# List of air forces

This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces. Country names in italics indicate that they are not generally recognized internationally as independent states but which nonetheless managed to field an active air service. For information on the size of military forces, see list of countries by size of armed forces.

## A

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Afghanistan | Islamic Emirate Air Force دافغانستان هوايۍ ځواک | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Air Force | 2010–2021 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Army Air Corps | 2002–2010 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan National Army Air Corps | 1996–2001 |
| Afghanistan | Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic State of Afghanistan | 1992–1996 |
| Afghanistan | former insignia | 1983–1992 |
| Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | 1979-1983 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Republican Air Force De Afghan Hanoi Quirah | 1973–1979 |
| Afghanistan | Royal Afghan Air Force | 1948–1973 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Air Force Afghan Hawa-e Ourdou | 1937–1947 |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Military Air Arm | 1924-1929 |
| Albania | Albanian Air Force | 1951 |
| Albania | Air Force of the Albanian People's Army Albanian People's Army | 1951–1991 |
| Albania | Royal Albanian Air Corps Royal Albanian Army | 1914–1939 |
| Algeria | Algerian Air Force Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-jazaeriyya, Armée de l'Air Algérienne | 1962 |
| Algeria | former insignia | 1962–1964 |
| Algeria | Algerian Navy | |
| Algeria | Algerian Gendarmerie | |
| Angola | National Air Force of Angola Força Aérea Nacional de Angola | 2007 |
| Angola | Angolan People's Air Force And Air Defence Force Força Aérea Popular de Angolia People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola | 1975-2007 |
| Angola | former insignia | 1975–1980 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Air Wing | 2022 |
| Argentina | Argentine Air Force Fuerza Aérea Argentina | 1945 |
| Argentina | Army Aeronautical Service Servicio Aeronáutico del Ejército | 1912–1945 |
| Argentina | Argentine Naval Aviation Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina | 1919 |
| Argentina | former insignia | |
| Argentina | Argentine Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército Argentino | 1956 |
| Argentina | Argentine Coast Guard Air Service Servicio de Aviación de la Prefectura Naval Argentina | 1970 |
| Argentina | Argentine Gendarmería Dirección de Aeronáutica de Gendarmería | 1955 |
| Armenia | Armenian Air Force Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր | 1992 |
| Australia | Royal Australian Air Force | 1921 |
| Australia | former insignia | 1945–1956 |
| Australia | former insignia | 1943-1946 |
| Australia | former insignia | 1942–1946 |
| Australia | Royal Australian Air Force | 1921–1942 |
| Australia | Australian Air Force | March–August 1921 |
| Australia | Australian Air Corps Australian Army | 1920-1921 |
| Australia | Australian Flying Corps First Australian Imperial Force | 1912-1920 |
| Australia | Fleet Air Arm | 1947 |
| Australia | Australian Army Aviation | 1968 |
| Australia | 1st Aviation Regiment (Divisional) | 1966–1968 |
| Australia | No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron | 1960–1966 |
| Austria | Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte | 1955 |
| Austria | Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte | 1928-1938 |
| Austria | Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops | 1893–1918 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force Azərbaycan hərbi hava qüvvələri | 1991 |

## B

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Bahamas | Royal Bahamas Defence Force Air Wing | 1981 |
| Bahrain | Royal Bahraini Air Force | 2002 |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Amiri Air Force | 1987-2002 |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Defence Force Air Wing | 1977-1987 |
| Bahrain | Public Security Forces aviation Paramilitary security organization, national police force of Bahrain. | 1971 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Air Force বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh Biman Bahini | 1971 |
| Bangladesh | Operation Kilo Flight | 1971-1972 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Naval Aviation | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Army Aviation Group | 1978 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh Army, Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh) wartime only | |
| Barbados | Barbados Defence Force | 1981 |
| Belarus | Belarusian Air Force | post 1995 |
| Belarus | Belarus Air Force | 1991–1995 |
| Belgium | Belgian Air Component Luchtcomponent, Composante Air | 2002 |
| Belgium | Belgian Air Force Belgische Luchtmacht, Force Aerienne Belge | 1946-2001 |
| Belgium | Free Belgian Air Force | 1940-1946 |
| Belgium | Military Aviation Militair Vliegwezen, Aviation Militaire | 1915-1940 |
| Belgium | Company of Aviators Compagnie des Ouvries et Aérostiers | 1910–1915 |
| Belgium | Belgian Navy | 1962–2002 |
| Belgium | Belgian Army | 1954–2002 |
| Belgium | Belgian Gendarmerie | 1968-2001 |
| Belize | Belize Defence Force Air Wing | 1983 |
| Benin | Benin Air Force Force Aérienne de Benin | 1990 |
| Benin | People's Republic of Benin Air Force | 1975–1990 |
| Benin | Dahomey Air Force Force Aérienne de Dahomey | 1961-1975 |
| Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army | 1972 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Boliviana | 1944 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación | 1923–1944 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Naval Aviation | |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Army Aviation | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ваздухопловство и ПВО Zrakoplovstvo i PZO | 2007 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Federacije BiH | 1996–2006 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Republika Srpska Air Force Ратно Ваздухопловство и ПВО ВРС Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i PVO VRS | 1992–2006 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatian Defence Council aviation | 1992– |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Republike BiH | 1992–1996 |
| Botswana | Botswana Defence Force Air Wing | 1977 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) | 1941 |
| Brazil | Military Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação Militar (AvM) | 1918–1941 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Naval Aviation Força Aeronaval | 1916 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Army Aviation Command Comando de Aviação do Exército Brasileiro | 1986 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Military Police Brazilian Army Military reserve force – National and state gendarmerie forces of Brazil. | |
| Brunei | Royal Brunei Air Force Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei | 1991 |
| Brunei | Royal Brunei Armed Forces Air Wing | 1984-1991 |
| Brunei | Royal Brunei Malay Regiment, Air Wing | 1966-1984 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили | 1992 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian People's Army Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили | 1949–1992 |
| Bulgaria | Air Army Въздушни Войски | 1945–1949 |
| Bulgaria | former insignia | 1941–1944 |
| Bulgaria | Royal Bulgarian Air Force | 1937–1941 |
| Bulgaria | Gendarmery Aeroplane Detachment Zhandarmeriisko Aeroplanno Otdelenie | 1919-1920 |
| Bulgaria | Army Aviation Corps | 1915–1918 |
| Bulgaria | Aeronautical Detachment | 1906-1914 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Naval Aviation Aviatsia Na Bulgarskiya Voennomorski Flot (AnBVMF) | 1992 |
| Bulgaria | Independent ASW Squadron of the Navy Otdelna Protivolodachna Eskadrila na VMF (OPLEV-VMF) | 1959–1990 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Naval Aviation | 1915–1918 |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso Air Force Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso | 1984 |
| Burkina Faso | Upper Volta Air Force Force Aérienne de Haute-Volta | 1964–1984 |
| Burundi | Burundi Army Aviation Force Armée du Burundi | 1966 |

