| Unit Name: | Rwandan Air Force |
| Native Name: | French: Force Aérienne Rwandaise |
| Country: |  Rwanda |
| Type: | Air force |
| Role: | Aerial warfare |
| Size: | 1,000 personnel[1] |
| Command Structure: | Rwanda Defence Force |
| Commander1: | Paul Kagame |
| Commander1 Label: | President of Rwanda |
| Commander2: | Lt Gen Jean-Jacques Mupenzi[2] |
| Commander2 Label: | Air Force Chief of Staff |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Roundel |
| Aircraft Helicopter Attack: | Mil Mi-24 |
| Aircraft Helicopter Utility: | Mil Mi-17, Aérospatiale Gazelle |
| Aircraft Transport: | Cessna 208 Caravan, Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
The Rwandan Air Force (French: Force aérienne rwandaise) is the air branch of the Rwandan Defence Forces.
After achieving independence in 1962, the Air Force was formed with the aid of Belgium, the initial aircraft consisted of three ex-French Air Force CM.170 Magisters, which operated in a counterinsurgency role along with a Britten-Norman Islander. Other deliveries included SA 342L Gazelles, Nord Noratlas, SOCATA Guerrier, and C-47 Skytrains. After fighting began between the RPA and the government in 1990 most aircraft were shot down, destroyed on the ground or crashed.[3]
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | ||||||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | utility | 2[4] | |||
| Diamond DA42 | Austria | utility | 2 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-17 | Russia | utility | 12 | |||
| Mil Mi-24 | Russia | attack | 5 | |||
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | utility | 342 | 3 | ||
| Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
| Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | UCAV | N/A | [5] | ||