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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg/400px-Seal_of_the_Ecuadorian_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="774" data-file-height="850" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Badge of the Ecuadorian Air Force</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">27 October <a href="/wiki/1920_in_aviation" title="1920 in aviation">1920</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></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 force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">6,200<sup id="cite_ref-IISSp410_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISSp410-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br />72 aircraft</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ecuador" title="Armed Forces of Ecuador">Armed Forces of Ecuador</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_(Ecuador)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of National Defence (Ecuador)">Ministry of National Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data">27 October</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paquisha_War" title="Paquisha War">Paquisha War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cenepa_War" title="Cenepa War">Cenepa War</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="http://fae.mil.ec">fae<wbr />.mil<wbr />.ec</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;">Comandante General</th><td class="infobox-data">Brigadier General Geovanny Espinel</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_Ecuador.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg/80px-Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg/160px-Roundel_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="602" /></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:Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg/80px-Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg/120px-Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg/160px-Civil_flag_and_ensign_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></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/Utility_helicopter" title="Utility helicopter">Utility helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">Bell 206</a>, <a href="/wiki/AW119" class="mw-redirect" title="AW119">AW119</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_EC145" title="Eurocopter EC145">Eurocopter EC145</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">UAV-2 Hawk</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/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano">EMB 314 Super Tucano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120TP" title="Grob G 120TP">Grob G 120TP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DA20_Katana" title="Diamond DA20 Katana">Diamond DA20 Katana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-41_Mescalero" title="Cessna T-41 Mescalero">Cessna T-41 Mescalero</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/C-130" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130">C-130</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727</a>, <a href="/wiki/Embraer_Legacy_600" title="Embraer Legacy 600">Embraer Legacy 600</a>, <a href="/wiki/Falcon_7X" class="mw-redirect" title="Falcon 7X">Falcon 7X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulfstream_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulfstream II">Gulfstream II</a>, <a href="/wiki/CASA_C-295" class="mw-redirect" title="CASA C-295">CASA C-295</a>, <a href="/wiki/DHC-6_Twin_Otter" class="mw-redirect" title="DHC-6 Twin Otter">DHC-6 Twin Otter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_King_Air" class="mw-redirect" title="Super King Air">Super King Air</a>, <a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-34" class="mw-redirect" title="Piper PA-34">Piper PA-34</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Ecuadorian Air Force</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana</i>, FAE) is the air branch of the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ecuador" title="Armed Forces of Ecuador">Armed Forces of Ecuador</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To develop the military air wing, in order to execute institutional objectives which guarantee sovereignty and contribute towards the nation's security and development. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vision">Vision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To be a dissuasive Air Force, respected and accepted by society, pioneering within the nation's air-space development. </p> <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=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The FAE was officially created on October 27, 1920. However, like in many other countries, military flying activity started before the formal date of birth of the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force">Air Force</a>. The history of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> is marked by many skirmishes with its neighbour <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>. As a direct result of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Ecuadorian%E2%80%93Peruvian_territorial_dispute" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute">1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis</a> the members of <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Club de Tiro Guayaquil</i></span> decided to expand their sporting activities into aviation as well. Renamed <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Club de Tiro y Aviación</i></span>, they started an aviation school.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Cosimo_Rennella" title="Cosimo Rennella">Cosme Rennella Barbatto</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italian</a> living in <a href="/wiki/Guayaquil" title="Guayaquil">Guayaquil</a>, was one of the first members of <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Club de Tiro y Aviación</i></span>. In 1912 Barbato was sent to his native <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> for training where he graduated as a pilot. He later returned to <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> a second time in 1915, where he participated in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<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> In 152 combat sorties he scored 18 victories, although only 7 were confirmed. When he returned to Ecuador, his experiences served as motivation for a reduced group of Ecuadorian pilots, who moved to the Aviation School in Turin, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, with the objective of graduating as the first Ecuadorian pilots of the nascent Ecuadorian Military Aviation. </p><p>By 1939 the Ecuadorian Air Force was still limited to about 30 aircraft and a staff of about 60, including 10 officers.