Russian Air Force

Russian Air Force
Военно-воздушные силы России
Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii
Emblem of the VVS
Founded1912[1]
1992 (current form)
CountryRussia
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Part of Russian Aerospace Forces
HeadquartersArbat District, Moscow
March"Air March"
Anniversaries12 August
Engagements
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Commanders
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces President Vladimir Putin
Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Colonel general Viktor Afzalov
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Colonel General Sergey Dronov
Insignia
Flag
Roundel
Roundel (1992–2010)
Patch
Middle emblem
Insignia
Aircraft flown
AttackSu-25SM, Su-24M, Su-34
BomberMiG-31K, Tu-22M3, Tu-95, Tu-160
Electronic
warfare
A-50/A-50U, Il-22PP, Il-80
FighterMiG-29, MiG-35, Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, Su-57
HelicopterKa-60, Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-26
Attack helicopterMi-24/Mi-35M, Mi-28N, Ka-50, Ka-52
InterceptorMiG-31
TrainerAero L-39 Albatros, Yak-130
TransportIl-62, Il-76, Il-86, Il-112, An-26, An-124, An-140, An-148, An-22
TankerIl-78

The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.[2] 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).

  1. ^ "100 лет ВВС России: взлет или упадок?". BBC News Russian. 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Janes2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).