-5450&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=William&rft.au=Swanborough%2C+Gordon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Canadian+Air+Force" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Milberry" title="Larry Milberry">Milberry, Larry</a>, ed. <i>Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984</i>. 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Hellenic Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary"><img alt="Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Air_Force" title="Hungarian Air Force">Hungarian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Latvian_Air_Force" title="Latvian Air Force">Latvian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania"><img alt="Lithuania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Lithuanian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro"><img alt="Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_Air_Force" title="Montenegrin Air Force">Montenegrin Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force" title="Royal Netherlands Air Force">Royal Netherlands Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia"><img alt="North Macedonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia_Air_Brigade" title="North Macedonia Air Brigade">North Macedonia Air Brigade</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" title="Romanian Air Force">Romanian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia"><img alt="Slovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Slovak_Air_Force" title="Slovak Air Force">Slovak Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence" title="Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence">Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Spanish Air and Space Force">Spanish Air and Space Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" title="Turkish Air Force">Turkish Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img 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href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Air_Force" title="Argentine Air Force">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Air_Force" title="Armenian Air Force">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Air_Force" title="Austrian Air Force">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Air_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Air Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahraini_Air_Force" title="Royal Bahraini Air Force">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Air_Force" title="Belarusian Air Force">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Belize Defence Force Air Wing">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin_Air_Force" title="Benin Air Force">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Air_Force" title="Bolivian Air Force">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_and_Anti-Aircraft_Defence_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Botswana Defence Force Air Wing">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Air_Force" title="Royal Brunei Air Force">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Air_Force" title="Royal Cambodian Air Force">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_Air_Force" title="Cameroon Air Force">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Air_Force" title="Central African Republic Air Force">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_Air_Force" title="Chadian Air Force">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Aerospace_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian Aerospace Force">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_Air_Force" title="Congolese Air Force">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force" title="Croatian Air Force">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Air_and_Air_Defense_Force" 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