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{{Infobox military branch
| title = Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force
| native_name = 
| image = [[File:Meckelnburgh air force roundel.png|230px]]
| caption = 
| dates = {{AN|1685}}–present
| countries ={{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
| branch = 
| type = Air force
| size = 6,022 total<br>—2,836 active personnel<br>—3,186 conscripts<br>184 civilians
| nickname = 
| patron = 
| motto = 
| march = 
| mascot = 
| equipment = 
| notable_commanders = 
| website = airforce.mil.mb
| aircraft_general = 
}}
The '''Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force''' ('''RMBAF''') is one of the [[Uniformed services of Meckelnburgh|eight uniformed services]] of the [[Kingdom of Meckelnburgh]] and the military flying force of the nation. The air force is tasked with safeguarding the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Kingdom, the RMAF bears the primary responsibility for aerial defense operations within Meckelnburgh's airspace.

The core mission of the RMBAF is the protection and defense of Meckelnburgh's airspace. This encompasses monitoring, patrolling and safeguarding the aerial boundaries of the Kingdom. The air force maintains a fleet of standby aircraft in each of its constituent regions ([[Meckelnburgh]], the [[Prince-Archabbacy of Salem]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Iselande]]). The RMBAF is also tasked with search-and-rescue operations over the land territory of metropolitan Meckelnburgh. It is thus the territorial counterpart to the [[Royal Meckelnburgh Saeweard]] (which is also responsible for all search and rescue over Salem and Iselande).

== Units and facilities ==
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|-
|Major facilities: Stations (red), Bases (yellow)
|}
The Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force is under ultimate civilian control. At the apex of the command structure is the First Lord of the Air, in commission as the Board for Air. The Board is responsible for the strategic planning, direction and execution of air force operations. Complementing the Board is the Chief of the Air Staff, a general officer responsible for the day-to-day operation of the air force.
===Air Force Command South===
{| class="wikitable"
!Facility
!Location
!Units
|-
|'''Their Royal Majesty's Joint Base Battleferd'''
|Battleferd Point, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|
* 11th Fighter Wing
* 210th Ground Attack Flight
* 510th Helicopter Strike Flight
* 710th Logistics Squadron
* 81st Training Wing
* 910th Demonstration Flight
|-
|'''Radar Station Eksta'''
|Eksta, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|
|-
|'''Radar Station Evermurk'''
|Dagora, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|
|-
|'''Chief Radar Station Mt. Tomsohnd'''
|Sanktago, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|
|}
===Air Force Command North===
{| class="wikitable"
!Facility
!Location
!Units
|-
|'''Radar Station Alexandre'''
|Alexandre, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|
|-
|'''Their Royal Majesty's Joint Station Boulonne'''
|Boulonne, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|212th Fighter Flight
|-
|'''Their Royal Majesty's Joint Base Fexitune'''
|Fenixtune, {{team flag|Iselande}}
|
* 210th Fighter Flight
* 720th Logistics Squadron
* 814th Training Squadron
|-
|'''Radar Station Jäätikkö'''
|Jäätikkö, {{team flag|Iselande}}
|
|-
|'''Radar Station Mt. James'''
|Jökull, {{team flag|Hergilsey}}
|
|-
|'''Radar Station Prelatomonteto'''
|Salem, {{team flag|Salem}}
|
|-
|'''Their Royal Majesty's Joint Station Tuft'''
|Tuft, {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|214th Fighter Flight
|}

== Inventory ==
[[File:F-9 Ashavan III.png|thumb|ESB F-9 Ashavan III]][[File:CF-380 Atlas.png|thumb|Brightworks CF-380 Atlas]][[File:Power Jets F-8 Meteor.jpg|thumb|Power Jets F-8 Meteor]]
The RMBAF maintains a contemporary fleet of aircraft. In the 1720s AN, the air force underwent a significant update in both technology and size of inventory as part of the comprehensive ''An Act to develop a new integrated Army and Air Force'' (<abbr>1723</abbr> [[Anno Nortone|AN]]).