<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> Military aviation did not start in earnest until the early forties when an Ecuadorian mission to the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> resulted in the delivery of an assortment of aircraft for the Aviation school at <a href="/wiki/Salinas,_Ecuador" title="Salinas, Ecuador">Salinas</a>. Three <a href="/wiki/Ryan_PT-22" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryan PT-22">Ryan PT-22</a> Recruits, six <a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-22" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-22">Curtiss-Wright CW-22</a> Falcons, six Fairchild PT-19A Cornells and three North American AT-6A Harvards arrived in March 1942, considerably boosting the capacity of the <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Escuela de Aviación</i></span> at <a href="/wiki/Salinas,_Ecuador" title="Salinas, Ecuador">Salinas</a>. </p><p>The 1950s and 1960s saw a further necessary buildup of the air force, gaining more units and aircraft. Meanwhile, efforts were made in enhancing the facilities at various airbases. In May 1961 the First Air Zone with its subordinate unit <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de Transportes No.11</i></span> was founded. The Second Air Zone controlled the units in the southern half of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>, <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de Combate No.21 at Taura</i></span>, <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de Rescate No.22</i></span> at <a href="/wiki/Guayaquil" title="Guayaquil">Guayaquil</a> and <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de Combate No.23</i></span> at <a href="/wiki/Manta,_Ecuador" title="Manta, Ecuador">Manta</a> as well as the <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación "Cosme Rennella B."</i></span> (ESMA) at <a href="/wiki/Salinas,_Ecuador" title="Salinas, Ecuador">Salinas</a>. </p><p>The <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala 11</i></span> has its own commercial branch, like in many other South American countries, the <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Transporte Aérea Militar Ecuatoriana</i></span> (TAME). Besides military transport aircraft, it also uses commercial airliners. Flying to locations off the beaten track, TAME provides an additional service to the people of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg/220px-3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg/330px-3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg/440px-3_Ecuadoran_air_force_aircraft.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2001" /></a><figcaption>3 Ecuadoran Air Force Aircraft in 1986</figcaption></figure> <p>The FAE saw action on several occasions. A continuous border dispute with <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> flared up in 1981 and 1995.<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><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> Today the FAE faces the war on drugs as well as many humanitarian and logistic missions into the Amazon-region of the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2016</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This is the current structure of the Ecuadorian Air Force:<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> <ul><li>21 Combat Wing (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de combate 21</i></span>) - <a href="/wiki/Taura_Air_Base" title="Taura Air Base">Taura Air Base</a> <ul><li>2112 Combat Squadron Cheetah (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de combate 2112 "Cheetah"</i></span>) - Used to operate until July 28, 2024 <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah" title="Atlas Cheetah">Atlas Cheetah</a><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></li></ul></li> <li>22 Combat Wing (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de combate 22</i></span>) - <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_de_Olmedo_International_Airport" title="José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport">Simon Bolivar Air Base</a> <ul><li>2211 Combat Squadron (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de combate 2211</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/Cessna_206" title="Cessna 206">Cessna 206</a></li> <li>2212 Combat Squadron (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de combate 2212</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/TH-57" class="mw-redirect" title="TH-57">TH-57</a></li></ul></li> <li>23 Combat Wing (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de combate 23</i></span>) - <a href="/wiki/Eloy_Alfaro_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Eloy Alfaro Air Base">Eloy Alfaro Air Base</a> <ul><li>2311 Combat Squadron Dragons (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de combate 2311 "Dragones"</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano">A-29 Super Tucano</a></li></ul></li> <li>11 Transport Wing (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Ala de transporte 11</i></span>) - <a href="/wiki/Cotopaxi_International_Airport" title="Cotopaxi International Airport">Cotopaxi Air Base</a> <ul><li>1111 Transport Squadron Hercules (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de transporte 1111 "Hercules"</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/C-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130 Hercules">C-130H/L100-30</a></li> <li>1112 Transport Squadron Avro (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de transporte 1112 "Avro"</i></span>) - operating CASA 295</li> <li>1113 Transport Squadron Twin Otter (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de transporte 1113 "Twin Otter"</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/DHC-6_Twin_Otter" class="mw-redirect" title="DHC-6 Twin Otter">DHC-6 Twin Otter</a></li> <li>1114 Transport Squadron Sabreliner (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Esc. de transporte 1114 "Sabreliner"</i></span>) - operating <a href="/wiki/Sabreliner" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabreliner">Sabreliner</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Force_Academy_Cosme_Rennella&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Force Academy Cosme Rennella (page does not exist)">Air Force Academy Cosme Rennella</a> (<span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Escuela Superior Militar de Aviacion "Cosme Rennella"</i></span>) - <a href="/wiki/Salinas_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Salinas Air Base">Salinas Air Base</a> - operating <a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg/220px-Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg/330px-Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg/440px-Ecuadoran_Air_Force_Kfir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2275" data-file-height="1349" /></a><figcaption>An Ecuadorian <a href="/wiki/IAI_Kfir_C.2" class="mw-redirect" title="IAI Kfir C.2">IAI Kfir C.2</a> on takeoff during Exercise Blue Horizon '86</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellth57.