Riffa Air Base is an air base of the Royal Bahraini Air Force located south east of

Riffa Riffa ( ar, الرفاع, ) is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: , and . The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate. The city is growing fast: during the 2001 cen ...

Southern Governorate The Southern Governorate () has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain, and the smallest population (91,450). It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah ...

, Bahrain and home to the Helicopter Wing of the RBAF. It is home to the: * 3rd Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AB212 and

Bell 412 The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter of the Huey family manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a development of the Bell 212, with the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor. Design and development Development began in the ...

EP * 8th Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AH-1FB Cobra * 9th Helicopter Squadron with the AH-1FB * 10th Helicopter Squadron with the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X * 12th Helicopter Squadron with the

Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift Utility helicopter, utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transpo ...

* 22nd Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AH-1Z Zulu

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