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Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

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Rank group General/Flag/Air officers Senior officers Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda No air force


  Royal Australian Air Force[1]
                      
Marshal of the RAAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
The Bahamas  Bahamas No air force


  Barbados No air force


  Belize Defence Force Air Wing
 Major  Captain  Lieutenant  Second Lieutenant 
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[2]
                
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Burundi  Burundi No air force


  Cameroon Air Force
                    
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
  Royal Canadian Air Force[3][4]
                    
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Général(e) Lieutenant(e)-général(e) Major(e)-général(e) Brigadier(ère)-général(e) Colonel(le) Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) Major(e) Capitaine Lieutenant(e) Sous-lieutenant(e)
  Dominica No air force


  Fiji No air force


The Gambia  Gambia No air force


  Ghana Air Force[5]
                    
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Grenada No air force


  Guyana Air Corps
          
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Haitian Aviation Corps
            
Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Kolonèl Lyetnan kolonèl Majò Kapitèn Lyetnan Soulyetnan
  Indian Air Force[6]
                    
Marshal of the Indian Air Force
मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स 		Air chief marshal
एयर चीफ मार्शल 		Air marshal
एयर मार्शल 		Air vice marshal
एयर वाइस मार्शल 		Air commodore
एयर कमोडोर 		Group captain
ग्रुप कैप्टन 		Wing commander
विंग कमांडर 		Squadron leader
स्क्वाड्रन लीडर 		Flight lieutenant
फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट 		Flying officer
फ्लाइंग अफसर
  Irish Air Corps[7]
                  
Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Captain Lieutenant Second-lieutenant
Lefteanant-ghinearál Maor-ghinearál Briogáidire-ghinearál Cornal Lefteanant-chornal Ceannfort Captaen Lefteanant Dara-lefteanant
  Jamaican Air Wing
          
Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Kenya Air Force[8]
                      
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Kiribati No air force


Lesotho  Lesotho Air Squadron
                  
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Liberian Air Wing[9]
            
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Malawi Air Force
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Malian Air Force[10]
                      
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Marshall Islands  Marshall Islands No air force


  Mauritius No air force


Federated States of Micronesia  Federated States of Micronesia No air force


  Namibian Air Force[11]
                    
Chief air marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Nauru No air force


  Royal New Zealand Air Force[12]
 Marshal of the RNZAF  Air marshal  Air vice-marshal  Air commodore  Group captain  Wing commander  Squadron leader  Flight lieutenant  Flying officer  Pilot officer 
Marshal of the RNZAF Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Nigerian Air Force[13]
                      
Marshal of the air force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Pakistan Air Force
                      
Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
سالار فضائیہ امیرسالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ مقابل عَمِيد الفضاء سردار جماعت شارف الجناح قائدِ دستہ نقیبِ پرواز منصبِ طیار
Palau  Palau No air force


  Papua New Guinea Air Element
            
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Philippine Air Force[14]
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Rwandan Air Force[15]
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force


  Saint Lucia No air force


  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force


  Samoa No air force


Seychelles  Seychelles Air Force[16]
              
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone No air force


  Republic of Singapore Air Force[17]
 No insignia yet                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Solomon Islands No air force


  South African Air Force[18]
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
South Sudan  South Sudan Air Force
                      
Air marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Sudanese Air Force[19]
                      
مشیر
Mushir 		فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal 		فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد
Amid 		عقيد
Aqid 		مقدم
Muqaddam 		رائد
Ra'id 		نقيب
Naqib 		ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal 		ملازم
Mulazim
  Tanzania Air Force
                    
Jenerali Luteni jenerali Meja jenerali Brigedia jenerali Kanali Luteni kanali Meja Kapteni Luteni Luteni usu
  Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[20]
                
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Tuvalu No air force


  Ugandan Air Force
                    
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
  Royal Air Force[21]
                      
Marshal of the RAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
/acting pilot officer
  United States Air Force[22]
                      
General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Vanuatu No air force


  Zambian Air Force
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Air Force of Zimbabwe[23]
                    
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Air lieutenant Air sub-lieutenant
Rank group General/Flag/Air officers Senior officers Junior officers

References

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  1. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Rank Structure". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Air Force. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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  15. ^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ^ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  21. ^ "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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  23. ^ "RANKS AND BADGES IN THE AFZ". afz.gov.zw. Air Force of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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