## C

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Air Force ទ័ពអាកាសខេមរភូមិន្ទ Toăp Akas Khémôrôphumĭnt | 1993 |
| Cambodia | Cambodian People's Air Force | 1989–1993 |
| Cambodia | former insignia | 1989–1993 |
| Cambodia | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Air Force | 1979-1989 |
| Cambodia | Air Force of the Liberation Army of Kampuchea | 1977–1979 |
| Cambodia | Khmer Air Force Khmer National Armed Forces | 1970–1975 |
| Cambodia | Royal Khmer Air Force | 1954–1970 |
| Cambodia | Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia aviation Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
| Cameroon | Cameroon Air Force Armée de l'Air du Cameroun | 1960 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Air Force Aviation Royale Canadienne | 2011 |
| Canada | Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) Commandement de la Force aérienne du Canada | 1968-2011 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Air Force | 1965-1968 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Air Force | 1948-1965 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Air Force | 1946-1948 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Air Force | 1924-1946 |
| Canada | Canadian Air Force (Air Board) | 1920-1924 |
| Canada | Canadian Air Force (in Europe) | 1918–1920 |
| Canada | Royal Air Force Canada | 1918–1919 |
| Canada | Royal Flying Corps Canada | 1917–1918 |
| Canada | Canadian Aviation Corps | 1914–1915 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Naval Air Service | 1918-1919 |
| Canada | Canadian Army | 1948–1965 |
| Canada | Royal Canadian Mounted Police aviation - National police and gendarmerie service of Canada. | |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde Air Force Força Aérea Caboverdiana | 1992 |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic Air Force Force Aérienne Centrafricaine | 1979– |
| Central African Republic | Central African Empire Air Force | 1976–1979 |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic Air Force | 1961–1976 |
| Chad | Chadian Air Force Force Aérienne Tchadienne | 1973 |
| Chile | Chilean Air Force Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) | 1930 |
| Chile | Chilean Naval Aviation Servicio de Aviación de la Armada de Chile | 1953 |
| Chile | Chilean Army Aviation Comando de Aviación del Ejército de Chile | 1970 |
| Chile | Carabineros de Chile | 1960 |
| China (PRC) | People's Liberation Army Air Force 中国人民解放军空军 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun | 1949 |
| China (PRC) | Red Army of China Air Force | c. 1930 |
| China (PRC) | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force 中国人民解放军海军航空兵 Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Haijun Hangkongbing | 1952 |
| China (PRC) | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation 中国人民解放军陆军航空兵 | 1987 |
| China (PRC) | People's Armed Police aviation - Chinese paramilitary organization, gendarmerie, border guard force. During wartime the PAP would provide support to the People's Liberation Army. | |
| China (PRC) | China Marine Surveillance aviation | -2013 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Republic of China Air Force 中華民國空軍 Chung-Hua Min-Kuo K'ung-Chün | 1938 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Nationalist Chinese Air Force (Central Government) | 1925-1938 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Chinese Aviation Ministry | 1920-1925? |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Chinese Aviation Service | 1916?–1919? |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Chinese Army Air Arm | 1914-1916? |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Airplane Corps of the Chinese Army | 1913-1914 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Republic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command | 1999 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Army Paratroops and Special Forces Command | 1979-1999 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Army Aviation Command | 1976-1979 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Republic of China Naval Aviation Command | 1995 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Naval Anti-Submarine Group | 1991-1995 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Fleet Helicopter Squadron | 1977-1991 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Chinese Naval Air Service | 1927-1938 |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan), Air Patrol Squadron - Paramilitary coast guard service of Taiwan | -2004 |
| Colombia | Colombian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Colombiana | 1922 |
| Colombia | former insignia | 1927–1953 |
| Colombia | Colombian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval | 1984 |
| Colombia | Colombian National Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército | 1995 |
| Comoros | Comoros Military Aviation Command | 1976 |
| Congo | Air Force of the Republic of Congo Force 'Aérienne Congolaise | 1992 |
| Congo | People’s Republic of Congo Air Force L'Armée de l'Air du Congo | 1970–1992 |
| Congo | Congolese Air Force | 1961–1970 |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Force Aérienne du Congo | |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo | Zaire Air Force | 1971–1997 |
| Costa Rica | Air Surveillance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea (SVA) – Fuerza Pública | 1994 |
| Costa Rica | Air Section of the Costa Rican Civil Guard Sección Aérea del Guardia Civil | 1955-1994 |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar | 1947–1949 |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Côte d'Ivoire Air Force Force Aérienne de la Côte d'Ivoire | c. 1965 |
| Croatia | Croatian Air Force and Air Defense Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana | 1991 |
| Croatia | former insignia | 1991–1994 |
| Croatia | Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske | 1941–1945 |
| Cuba | Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria | 1959 |
| Cuba | Cuban Rebel Air Force Fuerza Aérea Rebelde | 1958 |
| Cuba | Cuban Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba | 1952–1958 |
| Cuba | Cuban Army Air Corps Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército de Cuba | 1915–1952 |
| Cuba | Cuban Naval Aviation Aviación Naval | 1934-1952 |
| Cyprus | Air Command of Cyprus Διοίκηση Αεροπορίας Κύπρου | 1996 |
| Cyprus | Cyprus National Guard Air Wing | 1973–1996 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Air Force Vzdušné síly armády České republiky | 1993 |
| Czech Republic | Czechoslovak Air Force Československé letectvo Czechoslovak Army | 1926–1993 |
| Czech Republic | | 1921–1926 |
| Czech Republic | | 1918–1921 |

## D

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Air Force Flyvevåbnet | 1950 |
| Denmark | Danish Navy Air Squadron Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste | 2003-2010 |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Army Flying Service Hærens Flyvetjeneste (HFT) | 1971-2003 |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Navy Flying Service Søværnets Flyvetjeneste (SVF) | 1962–2003 |
| Denmark | Danish Brigade in Sweden | 1943-1945 |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Army Air Corps Hærens Flyvertropper | 1912–1950 |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Naval Aviation Marinens Flyvevæsen | 1911–1950 |
| Denmark | Air Force Home Guard Home Guard (Denmark), Danish Defence | 1953 |
| Djibouti (formerly the French Territory of Afars and Issas) | Djibouti Air Force Force Aérienne du Djibouti | 1977 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD) | 1962 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Military Aviation Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD) | 1957–1962 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD) | 1955–1957 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Military Aviation Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD) | 1952–1955 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD) | 1950–1952 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Military Aviation Corps (DMAC) El Cuerpo de Aviación Militar Dominicana (CAMD/AMD) | 1948-1950 |
| Dominican Republic | Air Cavalry Squadron Escuadrón de Caballería Aérea (EdCA) | 2002 |
| Dominican Republic | Air Transport Cavalry Brigade Brigada de Caballería Aerotransportada | 2001–2002 |
| Dominican Republic | Aviation Company of the National Army Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Nacional | 1942–1948 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Army Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Dominicano | 1939-1942 |
| Dominican Republic | Aviation Detachment of the National Army Destacamento de Aviación del Ejército Nacional | 1936–1939 |
| Dominican Republic | National Air Transport Company, Aviation Arm Compañía Nacional de Transporte Aérea, Arma de Aviación | 1934–1935 |
| Dominican Republic | Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación | 1933-1934 |
| Dominican Republic | Aviation Arm of the National Army Arma de Aviación del Ejército Nacional | 1932–1933 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Naval Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Naval Dominicana | 2003 |
| Dominican Republic | Coastguard Search and Rescue Squadron Escuadrón de Vigilancia y Rescate de Guardacostas | 1951-1952 |

## E

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| East Timor | Timor Leste Defence Force Air Component | 2020 |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana | 1944 |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana | 1967 |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Army Aviation Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriano | 1954 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Air Force Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya | 1961 |
| Egypt | United Arab Republic Air Force Armed Forces of the United Arab Republic | 1958–1961 |
| Egypt | former insignia | 1952-1958 |
| Egypt | Royal Egyptian Air Force | 1937–1952 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Army Air Force | 1932–1937 |
| Egypt | former insignia | 1932 |
| El Salvador | Air Force of El Salvador Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña | 1923 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea Air Corps | 1979 |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Air Force | 1994 |
| Estonia | Estonian Air Force Eesti Õhuvägi | 1991 |
| Estonia | Aviation Regiment | 1920?–1940 |
| Estonia | Aviation Company | 1918–1920? |
| Estonia | National Border Guard Aviation Group Estonian Border Guard | 1993-2010 |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | Military of Eswatini Air Wing | 1979 |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing | 1979-2018 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Air Force Ye Ithopya Ayer Hayl | 1975 |
| Ethiopia | former air force insignia | 1996-2009? |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Air Force | 1975 (re-established in 1995) |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Air Force | 1975 (disestablished in 1991) |
| Ethiopia | Imperial Ethiopian Air Force | 1946–1975 |
| Ethiopia | Imperial Ethiopian Aviation | 1929-1935 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Navy aviation | 1955–1996 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Ground Forces Aviation | 1970s |

## F

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Fiji | Air Wing of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces | 1987–1997 |
| Finland | Finnish Air Force Suomen ilmavoimat Finländska flygvapnet | 1918 |
| Finland | former insignia | 1918-1945 |
| Finland | Roundel variant on some aircraft | 1943–45 |
| Finland | Army Corps of Aviation | 1918–1928 |
| Finland | Finnish Army Aviation Suomen maavoimat – Helikopteripataljoona Finländska armén – Helikopterbataljonen | 1997 |
| Finland | Finnish Border Guards Finnish Defence Forces wartime only | |
| France | French Air and Space Force Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace | 2020 |
| France | French Air Force Armée de l'Air | 1933–2020 |
| France | Free French Air Force Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres | 1940–1945 |
| France | Vichy French Air Force Armée de l'air de l'armistice | 1940–1942 |
| France | French Air Force Armée de l'Air | 1933-1940 |
| France | French Army Aviation Aéronautique militaire | 1909–1933 |
| France | French Naval Aviation Aéronautique navale | 1912 |
| France | Free French Naval Air Service Aéronavale Francaise Libre | 1940–1945 |
| France | French Naval Air Arm | 1912–1940 |
| France | French Army Light Aviation Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre | 1954 |
| France | French Aerostatic Corps French Revolutionary Army | 1794-1799 |
| France | National Gendarmerie aviation | 1943 |

