Togo Air Force / Armee de l'Air Togolaise

Appearing after independence, the Togolese air force has only defensive objectives: defense of territory, support to land forces and populations. It is deployed on two air bases: a transport base (BTL Lomé) and a hunting base (BCN Niamtougou). With the emergence of maritime piracy and offshore traffic, the Air Force has seen its territorial sea surveillance missions strengthen in recent months. The Togolese Armed Forces (TAF) are also planning to acquire observation equipment and drones.

In order to protect national airspace effectively, to ensure the missions of peace and war time, Togolese aviation, from its inception has equipped itself with apparatus adapted to the needs that are its own. In order to protect national airspace effectively, to ensure the missions of peace and war time, Togolese aviation, from its inception has equipped itself with apparatuses adapted to the needs that are its own. With all wings deployed, the eagle flies towards its objective: it is the emblem of the Togolese Air Force. She wanted to make the royal bird the symbol of its three fundamental qualities: courage, speed, precision.

The Air Force is part of the Air section of the 1st Togolese Infantry Battalion, founded in 1965 to reach its present structure with a General Staff in 1997, with two bases (a base for fighters and a transport base) with the acquisition of many aircraft. It is above all a defensive army, adapted to the three imperatives of a peaceful nation: Recognition of territory and borders - and possibly of the adversary. The support of the troops on the ground and the interception of the enemy aircraft. The transport, either of the parachute reinforcements or of the supplies. As a corollary, it is possible to intervene for the benefit of the civilian populations by ensuring, as has already happened, the delivery of relief, the evacuation of seriously wounded or seriously ill, the transport of food or medicine. Nowadays, the air force has become an army of preliminaries, a support of the division put to the benefit of the surface forces.