List of air forces
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This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces. Country names in italics indicate that they are not generally recognized internationally as independent states but which nonetheless managed to field an active air service. For information on the size of military forces, see list of countries by size of armed forces.
A[edit]
| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |  | Islamic Emirate Air Force[1] دافغانستان هوايۍ ځواک | 2021 | |
.svg){kind=small} | 2010–2021 | |||
| | 2002–2010 | |||
.svg){kind=small} | 1996–2001 | |||
| Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic State of Afghanistan[4] | .svg){kind=small} | 1992–1996 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1983–1992 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1979-1983 | |||
| Afghan Republican Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1973–1979 | ||
| | 1948–1973 | |||
| Afghan Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1937–1947 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1924[5]-1929 | |||
 Albania |  | Albanian Air Force | 1951 | |
_%E2%80%93_Type_2.svg){kind=small} | 1951–1990 | |||
 | 1914–1939 | |||
 Algeria |  | Algerian Air Force Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-jazaeriyya, Armée de l'Air Algérienne | 1962 | |
| former insignia |  | 1962–1964 | ||
| | Algerian Navy | |||
| | Algerian Gendarmerie | |||
 Angola |  | National Air Force of Angola Força Aérea Nacional de Angola | 2007 | |
| Angolan People's Air Force And Air Defence Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1975-2007 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1975–1980 | ||
 Antigua and Barbuda |  | Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing | 2022 | |
 Argentina |  | Argentine Air Force Fuerza Aérea Argentina | 1945 | |
| Army Aeronautical Service | | 1912–1945 | ||
 | Argentine Naval Aviation Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina | 1919 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | |||
| | Argentine Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino | 1956[6] | ||
 | Argentine Coast Guard Air Service Servicio de Aviación de la Prefectura Naval Argentina | 1970 | ||
| | Argentine Gendarmería Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería [1] | 1955 | ||
 Armenia |  | Armenian Air Force Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր | 1992 | |
 Australia |  | Royal Australian Air Force | 1921 | |
| former insignia |  | 1945–1956 | ||
| former insignia |  | 1943-1946 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1942–1946 | ||
 | 1921–1942 | |||
| | March–August 1921 | |||
| | Fleet Air Arm | 1947 | ||
 | Australian Army Aviation | 1968 | ||
| | 1966–1968 | |||
| | 1960–1966 | |||
 Austria |  | Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte | 1955 | |
| Austrian Air Force | | 1928-1938 | ||
 | 1893–1918 | |||
 Azerbaijan |  | Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force Azərbaycan hərbi hava qüvvələri | 1991 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahamas |  | Royal Bahamas Defence Force Air Wing | 1981 | |
 Bahrain |  | Royal Bahraini Air Force | 2002 | |
| Bahrain Amiri Air Force | | 1987-2002 | ||
| Bahrain Defence Force Air Wing | | 1977-1987 | ||
| | Public Security Forces aviation Paramilitary security organization, national police force of Bahrain. | 1971 | ||
 Bangladesh |  | Bangladesh Air Force বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh Biman Bahini | 1971 | |
| | 1971-1972 | |||
 | Bangladesh Naval Aviation | 2011 | ||
| | Bangladesh Army Aviation Group | 1978 | ||
| | Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh Army, Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh) wartime only | |||
 Barbados | .svg){kind=small} | Barbados Defence Force | 1981[7] | |
 Belarus |  | Belarusian Air Force | post 1995 | |
.svg){kind=small} | 1991–1995 | |||
 Belgium |  | Belgian Air Component Luchtcomponent, Composante Air | 2002 | |
| Belgian Air Force | | 1946-2001 | ||
| | 1940-1946 | |||
| Military Aviation | | 1915-1940 | ||
