Spanish Air and Space Force

Spanish Air and Space Force
Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
Badge of the Spanish Air and Space Force
Founded	28 February 1913; 111 years ago (1913-02-28)
Country	Spain
Type	Air and space force
Role	Aerial and space warfare
Size	23,000 personnel (2018)[1] 414 aircraft[2]
Part of	Spanish Armed Forces
Headquarters	General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force, Madrid
Patron	Our Lady of Loreto
Motto(s)	Latin: Per aspera ad astra "Through hardships to the stars"
March	Spanish Air and Space Force Anthem
Anniversaries	10 December
Engagements	Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II Ifni War Yugoslav wars Kosovo War Libyan Civil War
Website	ejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief (Captain General)	King Felipe VI
Chief of Staff	Air General Javier Salto
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	MQ-9 Reaper
Electronic warfare	Falcon 20
Fighter	F/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon
Helicopter	AS532 Cougar, AS332 Super Puma, NH90
Trainer helicopter	Colibrí, Sikorsky S-76
Patrol	P-3 Orion, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212
Reconnaissance	Cessna Citation V, MQ-9 Reaper
Trainer	F/A-18 Hornet, F-5, CASA C-101, T-35 Pillán
Transport	CASA C-295, CASA CN-235, CASA C-212, King Air, A400M, Airbus A310, Falcon 900
Tanker	A400M

The Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) (Spanish: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio, lit. 'Army of the Air and Space') is the aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.