Back Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya Spanish نیروی هوایی اروگوئه Persian Uruguayn ilmavoimat Finnish Force aérienne uruguayenne French Urugvajsko ratno zrakoplovstvo Croatian Angkatan Udara Uruguay ID Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya Italian ウルグアイ空軍 Japanese Tentera Udara Uruguay Malay Urugwajskie Siły Powietrzne Polish
| Uruguayan Air Force | |
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| Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya | |
 Badge of the Uruguayan Air Force | |
| Founded |
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| Country |  Uruguay |
| Type | Air Force |
| Role | Aerial Warfare |
| Size | 2,850 servicemen 60 aircraft |
| Part of | Uruguayan Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Cap. Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base |
| Motto(s) |
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| March | Uruguayan Air Force March |
| Anniversaries |
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| Engagements | Failed Revolution of 1935 (As Aeronáutica Militar) Revolución Libertadora (F-51Ds Combat Air Patrols against Uruguayan airspace violations by Argentina) Taking of Pando (Anti guerrilla-warfare against Tupamaros) 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander |  President of Uruguay |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force |  Air Force General Luis H. De León |
| Commander of Air Command Operations | Brigadier General José M. Medina |
| Commander of Air Command Staff | Brigadier General Juan José Méndez Quintana |
| Chief of General Staff | Brigadier General Fernando Colina |
| Commander of Air Logistics Command | Brigadier General Gaetano Battagliese |
| National Director of Civil Aviation and Aviation | Brigadier General Leonardo Blengini |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | |
| Roundel |  |
| Fin Flash |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A-37B |
| Helicopter | AS365, Bell 212, UH-1H |
| Patrol | C-212 |
| Reconnaissance | C-212, U-206H |
| Trainer | SF-260EU, PC-7U, L-13 |
| Transport | C-95, C-120ER, C-212, C-310L, KC-130H, A65, UB-55, UB-58, PA-18 |
| Tanker | KC-130H |
The Uruguayan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, abbreviated FAU) is the air service branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. Originally created as part of the National Army of Uruguay, the Air Force was established as a separate branch on December 4, 1953.[1] It is the youngest and also the smallest branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. In 1977 it was determined that the mission of the Air Force is to conduct strategic and tactical aerospace operations on behalf of the national defense, exercising the sovereignty of the Uruguayan airspace and defending the independence, integrity, constitution and laws of the country. The Air Force must also conduct search and rescue missions and plan, propose, execute and supervise the necessary measures for the development of the aerospace potential, while providing any necessary and possible logistical support during the natural disasters that the country may suffer.[2] Since 1985 this has been always carried out under the command of the President of Uruguay, and according to the Minister of National Defense.[3][4]
- ^ "Ley N° 12070". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Decreto Ley N° 14747". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, (2008). [1] Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Decreto Ley N° 14747". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-06-16.