President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has issued a Decree authorising the establishment and operationalisation of the first air station of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Air Corps.
The Decree was issued under the powers conferred upon the President by Articles 106(b) and 115(t) of the Constitution of the Republic of Maldives, and Article 9 of the Armed Forces Act (Law No. 1/2008).
Under the Decree, the MNDF Air Corps is directed to establish and operationalise the air station to support airspace surveillance, monitoring of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the execution of Air Corps operations. The Decree further mandates the implementation of 24-hour continuous airspace surveillance over the EEZ to ensure the Air Corps effectively fulfils its operational and national security responsibilities.
The MNDF Air Corps was established on 15 March 2024 by Presidential Decree No. 5/2024.