As coat of arms, the Zielflugstaffel carries a badge with a yellow and black target pattern, a bullseye and the writing "Zfl St 12".

The original coat of arms of Fliegerstaffel 12 was a white Halberd with the number 12 on the blade and black wings on the handle against a red background.

From 1990 to 1994 the Hawker Hunter replaced the Vampires as a target aircraft, carrying laser reflectors.

The main task is to present flying targets as air threats to various units of the army.

The Fliegerstaffel 24 was integrated into the Zielflugstaffel 12 in 1994, but it differs so much in operational terms that it may be regarded as an independent squadron.

Zielflugstaffel 12 uses also the 11 red /white F-5E’s that are used by the Patrouille Suisse with a winch on the centerline pylon for air-to-air gunnery training.