Structure of the Air Force

The Air Force is comprised of an Air Command, three air wings stationed at three air bases, the Air Control Wing with command & control facilities and radars, the Operations Support Wing and the Air Defence Wing.

Fighter Wing Skrydstrup

  • Squadron 727 with F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

 

Air Transport Wing Aalborg

  • Squadron 721 with Hercules C130J transport aircraft and Challenger CL-604 utility aircraft.

 

Helicopter Wing Karup

  • Squadron 722 with EH-101 Merlin search & rescue helicopters/tactical troop transport helicopters.
  • Squadron 723 with MH-60R Seahawks primarily operating from naval vessels in the North Atlantic Sea around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
  • Squadron 724 with Fennec AS550 C2 light observation and transport helicopters.

 

Air Control Wing

  • Stationary and mobile long-range surveillance radars and command & control facilities.

 

Air Defence Wing

  • Ground-based air defence.

Operations Support Wing

  • Training, tactical support, base support, and mission support.

 

Last updated October 18, 2024 - 09:51