Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	No rank structure
Armenian Air Force [1] v t e
	ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Avag yent’aspa			ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Yent’aspa			ԱՎԱԳ Avag		ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Avag serzhant		ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Serzhant						ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Krtser Serzhant						ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ Yefreytor				շարքային Shark’ayin
Azerbaijani Air Force [2] v t e																													No insignia
	Baş gizir			Gizir			Kiçik gizir		Baş çavuş		Çavuş						Kiçik çavuş						Baş əsgər						Əsgər
Royal Bahraini Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
									رقیب أول Raqib 'awal								رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎‎‎
Bangladesh Air Force [3] v t e																																				No insignia
	মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra						সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra		ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra		সার্জেন্ট Sārjēnṭa												কর্পোর‍্যাল Karpōra‍yāla						লীডিং এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান Līḍiṁ ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna						এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-১ Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-1	এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-২ Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-2
Bhutan	No air force
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Pegawai waran 1 (udara)						Pegawai waran 2 (udara)		Staf sarjan (udara)		Sarjan (udara)												Koperal (udara)				Lans koperal (udara)		Prebet/Soldadu (udara)
Royal Cambodian Air Force v t e
	Warrant Officer						Command Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant						Chief Corporal						Corporal				Airman 1st Class		Airman 2nd Class						Airman
PLA Air Force [4] v t e
	空军一级军士长 Kōngjūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng			空军二级军士长 Kōngjūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng			空军三级军士长 Kōngjūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng		空军四级军士长 Kōngjūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng		空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì						空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì						空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì						空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng						空军列兵 Kōngjūn lièbīng
Republic of China Air Force [5] v t e
	一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng						二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng		三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng		上士 Shàngshì						中士 Zhōngshì						下士 Xiàshì				上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		一等兵 Yīděngbīng						二等兵 Èrděngbīng
Indian Air Force [6] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master warrant officer मास्टर वारंट अफसर						Warrant officer वारंट अफसर		Junior warrant officer जूनियर वारंट अफसर		Sergeant सार्जेंट												Corporal कॉरपोरल						Leading aircraftsman लीडिंग एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन						Aircraftsman एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Indonesian Air Force [7] v t e
	Pembantu letnan satu			Pembantu letnan dua			Sersan mayor		Sersan kepala		Sersan satu						Sersan dua						Kopral kepala		Kopral satu		Kopral dua		Prajurit kepala			Prajurit satu			Prajurit dua
Iranian Air Force v t e
	استوار یکم Ostovar yekom						استوار دوم Ostovar dovom		گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom		گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom						گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom						سرجوخه Sarjukheh				سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom		سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom						سرباز Sarbaz
	Chief warrant officer						Warrant officer junior grade		Sergeant first class		Sergeant second class						Sergeant third class						Corporal				Private first class		Private second class						Private
Iraqi Air Force [8] v t e
									رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎
Israeli Air Force [9] v t e																													No insignia
	רב-נגד Rav nagad			רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír			רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב-סמל Rav samal		סמל ראשון Samal rishon						סמל Samal						רב טוראי Rav turai						טוראי Turai
Japan Air Self-Defense Force [10] v t e																							No equivalent
	空曹長 Kūsōchō								1等空曹 Ittō kūsō		2等空曹 Nitō kūsō						3等空曹 Santō kūsō										空士長 Kūshichō		1等空士 Ittō kūshi				2等空士 Nitō kūshi		自衛官候補生 Jieikan kōhosei (OR-D)
Royal Jordanian Air Force [11] v t e																																			No insignia
	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal						وكيل Wakil		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎
Kazakh Air Defense Forces [12] v t e
	Шебер-сержант Şeber-serjant			Штаб-сержант Ştab-serjant			Бірінші сыныпты сержант Birinşi sınıptı serjant	Екінші сыныпты сержант Ekinşi sınıptı serjant	Үшінші сыныпты сержант Üşinşi sınıptı serjant	Аға сержант Ağa serjant	Cержант Serjant						Кіші сержант Kişi serjant						Ефрейтор Efreĭtor				Қатардағы жауынгер Qatardağı jawınger
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force [13] v t e
	특무상사 T'ŭkmu-sangsa						상사 Sangsa		중사 Chungsa		하사 Hasa						상급병사 Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa						중급병사 Chungŭp-pyŏngsa				하급병사 Hagŭp-pyŏngsa		전사 Chŏnsa
Republic of Korea Air Force [14] v t e
	원사 Wonsa						상사 Sangsa		중사 Jungsa		하사 Hasa						병장 Byeongjang						상등병 Sangdeungbyeong				일등병 Ildeungbyeong		이등병 Ideungbyeong
Kuwait Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal						وكيل Wakil		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎‎‎
Kyrgyz Air Force [15] v t e
	Улук прапорщик Uluk praporsçik			Прапорщик Praporsçik			Старшина Starşina		Улук сержант Uluk serjant		Сержант Serjant						Кенже сержант Kenje serjant						Ефрейтор Efreytor				Катардагы жоокер Katardagı jooker
Lao People's Liberation Air Force [16] v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Lebanese Air Force [17] v t e																																			No insignia
	مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal		مؤهل Muahal		معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal		معاون Maawan				رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl						رقيب Raqib						عريف أول Earif 'awal				عريف Earif		جندي أول Jundiun 'awal						جندي Jundiun
Royal Malaysian Air Force v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Pegawai waran udara I						Pegawai waran udara II		Flait sarjan		Sarjan udara												Koperal udara				Laskar udara kanan		Laskar udara I						Laskar udara II	Perajurit muda
	Warrant officer class I						Warrant officer class II		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Leading aircraftman		Aircraftman first class						Aircraftman second class	Recruit
Maldives	No air force
Mongolian Air Force [18] v t e
	Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch						Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch		Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch		Aхлагч Akhlagch						Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch						Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch				Түрүүч Türüüch		Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch			Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch			Байлдагч Baildagch
Myanmar Air Force v t e																																			No insignia	No insignia
	အရာခံဗိုလ် ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ						ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ် dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ		အုပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး aupaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ		တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ												တပ်ကြပ် tapaʻ karpaʻ				ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ် dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ								တပ်သား tapaʻ saāʺ	တပ်သားသစ် tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ
Nepalese Army Air Service [19] v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār						सुवेदार Suvēdār		जमदार Jamadār		हुद्दा Huddā												अमल्दार Amaldār				प्यूठ Piyuth		सिपाही Sipahi						फलोअर्स Phaloars
	Chief warrant officer						Warrant officer first class		Warrant officer second class		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private						Followers
Royal Air Force of Oman v t e																											No equivalent								No insignia
	Warrant officer وکیل اول						Master Sergeant وکیل		Flight sergeant رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب						Sergeant رقیب						Corporal عریف						Leading aircraftman وکیل عریف						Aircraftman جندي‎‎
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer		Senior Technician												Corporal Technician				Junior Technician		Senior Aircraftman			Leading Aircraftman			Aircraftman
Philippine Air Force [20] v t e
	Chief master sergeant			Senior master sergeant			Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Airman first class						Airman second class						Airman
Qatar Emiri Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	وكيل اول Wakil awwal						وكيل ثاني Wakil thani		رقيب Raqib		نائب Nayib												عريف Earif				وكيل عريف Wakil earif		جندي Jundi‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Russian Aerospace Forces [21] v t e
	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik			Пра́порщик Práporshchyk			Старшина́ Starshyná		Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt		Сержа́нт Serzhánt						Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt						Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor				Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Royal Saudi Air Force [22] v t e																																			No insignia
	رئيس رقباء Rayiys ruqaba'						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib		وكيل رقيب Wakil raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي‎‎ Jundiun‎‎
Republic of Singapore Air Force [23] v t e																																			No insignia	No insignia
	Master sergeant						Staff sergeant		First sergeant		Second sergeant						Third sergeant						Corporal first class		Corporal		Lance corporal		Private first class						Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Air Force [24] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading aircraftman						Aircraftman
Syrian Arab Air Force [25] v t e																																			No insignia
	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal			مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani			مساعد Musaeid		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب ثاني Raqib thani						رقيب Raqib						عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal						جندي Jundiun‎‎
Tajik Air Force [26] v t e
	Прапоршики калон Praporshiki kalon			Прапоршик Praporshik			Старшина Starshyna		Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon		Сержант Serzhant						Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd						Ефрейтор Efreytor				Қаторӣ Qatorī
Royal Thai Air Force [27] v t e																																			No insignia
	พันจ่าอากาศเอก Phan cha akat ek						พันจ่าอากาศโท Phan cha akat tho		พันจ่าอากาศตรี Phan cha akat tri								จ่าอากาศเอก Cha akat ek						จ่าอากาศโท Cha akat tho						จ่าอากาศตรี Cha akat tri						พลทหาร Phon thahan
Timor-Leste	No air force
Turkmen Air Force [28] v t e
							Starşina		Uly seržant		Seržant						Kiçi seržant										Hatarçy
United Arab Emirates Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
							Master Sergeant مساعد أول Musa'id 'awal		Sergeant First Class مساعد Musa'id								Sergeant رقیب Raqib						Corporal عريف Earif						Private First Class جندي أول Jundi awwal						Private جندي Jundi‎‎‎‎
Uzbek Air Defense Forces and Air Force [29] v t e																							None
									Katta serjant		I darajali serjant			II darajali serjant			III darajali serjant			Kichik serjant							Oddiy askar
Vietnam People's Air Force [30] v t e
							Thượng sĩ				Trung sĩ												Hạ sĩ						Binh nhất						Binh nhì
Yemeni Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Senior Airman				Airman First Class								Airman جندي‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia
• Air force officer rank insignia

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