Aerial Forces of Meriad

The Aerial Forces of Meriad (AFM), formally His Majesty of Meriad's Aerial Forces, is the of Meriad. It was established as a separate arm of the Armed Forces of Meriad on June 16th, 1928. The AFM's peacetime establishment is approximately 1,280 employees (officers, enlisted staff and civilians). 700 personnel also serve their draft period in the RNoAF. After mobilization the RNoAF would consist of approximately 5,100 personnel.

The infrastructure of the AFM includes seven airbases (at Høstenpunkt, Gröstavik, Járnfjördur, Sköntafell, Húsavik, Súdurfjördur, and Igansträggen) and two training centers (at Gröstavik and Sköntafell).

Doctrine
As a result of its relatively low number of assets, the Aerial Forces' doctrine generally assumes that they will not have air superiority in any protracted conflict. As the Meriadni Armed Forces are primarily geared towards defensive warfare, Aerial Forces assets are designed to have the ability to operate from dispersed locations around the country, flying from unimproved airstrips and, in some cases, straight stretches of roadway. Fighter aircraft are designed to be as durable as possible, so as to be able to provide air support to Army units for as long as possible before having to return to base the refuel, and then having as short a turnaround time as possible.

The Aerial Forces also deploy a large number of assets, from electronic warfare equipment to radar-seeking missiles, in order to prevent foreign forces from attaining complete air superiority in the event of an invasion.