Azerbaijan has missile and radar systems intended to defend Azeri airspace.

At present the Irish Air Corps is unable to fulfill the role of an air force in defending Irish airspace.

Its primary task is to defend North Korean airspace.

The King has vowed to defend airspace in Jordan, where half of the three million people are Palestinian and many are generally pro-Iraq.

He was the only foreign pilot, killed in battle, while defending Bulgarian airspace during World War II.

He was successfully defending Russian airspace.

The Air Corps is not officially tasked with the traditional air force role of defending Irish airspace.

The expansion of Awacs patrols would stretch the capabilities of the planes used to defend Saudi airspace.

Fighters were also used to attack enemy observation balloons, strafe enemy ground targets, and defend friendly airspace from enemy bombers.

The air force has the role of defending Senegalese airspace, protecting airport areas, supporting other Senegalese forces, medevac and maritime patrol.