Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Afghan Air Force
Unknown
General of the air force
مارشال
General
ستر جنرال
Lieutenant general
ډګر جنرال
Major general
تورن جنرال
Brigadier general
برید جنرال
Colonel
ډګروال
Lieutenant colonel
ډګرمن
Major
جګړن
Captain
جګ تورن
Junior captain
تورن
First lieutenant
لومړی بریدمن
Second lieutenant
دويم بریدمن
Junior Second lieutenant
دريم بریدمن
Armenian Air Force
No equivalent
Army general
(Բանակի գեներալ)
Colonel general
(գեներալ- գնդապետ)
Lieutenant general
(գեներալ- լեյտենանտ)
Major general
(գեներալ-մայոր)
Colonel
(գնդապետ)
Lieutenant Colonel
(գնդապետ-լեյտենանտ)
Major
(մայոր)
Captain
(կապիտան)
Senior Lieutenant
(ավագ լեյտենանտ)
Lieutenant
(լեյտենանտ)
Junior Lieutenant
(կրտսեր լեյտենանտ)
Azerbaijani Air Forces
No equivalent
Unknown
General-polkovnik General-leytenant General-mayor Polkovnik Polkovnik-leytenant Mayor Kapitan Baş leytenant Leytenant Kiçik leytenant
 Royal Bahraini Air Force
No equivalent
Air
Marshal
مشير
General
فريق أول
Lieutenant
General
فريق
Major
General
لواء
Brigadier
General
عميد
Colonel
عقيد
Lieutenant
Colonel
مقدم
Major
رائد
Captain
نقيب
First
Lieutenant
ملازم أول
Second
Lieutenant
ملازم ثاني
 Bangladesh Air Force
No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer Officer cadet
Bhutan No air force
 Royal Brunei Air Force
Air Marshal
Marsyal Udara
General
Jeneral (Udara)
Lieutenant
General