## G

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Gabon | Gabonese Air Force Armée de l'Air Gabonaise | 1961 |
| Gambia (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation) | Gambian Air Force | c.2003? |
| Georgia | The Aviation and Air Defence Command of the Defence Forces თავდაცვის ძალების ავიაციისა და საჰაერო თავდაცვის სარდლობა tavdatsvis dzalebis aviatsiisa da sahaero tavdatsvis sardloba | 2016 |
| Georgia | Georgian Air Force საქართველოს სამხედრო-საჰაერო ძალები sak’art’velos samxedro-sahaero dzalebi | 1991-2010 |
| Georgia | Democratic Republic of Georgia People's Guard air detachment | 1917–1920 |
| Germany | German Air Force Luftwaffe | 1955 |
| Germany | Air Forces of the National People's Army Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR National People's Army | 1956–1990 |
| Germany | Volkspolizei-Luft (of the German Democratic Republic / East Germany) | 1950–1956 |
| Germany | German Air Force Luftwaffe Wehrmacht | 1935-1945 |
| Germany | Lipetsk fighter-pilot school | 1926-1933 |
| Germany | Marineluftschiffe-Abteilung | 1912–1919 |
| Germany | Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches | 1911–1919 |
| Germany | Imperial German Army Air Service Luftstreitkräfte (Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches) | 1910–1919 |
| Germany | former insignia | 1913–1914 |
| Germany | Heeresluftschiffe-Abteilung | 1909–1917 |
| Germany | German Naval Aviation Marineflieger | 1957 |
| Germany | East German Navy, Naval Air Force | –1990 |
| Germany | Imperial German Naval Air Service Marine-Fliegerabteilung | –1918 |
| Germany | German Army Aviation Corps Heeresfliegertruppe | 1957 |
| Germany | Federal Border Guards Bundesgrezschutz | -2005 |
| Germany | Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic | -1990 |
| Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) | Ghana Air Force | 1959 |
| Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) | former insignia | 1964-1966 |
| Greece | Hellenic Air Force Πολεμική Αεροπορία (literally "War Aviation") Polemikì Aeroporia | 1930 |
| Greece | Greek Air Force in the Middle East | 1941-1946 |
| Greece | Royal Hellenic Air Force | 1935-1973 |
| Greece | Hellenic Army Air Service | 1912-1930 |
| Greece | Hellenic Naval Air Service | 1915–1930 |
| Greece | Hellenic Army Aviation Αεροπορία Στρατού Aeroporia Stratou | 1947 |
| Greece | Navy Aviation Command | 2018 |
| Greece | Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command Διοίκηση Ελικοπτέρων Ναυτικού Dioikisi Elikopteron Naftikou | 1975-2018 |
| Greece | Hellenic Coast Guard aviation - Paramilitary coast guard service of Greece. | |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG) | 1948 |
| Guatemala | Military Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo de Aeronáutica Militar (CAM) | 1935–1948 |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Militar de Guatemala (CAM) | 1929–1935 |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG) | 1921–1929 |
| Guatemala | Army Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación de Ejército | 1914–1921 |
| Guinea | Guinea Air Force Force Aérienne de Guinée | 1959 |
| Guinea-Bissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea) | Guinea-Bissau Air Force Força Aérea da Guiné-Bissau | 1974-2015 |
| Guyana (formerly British Guyana) | Guyana Defence Force Air Command | 1973 |
| Guyana (formerly British Guyana) | Guyana Defence Force Air Wing | 1968-1973 |

## H

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Haiti | Haiti Air Corps Corps d'Aviation d'Garde d'Haiti | 1942–1994 (2013 re-establishment) |
| Haiti | former insignia | 1964–1986 |
| Haiti | former insignia | 1942–1964 |
| Honduras | Honduran Air Force Fuerza Aérea Hondureña | 1954 |
| Honduras | Air Force and Military Aviation School Fuerza Aérea y Escuela Militar de Aviación (FAEAM) | 1938-1954 |
| Honduras | Aviation Military School Escuela Militar de Aviación (EMA) | 1931–1938 |
| Honduras | National Aviation School Escuela Nacional de Aviación (ENA) | 1924–1931 |
| Hungary | Hungarian Air Force Magyar Légierő | 1991 |
| Hungary | former insignia | 1990-1991 |
| Hungary | Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army Magyar Néphadsereg légiereje | 1951–1990 |
| Hungary | former insignia | 1949-1951 |
| Hungary | former insignia | 1948-1949 |
| Hungary | Royal Hungarian National Defense Air Force Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő | 1941–1945 |
| Hungary | former insignia | 1938-1941 |
| Hungary | former insignia | 1919-1923 |
| Hungary | Red Hungarian Air Corps Vörös Légjárócsapat | 1919 |
| Hungary | Insignia variant | |
| Hungary | Insignia variant | |

## I

For Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire above.
| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Iceland | Icelandic Coast Guard Aeronautical Division Landhelgisgæsla Íslands – Flugdeild | 1955 |
| Iceland | Icelandic aircraft insignia | |
| India | Indian Air Force | 1932 |
| India | Royal Indian Air Force | 1947–1950 |
| India | former insignia | 1942–1945 |
| India | Indian Air Force | 1932–1942 |
| India | Army Aviation Corps | 1986 |
| India | Indian Naval Air Arm | 1948 |
| India | Indian Coast Guard Air Wing | 1978 |
| India | Indian Coast Guard aircraft insignia | |
| India | Border Security Force aviation Paramilitary forces of India | |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Air Force Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU) | 1946 |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (AURI) | 1946–1974 |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (AURI) | 1946–1949 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Naval Aviation Dinas Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) | 1974 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Naval Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Laut RI (ALRI) | 1956–1974 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Army Aviation Command Pusat Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) | 1974 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Army Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Darat RI (DINAS PENERBAD) | 1959–1974 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC Ground Forces Aviation | 1985 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | 1979 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Imperial Iranian Air Force نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران | 1932–1979 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Air Officer of the Imperial Iranian Army | 1922-1932 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation | 1979 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Imperial Iranian Army Aviation | 1962–1979 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation | 1979 |
| Iran (formerly Persia) | Imperial Iranian Navy Aviation | –1979 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya | 1931 |
| Iraq | former insignia | 2011-2019 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya | 1958-2003; 2019- |
| Iraq | Royal Iraqi Air Force | 1931–1958 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Army Aviation Command | 1980 |
| Iraq | Peshmerga aviation | |
| Ireland | Irish Air Corps Aer-Chór na h-Éireann | 1924 |
| Ireland | former insignia | 1939–1954 |
| Ireland | Irish National Army, Air Service | 1922–1924 |
| Israel | Israeli Defence Force / Air Force חיל האוויר Heyl Ha'Avir | 1951 |
| Israel | Israeli Air Force Chel Ha'Avir | 1948-1951 |
| Israel | Sherut Avir Air Service | 1947-1948 |
| Israel | Palavir Air Companies | 1943-1947 |
| Palestine | Force 14 | late 1960s-early 2000s |
| Italy | Italian Air Force Aeronautica Militare | 1991-current |
| Italy | former insignia | 1946–1991 |
| Italy | Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force Aviazione Cobelligerante and Aeronautica Militare Italiana | 1943–1964 |
| Italy | Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana | 1943–1945 |
| Italy | Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica | 1935–1943 |
| Italy | Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica | 1923–1935 |
| Italy | Royal Naval Aviation Aviazione della Regia Marina | 1912–1923 |
| Italy | Military Air Corps Corpo Aeronautico Militare Royal Italian Army | 1915-1923 |
| Italy | Colonial Aviation Service Servizio d'Aviazone Coloniale | 1912-1915 |
| Italy | Military Aviation Service | 1912-1915 |
| Italy | Aviation Battalion Battaglione Aviatori | 1912 |
| Italy | Royal Army Air Service Servizio Aeronautico | 1884–1911 |
| Italy | Italian Navy Aviation Aviazione Navale | 1956 |
| Italy | naval aviation insignia | |
| Italy | Italian aircraft insignia | |
| Italy | Italian Army Aviation Air Cavalry, Cavalleria dell'Aria | 2000 |
| Italy | Aviazione Leggera dell'Esercito | 1951-2000 |
| Italy | Helicopter Service of the Carabinieri Corps Nucleo Elicotteri Carabinieri | 1965 |
| Italy | Italian Coast Guard Air Service Italian Navy | 1989 |
| Italy | Guardia di Finanza Finance Guard - Paramilitary border guard and customs service of Italy. | |

