Kuwaiti Air Force
| Kuwait Air Force al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya |
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Kuwait Air Force roundel
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| Active | 1953 |
| Country |
 Kuwait
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| Branch | Kuwait Armed Forces |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | Approx. 5,000 personnel |
| Garrison/HQ | Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base |
| Motto(s) |
الله والوطن والامير God, Country & The Emir |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| Anniversaries | National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February) |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Assistant Chief Combat Commander of Kuwait Air Force | Kuwait Air Force Commander |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | F/A-18 Hornet |
| Helicopter |
AH-64 Apache Aerospatiale SA-342 |
| Trainer | Short Tucano, BAE Hawk |
| Transport |
C-17 Globemaster III Lockheed L-100 Hercules Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]] Lockheed KC-130J |
الله والوطن والامير
The Kuwait Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الكويتية Trans: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defense Brigades, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base. The Kuwait Air Force numbers approximately 5,000 officers and enlisted personnel.
The Kuwait Air Force was founded in 1953 by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah when the Directorate of Public Security Force split from the Kuwaiti Army; the new force was equipped with a number of Austers in different configurations and two de Havilland DH.104 Doves.|reason=Date of foundation has to be considered suspect, found a reliable source stating the first Kuwaiti pilot had his first solo flight while learning to fly, in 1954. Another source states that four Austers were delivered to the Kuwait Aero Club in March 1954, with no mention of military deliveries.
The Kuwait Air Force was expanded concurrently with the course of the British intervention during Operation Vantage that deterred Iraq from annexing Kuwait as one of its provinces. The first aircraft to enter KAF service were four Whirlwind helicopters and six BAC/Hunting Jet Provost T.51s. This support from the UK would remain in place for a long time and 1964 was known for the arrival of the first Hawker Hunters. These would later be joined by more examples in 1969. Two de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou transports arrived in 1963. The transport capacity would later be improved by the acquisition of an ex-RAF Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy in 1969 and later, in 1971, by two Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules.
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