Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
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The Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије, romanized: Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Vojske Srbije, lit. 'War Aviation and Anti-Aircraft Defence of the Serbian Armed Forces'), is the air force of Serbia and service branch of the Serbian Armed Forces. Its mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Serbian airspace, and jointly with the Serbian Army, to protect territorial integrity of the country.
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Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије | |
Founded | 1912 (current form since 2006) |
Country | Serbia |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare Aerial defence |
Size | 3,000 (2021 est.)[1] |
Part of | Serbian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Zemun (Belgrade) |
Motto(s) | For freedom and honour of the Fatherland (Za slobodu i čast Otadžbine) |
Anniversaries | 24 December |
Engagements | Balkan Wars World War I World War II Yugoslav Wars |
Commanders | |
Chief of the Air Staff | Lieutenant general Duško Žarković |
Air Force Sergeant Major | Warrant officer 1st class Saša Sailović |
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Aircraft flown | |
Attack | J-22 |
Fighter | MiG-29 |
Helicopter | Mi-35, Mi-17, H145M, Gazelle |
Trainer | G-4, Lasta 95 |
Transport | C-295 |
Serbian Air Force was established in 1912, thus making Serbia one of the first fifteen states in the world to have an air force. It was subsequently absorbed into the air forces of various Yugoslav states between 1918 and 2006.[2]