| Company of Aviators | | 1910–1915 | ||
| | Belgian Navy | 1962–2002 | ||
| | Belgian Army | 1954–2002 | ||
| | Belgian Gendarmerie | 1968-2001 | ||
 Belize |  | Belize Defence Force Air Wing | 1983 | |
 Benin |  | Benin Air Force Force Aérienne de Benin | 1990 | |
| People's Republic of Benin Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1975–1990 | ||
| Dahomey Air Force | | 1961-1975 | ||
 Bhutan | | Royal Bhutan Army | 1972 | |
 Bolivia |  | Bolivian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Boliviana | 1944 | |
| Bolivian Military Aviation Corps | | 1923–1944 | ||
| | Bolivian Naval Aviation | |||
| | Bolivian Army Aviation | |||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |  | Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ваздухопловство и ПВО Zrakoplovstvo i PZO | 2007 | |
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1996–2006 | ||
| Republika Srpska Air Force |  | 1992–2006 | ||
| Croatian Defence Council aviation | | 1992– | ||
| Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1992–1996 | ||
 Botswana |  | Botswana Defence Force Air Wing | 1977 | |
 Brazil |  | Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) | 1941 | |
| Military Aviation Service |  | 1918–1941 | ||
| | Brazilian Naval Aviation Força Aeronaval | 1916 | ||
 | Brazilian Army Aviation Command Comando de Aviação do Exército Brasileiro | 1986 | ||
 | Brazilian Military Police Brazilian Army Military reserve force – National and state gendarmerie forces of Brazil. | |||
 Brunei |  | Royal Brunei Air Force Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei | 1991 | |
| Royal Brunei Armed Forces Air Wing | .svg){kind=small} | 1984-1991 | ||
| Royal Brunei Malay Regiment, Air Wing | | 1966-1984 | ||
 Bulgaria |  | Bulgarian Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили | 1992 | |
| Bulgarian People's Army Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1949–1992 | ||
| Air Army | .svg){kind=small} | 1945–1949 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1941–1944 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1937–1941 | |||
| Gendarmery Aeroplane Detachment |  | 1919-1920 | ||
| Army Aviation Corps[9] |  | 1915–1918 | ||
| Aeronautical Detachment[10] | | 1906-1914 | ||
| | Bulgarian Naval Aviation Aviatsia Na Bulgarskiya Voennomorski Flot (AnBVMF) | 1992 | ||
| Independent ASW Squadron of the Navy | | 1959–1990 | ||
| Bulgarian Naval Aviation | | 1915–1918 | ||
 Burkina Faso |  | Burkina Faso Air Force Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso | 1984 | |
| Upper Volta Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1964–1984 | ||
 Burundi |  | Burundi Army Aviation Force Armée du Burundi | 1966 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cambodia |  | Royal Cambodian Air Force ទ័ពអាកាសខេមរភូមិន្ទ Toăp Akas Khémôrôphumĭnt | 1993 | |
.svg){kind=small} | 1989–1993 | |||
| former insignia |  | 1989–1993 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1979-1989[11] | |||
| Air Force of the Liberation Army of Kampuchea | .svg){kind=small} | 1977–1979[12] | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1970–1975 | |||
| | 1954–1970 | |||
| | Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia aviation Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |||
 Cameroon |  | Cameroon Air Force Armée de l'Air du Cameroun | 1960 | |
 Canada |  | Royal Canadian Air Force Aviation Royale Canadienne | 2011 | |
| Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) | | 1968-2011 | ||
| | 1920-1924 | |||
| | 1918–1920 | |||
| | 1917–1919 | |||
| | 1914–1915 | |||
_%E2%80%93_Navy.svg){kind=small} | Royal Canadian Naval Air Service | 1918-1919 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | Canadian Army | 1947–1968 | ||
| | Royal Canadian Mounted Police aviation - National police and gendarmerie service of Canada. | |||
 Cape Verde |  | Cape Verde Air Force Força Aérea Caboverdiana | 1992[13] | |
 Central African Republic |  | Central African Republic Air Force Force Aérienne Centrafricaine | 1979– | |
| Central African Empire Air Force | | 1976–1979 | ||
| | 1961–1976 | |||
 Chad |  | Chadian Air Force Force Aérienne Tchadienne | 1973 | |
