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Air Force structure, deployment, and equipment

by Almorea

The Almorean Air Force is led by the President, who is the constitutional commander-in-chief of all the military assets of the Almorean nation.

The President appoints a civilian Secretary of the Air Force to administer the Air Force on a day-to-day basis, and this official reports to the Secretary of War, who is the top civilian head of the Almorean military. The Air Chief Marshal, the Air Force's highest-ranking officer, leads Air Force General Headquarters (AFHQ).

The basic organization of the Air Force can be broken down as follows.

Air Force General Headquarters- the overall headquarters of the Air Force, as the name indicates. AFHQ manages all operational aspects of the Air Force and is responsible for military intelligence gathering, asset management, and the development of war plans.
Supply Command- led by an air vice marshal, and responsible for the Air Force's logistics: supplies, fuel, ammunition, and repairs.
Training Command- led by an air vice marshal; oversees the Airmen Training School, the Air Force Communications Academy, and the officers' Air Force Institute.
Trannsa District- led, as are the other districts, by an air marshal. Provides protection for the economically-vital provinces of Adashawnee and Baranor, and provides protection for Almorean and foreign VIPs, such as the President and foreign dignitaries.
Northern District- provides assets covering the northern provinces of Gavshin and Frasyrland, and operates the National Aerospace Tracking and Defense Command (NATDC).
Central District- provides assets covering the provinces of Roonmore, Talavora, and Warenne Island.
Southern District- provides assets covering the provinces of Queensland, Gray Hills, and New Arvan. The Southern District shares forces with Almorea's partners in the Raedlon Organization of States, Nhoor, Solaryia, and New totzka.
Air Force Reserve- a pool of 4,000 enlisted personnel, as well as 500 temporary volunteers drawn from the National Volunteer Corps, which provides short-term armed volunteers to supplement the Almorean military's domestic capability.

Equipment
The Air Force uses a variety of aircraft and other weaponry. Many Almorean warplanes are made in Corindia, while Noronica has also supplied technology. Almorean manufacturers are important to the Air Force, as they supply repair kits and spare parts for foreign-made fighter jets. To avoid having to purchase expensive licenses, the Almorean government encourages the Military Design Bureau (MDB), the military's development agency, to study and "borrow" foreign technology to provide workable models for domestic planes.

ROS fighter jet. Still in development, this plane is being built by Almorean technicians and experts from Nhoor and is expected to enter service in the early 2020s.
40 MRF7 Águila. Built and outfitted by Corindi technicians, the Águila is Almorea's best fighter aircraft, and can effectively engage enemy air and ground assets. The government purchased 20 of these planes in 2015 and another 20 in 2018, for over $1 billion in total.
17 GA2 Tarasque ground attack aircraft. Also a Corindi-built plane, the Air Force maintains a small fleet of them. Tarasque ground attack fighters used by the Air Force are equipped mainly with SEAD weaponry, and are intended to supplement the Army's mission of defending the homeland against ground invasion, as well as for use attacking enemy installations overseas.
22 Tornado jets. Forty of these planes were bought by Almorean officials in the 1980s, but they have been phased out since 2010. In the present day, Almorea's fleet of Tornado fighter jets is equipped with air-to-air missiles and autocannons, giving them some capability in a dogfight, but many of the planes are plagued with mechanical issues.
28 A229 attack helicopters. Adopted in 2016, these helicopters are the best which Almorea can deploy. Compared to the A129, they have better avionics and weapons systems, such as being equipped to carry Thunderbolt missiles from Athara magarat.
19 Agusta A129 attack helicopters. The Air Force has used this model since 1990, but many have been transferred to the control of the Army. These helicopters are mainly used for light patrol duties and would supplement the more powerful A229 models in combat.
1 Lagartija helicopter. Made in Corindia. The Air Force bought one model in 2019 to test its capabilities, and may phase out the A129 in favor of the Lagartija by 2025.
10 Matuasto transport helicopter. Corinidi-made.
5 MRTT3 Iolaidh tanker transport. Designed by engineers in Noronica and Corindia, this aircraft has been used by the Air Force since 2012 to transport large quantities of troops and equipment for the other branches of the military. A sixth such aircraft crashed and exploded several years ago.
41 Avenger Air Defense System. Armed with heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles, these vehicles complement the Army's extensive anti-aircraft capability, and are used to guard Almorean shores against incoming hostile aircraft.
7 HAR2 Corbeau recon aircraft. Made in Corindia.
30 Eagle armored vehicles. Armed with light machine guns and used for transport and logistics duties, as well as by the Air Force's 150-man police unit.
15 trainer planes of various makes and models
A drone fleet- in the past few years, the Air Force has invested over $400 million in buying and equipping attack and reconnaissance drones. The government has awarded a contract to Dynamo Industrial Solutions to produce small, Almorean-made drones equipped with antipersonnel shrapnel missiles.