Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e	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
Bahamas	No air force
Bangladesh Air Force^[2] v t e
Bangladesh Air Force^[2] v t e		এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল Ēẏār chiph mārśāl	এয়ার মার্শাল Ēẏār mārśāl	এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল Ēẏār bhā'is mārśāl	এয়ার কমোডোর Ēẏār kômōḍōr	গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন Grup kaepṭēn		উইং কমান্ডার U'iṁ kômānḍār		স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার Skōẏāḍran līḍār	ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট Phlā'iṭ lēphṭēnānṭ	ফ্লাইং অফিসার Phlā'iṁ ôphisār		পাইলট অফিসার Pā'ilôṭ Ôphisār
Barbados	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e										Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t e
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t e				Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Royal Brunei Air Force^[4] v t e
Royal Brunei Air Force^[4] v t e	Marsyal udara	Jeneral (udara)	Leftenan jeneral (udara)	Mejar jeneral (udara)	Brigedier jeneral (udara)	Kolonel (udara)		Leftenan kolonel (udara)		Mejar (udara)	Kapten (udara)	Leftenan (udara)		Leftenan muda (udara)
Cameroon Air Force^[5]^[6]^[7] v t e
Cameroon Air Force^[5]^[6]^[7] v t e		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^[8]^[9] v t e
		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)
Cyprus Air Forces^[10] v t e
Cyprus Air Forces^[10] v t e			Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos	Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos	Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos	Σμήναρχος Sminarchos		Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos		Επισμηναγός Episminagos	Σμηναγός Sminagos	Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos	Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Gabonese Air Force^[11] v t e
Gabonese Air Force^[11] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Ghana Air Force^[12] v t e
Ghana Air Force^[12] v t e		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 v t e
Guyana Air Corps v t e								Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Indian Air Force^[13] v t e
Indian Air Force^[13] v t e	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
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Jamaican Air Wing v t e
Jamaican Air Wing v t e								Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Kenya Air Force^[14] v t e
Kenya Air Force^[14] v t e	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Malawi Air Force v t e
Malawi Air Force v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[15] v t e
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[15] v t e	Marsyal tentera udara	Jeneral TUDM	Leftenan jeneral TUDM	Mejar jeneral TUDM	Brigedier jeneral TUDM	Kolonel TUDM		Leftenan kolonel TUDM		Mejar TUDM	Kapten TUDM	Leftenan TUDM		Leftenan muda TUDM
Mauritius	No air force
Mozambique Air Force v t e
Mozambique Air Force v t e		Coronel General	Tenente General	Major General		Coronel		Tenente Coronel		Major	Capitão	Tenente		Alferes
Namibian Air Force^[16] v t e
Namibian Air Force^[16] v t e		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^[17] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[17] v t e	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^[18] v t e
Nigerian Air Force^[18] v t e	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 v t e
	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		منصبِ پائلٹ
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
						Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
						Kolonel		Leftenan kolonel		Meja	Kepten	Leftenan		Namba tu leftenan
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers
Rwandan Air Force^[19] v t e
Rwandan Air Force^[19] v t e		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 Air Force^[20] v t e
Seychelles Air Force^[20] v t e					Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[21] v t e		No insignia yet
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[21] v t e		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^[22] v t e
South African Air Force^[22] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sri Lanka Air Force^[23] v t e
Sri Lanka Air Force^[23] v t e	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
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania Air Force v t e
Tanzania Air Force v t e		Jenerali	Luteni jenerali	Meja jenerali	Brigedia jenerali	Kanali		Luteni kanali		Meja	Kapteni	Luteni		Luteni usu
Togolese Air Force^[24] v t e
Togolese Air Force^[24] v t e				Général de division aérienne	Général de brigade aérienne	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[25] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[25] v t e				Air vice marshal	Air commodore	Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant	Flying officer		Pilot officer
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force^[26] v t e
Ugandan Air Force^[26] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Royal Air Force^[27] v t e
Royal Air Force^[27] v t e	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
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e
Zambian Air Force v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers					Junior officers

Notes

References

^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Officer's Ranks". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ Mohd Yusof, Mohd Ady Hafriz bin Pg, ed. (2023). Buku Panduan Pasangan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei [Royal Brunei Air Force Spouse Handbook] (PDF) (in Malay) (1st ed.). Ministry of Defence. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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^ "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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^ "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[Australia-1] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[2] "Officer's Ranks". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Botswana-3] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Brunei_AirForce-4] Mohd Yusof, Mohd Ady Hafriz bin Pg, ed. (2023). Buku Panduan Pasangan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei [Royal Brunei Air Force Spouse Handbook] (PDF) (in Malay) (1st ed.). Ministry of Defence. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[5] "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[6] "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[7] "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Armee De L'air". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[Canada-8] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-9] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Cyprus-10] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Gabon-11] "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[Ghana_AirForce-12] "Rank Structure". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Air Force. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[13] "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[14] "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[Malaysia_Officer-15] "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Namibia-16] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-17] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-18] Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Rwanda-19] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Seychelles-20] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-21] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_AirForce-22] "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[23] "Commissioned Officers". airforce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Togo-24] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-25] "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Uganda-26] "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[UK_AirForce-27] "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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