 Chile |  | Chilean Air Force Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) | 1930 | |
 | Chilean Naval Aviation Servicio de Aviación de la Armada de Chile | 1953 | ||
| | Chilean Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile | 1970[14] | ||
 | Carabineros de Chile | 1960 | ||
 China (PRC) |  | People's Liberation Army Air Force 中国人民解放军空军 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun | 1949 | |
_%E2%80%93_Red_Army.svg){kind=small} | c. 1930[15] | |||
| | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force 中国人民解放军海军航空兵 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Haijun Hangkongbing | 1953 | ||
| | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation 中国人民解放军陆军航空兵 | 1988 | ||
 | People's Armed Police aviation - Chinese paramilitary organization, gendarmerie, border guard force. During wartime the PAP would provide support to the People's Liberation Army. | |||
| China Marine Surveillance aviation |  | -2013 | ||
 China (ROC/“Taiwan”) |  | Republic of China Air Force 中華民國空軍 Chung-Hua Min-Kuo K'ung-Chün | 1938 | |
| Nationalist Chinese Air Force (Central Government)[16] | _%E2%80%93_Central_Government.svg){kind=small} | 1925-1938 | ||
| Chinese Aviation Ministry | .svg){kind=small} | 1920-1925? | ||
| Chinese Aviation Service | .svg){kind=small} | 1916?–1919? | ||
| Chinese Army Air Arm | | 1914-1916? | ||
| Airplane Corps of the Chinese Army | | 1913-1914 | ||
| | Republic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command | 1999 | ||
| Army Paratroops and Special Forces Command | | 1979-1999 | ||
| Army Aviation Command[17] | | 1976-1979 | ||
| | Republic of China Naval Aviation Command | 1995 | ||
| Naval Anti-Submarine Group | | 1991-1995 | ||
| Fleet Helicopter Squadron | | 1977-1991 | ||
| Chinese Naval Air Service | | 1927-1938 | ||
 | Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan), Air Patrol Squadron - Paramilitary coast guard service of Taiwan | -2004 | ||
 Colombia |  | Colombian Aerospace Force | 2023 | |
| Colombian Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1922-2023 | ||
 | Colombian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval | 1984 | ||
| | Colombian National Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército | 1995 | ||
 Comoros |  | Comoros Military Aviation Command | 1976 | |
 Congo |  | Air Force of the Republic of Congo Force 'Aérienne Congolaise | ||
| People’s Republic of Congo Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1970–1992 | ||
| Congolese Air Force | | 1961–1970 | ||
 Dem. Rep. of the Congo |  | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Force Aérienne du Congo | ||
 | 1971–1997 | |||
 Costa Rica |  | Air Surveillance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea (SVA) – Fuerza Pública | 1994 | |
| Air Section of the Costa Rican Civil Guard | | 1955-1994 | ||
| Costa Rican Military Air Force |  | 1947–1949 | ||
 Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |  | Côte d'Ivoire Air Force Force Aérienne de la Côte d'Ivoire | c. 1965 | |
 Croatia |  | Croatian Air Force and Air Defense Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana | 1991 | |
| former insignia |  | 1991–1994 | ||
| Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia |  | 1941–1945 | ||
 Cuba |  | Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force[18] Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria | 1959 | |
| Cuban Rebel Air Force[19] | .svg){kind=small} | 1958 | ||
| Cuban Army Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1952–1958 | ||
| Cuban Army Air Corps | | 1915–1952 | ||
 | Cuban Naval Aviation[20] Aviación Naval | 1934-1952 | ||
 Cyprus |  | Air Command of Cyprus Διοίκηση Αεροπορίας Κύπρου | 1996 | |
| Cyprus National Guard Air Wing |  | 1973–1996 | ||
 Czech Republic |  | Czech Air Force Vzdušné síly armády České republiky | 1993 | |
| Czechoslovak Air Force | | 1926–1993 | ||
|
| .svg){kind=small} | 1921–1926 | ||
|
|  | 1918–1921 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |  | Royal Danish Air Force Flyvevåbnet | 1950 | |
| Danish Navy Air Squadron[21] | | 2003-2010 | ||
