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Russian Air Force

The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, ВВС, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which was formed on 1 August 2015, with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reborn Russian armed forces began to be created on 7 May 1992 following Boris Yeltsin's creation of the Ministry of Defence. However, the Russian Federation's air force can trace its lineage and traditions back to the Imperial Russian Air Service (1912–1917) and the Soviet Air Forces (1918–1991).

Infobox

Founded
19121992 (current form)
Country
Russia
Type
Air Force
Role
Aerial Warfare
Part of
Russian Aerospace Forces
Headquarters
Arbat District, Moscow
March
"Air March"
Anniversaries
12 August
Engagements
South Ossetia war (1991–1992)War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)First Chechen WarWar of Dagestan1999 East Timorese crisisSecond Chechen WarRusso-Georgian WarAnnexation of CrimeaSyrian Civil WarRussian invasion of Ukraine
Website
structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/air.htm
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces
President Vladimir Putin
Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
Colonel general Viktor Afzalov
Commander of the Russian Air Force
Lieutenant general Sergey Kobylash
Attack
Su-24M, Su-25SM, Su-34
Bomber
MiG-31K, Tu-22M3, Tu-95, Tu-160
Electronicwarfare
A-50/A-50U, Il-22PP, Il-80
Fighter
MiG-29, MiG-35, Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, Su-57
Helicopter
Ka-60, Ka-226, Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-26, Mi-38
Attack helicopter
Mi-24/Mi-35M, Mi-28N, Ka-50, Ka-52
Interceptor
MiG-31
Trainer
DA42, L-39 Albatros, Yak-130, Ansat
Transport
Il-76, Il-86, Il-112, An-22, An-26, An-124, An-140, An-148
Tanker
Il-78