## J

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Defence Force | 1963 |
| Japan | Japan Air Self-Defense Force 航空自衛隊 Kōkū Jieitai | 1954 |
| Japan | Imperial Japanese Army Air Force 大日本帝国陸軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kōkū tai | 1912–1945 |
| Japan | Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service 大日本帝国海軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Kōkū tai | 1912–1945 |
| Japan | Fleet Air Force (JMSDF) 海上自衛隊 Kaijō Jieitai | 1954 |
| Japan | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 Rikujō Jieitai | 1954 |
| Japan | Japan Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of Japan. | |
| Jordan (formerly Transjordan) | Royal Jordanian Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya | 1955 |
| Jordan (formerly Transjordan) | Arab Legion Air Force | 1949–1955 |

## K

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh Air Defense Forces Áue qurǵanysy kúshteri / Әуе қорғанысы күштері | 1992 |
| Kenya | Kenya Air Force Jeshi la Anga la Kenya | 1994 |
| Kenya | The Kenya '82 Air Force | 1982-1994 |
| Kenya | Kenya Army Aviation | |
| Korea (DPRK/“North Korea”) | Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force | 1945 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Republic of Korea Air Force 대한민국 공군 (大韓民國空軍) Daehan Minguk Gonggun | 1949 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | former insignia | 1951–2000 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Willows Korean Aviation School | 1920-1921 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Republic of Korea Navy, Air Wing Six | 1986 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Fleet Aviation Unit | 1977–1986 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Republic of Korea Army aviation | 1965 |
| Korea (ROK/“South Korea”) | Korea Coast Guard - Paramilitary coast guard service of South Korea. | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Air Force Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya | 1988 |
| Kuwait | Free Kuwait Air Force | 1990-1991 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Air Force | 1960-1990 |
| Kuwait | Directorate of Public Security, Air Wing | 1954-1960 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Air Force | 1992 |

## L

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Laos | Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force | 1975 |
| Laos | former insignia | 1975– |
| Laos | Royal Lao Air Force Aviation Royale Laotienne Royal Lao Armed Forces | 1960–1975 |
| Laos | Laotian Aviation Aviation Laotienne | 1955-1960 |
| Latvia | Latvian Air Force Latvijas Gaisa Spēki | 1991 |
| Latvia | Latvian Air Force Latvijas Gaisa Spēki | 1919–1940 |
| Latvia | Aviation component of the Latvian National Guard | 1993–2000 |
| Latvia | Aviation Regiment of the Aizsargi | 1937-1940 |
| Latvia | State Border Guard aviation - Armed border guard service of Latvia. | |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Air Force Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnania, Force Aérienne Libanaise | 1949 |
| Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) | Lesotho Defence Force – Air Squadron | c. 1988 |
| Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) | former insignia | 1987–2006 |
| Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) | Lesotho Police Mobile Unit – Air Wing | 1978-1988 |
| Liberia | Liberian Army Air Wing | 1987 |
| Liberia | Liberian Army Air Reconnaissance Unit | 1970s–1980s |
| Libya | Libyan Air Force القوة الجوية الليبية Al-quwwa al-jawwiyya al-libyya | 2011–current date |
| Libya | Free Libyan Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Libiyya al Hurra | 2011 |
| Libya | Air Force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1977-2011 |
| Libya | Libyan Arab Republic Air Force | 1969–1977 |
| Libya | Royal Libyan Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya al Libiyya | 1951–1969 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Air Force Karinės Oro Pajėgos | 1922–1940, 1992 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Military Aviation | 1920–1921 |
| Lithuania | former insignia | 1919–1920 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces, Aviation Unit | 1992 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian State Border Guard Service aviation Lithuanian Armed Forces wartime only | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Army Aviation | 1952–1968 |

## M

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| North Macedonia | Air Force of North Macedonia Военно Воздухопловство и Противвоздушна Одбрана Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo i Protivvozdushna Odbrana | 1992 |
| North Macedonia | former insignia | early 1990s |
| Madagascar (formerly the Malagasy Republic) | Malagasy Air Force Tafika Anabakabaka Malagasy Armée de l'Air Malgache | 1961 |
| Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) | Malawi Army Air Wing | 1976 |
| Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) | former aircraft insignia | 2010-2012 |
| Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) | Malawi Young Pioneers Air Arm | 1970–1978 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Royal Malaysian Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia | 1963 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | insignia variant | |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Royal Malayan Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan | 1958–1963 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Malayan Auxiliary Air Force | 1950–1958 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Malayan Volunteer Air Force | 1940–1950 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation | 1988 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Malaysian Army Aviation Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat | 1994 |
| Malaysia (formerly Malaya) | Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency - Paramilitary coast guard service of Malaysia. | |
| Maldives | MNDF Air Corps Maldives National Defence Force | 2024 |
| Mali | Malian Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique du Mali | 1961 |
| Malta | Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta Skwadra tal-Ajru tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta | 1992 |
| Malta | former insignia | 1980–1988 |
| Mauritania | Mauritania Islamic Air Force Force Aérienne de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie | 1960 |
| Mauritania | former aircraft insignia | 1960-2019 |
| Mauritius | Military of Mauritius | 1987 |
| Mexico | Mexican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | 1915 |
| Mexico | Mexican Naval Aviation Fuerza Aeronaval | 1926 |
| Mexico | Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico) Mexican Navy | |
| Mexico | National Guard (Mexico) aviation - national gendarmerie force of Mexico. | |
| Mexico | Federal Police (Mexico) aviation - Defunct National police and gendarmerie service of Mexico. | -2009 |
| Moldova | Moldovan Air Force | 1991 |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Air Force Агаарын Довтолгооноос Хамгаалах Цэргийн Командлал | 1993-presents |
| Mongolia | Mongolian People's Army Air Force Монголын Ардын Армийн Нисэх Хүчин | 1925–1992 |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin Air Force Vazdušne snage Crne Gore | 2006 |
| Montenegro | former insignia | 2006-2018 |
| Morocco | Royal Moroccan Air Forceⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴻⵔⵔⵓⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⵊⴻⵏⵏⴰ القوة الجوية الملكية المغربية Al-quwwa al-jawwiya al-malikiyya al-maghribiyya (Force Aérienne Royale Marocaine) | 1961 |
| Morocco | Sherifan Royal Aviation Aviation Royale Chérifienne | 1956–1961 |
| Morocco | Royal Moroccan Navy, Aviation | |
| Morocco | Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | 1962 |
| Mozambique | Mozambique Air Force Força Aérea de Moçambique | c.1976/77? |
| Mozambique | People's Liberation Air Force of Mozambique Força Populare Aérea de Libertação de Moçambique | 1975–c.1976/77? |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | Myanmar Air Force Tatmdaw Lei | 1989 |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | Burmese Air Force | 1947-1989 |

## N

LOAF
| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Namibia (formerly South West Africa) | Namibian Air Force | 2005 |
| Namibia (formerly South West Africa) | Namibia Defence Force Air Wing | 1994–2005 |
| Namibia (formerly South West Africa) | South West African Territorial Force, Air Wing | 1980–1989 |
| NATO | Allied Air Command | 2013 |
| Nepal | Nepalese Army Air Service | c.2008 |
| Nepal | Royal Nepal Army Air Wing | 1979–c.2007 |
| Nepal | Royal Nepal Army Air Service | 1965–1979 |
| Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Air Force Koninklijke Luchtmacht | 1953 |
| Netherlands | Free Dutch Air Force | 1940–1945 |
| Netherlands | Army Aviation Brigade Luchtvaartbrigade | 1939–1940 |
| Netherlands | former insignia | 1921–1940 |
| Netherlands | Army Aviation Group Luchtvaartafdeling | 1913–1939 |
| Netherlands | Dutch Naval Aviation Service Marineluchtvaartdienst | 1917 |
| Netherlands | former insignia | 1942–c.1945 |
| Netherlands | former insignia | 1939–1942 |
| Netherlands | former insignia | 1921–1940 |
| Netherlands | former insignia | 1917–1921 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Coastguard Royal Netherlands Navy | |
| Dutch Caribbean | Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard Royal Netherlands Navy | |
| New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Air Force Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa | 1937 |
| New Zealand | former insignia | 1943–1946 |
| New Zealand | former insignia | 1939–1945 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Territorial Air Force | 1930–1957 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Permanent Air Force | 1923–1934 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Army Flying Corps | 1913–1923 |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea – Ejército de Nicaragua | 1996 |
| Nicaragua | Sandinista Air Force Fuerza Aérea Sandinista | 1979–1996 |
| Nicaragua | Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea de Nicaragua | c.1950–1979 |
| Nicaragua | former insignia (fuselage) | 1962–1979 |
| Nicaragua | Guard Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea Guardia de Nicaragua | c.1947–c.1950 |
| Nicaragua | former insignia (wings) | 1938-1962 |
| Nicaragua | Air Force of the National Guard Fuerza Aérea de la Guardia Nacional | 1938–c.1947 |
| Nicaragua | Air Corps of the National Guard Cuerpo de Aviación de la Guardia Nacional | 1936–1938 |
| Nicaragua | Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo Militar de Aviación | 1926–1936 |
| Nicaragua | National Guard Guardia Nacional | 1920–1926 |
| Niger | National Squadron of Niger Escadrille Nationale du Niger | 2003 |
| Niger | Niger Air Force Force Aérienne du Niger | 1961–2003? |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Air Force | 1964 |
| Nigeria | insignia variant | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Navy, Air Arm | 1985 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Army Aviation Corps | 2024 |
| Norway | Royal Norwegian Air Force Luftforsvaret | 1944 |
| Norway | Free Norwegian Air Force | 1940-1944 |
| Norway | Norwegian Army Air Service Hærens Flyvevesen | 1914–1944 |
| Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Marinens Flyvevesen | 1912–1944 |