| Royal Danish Army Flying Service[22] | | 1971-2003 | ||
| Royal Danish Navy Flying Service | | 1962–2003 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1943-1945 | |||
| Royal Danish Army Air Corps | | 1912–1950 | ||
| Royal Danish Naval Aviation | | 1911–1950 | ||
| | Air Force Home Guard Home Guard (Denmark), Danish Defence | 1953 | ||
 Djibouti(formerly the French Territory of Afars and Issas) |  | Djibouti Air Force Force Aérienne du Djibouti | 1977 | |
 Dominican Republic |  | Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD) | 1962 | |
| Dominican Military Aviation | | 1957–1962 | ||
| Dominican Air Force | | 1955–1957 | ||
| Dominican Military Aviation | | 1952–1955 | ||
| Dominican Air Force | | 1950–1952 | ||
| Dominican Military Aviation Corps (DMAC) | | 1948-1950 | ||
| | Air Cavalry Squadron Escuadrón de Caballería Aérea (EdCA) | 2002 | ||
| Air Transport Cavalry Brigade | | 2001–2002 | ||
| Aviation Company of the National Army | | 1942–1948[23] | ||
| Dominican Army Aviation Company | | 1939-1942 | ||
| Aviation Detachment of the National Army | | 1936–1939 | ||
| National Air Transport Company, Aviation Arm | | 1934–1935 | ||
| Aviation Company | | 1933-1934 | ||
| Aviation Arm of the National Army | | 1932–1933 | ||
| | Dominican Republic Naval Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Naval Dominicana | 2003 | ||
| Coastguard Search and Rescue Squadron | | 1951-1952[24] |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Timor | | Timor Leste Defence Force Air Component | 2020 | |
 Ecuador |  | Ecuadorian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana | 1944 | |
 | Ecuadorian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana | 1967 | ||
| | Ecuadorian Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriano | 1954 | ||
 Egypt |  | Egyptian Air Force Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya | 1961 | |
| United Arab Republic Air Force |  | 1958–1961[25] | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1952-1958 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1937–1952 | |||
| Egyptian Army Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1932–1937 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1932 | ||
 El Salvador |  | Air Force of El Salvador Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña | 1923 | |
 Equatorial Guinea |  | Equatorial Guinea Air Corps | 1979 | |
 Eritrea |  | Eritrean Air Force | 1994 | |
 Estonia |  | Estonian Air Force Eesti Õhuvägi | 1991 | |
| Aviation Regiment |  | 1920?–1940 | ||
| | 1918–1920? | |||
 | National Border Guard Aviation Group Estonian Border Guard | 1993-2010 | ||
 Eswatini(formerly Swaziland) |  | Military of Eswatini Air Wing | 1979 | |
| Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing | | 1979-2018 | ||
 Ethiopia |  | Ethiopian Air Force Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl | 1975[26] | |
| former air force insignia |  | 1996-2009? | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1975 (re-established in 1995) | |||
.svg){kind=small} | 1975 (disestablished in 1991) | |||
.svg){kind=small} | 1946–1975 | |||
| Imperial Ethiopian Aviation | | 1929-1935 | ||
| | Ethiopian Navy aviation | 1955–1996 | ||
| | Ethiopian Ground Forces Aviation | 1970s |
F[edit]
| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |  | Air Wing of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces | 1987–1997 | |
 Finland |  | Finnish Air Force Suomen ilmavoimat Finländska flygvapnet | 1918 | |
| former insignia |  | 1918-1945 | ||
| Roundel variant on some aircraft |  | 1943–45 | ||
| Army Corps of Aviation |  | 1918–1928 | ||
| | Finnish Army Aviation Suomen maavoimat – Helikopteripataljoona Finländska armén – Helikopterbataljonen | 1997 | ||
 | Finnish Border Guards Finnish Defence Forces wartime only | |||
 France |  | French Air and Space Force Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace | 2020 | |
| French Air Force | | 1933–2020 | ||
| Free French Air Force[27][28] |  | 1940–1945 | ||
| Vichy French Air Force |  | 1940–1942 | ||
| French Air Force | | 1933-1940 | ||
| French Army Aviation | | 1909–1933 | ||
 | French Naval Aviation Aéronautique navale | 1912 | ||
