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[[Image:AirChiefMarshal-SWIFT.png|thumb|200px|Air Chief Marshal David Swift]]
 
Over the last 10 years the Royal Pinguinian Air Force has undergone significant change. We have made tremendous progress towards ensuring a capable and efficient force structure, which is able to cope with the unpredictable and complex security environment that exists today, and is likely to exist in the future. I believe that we now have a balanced Air Force, which is structured and orientated towards a multitude of operations. I intend, therefore, to build on the firm foundations set by my predecessors, consolidating where appropriate, whilst still ensuring that we are sufficiently agile to adapt to emerging threats, and the opportunities offered by new concepts and technologies. Our objective in all this is to provide rapid, precise effects across the entire spectrum of operations, from high intensity warfighting to support operations.
 
Over the last 10 years the Royal Pinguinian Air Force has undergone significant change. We have made tremendous progress towards ensuring a capable and efficient force structure, which is able to cope with the unpredictable and complex security environment that exists today, and is likely to exist in the future. I believe that we now have a balanced Air Force, which is structured and orientated towards a multitude of operations. I intend, therefore, to build on the firm foundations set by my predecessors, consolidating where appropriate, whilst still ensuring that we are sufficiently agile to adapt to emerging threats, and the opportunities offered by new concepts and technologies. Our objective in all this is to provide rapid, precise effects across the entire spectrum of operations, from high intensity warfighting to support operations.
  

Revision as of 16:26, 1 October 2007

The high flying air force of the Piguinian Kingdom is suited to its needs. It brings tactical control and skilled aviating to the skies.

RPAF Roundel

The RPAF amkes up one-third of the Pinguinian military.

Purpose

Chief of the Air Staff

Air Chief Marshal David Swift

Over the last 10 years the Royal Pinguinian Air Force has undergone significant change. We have made tremendous progress towards ensuring a capable and efficient force structure, which is able to cope with the unpredictable and complex security environment that exists today, and is likely to exist in the future. I believe that we now have a balanced Air Force, which is structured and orientated towards a multitude of operations. I intend, therefore, to build on the firm foundations set by my predecessors, consolidating where appropriate, whilst still ensuring that we are sufficiently agile to adapt to emerging threats, and the opportunities offered by new concepts and technologies. Our objective in all this is to provide rapid, precise effects across the entire spectrum of operations, from high intensity warfighting to support operations.

Agility is at the heart of our operational capability. But we also need to be sufficiently adaptable to keep pace with changes in the security environment, and our equipment needs to have the embedded flexibility to be capable of meeting new demands. As a consequence, single role platforms will, I believe, become increasingly something of the past; multi-role must be the way forward. We must also make sure that we have the right people to support the frontline and ensure that they are just as agile and adaptable as our equipment.

Strategy

Development Plan

The role of Air Power

RAF ethos values and standards

Structure

RAF Commands

Groups and Expeditionary Air Wings

Stations

PKAF Avie

This station is the former Air Command HQ

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 1st Squadron
  • 3rd Squadron
  • 5th Squadron
  • 15th Squadron

PKAF Belly

This station is the current Air Command HQ

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 2nd Squadron
  • 4th Squadron
  • 10th Squadron
  • 16th Squadron

PKAF Uccellum

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 6th Squadron
  • 11th Squadron
  • 17th Squadron
  • 21st Squadron

PKAF Volare (6C)

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 7th Squadron
  • 12th Squadron
  • 18th Squadron
  • 22nd Squadron

PKAF Puffin (3E)

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 8th Squadron
  • 13th Squadron
  • 19th Squadron
  • 23rd Squadron

PKAF Auk (6E)

home to the following sqaudrons:

  • 9th Squadron
  • 14th Squadron
  • 20th Squadron
  • 24th Squadron

Squadrons

Offensive Support

  • 1st Squadron
  • 2nd Squadron
  • 4th Squadron
  • 6th Squadron
  • 9th Squadron
  • 12th Squadron
  • 13th Squadron
  • 14th Squadron

Air Defence and Airborne Early warning

  • 3rd Squadron
  • 8th Squadron
  • 10th Squadron
  • 11th Squadron
  • 23rd Squadron

Reconnaissance

  • 5th Squadron

Flying Training

  • 19th Squadron

Operational Conversion Units

  • 15th Squadron
  • 17th Squadron
  • 20th Squadron

Air Transport and Air-to-Air refuelling

  • 21st Squadron
  • 24th Squadron

Support Helicopter

  • 7th Squadron
  • 18th Squadron

Maritime Patrol and Search and Rescue

  • 16th Squadron
  • 22nd Squadron

RAF Regiment

Display Teams

The main RPAF display team is called the Black Flippers.

People

Current Operations

Equipment

History

Events