## O

| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
| Oman (formerly Muscat and Oman) | | Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanya al-Omanya | | 1990 |
| Oman (formerly Muscat and Oman) | | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) | | 1959–1990 |

## P

| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
| Pakistan | | Pakistan Air Force پاک فضائيہ | | 1956 |
| Pakistan | | Royal Pakistan Air Force | | 1947–1956 |
| Pakistan | | Pakistan Army Aviation Corps | | 1958 |
| Pakistan | | Pakistan Naval Air Arm | | 1971 |
| Panama | | Panamanian National Aeronaval Service Panama Servicio Aéreo Nacional | | 1989 |
| Panama | | Panamaian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Panama | | 1969-1989 |
| Papua New Guinea | | Papua New Guinea Air Wing | | 1990s |
| | Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Air Transport Wing | | 1975-1990s |
| Paraguay | | Paraguayan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya | | 1946 |
| Paraguay | | Paraguaryan Army Aviation Corps | | 1920s–1940s |
| Paraguay | | Paraguayan Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Paraguaya | | 1980 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Perú | | 1950 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú | | 1936–1950 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú | | 1929–1936 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Naval Aviation Fuerza Aviación Naval | | 1980 |
| Peru | | Aeronaval Service Servicio Aeronaval | | 1963–1980 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Army, Aviation Aviación del Ejército | | 1977 |
| Peru | | Army Light Aviation Group Grupo de Aviación Ligera del Ejército | | 1973–1977 |
| Peru | | Peruvian Coast Guard Peruvian Navy | | |
| Philippines | | Philippine Air Force ᜑᜒᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜉᜏᜒᜇ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔ Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas | | 1947 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Army Air Corps | | 1936–1947 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Constabulary Air Corps | | 1935–1936 |
| Philippines | | Philippine National Guard Aviation | | 1917–1935 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Navy Naval Air Wing | | 2019 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Navy Naval Air Group | | 1975–2019 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Army Aviation Regiment | | 2019 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Army Aviation Battalion | | 1980–2019 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Force | | 1998 |
| Philippines | | Philippine Coast Guard racing stripe | | |
| Philippines | | Philippine National Police Special Action Force Air Unit | | |
| Poland | | Polish Air Force Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | | 2004 |
| Poland | | Air and Air Defence Forces Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej | | 1993–2004 |
| Poland | | | | 1990–1993 |
| Poland | | Air Force Wojska Lotnicze | | 1962-1990 |
| Poland | | Polish Air Defence Force of Country Wojska Obrony Powietrznej Kraju | | 1962–1990 |
| Poland | | Air and Air Defence Forces of Country Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Przeciwlotniczej Obszaru Kraju | | 1954–1962 |
| Poland | | Air Force Wojska Lotnicze | | 1947–1954 |
| Poland | | Air Force of the Polish Army Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego Polish People's Army | | 1945–1947 |
| Poland | | Air Force of the Polish Army Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego Polish Armed Forces in the East | | 1943-1945 |
| Poland | | Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain Polish Armed Forces in the West | | 1939-1946 |
| Poland | | Air Force Wojska Lotnicze Polish Armed Forces (Second Polish Republic) | | 1918–1939 |
| Poland | | I Polish Corps in Russia Aviation Russian Army (1917) | | 1917-1918 |
| Poland | | Polish Army Aviation Lotnictwo Wojsk Lądowych | | 1994 |
| Poland | | Polish Naval Aviation Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej | | 1947 |
| Poland | | Polish Border Guards - Paramilitary border guard service of Poland. | | 1990 |
| Portugal | | Portuguese Air Force Força Aérea Portuguesa | | 1952 |
| Portugal | | Military Aeronautics Arm Arma da Aeronáutica Militar | | 1924-1952 |
| Portugal | | | | 1918-1924 |
| Portugal | | Military Aeronautical Service Serviço Aeronáutico Militar | | 1914-1918 |
| Portugal | | Balloon Company Companhia de Aerosteiros | | 1911-1914 |
| Portugal | | Portuguese Naval Aviation Esquadrilha de Helicópteros da Marinha | | 1993 |
| Portugal | | Aeronaval Forces Forças Aeronavais | | 1952-1957 |
| Portugal | | Navy Air Forces Forças Aéreas da Armada | | 1931-1952 |
| Portugal | | Naval Aeronautics Service Serviço da Aeronáutica Naval | | 1918-1931 |
| Portugal | | Navy Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação da Armada | | 1917-1918 |
| Portugal | | Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit Unidade de Aviacão Ligeira do Exército | | 2000-2015 |

## Q

| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
| Qatar | | Qatar Emiri Air Force | | 1974 |
| Qatar | | Qatar Public Security Forces Air Wing | | 1968-1974 |

## R

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Romania | Romanian Air Force Forțele Aeriene Române | 1989 |
| Romania | | 1985-1989 |
| Romania | Air Force of the Socialist Republic of Romania Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Socialiste România | 1965-1985 |
| Romania | Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române | 1964-1965 |
| Romania | Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Romîne | 1954-1964 |
| Romania | Air Force of the People's Republic of Romania Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române | 1949-1954 |
| Romania | | 1944-1949 |
| Romania | Romanian Royal Aeronautics Aeronautica Regală Română | 1941-1944 |
| Romania | | 1924-1941 |
| Romania | Romanian Air Corps Corpul de Aviație | 1915-1924 |
| Romania | Romanian Military Aeronautics Service Serviciul de Aeronautică Militară | 1913-1915 |
| Romania | Military Aerostation Aerostația Militară | 1893-1913 |
| Romania | Romanian Naval Aviation | 2006 |
| Romania | | 1949-1960 |
| Romania | Seaplane Flotilla Flotila de Hidroaviație | 1930-1949 |
| Romania | | 1941-1944 |
| Romania | Maritime Air Corps Corpul de Aviație Maritimă | 1920-1930 |
| Russia | Russian Air Force Военно-воздушные cилы России Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii | 2010 |
| Russia | Russian Air Defence Force | 1991-2008 |
| Russia | Soviet Air Defence Force Soviet Armed Forces | 1948-1991 |
| Russia | Soviet Air Forces Военно-воздушные силы Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily Soviet Armed Forces | 1918-1991 |
| Russia | | 1922–1943 |
| Russia | Imperial Russian Air Service Императорский военно-воздушный флот Pre-reform Russian:Императорскій военно-воздушный флотъ | 1910-1917 |
| Russia | Russian Naval Aviation Авиация Военно-Морского Флота Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo Flota | 2010 |
| Russia | | 1991-2010 |
| Russia | Soviet Naval Aviation | 1918-1991 |
| Russia | | 1922–1943 |
| Russia | Russian Army Aviation | 1992-2010s |
| Russia | Soviet Army Aviation | 1970s–1991 |
| Russia | National Guard of Russia | |
| Russia | Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation | 1992 |
| Russia | Soviet Border Troops aviation | -1992 |
| Rwanda (formerly Ruanda-Urundi) | Rwandan Air Force Force Aérienne Rwandaise | 1972 |

