Squadron admiral and Squadron vice-admiral are senior naval flag officer ranks, usually equivalent to vice admiral in Anglophone countries. A squadron admiral or squadron vice-admiral is typically senior to a vice admiral and junior to an admiral.

Squadron admiral edit

Squdron admiral is commissioned officer rank used the navies of Brazil and Italy.

Brazil edit

Squaron admiral (Almirante de esquadra) is a rank used by the Brazilian Navy. It ranks directly above the vice admiral and immediately below an admiral. It is equivalent to a army general in the Brazilian Army and lieutenant brigadier of air in the Brazilian Air Force.[1]

Italy edit

Squadron admiral (Ammiraglio di sqadra) is a rank used by the Italian Navy. It ranks directly above the divisional admiral and immediately below a squadron admiral with special assignments. It is equivalent to a army corps general in the Italian Army and air squadron general in the Italian Air Force.

When appointed to the Chief of the Defence Staff, squadron admirals will be given the rank of squadron admiral with special assignments (ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali).

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Squadron vice-admiral edit

Squadron vice-admiral
Vice-amiral d'escadre
 
Pennant of a French Squadron vice-admiral
   
French shoulder and sleeve insignia
Service branchNavy
AbbreviationVAE
Rank groupFlag officer
NATO rank codeOF-8
Next higher rankAmiral
Next lower rankVice-amiral
Equivalent ranksGénéral de corps d'armé

Squadron vice-admiral (French: Vice-amiral d'escadre) is a naval rank found in navies of the world which follow the French tradition of naval ranks. The squadron vice-admiral leads a squadron and is typically senior to a vice-admiral and junior to an admiral.

This translation is not often used in practice, as the rank is usually kept in the original language or rendered as vice-admiral. The main navy to use the rank of squadron vice-admiral is the French Navy, where it is a three-star rank with a NATO code of OF-8, equivalent to Army corps general or lieutenant general in seniority. Officially, it is not a rank, but a style and position (French: rang et appelation) bestowed upon some vice-admiral (which is the highest actual substantive rank and is a two-star rank with NATO code OF-7 equivalent to rear admiral (upper half) or major general).

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References edit

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  8. ^ "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.