The Ecuadorian Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, FAE) is the Air arm of the Military of Ecuador and responsible for the protection of the Ecuadorian airspace.
The mission of the Ecuadorian is to develop the military air wing, in order to execute institutional objectives which guarantee sovereignty and contribute towards the nation's security and development. It's vision is to be a dissuasive Air Force, respected and accepted by society, pioneering within the nation's "air-space" development.
The Ecuadorian Air Force has 368 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters and 33,120 active duty personnel.
Aircraft Inventory[]
Fighters[]
IAI Kfir x 36
Atlas Cheetah x 24
Attack Aircraft[]
Canadair CL-41 Tutor x 42
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano x 24 (another 18 on order)
Transport Aircraft[]
- Airbus A320 x 10
- Avro 748 x 14
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter x 12
- De Havilland Canada DHC-9 Bison x 16
- Embraer E-Jet x 10
- Embraer Legacy x 2
- IAI Arava x 4
Trainer Aircraft[]
- Diamond DA20-C1 x 14
- ENAER T-35 Pillán x 14
- Embraer EMB 312 Tucano x 20
- Pacific Aerospace CT-4 Airtrainer x 16
- Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II x 24
Helicopters[]
- BHI CH-139 JetRanger x 22
- BHI CH-146 Griffon x 24
- Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil x 14
- Eurocopter AS555 Fennec x 12
- HAL Dhruv x 14
