| Schweizer Luftwaffe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 31 July 1914 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Role | air defense |
| Size | 1,600 active professional personnel[1] |
| Part of | Swiss Armed Forces |
| Staff to the Chief of the Armed Forces | Bundeshaus Ost, Bern |
| Commanders | |
| Head of the Air Force | Lieutenant General Markus Gygax |
| Insignia | |
| Swiss Air Force Badge |  |
| Roundel |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | F/A-18 Hornet |
| Electronic warfare | F-5 Tiger |
| Helicopter | Eurocopter Cougar/Super Puma |
| Interceptor | F-5 Tiger |
| Patrol | F/A-18 Hornet |
| Reconnaissance | ADS-95 Ranger |
| Trainer | Pilatus PC-7/PC-9/PC-21 |
Current inventory
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |  United States | Multirole fighter | F/A-18C | 26 | Fightersqns 17, 18 (AB Payerne) and 11 (AB Meiringen) |
| F/A-18D | 7 | ||||
| Northrop F-5 Tiger II |  Switzerland built under license from the United States | Fighter-Interceptor | F-5E | 42 | Fighter/Interceptor Sqns 8 (AB Emmen) and 19 (AB Sion). Current use: interception, aerobatics, target-towing and electronic warfare training - scheduled to be replaced by 2015. |
| F-5F | 12 Current use: air policing and electronic warfare | ||||
| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer | Switzerland | Trainer | NCPC-7 | 28 | AB Locarno |
| Pilatus PC-9 | Switzerland | Trainer | PC-9/F | 11 | Flight Training Unit 31 (AB Payerne) |
| Pilatus PC-21 | Switzerland | Advanced trainer | PC-21 | 8 | AB Locarno |
| Beechcraft 1900 | United States | VIP Transport | 1900D | 1 | Bern-Belp Airpt. |
| DHC-6 Twin Otter |  Canada | Photomapping | DHC-6 | 1 | Militärflugplatz Dübendorf |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Photomapping | 350C | 1 | Militärflugplatz Dübendorf |
| Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter | Switzerland | Light transport | PC-6/B2-H2M-1 | 15 | Airliftsqn 7 (AB Emmen) + HB-FCF from armasuisse |
| Dassault Falcon 50 |  France | VIP transport | Falcon 50 | 1 | Bern-Belp Airpt. |
| Pilatus PC-12 | Switzerland | Test& transport | PC-12 | 1 | used from armasuisse : HB-FOG Militärflugplatz Dübendorf |
| Cessna Citation Excel | United States | VIP transport | Ce-560XL | 1 | Bern-Belp Airpt. |
| ADS-95 Ranger | Switzerland | UAV | ADS-95 | 24 | Drone Sqn 7 (AB Emmen) |
Helicopters
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Super Puma | France | Medium airlift | AS332M1 | 15 | AB Payerne, Militärflugplatz Dübendorf |
| Eurocopter Cougar | France | Medium airlift | AS532UL | 12 | AB Alpnach |
| Eurocopter EC 635 |  Germany | Utility | EC 635 | 18 | AB Alpnach |
| VIP transport | EC 135 VIP | 2 Bern-Belp Airpt. | |||
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | Light util | SA316B | 20 | AB Aplnach (Al III phased out 2010) |
Anti-aircraft
| Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oerlikon 35 mm dual cannon | Switzerland | triple A gun | 45 | a.k.a. "Flab Kanone 63/90" |
| FIM-92 Stinger | United States | MANPAD infrared guided missile | 288 | |
| Rapier missile |  United Kingdom | surface-air guided missile | 54 | a.k.a. "Mobile Lenkwaffen Flugabwehr" |
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