Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force

Revolutionary Anti-Air Defence and Air Force
Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria
Cuban Armed Forces emblem
Founded1959 (1959)
Country Cuba
TypeAir force
RoleAerial defence
Aerial warfare
Size8,000 personnel
Part ofRevolutionary Armed Forces
Nickname(s)DAAFAR
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General Pedro Mendiondo Gómez
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Roundel (1959–1962)
Roundel (1955–1959)
Aircraft flown
FighterMiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29
Attack helicopterMil Mi-24
TrainerAero L-39
TransportAn-24, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17

The Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (Spanish: Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria) commonly abbreviated to DAAFAR in both Spanish and English, is the air force of Cuba.