Tables

· Leadership
General Pyotr Deynekin
General Pyotr Deynekin
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
General Pyotr Deynekin
Years
(19 August 1992 – 22 January 1998)
General Anatoly Kornukov
General Anatoly Kornukov
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
General Anatoly Kornukov
Years
(22 January 1998 – 21 January 2002)
General Vladimir Mikhaylov
General Vladimir Mikhaylov
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
General Vladimir Mikhaylov
Years
(21 January 2002 – 9 May 2007)
Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin
Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin
Years
(9 May 2007 – 27 April 2012)
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev
Years
(6 May 2012 – 1 August 2015)
Commander-in-chief of the VVS
Years
General Pyotr Deynekin
(19 August 1992 – 22 January 1998)
General Anatoly Kornukov
(22 January 1998 – 21 January 2002)
General Vladimir Mikhaylov
(21 January 2002 – 9 May 2007)
Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin
(9 May 2007 – 27 April 2012)
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev
(6 May 2012 – 1 August 2015)
· Leadership
Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin
Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian AerospaceForces and Commander of the VVS
Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin
Years
(1 August 2015 – August 2019)
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian AerospaceForces and Commander of the VVS
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
Years
(August 2019 – July 2024)
Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash
Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian AerospaceForces and Commander of the VVS
Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash
Years
(July 2024 – Present)
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian AerospaceForces and Commander of the VVS
Years
Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin
(1 August 2015 – August 2019)
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
(August 2019 – July 2024)
Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash
(July 2024 – Present)
Fixed-wing aircraft · Aircraft procurement
An-140-100
An-140-100
Type
An-140-100
2012
2
2013
3
2014
2
2017
1
2018
1
Total
9
An-148-100E
An-148-100E
Type
An-148-100E
2012
2
2013
2
2014
4
2016
3
2017
2
2018
3
Total
15
Total ordered
15
A-100
A-100
Type
A-100
2017
1
Total
1
Diamond DA42T
Diamond DA42T
Type
Diamond DA42T
Total ordered
35
Il-76MD-90A
Il-76MD-90A
Type
Il-76MD-90A
2012
1
2016
1
Total
6
Total ordered
27
L-410UVP
L-410UVP
Type
L-410UVP
2018
3
Total ordered
18
MiG-29KR/KUBR
MiG-29KR/KUBR
Type
MiG-29KR/KUBR
2013
2/2
2014
8/2
2015
10/0
Total
20/4
Total ordered
24
MiG29SMT/UBT
MiG29SMT/UBT
Type
MiG29SMT/UBT
Prev.
28/6
2015
3/2
2016
11/0
Total
42/8
Total ordered
50
MiG-35S/UB
MiG-35S/UB
Type
MiG-35S/UB
2019
1S/1UB
2020
3S/1UB
2021
2
Total
8
Su-27SM3
Su-27SM3
Type
Su-27SM3
2010
4
2011
8
2017
4
2018
6
Total
22
Su-30M2
Su-30M2
Type
Su-30M2
2010
2
2011
2
2013
3
2014
8
2015
3
2016
2
Total
20
Total ordered
20
Su-30SM
Su-30SM
Type
Su-30SM
2012
2
2013
14
2014
21
2015
27
2016
21
2017
17
2018
14
2021
4
Total
120
Su-34
Su-34
Type
Su-34
Prev.
3
2010
4
2011
6
2012
10
2013
14
2014
18
2015
18
2016
16
2017
16
2018
12
2019
8
2020
4
2021
6
Total
135
Total ordered
157
Su-35S
Su-35S
Type
Su-35S
2012
2
2013
8
2014
24
2015
12
2016
12
2017
10
2018
10
2019
10
2020
10
2021
3
Total
103
Total ordered
128
Su-57
Su-57
Type
Su-57
2020
1
2021
2
2022
2
Total
5
Total ordered
78
Tu-154M
Tu-154M
Type
Tu-154M
2012
2
Total
2
Tu-214R/ON/PU-SBUS
Tu-214R/ON/PU-SBUS
Type
Tu-214R/ON/PU-SBUS
Prev.
1/0/0
2011
0/1/0
2013
0/1/0
2014
1/0/0
2017
0/0/2
Total
2/2/2
Total ordered
6
Yak-130
Yak-130
Type
Yak-130
Prev.
3
2010
6
2011
3
2012
15
2013
18
2014
20
2015
14
2016
10
2017
6
2018
14
2020
4
2021
2
Total
115
Total ordered
138
Total
Total
Type
Total
Prev.
41
2010
16
2011
20
2012
36
2013
67
2014
109
2015
89
2016
76
2017
56
2018
57
2019
20
2020
23
2021
19
Total
629
Sources:
Sources:
Type
Sources:
Type
Prev.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
Total ordered
An-140-100
2
3
2
1
1
9
An-148-100E
2
2
4
3
2
3
15
15
A-100
1
1
Diamond DA42T
35
Il-76MD-90A
1
1
6
27
L-410UVP
3
18
MiG-29KR/KUBR
2/2
8/2
10/0
20/4
24
MiG29SMT/UBT
28/6
3/2
11/0
42/8
50
MiG-35S/UB
1S/1UB
3S/1UB
2
8
Su-27SM3
4
8
4
6
22
Su-30M2
2
2
3
8
3
2
20
20
Su-30SM
2
14
21
27
21
17
14
4
120
Su-34
3
4
6
10
14
18
18
16
16
12
8
4
6
135
157
Su-35S
2
8
24
12
12
10
10
10
10
3
103
128
Su-57
1
2
2
5
78
Tu-154M
2
2
Tu-214R/ON/PU-SBUS
1/0/0
