Air Service

Part of the state series of articles.

The Air Service conducts aerial warfare in Vekllei as part of the Ministry of Defence. It consists of three commands that specialise in different aspects of air support and supremacy. The Air Service is also a major contributor to other services, since marine and territorial doctrines depend heavily on the air service for their combat capability, combat support, transport, logistics and reconnaissance.

Vekllei has a rapid air-mobile posture across its armed forces, which is facilitated by the relative size and availability of its air service. It is also the only service in which women are a majority of participants in combat, since female pilots contribute just over 52% of its servicemen.

Structure

There are three commands in the Air Service, which in the secular Vekllei tradition have specific and exclusive functions. The Air Combat Command comprises all primary offensive squadrons including fighters, helicopters and scouts. The Air Auxiliary Command comprises miscellaneous aviation including search and rescue, training and replenishment. The Air Transport Command provides transport for both logistics and combat organisations.

Air Combat Command

The Air Combat Command (ACC) provides aircraft and crew for combat air services, including both land and seaborne aviation. The vast majority of these are variants of the No. 8 Casemate fighter jet.

• No. 1 Aerocombat Wing
  The No. 1 Ac. Wing comprises the primary interceptor and air superiority squadrons of the Air Service.

  1. Fighter Sqdn. Navy
     AS Verde Costa Verde
  2. Fighter Sqdn. Gold
     AS Verde Costa Verde
  3. Fighter Sqdn. Red
     AS Africa Praia
  4. Fighter Sqdn. Blue
     AS Oslola Oslola
  5. Fighter Sqdn. Green
     AS Scatsta Hetland
  6. Fighter Sqdn. Black
     AS Scatsta Hetland
  7. Fighter Sqdn. White
     AS Falklands Falklands
  8. Fighter Sqdn. Rose
     AS Africa Praia

• No. 2 Aerocombat Wing

  1. Fighter Sqdn. Horus
     AS Kairi Kairi
  2. Fighter Sqdn. Delphi
     AS Ascension Ascension
  3. Fighter Sqdn. Caribbea
     AS Kala Kala
  4. Fighter Sqdn. Aurora
     AS Virgin Virgin
  5. Fighter Sqdn. Seraphim
     AS Virgin Virgin
  6. Fighter Sqdn. Rhodes
     AS Kala Kala
  7. Fighter Sqdn. Maria
     AS Caimanas Caimanas
  8. Fighter Sqdn. Atlantic
     AS Caimanas Caimanas

• No. 3 Aeroweapons Wing
  The Aeroweapons Wing consists of attack helicopter and helijet squadrons, which are organised with Aeroscouts and Aerorifles to produce air-mobile platoons. They have no fixed-wing aircraft.

  1. Aeroweapons Sqdn. Caracal
     AS Oslola Oslola
  2. Aeroweapons Sqdn. Bastion
     AS Oslola Oslola
  3. Aeroweapons Sqdn. Iskander
     AS Kairi Kairi
  4. Aeroweapons Sqdn. Phalanx
     AS Verde Costa Verde

• No. 4 Aeroscouts Wing
  The Aeroscouts Wing provides reconnaissance services to the Territorial Service and the interarmes air-mobile platoons.

  1. Aeroscouts Sqdn. Argon
     AS Oslola Oslola
  2. Aeroscouts Sqdn. Sinai
     AS Kairi Kairi
  3. Aeroscouts Sqdn. Lighthouse
     AS Caimanas Caimanas
  4. Aeroscouts Sqdn. Oracle
     AS Oslola Oslola

• No. 5 Aeromarine Wing Commonwealth Fleet
  The No. 5 Aeromarine Wing provides equipment and crew for the Commonwealth Fleet, and comprises the largest naval aviation force in the Air Service.

  1. Aeromarine Sqdn. Valour
     AS Kairi Kairi
  2. Aeromarine Sqdn. Patmos
     AS Kairi Kairi
  3. Aeromarine Sqdn. Caravel
     NS Kairi Kairi
  4. Aeromarine Sqdn. Tarsis
     NS Kairi Kairi
  5. Aeromarine Sqdn. Anchora
     NS Kairi Kairi
  6. Aeromarine Sqdn. Abyss
     NS Kairi Kairi
  7. Aeromarine Sqdn. Mistral
     AS Kairi Kairi
  8. Aeromarine Sqdn. Orion
     AS Kairi Kairi

• No. 6 Aeromarine Wing Commonwealth Fleet
  The No. 6 Aeromarine Wing comprises auxiliary and naval bomber aircraft in the Commonwealth Fleet, including seaplanes and marine helijets.

  1. Aeromarine Sqdn. Thule
     NS Oslola Oslola
  2. Aeromarine Sqdn. Godthul
     AS Oslola Oslola

• No. 7 Aeromarine Wing Arctic Fleet

  1. Aeromarine Sqdn. Icaria
     NS Helvasia Helvasia
  2. Aeromarine Sqdn. Seraph
     AS Scatsta Hetland

• No. 8 Aeromarine Wing Antarctic Fleet

  1. Aeromarine Sqdn. Nekros
     NS Sude Sude
  2. Aeromarine Sqdn. Hesperus
     AS Falklands Falklands

• No. 9 Aeromarine Helicopters Wing
  The No. 9 AMHW comprises the bulk of maritime rotary-wing and helijet aircraft, and are located across fleets and naval bases as required. Aeromarine squadrons may be subdivided into Aeromarine sections depending on the needs of the Maritime Service.

