Fiji Military Forces Air Wing

The Air Wing of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces was founded in 1987, had a base at the airport in Nausori, but was abolished in 1997. The Air Wing for the RFMF was established with the promise of the donation of two helicopters from France. The first helicopter arrived in Fiji late the following year. The RFMF Air Wing was often simply called the Fiji Air Wing. Both helicopters were ill-used and one was lost to a in-flight fire in 1994. The surviving helicopter was sold at the end of 1997 and the Air Wing disbanded.

Yehonatan Shimon Frenkel writes that the "Air Wing was formed after the 1987 coup, when the French provided two helicopters as part of its military aid package." Frenkel goes on to say that the air wing was disbanded after both helicopters crashed and after subsequent revelations of huge debts incurred as a result of the aircraft.

Phil Goodson reported in 2004 that the Air Wing ceased to exist when it sold its last helicopter in 1997. Fiji Air Wing AS355F-2 DQ-FGH was originally purchased by the Fiji Air Wing as the country's only (semi) military aircraft. However, it seems to have spent most of its time in Fiji being operated on commercial flights by Island Hoppers. It was later sold in France in mid-1999. The Fiji Air Wing's sole aircraft, a Eurocopter AS 355F2 Ecureuil, was sold in France during 1999. No replacement had been acquired by early 1999.

By 2008 surveillance flights over Fijian EEZ were undertaken by French Aéronavale Falcon Gardian attached to 9 Escadrille in New Caledonia. While RFMF does not have an operational air wing because of the inherent costs, it can benefit from relevant technology that could be useful in land and sea operations. The restoration of defence ties with Australia and New Zealand means that Fiji can always call on her neighbours to provide air support. The Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion continues its surveillance flights across the region and Fijian territorial waters are within its radar. This arrangement enables intelligence gathering and sharing in a bid to provide security.

The Air Wing did not have its own roundel or ensign and its only marking was the national flag used as a fin flash. Ideally, roundels should be based on the national flag. They should be simple, so aviators can distinguish them easily at a distance, and airmen can slap on a stencil and spray them on quickly and easily. And of course, they should look nothing like the symbol used by the enemy, not even the same color, if that can be helped.