0/1/0
0/1/0
1/0/0
0/0/2
2/2/2
6
Yak-130
3
6
3
15
18
20
14
10
6
14
4
2
115
138
Total
41
16
20
36
67
109
89
76
56
57
20
23
19
629
Sources:
Helicopters · Aircraft procurement
Ansat-U
Ansat-U
Type
Ansat-U
Prev.
6
2010
2
2011
5
2012
6
2013
6
2014
6
2015
6
2016
3
2017
10
Total
50
Ka-31
Ka-31
Type
Ka-31
2012
1–2
Total
1–2
Ka-52
Ka-52
Type
Ka-52
Prev.
3
2010
4
2011
12
2012
21
2016
14
2017
12
Total
66
Ka-226
Ka-226
Type
Ka-226
2012
10–11
Total
10–11
Mi-8/Mi-17
Mi-8/Mi-17
Type
Mi-8/Mi-17
2012
10
Mi-26T
Mi-26T
Type
Mi-26T
2011
4
2012
7
2013
4
2014
4
2016
1
2017
3
Total
23
Mi-28N/UB/NM
Mi-28N/UB/NM
Type
Mi-28N/UB/NM
Prev.
13/0/0
2010
11/0/0
2011
12/0/0
2012
15-18/0/0
2013
14/1/0
2019
3/4/2
Total
66–69
Mi-24/Mi-35M
Mi-24/Mi-35M
Type
Mi-24/Mi-35M
2011
6
2012
10–29
2013
28
2014
16
2019
4/6
Total
70–89
Total
Total
Type
Total
Total
250–274
Sources:
Sources:
Type
Sources:
Type
Prev.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total
Total ordered
Ansat-U
6
2
5
6
6
6
6
3
10
50
Ka-31
1–2
1–2
Ka-52
3
4
12
21
14
12
66
Ka-226
10–11
10–11
Mi-8/Mi-17
10
Mi-26T
4
7
4
4
1
3
23
Mi-28N/UB/NM
13/0/0
11/0/0
12/0/0
15-18/0/0
14/1/0
3/4/2
66–69
Mi-24/Mi-35M
6
10–29
28
16
4/6
70–89
Total
250–274
Sources:
· Future of the Russian Air Force
Beriev A-100
Beriev A-100
Aircraft
Beriev A-100
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
AWACS
Status
2 prototypes
Notes
Replacement for A-50
Ilyushin Il-78MD-90A
Ilyushin Il-78MD-90A
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-78MD-90A
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Tanker
Status
1 prototype
Notes
Replacement for Il-78 10 ordered, production starting in 2021.
Ilyushin Il-212
Ilyushin Il-212
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-212
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Transport
Status
2 prototypes
Notes
Replacement for An-26 & An-72
Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA
Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Transport
Status
In development
Notes
Future super-heavy transport airplane
Kamov Ka-60/62
Kamov Ka-60/62
Aircraft
Kamov Ka-60/62
Origin
Russia
Class
Rotorcraft
Role
Transport
Status
2 prototypes
Notes
Certification of the Ka-62 expected to begin until the end of 2018
Mikoyan MiG-41
Mikoyan MiG-41
Aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-41
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Interceptor
Status
In study
Notes
New long-range interceptor, to replace the MiG-31 after 2025
Mil Mi-38T
Mil Mi-38T
Aircraft
Mil Mi-38T
Origin
Russia
Class
Rotorcraft
Role
Transport
Status
4 prototypes
Notes
Serial production expected after 2020
Sukhoi Okhotnik
Sukhoi Okhotnik
Aircraft
Sukhoi Okhotnik
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Stealth UCAV
Status
2 prototypes
Notes
Stealth UCAV, encompassing some technologies of the Su-57
Tupolev PAK DA
Tupolev PAK DA
Aircraft
Tupolev PAK DA
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Stealth bomber
Status
In development
Notes
Future stealth strategic bomber, first flight expected in mid-2020s
Tupolev Tu-160M2
Tupolev Tu-160M2
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-160M2
Origin
Russia
Class
Jet
Role
Bomber
Status
4 delivered
Notes
10 on order
Yakovlev Yak-152
Yakovlev Yak-152
Aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-152
Origin
Russia
Class
Propeller
Role
Trainer
Status
4 prototypes
Notes
150 on order for GVP 2018–2027
Aircraft
Origin
Class
Role
Status
Notes
Beriev A-100
Russia
Jet
AWACS
2 prototypes
Replacement for A-50
Ilyushin Il-78MD-90A
Russia
Jet
Tanker
1 prototype
Replacement for Il-78 10 ordered, production starting in 2021.
Ilyushin Il-212
Russia
Jet
Transport
2 prototypes
Replacement for An-26 & An-72
Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA
Russia
Jet
Transport
In development
Future super-heavy transport airplane
Kamov Ka-60/62
Russia
Rotorcraft
Transport
2 prototypes
Certification of the Ka-62 expected to begin until the end of 2018
Mikoyan MiG-41
Russia
Jet
Interceptor
In study
New long-range interceptor, to replace the MiG-31 after 2025
Mil Mi-38T
Russia
Rotorcraft
Transport
4 prototypes
Serial production expected after 2020
Sukhoi Okhotnik
Russia
Jet
Stealth UCAV
2 prototypes
Stealth UCAV, encompassing some technologies of the Su-57
Tupolev PAK DA
Russia
Jet
Stealth bomber
In development
Future stealth strategic bomber, first flight expected in mid-2020s
Tupolev Tu-160M2
Russia
Jet
Bomber
4 delivered
10 on order
Yakovlev Yak-152
Russia
Propeller
Trainer
4 prototypes
150 on order for GVP 2018–2027

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