Leftenan Jeneral (Udara)
Major
General

Mejar Jeneral (Udara)
Brigadier
General

Brigedier Jeneral (Udara)
Colonel
Kolonel (Udara)
Lieutenant
Colonel

Leftenan Kolonel (Udara)
Major
Mejar (Udara)
Captain
Kapten (Udara)
Lieutenant
Leftenan (Udara)
Second Lieutenant
Leftenan Muda (Udara)
Officer Cadet
Pegawai Kadet (Udara)
Royal Cambodian Air Force
No equivalent
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sub Lieutenant
No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant
 PLA Air Force
No equivalent
General
空军上将
Lieutenant General
空军中将
Major General
空军少将
Colonel Commandant
空军大校
Colonel
空军上校
Lieutenant Colonel
空军中校
Major
空军少校
Captain
空军上尉
First Lieutenant
空军中尉
Second Lieutenant
空军少尉
Officer Cadet
空军学员
 Republic of China Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
Full General
一級上將
Yījí Shàngjiàng
General
二級上將
Èrjí Shàngjiàng
Lieutenant General
中將
Zhōngjiàng
Major General
少將
Shàojiàng
Colonel
上校
Shàngxiào
Lieutenant Colonel
中校
Zhōngxiào
Major
少校
Shàoxiào
Captain
上尉
Shàngwèi
First Lieutenant
中尉
Zhōngwèi
Second Lieutenant
少尉
Shàowèi
Officer cadet
軍校生
Jūnxiào shēng
 Indian Air Force
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Flight Cadet
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Indonesian Air Force
Marsekal Besar Marsekal Marsekal Madya Marsekal Muda Marsekal Pertama Kolonel Letnan Kolonel Mayor Kapten Letnan Satu Letnan Dua
Marshal of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
No equivalent
General
ارتشبد
Lieutenant General
سپهبد
Major General
سرلشکر
Brigadier General
سرتیپ
Second Brigadier General
سرتیپ دوم
Colonel
سرهنگ
Lieutenant Colonel
سرهنگ دوم
Major
سرگرد
Captain
سروان
First Lieutenant
ستوان یکم
Second Lieutenant
ستوان دوم
Third Lieutenant
ستوان سوم
Officer Cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی
 Iraqi Air Force
No equivalent
Air marshal Colonel General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Israeli Air Force
No equivalent
Unknown
Rav aluf
Lieutenant General
Aluf
Major General
Tat aluf
Brigadier General
Aluf mishne
Colonel
Sgan aluf
Lieutenant-Colonel
Rav seren
Chief Captain / Major
Seren
Captain / Captain
Segen
Lieutenant
Segen mishne
2nd Lieutenant
 Japan Air Self-Defense Force
No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
General
空将
(統合幕僚長および航空幕僚長)
Lieutenant General
空将
Major General
空将補
Colonel
1等空佐
Lieutenant Colonel
2等空佐
Major
3等空佐
Captain
1等空尉
First lieutenant
2等空尉
Second lieutenant
3等空尉
 Royal Jordanian Air Force
Air
Marshal
مشير
General
فريق أول
Lieutenant
General
فريق
Major
General
لواء
Brigadier
General
عميد
Colonel
عقيد
Lieutenant
Colonel
مقدم
Major
رائد
Captain
نقيب
First
Lieutenant
ملازم أول
Second
Lieutenant
ملازم ثاني
Officer
Cadet
تلميذ مرشح
 Kazakhstan Air Force
No equivalent
Army general
(Армия Генералы)
Colonel general
(Генерал-Полҝвниҝ)
Lieutenant general
(Генерал-лейтенант)
Major general
(Генерал-майор)
Colonel
(Полковник)
Lieutenant Colonel
(Подполковник)
Major
(Майор)
Captain
(Капитан)
Senior Lieutenant
(Аға лейтенант)
Lieutenant
(лейтенант)
Kursant
 Korean People's Army Air Force
No equivalent Unknown
Air force general
(대장)
Colonel general
(상장)
Lieutenant general
(중장)
Major general
(소장)
Senior colonel
(대좌)
Colonel
(상좌)
Lieutenant colonel
(중좌)
Major
(소좌)
Captain
(대위)
First lieutenant
(상위)
Second lieutenant
(중위)
Third lieutenant
(소위)
 Republic of Korea Air Force
Unknown
Marshal
(Korean: 원수)
General
(Korean: 대장)
Lieutenant general
(Korean: 중장)
Major general
(Korean: 소장)
Brigadier general
(Korean: 준장)
Colonel
(Korean: 대령)
Lieutenant colonel
(Korean: 중령)
Major
(Korean: 소령)
Captain
(Korean: 대위)
Lieutenant
(Korean: 중위)
Junior lieutenant
(Korean: 소위)
 Kuwait Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
General
(فريق أول)
Lieutenant General
(فريق)
Major General
(لواء)
Brigadier General
(عميد)
Colonel
(عقيد)
Lieutenant Colonel
(مقدم)
Major
(رائد)
Captain
(نقيب)
First Lieutenant
(ملازم أول)
Second Lieutenant
(ملازم)
 Kyrgyz Air Force
No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel general Lieutenant general Major general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Lao People's Liberation Air Force
No equivalent Unknown
General
(ພົນເອກ)
Lieutenant general
(ພົນໂທ)
Major general
(ພົນຕີ)
Brigadier general
(ພົນຈັດຕະວາ)
Colonel
(ພັນເອກ)
Lieutenant Colonel
(ພັນໂທ)
Major
(ພັນຕີ)
Captain
(ຮ້ອຍເອກ)
Lieutenant
(ຮ້ອຍໂທ)
Second Lieutenant
(ຮ້ອຍຕີ)
 Lebanese Air Force
No equivalent
Lieutenant
General
فريق
Major
General
لواء
Brigadier
General
عميد
Colonel
عقيد
Lieutenant
Colonel
مقدم
Major
رائد
Captain
نقيب
First
Lieutenant
