Established initially on 24th December 1912, the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence is the air force of Serbia and service branch of the Serbian Armed Forces. Between 1918 and 2006 it was merged within various Yugoslav air forces: Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force (1918), Yugoslav Air Force JRV (1945), Air Force and Air Defence RViPVO (1959), Army of Serbia and Montenegro VSiCG (2003).

FLYING STARS

The 'Flying Stars' (Letece Zvezde) were the Yugoslavian Air Force demonstration team.

The 'Flying Stars' name was officially awarded in 1985, a year after the Jastreb 'Hawk' team from the Yugoslav Air Force Academy based at Zemunik was re-established. The team initially flew 9 Soko J-21 Jastrebs. In 1990, the team changed to the Soko G-4 Super Galeb with an overall blue, red and white colour scheme with a large star under the fuselage. The team disbanded in 1991 due to the war with Slovenia. The team were re-established in 1996 with a similar paint scheme but with 6 white stars underneath. In 1997 all the aircraft were destroyed during the war in Yugoslavia. A civil Serbian display team known as the 'Stars' was formed in 2007 flying Soko G-2 Galebs with a near identical colour scheme, and comprised some ex 'Flying Star' pilots.

The 'Stars' tribute display team @ Kecskemet Airshow 2008