Fursan Al Emarat
Fursan Al Emarat Aerobatic display team shield
Active2010 to date
Country United Arab Emirates
BranchUnited Arab Emirates Air Force
RoleAerobatic display team
Size7 aircraft
ColorsBlack and gold
Aircraft flown
Trainer2010 - date Aermacchi MB-339NAT

Fursan Al Emarat (Arabic: فرسان الامارات; in English The Knights of the Emirates) is the aerobatics Aeorabic display team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence. It was formed in 2008 with Italian-built Aermacchi MB-339NAT jet aircraft.[1] The team has a total of seven aircraft that symbolizes 7 Emirates, all seven of which are used for international airshows, locally they started their first show at Dubai Airshow and flew at the IDEX and Abu Dhabi formula1 Grand Prix and across the 7 emirates for 2nd December National day celebrations, internationally the team has performed at Lima exhibition and their upcoming Airshow performance will be at Royal International Air Tattoo.

The team performed at the 2022 Bahrain International Airshow at Sakhir Air Base with five aircraft.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "UAE debuts new aerobatic team: Key.Aero, Airshows". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2023. p. 101.
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