Syrian Air Force
Armed forces
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
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