| Royal Cambodian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| កងទ័ពជើងអាកាស | |
 Badge of the Royal Cambodian Air Force | |
| Founded | 9 November 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-09) |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Allegiance | HM The King |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Part of | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh,Cambodia |
| Motto(s) | "ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer) ("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia") |
| Mascot(s) | Aafra Zarnaz Auhona |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | GeneralSoeung Samnang |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Fin flash |  |
| Flag |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | Mil Mi 17Harbin Z-9Mil Mi-8AgustaWestland_AW109Eurocopter AS350 |
| Transport | Airbus A320Xian MA60Harbin Y-12Britten-Norman BN-2 |
TheRoyal Cambodian Air Force (Khmer:កងទ័ពជើងអាកាស,romanized: Kâng Toăp Cheung Akas[kɑːŋtɔəpcəːŋʔaːkaːh];lit. 'Air Force') is the branch of theRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces which is charged with operating all militaryaircraft inCambodia.
The Royal Cambodian Air Force is commanded by GeneralSoeung Samnang, who has four deputy commanders beneath him. The Air Force itself is under thejurisdiction of theMinistry of National Defence.
Air Force headquarters are located atPhnom Penh International Airport and is still sign posted Pochentong Air Base. The only operational aircraft at Pochentong Air Base are from the VIP squadron. Maintenance of aircraft and helicopters is also at Pochentong. The airworthyZ-9 andMi-17 helicopters from the helicopter squadron are based atPhnom Penh International Airport andSiem Reap International Airport.
Recently, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense plans to purchase fiveL-39NG light fighter jets from the Czech Republic. In the past, the Cambodian Air Force has already purchasedMil Mi-17 andMil Mi-171 helicopters.
In the past some MiG-21 fighters were operational. These aircraft in 2023 could be seen on the ground in Phnom Penh International Airport.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | |||||
| Airbus A320 | France | VIP transport | 1[2] | ||
| Xian MA60 | China | Transport | 2[3] | ||
| Harbin Y-12 | China | Transport /Utility | 2[3] | ||
| Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | Transport | 2[3] | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| Mil Mi-8 | Soviet Union | Utility | 9[3] | ||
| Mil Mi-17 | Soviet Union | Utility | 6[3] | ||
| Harbin Z-9 | China | Utility | 12[3] | 1 Harbin Z-9 was lost in an accident on 12 July 2024 | |
| Eurocopter AS350 | France | Utility | 4[3] | ||
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Utility | 2[4] | ||
The force maintains a professionalassociation football team as one of its branches, which formerly played in theC-League.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Cambodian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ Neay utdamsenei | ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក Utdamsenei ek | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Utdamsenei tou | ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Utdamsenei trei | វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Veareasenei ek | វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Veareasenei tou | វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Veareasenei trei | អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Anusenei ek | អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Anusenei tou | អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Anusenei trei | |||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royal Cambodian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Pruentobal ek | ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Pruentobal tou | ពលបាលឯក Polobal ek | ពលបាលទោ Polobal tou | ពលបាលត្រី Polobal trei | នាយឯក Neay ek | នាយទោ Neay tou | ពលឯក Pol ek | ពលទោ Pol tou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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