## S

| Country | Current | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Saudi Arabia | | Royal Saudi Air Force القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية Al-Quwwāt al-Jawwiyyah al-Malakiyyah as-Suʿūdiyyah | 1950 |
| Saudi Arabia | | Hejaz Air Force | 1921-1932 |
| Saudi Arabia | | Royal Saudi Naval Aviation | 1985 |
| Saudi Arabia | | Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation | 1990s |
| Saudi Arabia | | General Security Aviation Command | 1975 |
| Saudi Arabia | | Saudi Arabian National Guard, Aviation | 2011 |
| Senegal (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation) | | Senegalese Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénégal | 1989 |
| Senegal (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation) | | Senegambia Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénegambia | 1982-1989 |
| Senegal (formerly part of the Senegambia Confederation) | | Senegalese Air Force Armée de l'Air du Senégal | 1961-1982 |
| Serbia | | Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Vojske Srbije | 2006 |
| Serbia | | Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Србије и Црне Горе Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Srbije i Crne Gore | 2003–2006 |
| Serbia | | Air Force of FR Yugoslavia Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Југославије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Jugoslavije | 1992–2003 |
| Serbia | | Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force Ваздухопловство војске Краљевине Југославије Vazduhoplovstvo vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije | 1929–1941 |
| Serbia | | Yugoslav Royal Army Aviation Department Авиацијско Одељење Југословенске Краљевске Армије Aviacijsko Odeljenje Jugoslovenske Kraljevske Armije | 1918–1929 |
| Serbia | | Serbian Aviation Српска Авијатика Srpska Avijatika | 1915-1918 |
| Serbia | | Air Force Command Ваздухопловна Команда Vazduhoplovna Komanda | 1912-1915 |
| Serbia | | Royal Yugoslav Navy, Naval Air Service | -1941 |
| Seychelles | | Seychelles People's Defence Force Air Wing (part of the Seychelles People's Defence Force) | 2008 |
| Seychelles | | Seychelles Defence Force Air Wing | 1978 |
| Sierra Leone | | Sierra Leone Defence Force Air Force | 1973 |
| Singapore | [[Image:|25px]] | Republic of Singapore Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura 新加坡空军部队 சிங்கப்பூர் ஆகாயப்படை | 1975 |
| Singapore | | Singapore Air Defence Command | 1968-1975 |
| Singapore | | former insignia | 1968-1973 |
| Singapore | | Singapore Wing, Malayan Auxiliary Air Force | 1950-1960 |
| Singapore | | Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force | 1936-1941 |
| Slovakia | | Slovak Air Force Vzdušné sily Slovenskej republiky | 1993 |
| Slovakia | | Slovak Insurgent Air Force Slovenské povstalecké letectvo | August–October 1944 |
| Slovakia | | Slovak Air Force Slovenské vzdušné zbrane | 1939-1945 |
| Slovakia | | former insignia | 1939-1940 |
| Slovenia | | Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence Brigada zračne Obrambe in Letalstva Slovenske Vojske | 2004 |
| Slovenia | | 15th Aviation Brigade Slovenian Armed Forces | 1995-2004 |
| Slovenia | | 15th Aviation Brigade Slovenian Territorial Defence Force | 1991-1995 |
| Slovenia | | Slovenian Air Force upon the break-away from the Habsburg Empire | 1918-1919 |
| Somalia | | Somali Air Force Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed | 1960 |
| Somalia | | Somali Aeronautical Corps Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed Corpo di Sicurezza della Somalia | 1954-1968 |
| Somalia | | Puntland Maritime Police Force Somali Navy | |
| South Africa | | South African Air Force (SAAF) Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag | 1920 |
| South Africa | | | 1982-2003 |
| South Africa | | South African Air Force South African Defence Force | 1958-1981 |
| South Africa | | | 1947-1957 |
| South Africa | | South African Air Force Union Defence Force (South Africa) | 1924-1947 |
| South Africa | | former insignia | 1920-1921 |
| South Africa | | South African Aviation Corps | 1915-1920 |
| South Sudan | | South Sudan Air Force | 2011 |
| Spain | | Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) Ejército del Aire y del Espacio | 2022 |
| Spain | | Spanish Air Force (SPAF) Ejército del Aire | 1939-2022 |
| Spain | | Nationalist Air Force Aviación Nacional | 1936-1939 |
| Spain | | Nationalist Air Force insignia (wings) | 1937-1939 |
| Spain | | Nationalist Air Force insignia variant | 1936-1939 |
| Spain | | Spanish Republican Air Force Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española (FARE) Spanish Republican Armed Forces | 1936-1939 |
| Spain | | Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Española | 1931-1936 |
| Spain | | Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Española | 1911-1931 |
| Spain | | Military Aerostatics Service Servicio Militar de Aerostacion | 1896-1911 |
| Spain | | Spanish Army Airmobile Force Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET) | 1973 |
| Spain | | Army Light Air Force Aviacion Ligera del Ejercito de Tierra | 1965-1973 |
| Spain | | Spanish Navy Air Arm Arma Aérea de la Armada | 1954 |
| Spain | | Naval Aviation Aeronáutica Naval | 1931-1936 |
| Spain | | Naval Aviation Aeronáutica Naval | 1917-1931 |
| Spain | | Civil Guard Aviation Guardia Civil - Under the authority of both the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of the Interior. | |
| Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) | | Sri Lanka Air Force ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Sri Lanka Guwan Hamudawa | 1972 |
| Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) | | Royal Ceylon Air Force රාජකීය ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Rajakeeya Lanka Guwan Hamudawa | 1951-1972 |
| Sudan (formerly the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) | | Sudanese Air Force القوّات الجوّيّة السودانيّة Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya | 1956 |
| Sudan (formerly the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) | | former insignia | 1956-1970 |
| Suriname (formerly Dutch Guyana) | | Suriname Air Force Surinaamse Luchtmacht | 1982 |
| Suriname (formerly Dutch Guyana) | | former insignia | 1982-1990s |
| Sweden | | Swedish Air Force Svenska Flygvapnet | 1926 |
| Sweden | | former insignia | 1937-1940 |
| Sweden | | Swedish Air Force Svenska Flygvapnet | 1926-1937 |
| Sweden | | Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj | 1998-2003 |
| Sweden | | Swedish Army Aviation Arméflyget | 1954-1998 |
| Sweden | | former insignia | 1914-1915 |
| Sweden | | Aircraft Coy of the Signal Corps Flygkompaniet | 1912-1926 |
| Sweden | | Swedish Naval Aviation Marinflyget | 1958-1998 |
| Sweden | | Naval Air Service Marinens Flygväsen | 1911-1926 |
| Sweden | | Swedish Volunteer Air Corps Home Guard (Sweden), Swedish Armed Forces | 1961 |
| Switzerland | | Swiss Air Force Schweizer Luftwaffe Forces Aériennes Suisses Forze Aeree Svizzere | 1946 |
| Switzerland | | Lufttransportdienst des Bundes | 1938-2005 |
| Switzerland | | Independent service under the Swiss Federal Military Department Schweizerische Flugwaffe | 1936-1946 |
| Switzerland | | Swiss Army Aviation Schweizerische Fliegertruppe | 1914-1936 |
| Syria | | Syrian Arab Air Force القوات الجوية العربية السورية Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya | 1961 |
| Syria | | former insignia | 1972-1980 |
| Syria | | former insignia | 1963-1972 |
| Syria | | United Arab Republic Air Force Armed Forces of the United Arab Republic | 1958-1961 |
| Syria | | Syrian Air Force | 1948-1958 |

## T

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Former | Established |
| Tajikistan | Tajik Air Force | | 2006 |
| Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) | Tanzania Air Force Command Jeshi la Anga la Wananchi wa Tanzania | | 1964 |
| Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) | former insignia | [[Image:|25px ]] | 1964-2010 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Royal Thai Air Force กองทัพอากาศไทย Kongthap Akat Thai | | 1937 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Former marking | | 1942-1945 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Former marking | | 1940-1941 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Royal Siamese Air Force Division กรมทหารอากาศ Krom Tahan Akat | | 1935-1937 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Royal Siamese Air Division กรมอากาศยาน Krom Akatsayan | | 1921-1935 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Siamese Army Aviation Division กรมอากาศยานทหารบก Krom Akatsayan Tahan Bok | | 1917-1921 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Siamese Army Aviation Unit กองบินทหารบก Kong Bin Tahan Bok | | 1914-1917 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Royal Thai Army Aviation Center กองบินทหารบกไทย Kong Bin Tahan Bok Thai | | 1977 |
| Thailand (formerly Siam) | Royal Thai Naval Air Division กองการบินทหารเรือไทย Kongkanbin Tahan Ruea Thai | | 1921 |
| Tonga | Tongan Air Wing | | 1996 |
| Togo | Togolese Air Force Force Aérienne Togolaise | | 1964 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Air Guard | | 2005 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Air Wing | | 1977-2005 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Air Wing of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Coast Guard | | 1966-1977 |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Air Force القوات الجوية التونسية Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya At'Tunisia | | 1959 |
| Tunisia | Tunisian National Guard aviation - National gendarmerie force of Tunisia. | | |
| Turkey | Turkish Air Force Türk Hava Kuvvetleri | | 1972 |
| Turkey | former insignia | | 1944-1972 |
| Turkey | Turkish Ministry of Defense, Undersecretariat of Military Aviation Hava Müsteşarlığı | | 1928-1944 |
| Turkey | Turkish Air Force Inspectorate Hava Kuvvetleri Müfettişliği | | 1922-1928 |
| Turkey | Turkish Air Force General Directorate Kuva-yı Havaiye Müdüriyet-i Umumiyesi | | 1921-1922 |
| Turkey | Turkish Army Air Service Kuva-yı Havaiye Şubesi | | 1920-1921 |
| Turkey | Turkish Army Aviation Command Kara Kuvvetleri Havacılık Komutanlığı | | 1948 |
| Turkey | Naval Forces Aviation Command Deniz Kuvvetleri Havacılık Komutanlığı | | 1971 |
| Turkey | naval aviation insignia | | |
| Turkey | Coast Guard Aviation Command Sahil Güvenlik Havacılık Komutanlığı | | 1993 |
| Turkey | Turkish aircraft insignia | | |
| Turkey | Gendarmerie Aviation Command Jandarma Havacılık Komutanlığı | | 1968 |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen Air Force | | 1991 |
| Turkmenistan | former insignia | | 1991-2011 |

