People's Revolutionary Air Force

The Kadolhan National Air Force (Kadolhan: Кадољске народне ваздушне снаге / Kadoljske narodne vazdušne snage) is the aerial warfare branch of the Kadolhan National Defence Forces. The KNAF is tasked with aerospace defence. The current Marshal of the National Air Force is Lazar Kovačević.

The founding of the Kadolhan Air Force in 1913 came to the foundation of several doctrines involving aerial warfare and air superiority. It was not until the start of the First Great War when the Ketranel Aviation Company was forced to produce aircraft at a sped-up pace to increase war efforts. After the war, the aviation industry slowed down in terms of production, but continued to produce quality aircraft for the Kadolhan Air Force and the aviation unit of the Kadolhan Naval Force.

During the interwar era...

History
The Kadolhan National Air Force was founded as the Kadolhan Air Force on 6 March 1912, when the first batch of biplane fighter aircraft arrived at Fort Gortov in Kradelas. The Ketranel Aviation Company became responsible for the creation of aircraft for the Kadolhan Air Force...

Role
The primary role of the Kadolhan National Air Force is the defence of Kadolhan airspace, despite only that, roles vary through different types of aircraft used in the air force, and these types are as follows:
 * Multirole fighter aircraft: Multirole fighter aircraft have a combined role, depending on the armament they are carrying. Most aircraft are equipped with air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles and bombs for air superiority and air-to-ground operations. During peacetime, multirole aircraft are dedicated to intercept any aircraft violating Kadolhan airspace, notably those without clearance and/or are unidentified, in this case they will be fired upon if they do not identify themselves, if identified, the aircraft will be escorted out of Kadolhan airspace, this also includes peacetime air operations, such as exercises, escorting aircraft, etc. Kadolha does not have a dedicated interceptor aircraft, so it relies on the use of its multirole fighters to perform such actions.
 * Attack aircraft: Unlike multirole fighters, attack aircraft are more dedicated to the role they are assigned to, because of the armament they carry. Attack aircraft have the role of air-to-ground operations, including close air support. Often armed with only air-to-surface missiles and bombs, sometimes for self-defence they are equipped with air-to-air missiles. The close air support role is fulfilled by the . Before the end of the Second Great War, Kadolha used dive bombers as its primary attack aircraft, after the war they were phased out of service and replaced by proper attack aircraft.
 * Bomber aircraft: The role of (strategic) bomber aircraft is to target the vital points of an enemy state, those often being of military complexes and infrastructure in order to break the enemy's morale and destroy their ability to produce more weapons & supplies necessary in supplying troops on the frontline. During the Second Great War, strategic and tactical bombers escorted by fighter aircraft were very commonly used. Nowadays strategic bomber aircraft in KNAF service are equipped with electronic-warfare equipment which is used to avoid radar detection. The KNAF uses the and  strategic bombers.
 * Transport aircraft: These aircraft are commonly used to transport infantry units, air-drop tanks and for the purpose of parachute units. Kadolha operates two types of transport aircraft, strategic and tactical transports. Strategic transport aircraft are used to transport bigger quantities of troops from one location to another or air-dropping tanks. Tactical transport aircraft tend to be faster than strategic transports, because of lighter weight, but the incapability to transport a large quantity of troops.
 * Special-mission aircraft: Special-mission aircraft vary through four types of aircraft in Kadolhan service, those being electronic-warfare, reconnaissance, airborne early warning and aerial refueling aircraft. Electronic-warfare aircraft are tasked with the use of electronic warfare in order to damage the enemy's radar detection capabilities, in other words radar jamming and the ability to use stealth. Reconnaissance aircraft are given a role to conduct reconnaissance operations outside friendly airspace in order to gain more intelligence on enemy or potential enemy forces. Formerly using only aerial cartography aircraft, the KNAF introduced proper reconnaissance aircraft equipped with electronic countermeasures equipment to avoid detection and mapping devices for aerial cartography. Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft are airborne radar picket systems used for detection of enemy aircraft, ships and vehicles at a longer range and has the ability to perform command & control operations by directing multirole fighter and attack aircraft. Aerial refueling aircraft are used for refueling friendly aircraft in-flight by the use of the probe-and-drogue system or the flying boom, despite of some multirole aircraft being able to carry fuel tanks and act as buddy refueling aircraft.
 * Trainer aircraft: This type of aircraft is used for the training of new air force cadets and are assigned to trainer squadrons.

Uniforms
There are two dress uniforms (M09-NCO and M09-CO), a pilot uniform (M12-PU) and a ceremonial uniform (M10-PA) in use by the Kadolhan National Air Force. The dress uniform has a dark electric blue pattern, with the KNAF emblem located on the right sleeve, and the flag of Kadolha on the left sleeve. The pilot uniform (pictured on the left) has a army green pattern, the emblem of the squadron is located on the left sleeve, the Kadolhan flag on the right sleeve. The ceremonial uniform uses a white pattern, on the left it has a, for a specific rank it has shoulder badges and on the left sleeve of the uniform a Kadolhan flag. NCO and CO caps are also used as a part of the ceremonial uniform. The M09-NCO dress uniform, differs from the M05-CO because unlike the commissioned officer uniform it does not have the golden collar patch with the air force pins, and the use of a beret instead of a officer cap.

After the reformation of the then Kadolhan Air Force, shortly after the end of the Second Great War, the KAF was renamed to the Kadolhan National Air Force. Followed by this, newer dress and pilot uniforms were issued to air force personnel, notably the M48-NCO/CO dress uniform (replaced years later by the M55-NCO/CO) and the M49/51-PU (replaced by the M60-PU).

Berets
The beret is only worn by non-commissioned officers when in their dress uniform and pilot uniform during a drill. The color pattern of the KNAF beret is a darker hue version of the standard dress uniform pattern, and it has a Kadolhan air force eagle emblem on the front in a grey shade.

Aircraft inventory
The Kadolhan National Air Force operates a grand total of 3,348 aircraft. These aircraft are listed by their type in the following list: 1,785 fighter aircraft, 469 attack aircraft, 44 bomber aircraft, 471 transport aircraft, 318 special-mission aircraft, 147 trainer aircraft and 253 helicopters. The makes up most of the fighter fleet, numbering 432 aircraft, followed by the  (363),  (349), the  (306), the  (263) and the L-106 (72). The air force saw a rapid increase in modern aircraft in the past couple of decades, becoming one of the biggest modern air forces in the world.

Leadership
Previous and highest military office, pre-2018.

Future
Summary of aircraft to be delivered to the Kadolhan National Air Force by 2025.

Markings
The Kadolhan National Air Force roundel was officially adopted in 1948, after the air force was renamed and reorganized following the end of the Second Great War. The roundel is a colored version of Munjebog's thunder mark, with the upper portion being colored in red and the bottom portion in black. These are the colors used on the Kadolhan flag and the official colors of the National Revivalist Party. The same roundel is used on the air force ensign. The low visibility roundel is primarily placed on stealth aircraft or on aircraft bearing a specific camouflage.

Prior reorganization in 1948, the Kadolhan Air Force used a typical tri-color circle with the Kadolhan flag colors. This roundel is still used on old surviving aircraft and ceremonial aircraft, although aircraft that continued service after the Second Great War equipped the current roundel.

Kill markings
The Kadolhan National Air Force has made active use of ever since the First Great War, though these markings become more prominent during the Second Great War and remain in use today. The air force introduced a Bloodian and Satarian kill marking after the Bloodian-Kadolhan Split in 1992, because of the possibility of both sides coming in conflict.