The Syrian Air Force, officially the Syrian Arab Air Force, is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948. Land-based air defense systems are grouped under the Syrian Arab Air Defense Force, which split from both... Wikipedia
Founded: 1948
Chief of Air Staff: Major General Adel Jadallah Qaysar
Commander of the Air Force: Major General Tawfiq Khaddour
Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Bashar al-Assad
Equipment: : Approx 450 aircraft in 2011 (before Syrian civil war); Approx 459 aircraft in 2024;
Fighter: MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29
Headquarters: Damascus