## U

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Uganda | Uganda Air Force | 2005 |
| Uganda | Uganda Police Air Wing | 1964–1987 |
| Uganda | Uganda Army Air Force | 1964-1987 |
| Ukraine | Ukraine Air Force Військово-Повітряні Сили України Viys'kovo-Povitriani Syly Ukrayiny | 1992 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Air Defence Forces | 1992-2004 |
| Ukraine | Air Fleet of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine | 1918-1921 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet | 1917-1921 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Naval Aviation Авіація Військово-Морських Сил Aviatsiya Viys'kovo-Mors'kykh Syl | 1992 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Army Aviation | 1992 |
| Ukraine | Air National Guard (Ukraine) | 1992 |
| Ukraine | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Aviation | 2003 |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Air Force | 1976 |
| United Arab Emirates | Sharjah Amiri Guard Air Wing | 1984-1997 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai Police Air Wing | 1973-1976 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai Union Defence Force Air Wing | 1971-1973 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Air Force | 1972-1976 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Defence Force Air Wing | 1968-1972 |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Navy, Aviation | |
| United Kingdom | Royal Air Force | 1918 |
| United Kingdom | insignia variant | |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1942-1947 |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1942-1945 |
| United Kingdom | Royal Air Force | 1918-1937 |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1915-1918 |
| United Kingdom | Royal Flying Corps | 1912-1915 |
| United Kingdom | Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers | 1911-1912 |
| United Kingdom | School of Ballooning | 1888-1911 |
| United Kingdom | Fleet Air Arm | 1937 |
| United Kingdom | insignia variant | |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1944-1945 |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1942-1947 |
| United Kingdom | former insignia | 1937-1942 |
| United Kingdom | Fleet Air Arm of the RAF | 1924-1937 |
| United Kingdom | Royal Naval Air Service | 1914-1918 |
| United Kingdom | Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps | 1912-1914 |
| United Kingdom | Army Air Corps | 1957 |
| United Kingdom | Glider Pilot Regiment | 1941-1957 |
| United Kingdom | 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines | 1968-1995 |
| United States | United States Air Force | 1947 |
| United States | | 1947– |
| United States | United States Army Air Forces | 1941-1947 |
| United States | former insignia | 1943 |
| United States | former insignia | 1943 |
| United States | former insignia | 1942-1943 |
| United States | United States Army Air Corps | 1926-1941 |
| United States | United States Army Air Service | 1918-1926 |
| United States | Division of Military Aeronautics | 20–24 May 1918 |
| United States | former insignia | 1917-1919 |
| United States | Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps | 1914-1918 |
| United States | Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps | 1907-1914 |
| United States | Union Army Balloon Corps | 1861-1863 |
| United States | United States Army Aviation Branch | 1983 |
| United States | Army Aviation | 1947-1983 |
| United States | United States Navy, Naval Air Forces | 1911 |
| United States | former insignia | 1943 |
| United States | former insignia | 1917-1918 |
| United States | Naval Flying Corps | 1916-1917 |
| United States | United States Marine Corps Aviation | 1912 |
| United States | United States Coast Guard | 1916 |
| United States | US Coast Guard racing stripe | |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya | 1953 |
| Uruguay | Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar | 1952-1953 |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Uruguaya | 1935-1952 |
| Uruguay | Military School of Aeronautics Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica | 1916-1935 |
| Uruguay | Military Aviation School Escuela de Aviación Militar | 1913-1916 |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Naval Aviation Aviación Naval Uruguaya | 1951 |
| Uruguay | Naval Air Service Servicio Aeronáutico | 1925–1951 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces | 1992 |

## V

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Air Force Aviación Militar Bolivariana | 2006 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Military Aviation Aviación Militar de Venezuela | 2001–2006 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Venezolana | 1946–2001 |
| Venezuela | Army Aeronautical Service Servicio de Aeronáutica del Ejército | 1944–1946 |
| Venezuela | Aviation Regiment N° 1 Regimiento de Aviación N° 1 | 1936–1944 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Military Aviation School Escuela de Aviación Militar | 1920–1936 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Army Aviation Servicio Aéreo del Ejército Venezolano | 1970 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Naval Aviation Aviación de la Marina Venezolana | 1985 |
| Venezuela | Servicio de Aviacion Naval Venezolana | 1974-1985 |
| Venezuela | Naval Aviation Centre | 1922 |
| Venezuela | National Guard of Venezuela Comando de Apoyo Aéreo de Guardia Nacional | 1999 |
| Vietnam | Vietnam People's Air Force Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam | 1975 |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Democratic Republic Air Force | 1965–1975 |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Democratic Republic Air Force | 1955–1965 |
| Vietnam | Republic of Vietnam Air Force Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | 1955–1975 |
| Vietnam | Naval Air Force, Vietnam People's Navy | 1986 |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Coast Guard, Aviation | 2008–2013 |

## Y

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Yemen | Yemeni Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Yemeniya | 1990 |
| Yemen | North Yemen Air Force | 1980-1990 |
| Yemen | People's Republic of South Yemen Air Force | 1969–1980 |
| Yemen | People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force | 1980-1990 |

## Z

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) | Zambian Air Force | 1968 |
| Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) | Zambia Air Wing | 1964–1968 |
| Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) | Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Force | 1954–1963 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Air Force of Zimbabwe | 1980 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | former insignia | 1982–1994 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Air Force | 1979–1980 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Security Forces | 1970–1979 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Royal Rhodesian Air Force | 1963–1970 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Force | 1954–1963 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Southern Rhodesian Air Force | 1947–1954 |
| Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) | Rhodesian Regiment Air Unit | 1935–1939 |

