Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force

Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force
Active	1685 AN–present
Country	Meckelnburgh
Type	Air force
Size	6,022 total —2,836 active personnel —3,186 conscripts 184 civilians
Website	airforce.gov.mb

The Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force (RMBAF) is one of the 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

The Royal Meckelnburgh Air Force is under ultimate civilian control. At the apex of the command structure is the First Lord of the Air Staff, in commission as the Board for Air. The Board is responsible for the strategic planning, direction, and execution of air force operations.

Inventory

ESB F-9 Ashavan III

Brightworks CF-380 Atlas

Stratus T-1 Débutants

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 (1723 AN).

Combat aircraft

Type	Role	No.	Origin	Weight	Speed	Aircrew	Introduced
Fighters (F)
ESB F-9 Ashavan III	Multirole fighter	41	Nouvelle Alexandrie	8,573 kg	Mach 2.05	1	1724 AN
Attack aircraft (A)
Battleferd A-210 Innigheid	Ground attack	5	Meckelnburgh	11,321 kg	381 kn	1	1685 AN
Helicopter (H)
Javelin H-1 Menace	Attack helicopter	5	Nouvelle Alexandrie	3,400	220	2	1726 AN

Auxiliary aircraft

Type	Role	No.	Origin	Weight	Speed	Aircrew	Introduced
AEW&C aircraft (E)
NVF E-60 MicrasEye	AWACS	1	Meckelnburgh	23,691 kg	520 kn	4	1685 AN
Transports (C)
Brightworks CF-380 Atlas	Cargo airlift	6	Sanama	32,801 kg	361 kn	5	1722 AN
Brightworks CF-380 Atlas	Tanker	1	Sanama	34,274 kg	361 kn	4	1723 AN
Javelin J-5000 Conqueror	VIP transport	9	Nouvelle Alexandrie	22,560 kg	513 knots	2	1724 AN
Helicopter (H)
Brightworks CH-276 Camel	Cargo airlift	7	Sanama	11,148 kg	170 kn	3	1725 AN
Brightworks RH-76 Dromosker	Search & rescue	9	Sanama	6,400 kg	155 kn	2	1723 AN
Stratus H-1 Kennarar	Trainer	20	Meckelnburgh	1,220 kg	135 kn	2	1724 AN
Trainers (T)
Javelin T-5 Tejón de Miel	Trainer	16	Nouvelle Alexandrie	2,849 kg	524 kn	2	1723 AN
Stratus T-1 Débutants	Trainer	28	Meckelnburgh	670 kg	130 kn	2	1724 AN
UAV (R)
Brightworks TUAV-1 Specter	Reconnaissance	8	Sanama	77 kg	70 kn	n/a	1723 AN
Demonstration aircraft (YF)
Power Jets F-8 Meteor	Demonstration	4	Meckelnburgh	4,846 kg	520 kn	1	1685 AN