| Free French Naval Air Service |  | 1940–1945 | ||
 | 1912–1940 | |||
| | French Army Light Aviation Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre | 1954 | ||
| | 1794-1799 | |||
| | National Gendarmerie aviation | 1943 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabon |  | Gabonese Air Force Armée de l'Air Gabonaise | 1961 | |
 Gambia(formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation) |  | Gambian Air Force[29] | c.2003?[30] | |
 Georgia |  | The Aviation and Air Defence Command of the Defence Forces თავდაცვის ძალების ავიაციისა და საჰაერო თავდაცვის სარდლობა tavdatsvis dzalebis aviatsiisa da sahaero tavdatsvis sardloba | 2016 | |
| Georgian Air Force | | 1991-2010 | ||
| Democratic Republic of Georgia People's Guard air detachment | | 1917–1920 | ||
 Germany |  | German Air Force Luftwaffe | 1955 | |
| Air Forces of the National People's Army | .svg){kind=small} | 1956–1990 | ||
| Volkspolizei-Luft (of the German Democratic Republic / East Germany) | _before_1959.svg){kind=small} | 1950–1956 | ||
| German Air Force |  | 1935-1945 | ||
| | 1926-1933 | |||
| | 1912–1919 | |||
| Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches |  | 1911–1919 | ||
| Imperial German Army Air Service |  | 1910–1919 | ||
| former insignia |  | 1913–1914 | ||
| | 1909–1917 | |||
| | German Naval Aviation Marineflieger | 1957 | ||
| East German Navy, Naval Air Force | | –1990 | ||
| Imperial German Naval Air Service | | –1918 | ||
| | German Army Aviation Corps Heeresfliegertruppe | 1957 | ||
| | Federal Border Guards Bundesgrezschutz | -2005 | ||
 | -1990 | |||
 Ghana(formerly the Gold Coast) |  | Ghana Air Force | 1959 | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1964-1966 | ||
 Greece | | Hellenic Air Force Πολεμική Αεροπορία (literally "War Aviation") Polemikì Aeroporia | 1930 | |
| | 1941-1946 | |||
| Royal Hellenic Air Force | | 1935-1973 | ||
| | 1912-1930 | |||
| | 1915–1930 | |||
| | Hellenic Army Aviation Αεροπορία Στρατού Aeroporia Stratou | 1947 | ||
| | Navy Aviation Command | 2018 | ||
| Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command | | 1975-2018 | ||
 | Hellenic Coast Guard aviation - Paramilitary coast guard service of Greece. | |||
 Guatemala |  | Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG) | 1948 | |
| Military Aeronautical Corps | .svg){kind=small} | 1935–1948 | ||
| Guatemalan Military Aviation Corps | | 1929–1935 | ||
| Guatemalan Air Force | | 1921–1929 | ||
| Army Aviation Corps | | 1914–1921 | ||
 Guinea |  | Guinea Air Force Force Aérienne de Guinée | 1959 | |
 Guinea-Bissau(formerly Portuguese Guinea) |  | Guinea-Bissau Air Force Força Aérea da Guiné-Bissau | 1974-2015 | |
 Guyana(formerly British Guyana) | | Guyana Defence Force Air Command | 1973 | |
| Guyana Defence Force Air Wing | | 1968-1973 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti | .svg){kind=small} | Haiti Air Corps Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti | 1942–1994 (2013 re-establishment) | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1964–1986 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1942–1964 | ||
 Honduras |  | Honduran Air Force Fuerza Aérea Hondureña | 1954 | |
| Air Force and Military Aviation School | .svg){kind=small} | 1938-1954 | ||
| Aviation Military School | | 1931–1938 | ||
| National Aviation School | | 1924–1931 | ||
 Hungary |  | Hungarian Air Force Magyar Légierő | 1991 | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1990-1991 | ||
| Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army | .svg){kind=small} | 1951–1990 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1949-1951 | ||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1948-1949 | ||
| Royal Hungarian National Defense Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1941–1945 | ||
| former insignia | | 1938-1941 | ||
| Red Hungarian Air Corps | .svg){kind=small} | 1919 | ||
| Insignia variant | _border.svg){kind=small} | |||
| Insignia variant | .svg){kind=small} |
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For Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire above.
| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland |  | Icelandic Coast Guard Aeronautical Division Landhelgisgæsla Íslands – Flugdeild | 1955 | |
| Icelandic aircraft insignia | .svg){kind=small} | |||
 India |  | Indian Air Force | 1932 | |
 | 1947–1950 | |||
| former insignia |  | 1942–1945 | ||
| | 1932–1942 | |||
| | Army Aviation Corps | 1986 | ||
| | Indian Naval Air Arm | 1948 | ||
 | Indian Coast Guard Air Wing | 1978 | ||
| Indian Coast Guard aircraft insignia |  | |||
| | Border Security Force aviation Paramilitary forces of India | |||
 Indonesia |  | Indonesian Air Force Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU) | 1946 | |
| Republic of Indonesia Air Force | | 1946–1974 | ||
| Republic of Indonesia Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1946–1949 | ||
 | Indonesian Naval Aviation Dinas Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) | 1974 | ||
| Indonesian Naval Aviation Service | | 1956–1974 | ||
 | Indonesian Army Aviation Command Pusat Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) | 1974 | ||
| Indonesian Army Aviation Service | | 1959–1974 | ||
 Iran(formerly Persia) |  | Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 1985 | |
| | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | 1979 | ||
| Imperial Iranian Air Force | | 1932–1979 | ||
| Air Officer of the Imperial Iranian Army | | 1922-1932 | ||
| | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation | 1979 | ||
| Imperial Iranian Army Aviation | | 1962–1979 | ||
| | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation | 1979 | ||
| Imperial Iranian Navy Aviation | | –1979 | ||
 Iraq |  | Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya | 1931 | |
| former insignia |  | 2011-2019 | ||
| Iraqi Air Force | | 1958-2003; 2019- | ||
| Royal Iraqi Air Force | | 1931–1958 | ||
 | Iraqi Army Aviation Command | 1980 | ||
 Ireland |  | Irish Air Corps Aer-Chór na h-Éireann | 1924 | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1939–1954 | ||
| Irish National Army, Air Service | .svg){kind=small} | 1922–1924 | ||
 Israel |  | Israeli Defence Force / Air Force חיל האוויר Heyl Ha'Avir | 1951 | |
| Israeli Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1948-1951 | ||
| Sherut Avir | | 1947-1948 | ||
| Palavir | | 1943-1947 | ||
 Palestine | | late 1960s-early 2000s | ||
 Italy |  | Italian Air Force Aeronautica Militare | 1991-current | |
| former insignia |  | 1946–1991 | ||
| Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force | | 1943–1964 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1943–1945 | |||
| Royal Italian Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1935–1943 | ||
| Royal Italian Air Force | | 1923–1935 | ||
| Royal Naval Aviation | | 1912–1923 | ||
| Military Air Corps | .svg){kind=small} | 1915-1923 | ||
| Colonial Aviation Service |  | 1912-1915 | ||
| Military Aviation Service | | 1912-1915 | ||
| Aviation Battalion | | 1912 | ||
| Royal Army Air Service | | 1884[36]–1911 | ||
| | Italian Navy Aviation Aviazione Navale | 1956 | ||
| naval aviation insignia |  | |||
| Italian aircraft insignia | | |||
| | Italian Army Aviation Air Cavalry, Cavalleria dell'Aria | 2000 | ||
| Aviazione Leggera dell'Esercito | | 1951-2000 | ||
| | Helicopter Service of the Carabinieri Corps Nucleo Elicotteri Carabinieri | 1965 | ||
 | Italian Coast Guard Air Service Italian Navy | 1989 | ||
| | Guardia di Finanza Finance Guard - Paramilitary border guard and customs service of Italy. |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica |  | Jamaica Defence Force | 1963 | |
 Japan |  | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[37] 航空自衛隊 Kōkū Jieitai | 1954 | |
| Imperial Japanese Army Air Force | | 1912–1945 | ||
| Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service[38] | | 1912–1945 | ||
| | Fleet Air Force (JMSDF) 海上自衛隊 Kaijō Jieitai | 1954 | ||
| | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 Rikujō Jieitai | 1954 | ||
 | Japan Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of Japan. | |||
 Jordan(formerly Transjordan) |  | Royal Jordanian Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya | 1955 | |
| | 1949–1955 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |  | Kazakh Air Defense Forces Áue qurǵanysy kúshteri / Әуе қорғанысы күштері | 1992 | |
 Kenya |  | Kenya Air Force Jeshi la Anga la Kenya | 1994 | |
| The Kenya '82 Air Force | | 1982-1994 | ||
| | Kenya Army Aviation | |||
 Korea (DPRK/“North Korea”) |  | Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force[39] | 1945 | |
 Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) |  | Republic of Korea Air Force[40] 대한민국 공군 (大韓民國空軍) Daehan Minguk Gonggun | 1949 | |
| former insignia |  | 1951–2000 | ||
| | 1920-1921 | |||
 | Republic of Korea Navy, Air Wing Six | 1986 | ||
