| Russian Naval Aviation | |
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| Авиация Военно-морского флота Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota | |
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| Active | 30 May 1912 – present |
| Country |  Russian Federation |
| Branch |  Russian Navy |
| Type | Naval aviation |
| Size | 28,000 personnel (2014)[1] Approx. 359+ aircraft[2][1] |
| Engagements | World War I World War II Winter War Soviet-Japanese War Korean War Cold War Russian military intervention in the War in Syria Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major-General Igor Kozhin |
| Notable commanders | Major-General Timur Apakidze Colonel-General Viktor Potapov |
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The Russian Naval Aviation (Russian: Авиация Военно-морского флота России, romanized: Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota Rossii) is the air arm of the Russian Navy, a successor of Soviet Naval Aviation. The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets and one flotilla: Northern Fleet, Pacific Fleet, Baltic Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, and Caspian Flotilla.
The air forces of the largest and most important fleets, the Northern and Pacific fleets, operate long range Tu-142 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Il-38 medium-range ASW aircraft, and Ka-27 shipborne ASW and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Formations operating supersonic Tu-22M3 bombers were transferred to the Russian Air Force's Long Range Aviation in 2011.[3] The relatively small fleets, the Baltic and Black Sea, currently have only tactical Su-24 bombers and ASW helicopters in service.
The small Caspian Flotilla operates An-26 and Mi-8 transports, Ka-27PS rescue helicopters, as well as some Ka-29 and Mi-24 armed helicopters. In 2011, the Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Naval Aviation and Air Defense/Commander, Naval Air and Air Defense Forces is Major General Igor Kozhin.
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- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.185
- ^ "World Air Forces 2015" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ air force monthly, January 2012