Vale Air Force

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Vale Air Force
Armée de l'Air
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Founded 1534
Country  Vale
Type Air force
Role National Air Defense and Air Superiority
Size 20,300 personnel
558 aircraft
112 UAVs
Engagements TBC
Commanders
Chief of Defense General Pierre Laurent
Chief of Tactical Air Command Major General Henri de Nevers
Insignia
VAF roundel Roundel Vale.png
Fin flash Flag of Vale.png

The Vale Air Force (Valois: Armée de l'Air (Valois pronunciation: ​[aʀme də lɛʀ]), literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the Vale Armed Forces.

Equipment[edit | edit source]

Almost all equipment of the Vale Air Force comes from Dassault Aviation, the Valois government-owned aircraft manufacturer of military, regional, and business jets.

Aircraft inventory[edit | edit source]

As of June 1714, the Vale Air Force operates a total active fleet of 558 manned aircraft and 112 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Fixed-wing aircraft
Dassault Colibri Dassault S24.png  Vale Multirole fighter aircraft S
T
115
75
Dassault Wasp Dassault R29.jpg  Vale Nuclear strike
Strike Aircraft
Trainer Aircraft
Fighter Aircraft
O
P
Q
R
20
80
10
40
Dassault Phoenix Dassault W0726.png  Vale Trainer Aircraft
Fighter Aircraft
Trainer Aircraft
Trainer Aircraft
Fighter Aircraft
V
W
X
Y
Z
2
40
5
3
50
Phoenix-Z to be modernised
Airbus A390-223 Airbus A390-223.png  Germany VIP Transport 223 1 Presidential plane
Sukhoi RA-7250 Sukhoi RA-7250.jpg  Russia Tactical transport 10
Embraer KC-390 170px  South Aegea Trainer Aircraft
Aerobatic aircraft
Experimental
U 39
7
3
Helicopters
Dassault H-24 Dassault H-24.png  Vale Transport helicopter HELICO 48
UAVs
Dassault nEUROn Dassault nEUROn.jpg  Vale Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle; Reconnaissance UAV; Battlefield Surveillance 112

Future aircraft[edit | edit source]

The planning for the future of the Vale Air Force involves supporting ongoing Valois military operations, the introduction of new aircraft types, greater focus on network enabled capability and increasing harmonisation with the Air Forces of Europe and those of Kobol.