| | 1977–1986 | |||
| | Republic of Korea Army aviation | 1965 | ||
 | Korea Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of South Korea. | |||
 Kuwait |  | Kuwait Air Force Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya | 1988 | |
| Free Kuwait Air Force | | 1990-1991 | ||
| | 1960-1990 | |||
| Directorate of Public Security, Air Wing | | 1954-1960 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan |  | Kyrgyz Air Force | 1992 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laos |  | Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force[41] | 1975 | |
| former insignia |  | 1975– | ||
| Royal Lao Air Force |  | 1960–1975 | ||
| Laotian Aviation | | 1955-1960 | ||
 Latvia |  | Latvian Air Force Latvijas Gaisa Spēki | 1991 | |
| Latvian Air Force |  | 1919–1940 | ||
 | Aviation component of the Latvian National Guard | 1993–2000 | ||
| Aviation Regiment of the Aizsargi | .svg){kind=small} | 1937-1940 | ||
| | State Border Guard aviation - Armed border guard service of Latvia. | |||
 Lebanon |  | Lebanese Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnania, Force Aérienne Libanaise | 1949 | |
 Lesotho(formerly Basutoland) |  | Lesotho Defence Force – Air Squadron | c. 1988 | |
| former insignia |  | 1987–2006 | ||
| Lesotho Police Mobile Unit – Air Wing | | 1978-1988 | ||
 Liberia |  | Liberian Army Air Wing | 1987 | |
| Liberian Army Air Reconnaissance Unit |  | 1970s–1980s | ||
 Libya |  | Libyan Air Force القوة الجوية الليبية Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-libyya | 2011–current date | |
| Free Libyan Air Force |  | 2011 | ||
.svg){kind=small} | 1977-2011 | |||
| Libyan Arab Republic Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1969–1977 | ||
| Royal Libyan Air Force | .svg){kind=small} | 1951–1969 | ||
 Lithuania |  | Lithuanian Air Force Karinės Oro Pajėgos | 1922–1940, 1992 | |
.svg){kind=small} | 1920–1921 | |||
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1919–1920 | ||
 | Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces, Aviation Unit | 1992 | ||
| | Lithuanian State Border Guard Service aviation Lithuanian Armed Forces wartime only | |||
 Luxembourg |  | Luxembourg Army Aviation | 1952–1968 |
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| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Macedonia |  | Air Force of North Macedonia Военно Воздухопловство и Противвоздушна Одбрана Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo i Protivvozdushna Odbrana | 1992 | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | early 1990s | ||
 Madagascar(formerly the Malagasy Republic) |  | Malagasy Air Force Tafika Anabakabaka Malagasy Armée de l'Air Malgache | 1961 | |
 Malawi(formerly Nyasaland) |  | Malawi Army Air Wing | 1976 | |
| former aircraft insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 2010-2012 | ||
| Malawi Young Pioneers Air Arm[44] | .svg){kind=small} | 1970–1978 | ||
 Malaysia(formerly Malaya) |  | Royal Malaysian Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia | 1963 | |
| insignia variant |  | |||
| Royal Malayan Air Force | | 1958–1963 | ||
| Malayan Auxiliary Air Force | | 1950–1958 | ||
| Malayan Volunteer Air Force | | 1940–1950 | ||
| Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force | | |||
 | Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation | 1988 | ||
 | Malaysian Army Aviation Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat | 1994 | ||
 | Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency - Paramilitary coast guard service of Malaysia. | |||
 Maldives |  | Coast Guard Aviation Squadron Maldives National Defence Force | 1978 | |
 Mali |  | Malian Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique du Mali | 1961 | |
 Malta |  | Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta Skwadra tal-Ajru tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta | 1992 | |
| former insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1980–1988 | ||
 Mauritania |  | Mauritania Islamic Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie | 1960 | |
| former aircraft insignia | .svg){kind=small} | 1960-2019 | ||
 Mauritius |  | Military of Mauritius | 1987 | |
 Mexico |  | Mexican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | 1915 | |
 | Mexican Naval Aviation Fuerza Aeronaval | 1926[45] | ||
 | Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico) Mexican Navy | |||
| | National Guard (Mexico) aviation - national gendarmerie force of Mexico. | |||
| Federal Police (Mexico) aviation - Defunct National police and gendarmerie service of Mexico. |  | -2009 | ||
 Moldova |  | Moldovan Air Force[46] | 1991 | |
 Mongolia |  | Mongolian Air Force[47] Агаарын Довтолгооноос Хамгаалах Цэргийн Командлал | 1993-presents | |
| Mongolian People's Army Air Force | .svg)
|