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Squadron admiral andSquadron vice-admiral are senior navalflag officer ranks, usually equivalent tovice admiral inAnglophone countries. A squadron admiral or squadron vice-admiral is typically senior to a vice admiral and junior to anadmiral.
Squadron admiral iscommissioned officer rank used thenavies ofBrazil andItaly.
Squadron admiral (Almirante de esquadra) is a rank used by theBrazilian Navy. It ranks directly above thevice admiral and immediately below anadmiral. It is equivalent to anarmy general in theBrazilian Army and lieutenant brigadier of air in theBrazilian Air Force.[1]
Squadron admiral (Ammiraglio di squadra) is a rank used by theItalian Navy. It ranks directly above thedivisional admiral and immediately below a squadron admiral with special assignments. It is equivalent to aarmy corps general in theItalian Army andair squadron general in theItalian Air Force.
When appointed to theChief of the Defence Staff, squadron admirals will be given the rank of squadron admiral with special assignments (ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali).
In Colombia, squadron admiral (Almirante de escuadra) was used by theColombian Navy. It ranks directly abovevice admiral immediately below anadmiral. It was equivalent tolieutenant general in theColombian Army andlieutenant general of the air in theColombian Air Force, but these ranks abolished in 2010.
![Almirante de esquadra (Brazilian Navy)[2]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aGeneric-Navy-12.svg)
![Ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali (Italian Navy)[3]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aRank_insignia_of_ammiraglio_di_squadra_con_incarichi_speciali_of_the_Italian_Navy.svg)
![Ammiraglio di squadra (Italian Navy)[3]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aRank_insignia_of_ammiraglio_di_squadra_of_the_Italian_Navy.svg)
| Squadron vice-admiral Vice-amiral d'escadre | |
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 Pennant of a French Squadron vice-admiral | |
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| Service branch | Navy |
| Abbreviation | VAE |
| Rank group | Flag officer |
| NATOrank code | OF-8 |
| Next higher rank | Amiral |
| Next lower rank | Vice-amiral |
| Equivalent ranks | Général de corps d'armé |
Squadron vice-admiral (French:Vice-amiral d'escadre) is anavalrank found in navies of the world which follow theFrench tradition of naval ranks. The squadron vice-admiral leads asquadron and is typically senior to avice-admiral and junior to anadmiral.
This translation is not often used in practice, as the rank is usually kept in the original language or rendered asvice-admiral. The main navy to use the rank of squadron vice-admiral is theFrench Navy, where it is athree-star rank with a NATO code ofOF-8, equivalent toArmy corps general orlieutenant general in seniority. Officially, it is not a rank, but a style and position (French:rang et appelation) bestowed upon some vice-admiral (which is the highest actual substantive rank and is atwo-star rank with NATO codeOF-7 equivalent torear admiral (upper half) ormajor general).
![Vice-amiral d'escadre (Benin Navy)[4]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aBlank.svg)
![Vice-amiral d'escadre (Congolese Navy)[5]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3a15-ROCongo_Navy-RADM.svg)
![Vice-amiral d'escadre (Navy of Ivory Coast)[7]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aIvory_Coast-Navy-OF-8.svg)
![Vice-amiral d'escadre (Madagascar Navy)[8]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3a18._Madagascar_Navy_-_SVADM.svg)