  1. Am. Heli Sqdn. Cenobite
     NS Antigua Antigua
  2. Am. Heli Sqdn. Pelagia
     AS Oslola Oslola
  3. Am. Heli Sqdn. Delta
     AS Kairi Kairi

• No. 10 Aerordnance Wing
  The No. 10 Aerordnance Wing comprises the strategic bombing aircraft in Vekllei.

  1. Aerordnance Sqdn. Exarch
     AS Scatsta Hetland
  2. Aerordnance Sqdn. Memphis
     AS Scatsta Hetland
  3. Aerordnance Sqdn. Acheron
     AS Africa Praia
  4. Aerordnance Sqdn. Typhon
     AS Kala Kala

Air Auxiliary Command

The Air Auxiliary Command (AAC) includes aircraft types not directly associated with other command roles, and encompasses different kinds of aircraft in a support (auxiliary) role.

• No. 1 Aeroxiliary Wing
  No. 1 Aerox. Wing provides maritime patrol services to the Air Service as well as the Maritime and Littoral Services. No. 1 Squadron is assigned to the Commonwealth Fleet.
  1. Maritime Patrol Sqdn. Trident
     AS Scatsta Hetland
  2. Search & Rescue Sqdn. Clement
     AS Verde Costa Verde
  3. Air Firefighting Sqdn. Pixie
     AS Oslola Oslola
• No. 2 Aeroxiliary Wing
  No. 2 Aerox. Wing provides maritime patrol squadrons for the Kalinan, Lucayan and Verdean regions.
  1. Maritime Patrol Sqdn. Corsair
     AS Virgin Virgin
  2. Maritime Patrol Sqdn. Pelican
     AS Kairi Kairi
  3. Maritime Aviation Sqdn. Sentinel
     AS Caimanas Caimanas
• No. 3 Air Training Wing
  The Air Training Wing has two squadrons in the Virgin and Oslolan republics, and trains pilots for the Air Service.
  1. Air Training Sqdn. Rackham
     AS Oslola Oslola
  2. Air Training Sqdn. Leviathan
     AS Virgin Virgin
• No. 4 Air Replenishment Wing
  The Air Replenishment Wing provides refueling for conventional and nuclear aircraft in the Air Service, and also transports spare parts.
  1. Air Replenishment Sqdn. Basilisk
     AS Oslola Oslola
  2. Air Replenishment Sqdn. Argonaut
     AS Ascension Ascension

Air Transport Command

The Air Transport Command (ATC) supports other services, particularly the Territorial Service, and provides air mobility to Rifles regiments as part of its flexible and rapid-manoeuvre doctrine. When mounted in helicopters and helijets, Rifles regiments are known as Aerorifles, and combine with the crew and equipment of an Aerorifles squadron to form a complete air-mobile platoon.

• No. 1 Aerotransport Wing
  The No. 1 Transport Wing services the transport aircraft fleet. No. 1 & 2 Squadrons are land-based and 3 & 4 specialise in maritime transport, and include flying boats.
  1. Aerotransport Sqdn. (Government) Commonwealth
     AS Verde Costa Verde
  2. Aerotransport Sqdn. (Strat. Airlift) Basilisk
     AS Oslola Oslola
  3. Aerotransport Sqdn. (Strat. Airlift) Halcyon
     AS Kairi Kairi
  4. Aerotransport Sqdn. (Tactical Airlift) Nereid
     AS Virgin Virgin
• No. 2 Aerorifles Wing
  The Aerorifles are the aircraft and crew component of an interarmes air-mobile platoon, and transport individual infantry regiments. While travelling as part of an air component, riflemen are known as aerorifles.
  1. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Meteor Flores
  2. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Lola Oslola
  3. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Lola Oslola
  4. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Praia Praia
• No. 3 Aerorifles Wing
  1. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     AS Falklands Falklands
  2. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Demon Demon
  3. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Annobon Annobon
  4. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Helena Helena
• No. 4 Aerorifles Wing
  1. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Aruba Aruba
  2. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     NS Antigua Antigua
  3. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     Fortress Orient Caicos
  4. Aerorifles Sqdn.
     NS Summers Summers

Vekllei aircraft are primarily designed and manufactured domestically, and use mostly nuclear propulsion. Efforts to streamline and simplify inventory in recent years have reduced the overall types of aircraft in service.

Combat Aircraft

• 210 No. 8 Casemate Atomic Fighters
• 33 No. 7 Demon Atomic Fighters

Bombers

• 22 Strategic Bombers
• 16 Medium Bombers

Maritime and Patrol Aircraft

• 16 Long Range Search & Rescue Turboprop Aircraft
• 4 Search & Rescue Flying Boats
• 2 Heavy-lift Search & Rescue Aircraft
• 50 Seagoing Utility Helicopters
• 4 Ground Effect Combat Aircraft

Tanker Aircraft

• 1 Nuclear Replenishment Aircraft
• 2 Airborne Fuel Replenishment Aircraft

Transport Aircraft

• 27 Heavy Transport Aircraft
• 22 Medium Transport Aircraft
• 18 VIP Transport
• 24 Strategic Airlifter
• 12 Tactical Airlifter
• 4 Ground Effect Heavy Airlifters

Helicopters

• 42 Attack Helicopters
• 52 Scout Helicopters
• 40 Heavy-lift/Utility
• 20 Anti-Submarine Warfare/Search and Rescue
• 10 Transport/Utility
• 60 Transport/Utility
• 50 Medium-lift/Utility

Trainer Aircraft

• 20 Primary Trainer Aircraft
• 15 Training Helicopters