Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta
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The Air Wing of the Armed of Forces of Malta has the responsibility for the security of Maltese airspace, maritime patrol, Search and Rescue, and provision of military assistance to other Government departments.

The Assests of the Armed Forces of Malta Air Wing include:

Fixed Wing
  • Beechcraft Super King Air
    Beechcraft Super King Air
    The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...

     B200 (1 in service, 1 in order for delivery in 2012)
  • Britten-Norman Islander
    Britten-Norman Islander
    The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...

     (2 in service)
  • Scottish Aviation Bulldog
    Scottish Aviation Bulldog
    |-See also:-External links:...

     (4 in service)


Helicopters
  • Aérospatiale Alouette III
    Aérospatiale Alouette III
    The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the...

     (3 in service)
  • Agusta- Bell 212 (2 in service with mixed crew from Malta and Italy)


The Air Wing of the Armed Forces is based at the AFM terminal at the Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is located between Luqa and Gudja. It occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa and was completely re-furbished, becoming fully operational on 25 March 1992...

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