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bellth57.jpg/220px-Bellth57.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bellth57.jpg/330px-Bellth57.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bellth57.jpg/440px-Bellth57.jpg 2x" data-file-width="616" data-file-height="437" /></a><figcaption>A Bell 206 Jet Ranger</figcaption></figure> <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 style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_transports_of_heads_of_state_and_government" title="Air transports of heads of state and government">VIP transport</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> / VIP </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules#Variants" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130E/H</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EADS_CASA_C-295" title="EADS CASA C-295">CASA C-295</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td> <td>Transport / <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">SAR</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-34_Seneca" title="Piper PA-34 Seneca">Piper PA-34</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utility_aircraft" title="Utility aircraft">Utility</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grumman_Gulfstream_II" title="Grumman Gulfstream II">Gulfstream II</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>VIP transport </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter">DHC-6 Twin Otter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td>Utility / Transport </td> <td> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/STOL" title="STOL">STOL</a> capable aircraft </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_King_Air" title="Beechcraft King Air">Super King Air</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Utility </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air#Variants" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">350</a> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Military_helicopter" title="Military helicopter">Military helicopter</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW119_Koala" title="AgustaWestland AW119 Koala">Leonardo AW119</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utility_helicopter" title="Utility helicopter">Utility</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW119_Koala#Variants" title="AgustaWestland AW119 Koala">Mk II</a><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> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurocopter_EC145" title="Eurocopter EC145">Eurocopter EC145</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td>Utility </td> <td> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">Bell 206</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Rotocraft</a> trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_120TP" title="Grob G 120TP">Grob G 120TP</a> </td> <td>Germany </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano" title="Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano">EMB 314 Super Tucano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft#Advanced_training" title="Trainer aircraft">Advanced trainer</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>17<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2023_8-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2023-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diamond_DA20_Katana" title="Diamond DA20 Katana">Diamond DA20 Katana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </td> <td>Trainer </td> <td> </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-DiamondPressRel06Mar12_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DiamondPressRel06Mar12-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired">Retired</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Retired"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Previous notable aircraft flown included the <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">Gloster Meteor</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">English Electric Canberra</a>, <a href="/wiki/SEPECAT_Jaguar" title="SEPECAT Jaguar">SEPECAT Jaguar</a>, <a href="/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster" title="BAC Strikemaster">BAC Strikemaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">Republic P-47</a>, <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina" title="Consolidated PBY Catalina">PBY Catalina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">Hawker Siddeley HS 748</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_T-33" title="Lockheed T-33">Lockheed T-33</a>, <a href="/wiki/T-28_Trojan" class="mw-redirect" title="T-28 Trojan">T-28 Trojan</a>, <a href="/wiki/H-13_Sioux" class="mw-redirect" title="H-13 Sioux">H-13 Sioux</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/HAL_Dhruv" title="HAL Dhruv">HAL Dhruv</a> helicopter(Order terminated)<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><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> | <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah" title="Atlas Cheetah">Atlas Cheetah</a> | <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Cheetah#Cheetah_C" title="Atlas Cheetah">Cheetah C</a> 21<sup id="cite_ref-Retirement_of_Atlas_Cheetah_C_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retirement_of_Atlas_Cheetah_C-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_defense">Air defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Air defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Mobile surface-to-air missile system</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K33_Osa" title="9K33 Osa">9K33 Osa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td>amphibious <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">SAM</a> system </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-sipri1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sipri1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>obtained from <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla" title="9K38 Igla">9K38 Igla</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">MANPADS</a> </td> <td>222<sup id="cite_ref-sipri1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sipri1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M167_VADS" title="M167 VADS">M167 VADS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Self-propelled_anti-aircraft_weapon" title="Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon">SPAAG</a> </td> <td>28<sup id="cite_ref-sipri1_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sipri1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=Ecuadorian_Air_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Ecuador" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Ecuador">Military of Ecuador</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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