Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire de España) 21,606 (plus 6,006 civilian; 27,612 in total)
The Spanish Air Force is organised in 3 commands - General Air Command, Combat Air Command and Canary Islands Air Command
Flying hours 120 hrs/year on hel/tpt ac; 180 hrs/year on FGA/ftr
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
incl Air Defence
• AIRCRAFT229 combat capable. Total 542 Aircrafts.
Air Defence (Interceptor) 2 sqn with 22 Ftr ac:
22 EF2000 Typhoon Tranche 1 C.16 (+53 Typhoon on order);
Operational Conversion Unit 1 sqn with 14 OCU ac:
14 EF2000(T) Typhoon Tranche 1 CE.16
Air Defence (Interceptor) 3 sqn with 70 Ftr ac:
8 Mirage F-1M;
17 Mirage F-1EE;
10 Mirage F-1EDA;
28 Mirage F-1CE;
4 Mirage F-1C;
3 Mirage F-1BE;
Fighter Ground Attack 5 sqns with 88 FGA ac(67 being given MLU)
77 MDC EF/A-18A (F/A-18A) Hornet;
11 MDC TEF/A-18B (F/A-18B) Hornet
Operational Conversion Unit 1 sqn with OCU ac:
EF-18A (F/A-18A)/ EF-18B (F/A-18B) Hornet
Fighter Ground Bomber 2 sqn with Lead-in trg ac:
22 CASA SF-5B Freedom Fighter (lead-in ftr trg)
Reconnaissance 6 Recce ac:
2 Cessna 550 Citation V;
4 CASA C-212AA1(Photo Survey);
Maritime patrol 1 sqn with 13 MP ac:
2 P-3A Orion*;
5 P-3B Orion* (MR);
Electronic Warfare 3 sqn with 3 EW ac:
4 Falcon; 20 (2 EW, 2 NAVAID);
1 CASA C-212-200DE1 (ECM/EW) ;
Air-to-Air Refueling & Electronic Warfare 1 sqn with 4EW/Tkr ac:
4 B-707 (incl EW & tkr);
Air-to-Air Refueling & Heavy Transport 1 sqn with 3 Tkr/tpt ac:
1 A-310;
2 Boeing 707;
Air-to-Air Refueling 1 sqn with 5 Tpt ac:
5 KC-130H Hercules
Search and Rescue 4 sqn with SAR ac:
1 sqn with 3 F-27 Friendship (SAR); HU-21 (AS-332) Super Puma;
1 sqn with 6 CN-235 maritime surv/SAR;
1 sqn with 5 CASA C- 212AV1 Aviocar; HU- 21 (AS-332) Super Puma;
1 sqn with 2 CASAC-212P Aviocar, AS-330 (SA-330) Puma
Transport 6 sqn with 71 Tpt ac:
1 sqn with 14 CN- 235 (12 tpt, 2 VIP);
1 sqn with 6 C-130H Hercules; 1C-130H-30 Hercules;
1 sqn with 37 CASA C-212 Aviocar (10 C-212A1; 9 C-212AA1; 10 C-212AB1; 4 C-212E ; 6 C-212-200S1);
1 sqn with 7 CASA C-295 (9 on order to replace some CASA 212);
1 sqn with 1 A-310; 5 Falcon 900 (VIP);
1 sqn with 1 Beechcraft C90 King Air (VIP), HU-21 (AS-332) Super Puma;
Support &Firefighting 1 sqn with 16 Spt ac:
15 Canadair CL-215;
1 Canadair CL-415
Training 11 sqns with 139 Trgac:
2 sqn with 74 CASA C-101B/ B1 Aviojet;
1 sqn with 6 CASA C-212B1 Aviocar;
1 sqn with 22 Beech F-33C Bonanza (trg);
1 sqn with 37 E-26 (T-35) Pillan
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• HELICOPTER No combat capable. Total 44 Helicopters.
Support 17 Spt hel:
5 AS-330 (SA-330) Puma;
12 HU-21 (AS-332) Super Puma
Utility23 Utl hel:
15 EC-120 Colibri;
2 AS-532 (VIP);
6 S-76C (VIP)
Training4 Trg hel:
2 sqn with EC-120 Colibri;
2 S-76C;
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Air Force Air Defence Systems
AD •
SAM Mistral; R-530
TOWED Skyguard/Aspide
• MISSILES
AAM AIM-120B/C AMRAAM; AIM-9L/ AIM-9M/ AIM- 9N/ AIM-9P Sidewinder; AIM-7F/M Sparrow, R-530
ARM AGM-88A HARM;
ASM AGM-65A/G Maverick; AGM-84C/D Harpoon; Taurus KEPD 350
• BOMBS
Conventional: Mk 82; Mk 83; Mk 84; BLU-109; BPG-2000; BR-250; BR-500; BME-330B/AP; CBU-100 (anti-tank)
Laser-guided: GBU-10/16 Paveway II; GBU-24 Paveway III
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• FACILITIES
General Air Command (Torrejon) 3 Wg
3 sqn with Spt ac/hel:
1 sqn with CASA 212 Aviocar; Cessna 550 Citation V;
1 sqn with Canadair CL-215/CL-415;
1 sqn with CASA 212 Aviocar; HU-21 (AS-332) Super Puma (SAR)
4 sqn with Tpt ac/hel:
1 sqn with A-310; B-707 (tkr/tpt);
1 sqn with HU- 21 (AS-332) Super Puma (tpt);
1 sqn with Falcon 900;
1sqn with A-310, Beechcraft C90 King Air
3 sqn with Trg ac:
1 sqn with CASA C-101 Aviojet;
1 sqn with E-24 (Beech F-33) Bonanza;
1 sqn with CASA 212 Aviocar
Combat Air Command (Torrejon) 6 Wg
10 sqn with Ftr
1 sqn with Typhoon;
7 sqn with EF-18 (F/A-18) Hornet;
2 sqn with F-1CE (F-1C)/ F-1BE (F-1B) Mirage
1 sqn with Spt ac/hel:
1 sqn with CASA C-212 Aviocar; AS-330 (SA-330) Puma;
1 sqn with B-707, CASA C-212 Aviocar, Falcon 20 (EW)
1 sqn with MR ac:
P-3A/P-3B Orion
5 sqn with Tpt ac:
1 sqn with CASA C-212 Aviocar;
1 sqn with KC-130H Hercules (tkr/tpt); C-130H Hercules;
2 sqn with CN-235;
1 sqn with CASA C-295;
1 sqn with B-707 (tkr/tpt)
3 sqn with OCU ac:
1 sqn with EF-18 (F/A-18) Hornet Lead-in trg
2 sqn with F-5B Freedom Fighter
4/5 Generation Fighters 
