Russian Air Force

The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, tr. Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota.

Active	1992 - present
Country	Russian Federation
Role	Air superiority, reconnaissance, close air support
Size	160,000 personnel
Anniversaries	12 August
Engagements	First Chechen War 1999 Invasion of Dagestan Second Chechen War 2008 South Ossetia war Insurgency in the North Caucasus

 Current

commander Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev

Currently the Russian Air Force operates a total of 61 air bases. This includes 26 air bases with tactical aircraft, of which 14 are equipped with fighter aircraft.
In 2012, the Air Force was made up of:

• 38 fighter squadrons (7 operating MiG-29s, one operating the MiG-29S, 2 operating the MiG-29SMT, 10 operating the MiG-31, one on operating the MiG-31B, one operating the MiG-31BM, 7 operating the Su-27P, 8 operating the Su-27SM, 1 operating the Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2
• 14 bomber squadrons (12 operating the Su-24M, 2 operating the Su-24M2, 1 operating the Su-34)
• 14 assault squadrons (10 operating the Su-25, 4 operating the Su-25SM)
• 9 intelligence squadrons (operating the Su-24MR, and various UAVs)
• 13 training and testbed squadrons

In terms of flight hours, pilots in the Western Military District averaged 125 hours over the 2012 training year. Pilots from the Kursk airbase achieved an average of 150 hours, with transport aviation averaging 170 hours.

Fixed-wing aircraft

Ilyushin Il-18

Role	Airliner
Designer	Ilyushin
Built by	Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30
First flight	4 July 1957
Status	Out of production, in limited service
Primary users	Aeroflot (Former) Air Koryo Rossiya
Produced	1959–1978
Number built	564
Variants	Ilyushin Il-38

 

Ilyushin Il-62

Role	Airliner
Design group	Ilyushin
Built by	KAPO
First flight	3 January 1963
Introduction	Il-62 - March 1967 Il-62M - 1974
Status	Operational
Primary users	Rossiya Air Koryo Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Enterprise
Produced	1963-1995
Number built	292 (5 prototypes; 94 Il-62; 193 Il-62M)

 

	Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85643 Mishin-1
	Role Narrow-body jet airliner National origin Soviet Union/Russia Manufacturer Tupolev Designer Tupolev Design Bureau First flight 4 October 1968 Introduction February 7, 1972; 41 years ago (Aeroflot) Status Out of production, In service Primary users Rossiya Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Russian Air Force Belavia Produced 1968–2013 Number built 1026 Unit cost $45 million Variants Tupolev Tu-155
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