The Ustio Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of Ustio's military. It was formed sometime after the country seceded from the Belkan Federation in 1988.[1]
By 1995, the Air Force fielded a total of 36 combat aircraft, not including support vehicles such as AWACS units.[2] Ustio's squadrons commonly flew in two-man formations, as opposed to the four-man flight typically used by the Osean Air Defense Force.
In the opening days of the Belkan War, it suffered severe losses at the hands of the Belkan Air Force, forcing the commanders of Ustio's military to hire mercenaries to replace and assist formal troops, who later played a fundamental role in the outcome of the war.[3]
History[]
Belkan War[]
In 1995, Belka invaded its neighbours and instigated the Belkan War.[4] Due to the might of the Belkan Air Force, Ustian forces sustained losses, promting Ustio to hire mercenary pilots, including the Galm and Crow Teams, to bolster their air power.[5] These mercenaries, especially Cipher, ultimately proved to be pivotal in the Allied Forces' victory in the Belkan War and subsequent A World With No Boundaries uprising.[3]
Memorial Day 2020[]
On June 30, 2020, after being invited by the Osean government, Ustio attended a ceremony commemorating 25 years since of the end of the Belkan War. To participate in the event, the Ustio Air Force sent replica Galm Team aircraft and five Mirage 2000-5s to be showcased at Redmill Air Force Base alongside the aircraft of other nations.[6]
Structure[]
6th Air Division[]
Other squadrons[]
- Halo Squadron
- Fenrir Squadron
- Caravan Squadron
- Lancer Squadron
- Altair Squadron
Aircraft List[]
- F-15C Eagle[7][8][4]
- F-16C Fighting Falcon[9][4]
- J35J Draken[10]
- F-20A Tigershark[11][12]
- C-17A Globemaster III[11]
- E-767[13]
- Mirage 2000-5[14]
- F-35C Lightning II[15]
Gallery[]
Galm Team, a mercenary squadron hired by Ustio
References[]
- ↑ Aces At War: A History 2019, page 012.
- ↑ Aces At War: A History, page numbers not provided.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mission 02: "Annex", Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ Mission 01: "Glacial Skies", Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ https://ace7.acecombat.jp/clm/column06.php
- ↑ F-15C -Cipher- in Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ F-15C -Pixy- in Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ F-16C -PJ- in Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ J35J -Cipher- in Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mission 08: "Merlon", Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ Mission 07: "Bastion", Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ AWACS Eagle Eye
- ↑ File:Ace Combat 25th Anniversary Wallpaper 3840x2160.jpg
- ↑ Assault Records #161, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
