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The Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Confederados (Confederate States Air Force) is the aerial agency of the Latin American Armed Forces. It is commanded by Chief of the Air Staff General de Fuerza Aérea Felipe Telez. The FAEC is one of the most powerful air forces in the world. The FAEC formerly used only US, European. and Israeli products, but increasingly uses Brazilian and Latin American products. Most of the FAEC's current European and American designed aircraft are made in Latin American factories.

Operational Commands

The FAEC consists of the following commands:

Comando de Aviones Tacticos
Comando del Transporte Aereo
Comando de la Educacion
Comando de de la Ayuda
Comando de Sistemas
Comando del Material

Comando de la Aviacion Tactica

The Comando de la Aviacion Tactica (Tactical Aviation Command) is responsible for the conduct of all tactical operations by the Air Force in support of Army and Navy operations, and air defence.

Air Defence

10 Squadrons of Mirage 2000EAL (being upgraded to Mirage 2000-9 standard)
2 Squadrons of Condors [1]
16 Batteries of MIM-104 Patriot
6 Batteries of Arrow 2 ATBM
A comprehensive sensor network including radar, OTH radar, and infra-red posts

Long Range Strike Aircraft/Long Range Missiles

3 Squadrons of A-14 Vudus
3 Squadrons of Broadhurst 6
4 Squadrons of Broadhurst 2B

Tactical Fighters/Battfield Strike Aircraft

2 Squadrons of F-15L Slam Eagles
4 Squadrons of F-4EL Phantom IIs
2 Squadrons of F-90 Halcons
10 Squadrons of Mirage 50AL Pantera
4 Squadrons of Kfir C.10
4 Squadrons of Kfir C.7
10 Squadrons of A-4AR Fightinghawks

Counter Insurgency Aircraft

3 Squadrons of A-29B Super Tucanos
3 Squadrons of FMA IA 58 Pucara
2 Squadrons of A-37 Dragonflys

Defence Suppression Aircraft

2 Squadrons of F-4G Phantom II

Surveillence and Reconnaissance Aircraft

2 Squadrons of R-99B Surface Surveillence and Targetting Aircraft [2]
2 Squadrons of R-99A Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft [3]
2 Squadrons of Canberra PR.9's
2 Squadrons of RF-4E Phantom II's
3 Squadrons of Mirage 5ALR

Comando del Transporte Aereo

Comando del Transporte Aereo (Air Transport Command) is intended to provide logistical support to the entire ECAL armed forces. CTA is also responsible for the delivery of Army airborne forces anywhere in the world. For this reason, many Hercules and Globemaster III units are located on Army bases. Finally, CTA provides for some general government transport requirements, notably VIP transport for senior members of the Government. The current Air Officer Commanding Comando del Transporte Aereo is Lieutenant General Kevin Foley. Its assets include:

Strategic Transports

2 Squadrons of C-17's
3 Squadrons of Boeing 707's
2 Squadrons of C-99 [4]

Tanker Transports

3 Squadrons of KC-135R Stratotankers
2 Squadrons of KC-137's (converted ex-airline Boeing 707s)
3 Squadrons of KC-130 Hercules

Tactical Transports

2 Squadrons of C-130J-30's
2 Squadrons of C-130J's
4 Squadrons of C-130H's
6 Squadrons of C-130E's
4 Squadrons of C-130B's
4 Squadrons of DHC-4 Caribous
3 Squadrons of DHC-5 Buffalos
2 Squadrons of Douglas C-47 Skytrains
4 Squadrons of Basler BT-67 Turbo Skytrains
3 Squadrons of CH-47D Chinooks

Special Operations Transports

2 Squadrons of C-130H (Special Operations Modified)
3 Squadrons of Westland Commando (Special Operations Modified)
3 Squadrons of Sikorsky AH-60L Arpia III
4 Squadrons of Agusta-Bell AB.212
1 Squadron of AC-47 Spooky
2 Squadrons of BT-67 Gunships

VIP Transports

4 Boeing Business Jets
8 Embraer Legacy 600

Comando de la Educacion

Comando de la Educacion (Training Command) is intended to training for the FAEC, both flying training, and ground training. The current Air Officer Commanding Comando de la Educacion is Lieutenant General Jorge Lee. Its flying assets include:

4 Flight Screening Centres, each using 20 Cessna 182's
3 Basic Flying Training Schools, each using 80 ENAER T-35 Pillan's
3 Advanced Flying Training Schools, each using 80 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano's
3 Fast Jet Training School, each using 40 FMA IA 63 Pampa's
3 Tactical Training School, each using 40 FMA IA 63 Pampa's
3 Multi-Engine School, each using 20 Embraer EMB 121 Xingu's
1 Navigation School using 20 Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante's
1 Rotary Wing School using 20 Aerospatiale SA-315 Lama's
The Blue Hawks
- 7 F-90A Halcon
- 2 F-90B Halcon
- (Normal displays consist of 5 F-90A's, and an F-90B)
Dissimilar Air Combat Training School
- 1 Squadron of Mirage IIIEAL's
- 1 Squadron of Mirage 5AL's
- 1 Squadron of A-4P's

The Flight Screening Centre serves all services.

Comando de la Ayuda

Comando de la Ayuda (Support Command) has few flying units. Its air fleet is responsible for airfield search and rescue only. Its role is to provide basing support for the other commands. It does have ground combat assets, the Airfield Defence Guards. They are responsible for defending airfields, whether at home, or forward airfields, from ground and air attack. To this end, the ADG operates a variety of armoured vehicles and anti-air weapons. The Air Officer Commanding Comando de la Ayuda is Lieutenant General Manuel Sanchez.