ملازم أول
Second
Lieutenant
ملازم ثاني
3rd Year
Student
2nd Year
Student
1st Year
Student
 Royal Malaysian Air Force
No insignia
Marshal of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet
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 Pegawai Kadet
Maldives No air force
 Mongolian Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
General
Генерал
Lieutenant general
Дэслэгч генерал
Major general
Хошууч генерал
Brigadier general
Бригадын генерал
Colonel
Хурандаа
Lieutenant Colonel
Дэд хурандаа
Major
Хошууч
Captain
Ахмад
Senior Lieutenant
Ахлах дэслэгч
Lieutenant
Дэслэгч
 Myanmar Air Force
No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Nepal No air force
 Royal Air Force of Oman
No equivalent
Air
Marshal
مشير
General
فريق أول
Lieutenant
General
فريق
Major
General
لواء
Brigadier
General
عميد
Colonel
عقيد
Lieutenant
Colonel
مقدم
Major
رائد
Captain
نقيب
First
Lieutenant
ملازم أول
Second
Lieutenant
ملازم ثاني
 Pakistan Air Force
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 Officer Cadet
 Philippine Air Force
No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Qatar Emiri Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
General
(فريق أول)
Lieutenant
General
(فريق)
Major
General
(لواء)
Brigadier
General
(عميد)
Colonel
(عقيد)
Lieutenant
Colonel
(مقدم)
Major
(رائد)
Captain
(نقيب)
First
Lieutenant
(ملازم أول)
Second
Lieutenant
(ملازم)
Russian Aerospace Forces
No equivalent
Army general
генера́л а́рмии
Colonel general
генера́л-полко́вник
Lieutenant general
генера́л-лейтена́нт
Major general
генера́л-майо́р
Colonel
полко́вник
Lieutenant colonel
подполко́вник
Major
майо́р
Captain
капита́н
Senior lieutenant
ста́рший лейтена́нт
Lieutenant
лейтена́нт
Junior lieutenant
мла́дший лейтена́нт
Kursant
Курсант
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Royal Saudi Air Force
No equivalent
Fariq Awwal
(فريق أول‎‎)
Fariq
(فريق)
Liwa
(لواء)
Amid
(عميد)
Aqid
(عقيد)
Muqaddam
(مقدم)
Raid
(رائد)
Naqib
(نقيب)
Mulazim Awwal
(ملازم أول)
Mulazim
(ملازم)
Officer cadet
 Republic of Singapore Air Force
No equivalent Insignia not known
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior
lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet Officer Cadet Officer Cadet
 Sri Lanka Air Force
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 Officer cadet
 Syrian Arab Air Force
No equivalent Unknown
General
(عماد أول)
Lieutenant general
(عماد)
Major general
(اللواء)
Brigadier general
(عميد)
Colonel
(عقيد)
Lieutenant colonel
(مقدم)
Major
(رائد)
Captain
(نقيب)
First lieutenant
(ملازم أول)
Second lieutenant
(ملازم)
 Tajik Air Force
No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel general Lieutenant general Major general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Junior lieutenant
 Royal Thai Air Force
จอมพลอากาศ พลอากาศเอก พลอากาศโท พลอากาศตรี พลอากาศจัตวา นาวาอากาศเอก นาวาอากาศโท นาวาอากาศตรี เรืออากาศเอก เรืออากาศโท เรืออากาศตรี นักเรียนนายเรืออากาศ
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 Air Cadet
Timor-Leste No air force
 Turkmen Air Force
No equivalent
Unknown
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant
 United Arab Emirates Air Force
No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant
General
Major
General
Brigadier
General
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel
Major Captain First
Lieutenant
Second
Lieutenant
 Uzbek Air Defense Forces and Air Force
No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant
 Vietnam People's Air Force
No equivalent
Colonel general
(Thượng tướng)
Lieutenant General
(Trung tướng)
Major General
(Thiếu tướng)
Senior Colonel
(Đại tá)
Colonel
(Thượng tá)
Lieutenant Colonel
(Trung tá)
Major
(Thiếu tá)
Captain
(Đại úy)
Senior Lieutenant
(Thượng úy)
Lieutenant
(Trung úy)
Junior Lieutenant
(Thiếu úy)
Officer Cadet
(Học viên Sĩ quan)
 Yemeni Air Force
No equivalent
Marshal of the Air Force General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO rankWO-1WO-2WO-3WO-4WO-5
 Republic of Singapore Air Force
Third warrant officer Second warrant officer First warrant officer Master warrant officer Senior warrant officer Chief warrant officer
 Vietnam People's Air Force
Fourth
Warrant Officer

(Thiếu úy QNCN)
Third
Warrant Officer

(Trung úy QNCN)
Second
Warrant Officer

(Thượng úy QNCN)
First
Warrant Officer

(Đại úy QNCN)
Master
Warrant Officer

(Thiếu tá QNCN)
Senior
Warrant Officer

(Trung tá QNCN)
Chief
Warrant Officer

(Thượng tá QNCN)
Equivalent NATO rankWO-1WO-2WO-3WO-4WO-5


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