=== Combat aircraft ===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#acc;"|Type
!style="background:#acc;"|Role
!style="background:#acc;"|No.
!style="background:#acc;"|Origin
!style="background:#acc;"|Weight
!style="background:#acc;"|Speed
!style="background:#acc;"|Aircrew
!style="background:#acc;"|Introduced
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |Attack aircraft
|-
|[[F-9 Ashavan III|ESB F-9 Ashavan III]]
|Multirole fighter
|41
|{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}
|8,573 kg
|Mach 2.05
|1
|{{AN|1724}}
|-
|Battleferd A-210 Innigheid
|Ground attack
|5
|{{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|11,321 kg
|381 kn
|1
|{{AN|1685}}
|-
|[[Javelin H-1 Menace]]
|Attack helicopter
|5
|{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}
|3,400 kg
|220 kn
|2
|{{AN|1726}}
|}

===Auxiliary aircraft===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#acc;"|Type
!style="background:#acc;"|Role
!style="background:#acc;"|No.
!style="background:#acc;"|Origin
!style="background:#acc;"|Weight
!style="background:#acc;"|Speed
!style="background:#acc;"|Aircrew
!style="background:#acc;"|Introduced
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |AEW&C aircraft
|-
|NVF E-60 MicrasEye
|AWACS
|1
|{{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|23,691 kg
|520 kn
|4
|{{AN|1685}}
|-
!style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |Transports
|-
|[[CF-380 Atlas|Brightworks CF-380 Atlas]]
|Cargo airlift
|6
|{{team flag|Sanama}}
|32,801 kg
|361 kn
|5
|{{AN|1722}}
|-
|[[CF-380 Atlas|Brightworks CF-380 Atlas]]
|Tanker
|1
|{{team flag|Sanama}}
|34,274 kg
|361 kn
|4
|{{AN|1723}}
|-
|[[Javelin Conqueror|Javelin J-5000 Conqueror]]
|VIP transport
|9
|{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}
|22,560 kg
|513 kn
|2
|{{AN|1724}}
|-
!style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |Helicopter
|-
|[[CH-276 Camel|Brightworks CH-276 Camel]]
|Cargo airlift
|7
|{{team flag|Sanama}}
|11,148 kg
|170 kn
|3
|{{AN|1725}}
|-
|[[UH-76 Dromosker|Brightworks RH-76 Dromosker]]
|Search & rescue
|9
|{{team flag|Sanama}}
|6,400 kg
|155 kn
|2
|{{AN|1723}}
|-
|[[Stratus Design Company|Stratus H-1 Kennarar]]
|Trainer
|20
|{{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|1,220 kg
|135 kn
|2
|{{AN|1724}}
|-
!style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |Trainers
|-
|[[T-5/A-5 Tejón de Miel|Javelin T-5 Tejón de Miel]]
|Trainer
|16
|{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}
|2,849 kg
|524 kn
|2
|{{AN|1723}}
|-
|[[Stratus Design Company|Stratus T-1 Débutants]]
|Trainer
|28
|{{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|670 kg
|130 kn
|2
|{{AN|1724}}
|-
!style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" |Demonstration aircraft
|-
|Power Jets F-8 Meteor
|Demonstration 
|4
|{{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|4,846 kg
|520 kn
|1
|{{AN|1685}}
|}

== Insignia ==
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; text-align:center; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 3px 12px 12px 3px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! rowspan="2" width="100" |
! colspan="2" |Special
! colspan="3" |General-grade
! colspan="3" width="100" | Field-grade 
! colspan="4" width="100" |Company-grade
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
|'''OF-10'''
|'''OF-9'''
|'''OF-8'''
| '''OF-7'''
|'''OF-6'''
| '''OF-5'''
| colspan="2" |'''OF-4'''
|'''OF-3'''
|'''OF-2'''
| colspan="2" |'''OF-1'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''{{flagicon image|Meckelnburgh air ensign.png}} Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force'''
|''[[File:PBPF O-9E shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-9 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-8 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-7 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-6 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-5 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-4 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-3 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|[[File:MBUS OF-3.png|137x137px]]
|''[[File:PBPF O-2 shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-1A shoulder.png|55px]]''
|''[[File:PBPF O-1B shoulder.png|55px]]''
|-
|Air Chief Marshal
|Air Marshal
|Air Vice Marshal
|Air Counter Marshal
|Air Commodore
|Group Captain 
|Wing Captain
|Squadron Captain
|Flight Captain-Lieutenant
|Flight Lieutenant
| Flying Ensign
|Pilot Ensign
|}
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