Comando de la Ayuda's assets include:

Aircraft

220 UH-1H Iroquois deployed in detachments over all of the ECAL's military and civil government airfields.
25 Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama stationed at bases near the Andes for mountain rescue.

Armour

Panhard AML
VAB

Anti-Air Weapons

ROLAND
Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon
M192 Towed HAWK Launcher

Other Weapons

Airfield Defence Guards also use MILAN, and Stinger in addition to all standard small arms weapons in use with the armed forces including the FN FAL, Galil, and FN MAG. MILAN is being replaced with the Spike series, including the Spike-SR, and Spike-LR.

Comando de Sistemas

Comando de Sistemas (Systems Command) is charged with development, testing, and clearance of all manner of new Air Force systems, and aviation systems for other services.

For this role, they use a number of aircraft types

A-29B Super Tucano
A-14 Voodoo II
F-90 Halcon
F-15L
F-4EL
Mirage III/5/50
FMA IA 63 Pampa
EMB 312 Tucano
IA 58 Pucara
UH-1 Iroquois
EMB 110 Bandeirante
NKC-135
C-130

Systems Command also operate a large number of drone targets. These are used in weapons tests, and for live fire training. Systems Command manages all drone target operations for the Latin American armed forces, and thus frequently operates with Navy air defence ships, and Army air defence artillery units.

Drones used by Systems Command include:

BQM-34 Firebee I (subsonic subscale target)
BQM-34F Firebee II (supersonic subscale target)
MQM-107 Streaker (subsonic subscale target)
MQM-143 RPVT (airfield defence guard subscale target)
BQM-167 Skeeter (subsonic subscale target)
Super Etendard Drone (subsonic full scale target)
QF-4 Phantom (supersonic full scale target)
QA-4 Skyhawk (subsonic full scale target)

Comando del Material

The role of Comando del Material (Material Command) is to provide acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. It is under the command of Lieutenant General Carlos Ruiz.

Aircraft Weapon Systems

Guns

DEFA 553 30mm Cannon
Mauser BK-27 27mm Cannon
Pontiac M39 20mm Cannon
M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon
Hispano-Suiza HS.804 20mm Cannon
M2 QCHB 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
M134D 7.62mm Minigun
FN MAG 7.62mm GPMG
FM M2-20 7.62mm Machine Gun

Bombs/Mines

Mk 81 250lb General Purpose Bomb
Mk 82 500lb General Purpose Bomb
Mk 83 1000lb General Purpose Bomb
Mk 84 2000lb General Purpose Bomb
BLU-107 Durandal
GBU-15 Glide Bomb
GBU-12 500lb Paveway
GBU-16 1000lb Paveway
GBU-24 2000lb Paveway
Mk 60 CAPTOR
Mk 62 500lb Quickstrike Mine
Mk 64 1000lb Quickstrike Mine
Mk 65 2000lb Quickstrike Mine
Mk 20 ROCKEYE

Missiles

Rafael Python 3
Rafael Python 4
Rafael Python 5
Rafael Derby
AIM-7P Sparrow
Matra Super 530
AIM-120 AMRAAM
AGM-65 Maverick
AM-39 Exocet
AGM-88 HARM
AGM-142 Popeye
Brimstone
CRV7 Unguided Rocket
Llama Cruise Missile

Historical Aircraft

Bombers

Canberra
B-17
B-25
B-26 Invader

Fighters

F-86 Sabre
Gloster Meteor
F-80 Shooting Star
F-94 Starfire
Mirage IIICAL/BAL
Mirage IIIEAL/DAL
Mirage 5
F-4G Phantom II
F-5E Tiger II

Fuerza Aerea de los Estados Confederados Ensign

This ensign is flown from all FAEC bases. When marching, FAEC members march behind the ensign.

Rank Insignia

Officers

Enlisted Men

Confederate States of Latin America
General: Confederate States of Latin America, Economy of the ECAL, Justice and Law in the ECAL, President Michelle Bachelet, Presidency
Political: Partido Republicano Constitucional, Partido Laborista Socialista, Partido de la Democracia Cristiana
Military: Fuerzas Armadas, Armada, Ejercito, Fuerza Aerea, Infanteria de Marina, Guardia Nacional
Military Aircraft: FMA SAIAL 90, A-4AL Fightinghawk
Armoured Vehicles: TLAM Medium Tank, TLAP Main Battle Tank
Warships: Ship Profiles, Ardiente and Valeroso class destoyers

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 *3 Squadrons of [[A-14_Voodoo_II|A-14 Vudus]]
-*6 Squadrons of [[Llama_Cruise_Missile#MCL-2|MCL-2 GLCM]]
 *3 Squadrons of [[Broadhurst_Missile_Series#Broadhurst_6|Broadhurst 6]]
 *4 Squadrons of [[Broadhurst_Missile_Series#Broadhurst_2|Broadhurst 2B]]
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 ===Tactical Fighters/Battfield Strike Aircraft===
-*3 Squadrons of F-15L Slam Eagles
+*2 Squadrons of F-15L Slam Eagles
 *4 Squadrons of F-4EL Phantom IIs
 *2 Squadrons of [[FMA_SAIA_90|F-90 Halcons]]
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 ===Defence Suppression Aircraft===
-*1 Squadron of EF-15L Slam Eagles
 *2 Squadrons of F-4G Phantom II
-*1 Squadron of [[FMA_SAIA_90|EF-90B Halcons]]
 ===Surveillence and Reconnaissance Aircraft===

Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Confederados