Luftkavallerie

The Luftkavallerie is the airforce of the Lanzerwald Republic, it is a continuation of the Equites Caeli of the Confoederatio Aemilia, with both names meaning air cavalry. The Equites Caeli were founded in 1732 when the Confoederatio purchased the first 40 F-9 Ashavan II fighter jets from Sanama's Brightworks Mistra, which remained one of the main suppliers of the air force, as the Aemilian Federation did not have its own advanced aviation industry. The name change took place in 1751 following the 1751 military coup in the Confoederatio Aemilia. The newly-established Volksrat ordered the Luftkavallerie to work on establishing an aviation industry that could produce some of the airframes domestically.

The decision of Sanama to leave the Xäiville Convention by the end of 1752 has caused some concern in the Luftkavallerie and has led to more investments in the military industrial complex of Meckelnburgh. It was one of the reasons to award a tender to NVF for the expansion of the maritime patrol aircraft fleet, as well as a tender for two AWACS aircraft in late 1752. Irregardless, Brightworks Mistra remains an important partner of the Luftkavallerie, especially for the fighter jet division. One of the reasons is the involvement of the industry of the Lanzerwald in the development of the Brightworks Mistra F-13 Kitas, which has armaments from the Waffenschmiederei Ludwigshafen. This F-13 is also expected to replace the aging F-9 Ashavan II in the 1750's.

Equipment

Name	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Introduction
F-9 Ashavan II	Air superiority fighter	40	Brightworks Mistra	1732
CF-230	Cargo and passenger transport aircraft	20	Brightworks Mistra	1734
P-16 Neptune	Maritime patrol	5	NVF	1752
E-61 Thunderbolt	AWACS	2	NVF	1752
T-2 Apprenants	Turbo-piston trainer	6	Stratus Design Company	1734
T-120 Cadets	Dual-jet trainer	10	Stratus Design Company	1734
AQ-5 Sentinel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	100	Brightworks Mistra	1741