## Former countries and movements

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi Air Force | 1968–1976 |
| Austria-Hungary | Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen | 1912–1919 |
| Austria-Hungary | | 1915–1918 |
| Austria-Hungary | | 1914–1916 |
| Austria-Hungary | Imperial and Royal Aviation Service KuK. Militär-Aeronautische Anstalt | 1893–1912 |
| Austria-Hungary | Austro-Hungarian Naval Air Corps K.u.K. Seefliegerkorps | 1916–1918 |
| Biafra | Biafran Air Force | 1967–1970 |
| Bophuthatswana | Bophuthatswana Air Force | 1987–1994 |
| Bophuthatswana | Bophuthatswana Defence Force Air Wing | 1981-1987 |
| Central African Empire | Central African Empire Air Force | 1976–1979 |
| Ceylon | Royal Ceylon Air Force රාජකීය ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Rajakeeya Lanka Guwan Hamudawa | 1951–1972 |
| Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | Chechen National Guard aviation | 1990s |
| Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China (Wang Jingwei regime) | Nanjing Government air force | 1941–1945 |
| Ciskei | Ciskei Defence Force | 1980–1994 |
| Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia | Croatian Defence Council aviation | 1992– |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Czech and Slovakian Air Force | 1990–1993 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Czechoslovak Air Force Czechoslovak People's Army | 1945–1990 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Slovak Insurgent Air Force | August–October 1944 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | 1st Czechoslovak Mixed Air Division 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union | 1944-1945 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Czechoslovak Air Force in the West | 1940-1946 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Czechoslovak Army Air Force | 1918–1939 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Third Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak government-in-exile Second Czechoslovak Republic First Czechoslovak Republic | Gendarmerie (Czechoslovakia), Air Wing | 1935-1939 |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Air Force | 1939–1945 |
| Dahomey | Dahomey Air Force Force Aérienne de Dahomey | 1961–1975 |
| Dubai | Dubai Police Air Wing | 1971-1976 |
| Free City of Danzig | Free City of Danzig Police Air Squadron | 1919- |
| Free France | Free French Air Force | 1940–1945 |
| Free France | Free French Naval Air Service | 1940–1945 |
| East Germany | Air Forces of the National People's Army Luftstreitkräfte und Luftverteidigung der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik National People's Army | 1956-1990 |
| East Germany | People's Navy | -1990 |
| East Germany | Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic | -1990 |
| East Germany | Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik aviation Paramilitary sports and pre-military training organization. | -1990 |
| Second East Turkestan Republic | Ili National Army aviation | 1945-1949 |
| Haganah | Sherut Avir Air Service | 1947-1948 |
| Haganah | Palavir Air Companies | 1943-1947 |
| Irish Free state | Irish National Army | 1922–1924 |
| Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz Kingdom of Hejaz | Hejaz Air Force القوات الجوية الحجازية | 1921–1932 |
| Imperial State of Iran | Imperial Iranian Air Force | 1925–1979 |
| Italian Social Republic Kingdom of Italy | Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana | 1943–1945 |
| Italian Social Republic Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 1923–1943 |
| People's Republic of Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic | Cambodian People's Air Force | 1989–1993 |
| People's Republic of Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic | Kampuchean People's Air Force | 1979–1989 |
| People's Republic of Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic | Kampuchean Revolutionary Armed Forces Air Force | 1977–1979 |
| People's Republic of Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic | Khmer Air Force | 1970–1975 |
| Makhnovshchina | Air Fleet of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine | 1918-1921 |
| Malagasy Republic | Malagasy Air Force | 1961 |
| Federated Malay States / Unfederated Malay States / Malayan Union / Malaya | Royal Malayan Air Force | 1958–1963 |
| Federated Malay States / Unfederated Malay States / Malayan Union / Malaya | Malayan Auxiliary Air Force | 1950–1958 |
| Federated Malay States / Unfederated Malay States / Malayan Union / Malaya | Malayan Volunteer Air Force | 1940-1950 |
| Straits Settlements | Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force | 1936-1941 |
| Manchukuo | Manchukuo Air Force | 1937–1945 |
| Manchukuo | Manchukuo Air Transport Company | 1931-1937 |
| Mukti Bahini | Operation Kilo Flight | 1971-1972 |
| Muscat and Oman | Sultan of Oman's Air Force | 1959–1990 |
| Germany | Luftwaffe Wehrmacht | 1933–1945 |
| Nazi Party | National Socialist Flyers Corps Paramilitary aviation organization of the Nazi Party. | 1937-1945 |
| Nazi Party | German Air Sports Association | 1933-1937 |
| Dutch East Indies | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force | 1939-1950 |
| Dutch East Indies | Free Dutch East Indies Air Force | 1942–1945 |
| Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen/ North Yemen/ South Yemen | Yemen Arab Republic Air Force | 1962–1990 |
| Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen/ North Yemen/ South Yemen | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Air Force | -1962 |
| Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen/ North Yemen/ South Yemen | People's Republic of South Yemen Air Force | 1969–1980 |
| Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen/ North Yemen/ South Yemen | People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Air Force | 1980-1990 |
| North Vietnam | North Vietnam Air Force | 1955–1975 |
| Ottoman Empire | Ottoman Air Force Kuva-yı Havaiye Müfettişliği | 1909–1920 |
| Ottoman Empire | Ottoman Naval Aviation Academy and Service Bahriye Tayyare Mektebi ve Havacılık Şubesi | 1914–1919 |
| Pathet Lao | Pathet Lao aviation | 1960–1975 |
| Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Security Forces | 1970–1979 |
| Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Royal Rhodesian Air Force | 1963–1970 |
| Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Air Force | 1954–1963 |
| Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Southern Rhodesian Air Force | 1939–1954 |
| Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Rhodesian Regiment Air Unit | 1935–1939 |
| Senegambia Confederation | Senegambia Air Force Armée de l'Air du Sénégambia | 1982–1989 |
| Republika Srpska | Republika Srpska Air Force Army of Republika Srpska | 1992–2006 |
| Republic of Serbian Krajina | 105th Aviation Brigade Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina | 1991–1995 |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam | Royal Siamese Air Division | 1921–1935 |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam | Siamese Army Aviation Division | 1917–1921 |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam | Siamese Army Aviation Unit | 1914–1917 |
| South West Africa | South West Africa Territorial Force, Air Wing | 1980–1989 |
| State of Vietnam / South Vietnam | Republic of Vietnam Air Force Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hoà Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | 1955–1975 |
| State of Vietnam / South Vietnam | Vietnam National Army, Air Force | 1951–1955 |
| Federation of South Arabia / South Yemen | Air Force of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | 1967-1990 |
| Federation of South Arabia / South Yemen | Federation of South Arabia Air Force | 1967 |
| Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing | 1979-2018 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Soviet Air Forces Soviet Armed Forces Военно-воздушные силы | 1930–1991 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | | 1943–1992 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Soviet Volunteer Group | 1937–1941 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Imperial Russian Air Service | 1910–1917 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Soviet Air Defence Forces, Soviet Armed Forces | 1948–1991 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Soviet Naval Aviation | 1918–1991 |
| Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government Russian Republic Russian SFSR Soviet Union | Sovet Border Troops Aviation | -1992 |
| Russian State (1918-1920) South Russia (1919-1920) | White Army Air Unites | |
| Tamil Eelam | Air Tigers Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | 1998–2009 |
| Transkei | Transkei Defence Force, Air Wing | 1986–1994 |
| United Arab Republic | United Arab Republic Air Force | 1958–1961 |
| United Arab Republic | Egyptian Air Force | 1952–1958 |
| United Arab Republic | Syrian Air Force | 1948–1958 |
| Upper Volta | Upper Volta Air Force Force Aérienne de Haute-Volta | 1964–1984 |
| Venda | Venda Defence Force | 1983–1994 |
| Vichy France | Vichy French Air Force | 1940–1942 |
| West Germany | German Air Force Luftwaffe | 1955 |
| West Germany | German Naval Aviation Marineflieger | 1957 |
| West Germany | German Army Aviation Corps Heeresfliegertruppe | 1957 |
| West Germany | Federal Border Guards Bundesgrenzschutz | -2005 |
| West Ukrainian People's Republic | Ukrainian Galician Army Aviation | 1918-1919 |
| Ukrainian People's Republic | Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet | 1917-1921 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Србије и Црне Горе Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdushna odbrana Vojske Srbije i Crne Gore, Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro | 2003–2006 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | FR Yugoslavia Air Force Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Југославије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Jugoslavije | 1992–2003 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | SFR Yugoslav Air Force Југословенско Ратно Ваздухопловство и Противваздушна Одбрана Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazdušna Odbrana Yugoslav People's Army | 1945–1991 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Yugoslav Air Force Outside the Homeland | 1941–1945 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Yugoslav Partisans Air Force | 1941-1945 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Royal Yugoslav Air Force Ваздухопловство војске Краљевине Југославије Vazduhoplovstvo vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije | 1929–1941 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Yugoslav Royal Army Aviation Department Авиацијско Одељење Југословенске Краљевске Армије Aviacijsko Odeljenje Jugoslovenske Kraljevske Armije | 1918–1929 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Serbian Military Air Service | 1912–1918 |
| Kingdom of Serbia / State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs / Kingdom of Yugoslavia / Yugoslav government-in-exile / Democratic Federal Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia / FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Royal Yugoslav Navy, Naval Air Service | -1941 |
| Independent State of Croatia | Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia | 1941–1945 |
| Independent State of Croatia | Croatian Air Force Legion | 1941–1945 |
| Zaire Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Belgian Congo | Zaire Air Force Force Aerienne Zairoies | 1971–1997 |
| Zaire Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Belgian Congo | Congolese Air Force Force Aeriennes Congolaises | 1960–1971 |
| Zaire Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Belgian Congo | former insignia | 1960–1964 |
| Zaire Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Belgian Congo | Force Publique Air Arm | 1944–1960 |
| Katanga | Katangese Air Force Force Aerienne Katangaise | 1960–1963 |

## Other

| Country | Service Indigenous name | Established |
| Abkhazia | Abkhazian Air Force | 2008 |
| Abkhazia | former insignia | 1992– |
| Republic of Artsakh | Artsakh Defense Army aviation | 1990s-2023 |
| British Hong Kong | Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force | 1951-1993 |
| British Hong Kong | Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Royal Air Force | 1949-1951 |
| British Hong Kong | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps – Air Arm Royal Air Force | 1930-1949 |
| South Ossetia | South Ossetian Air Corps | 1990s |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Military Corps of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 1947-1950 |
| Transnistria | Transnistrian Air Force | 1991 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Security Forces Command | 1974 |