The Tunisian Air Force (Arabic: جيش الطيران, French: Armée de l'Air[1]) is one of the branches of the Tunisian Armed Forces.

The Tunisian Air Force was established in 1959, three years after Tunisia regained its independence from France.

The Tunisian Air Force entered the jet age in 1965 with the purchase of 8 MB326-Bs and then 5 MB326-LTs.

Tunisia added 5 ex-USAF F-5Es from the Alconbury Aggressor Squadron in 1989.

[2] Tunisia's four main bases are Bizerte/Sidi Ahmed, Gafsa, Bizerte/La Karouba, and Sfax.