Russian Air Force

The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, tr. Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii, literally "military air forces of Russia") is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on the August 1st, 2015 with the merger of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The modern Russian Air Force was originally established on the May 7th, 1992 following Boris Yeltsin's creation of the Ministry of Defence. However the air force can trace its lineage and traditions back to the Imperial Russian Air Service (1912-1917) and the Soviet Air Forces (1918-1991).
The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno-morskogo Flota (lit. "Aviation of the military-sea fleet"), or AV-MF.
==Aircraft Inventory==
===Fighters===
*Mikoyan MiG-29S x 70 (Multirole Fighter)
*Mikoyan MiG-29SMT x 44 (Multirole Fighter)
*Mikoyan MiG-31BM/BSM x 120 (Interceptor)
*Sukhoi SU-27SM/SM3 x 92 (Air Superiority Fighter)
*Sukhoi Su-30SM x 92 (Multirole Fighter)
*Sukhoi Su-35S x 98 (Air Superiority Fighter) - 50 more on order
===Ground Attack===
*Mikoyan MiG-31K x 12 (Attack Aircraft)
*Sukhoi Su-24M2 x 70 (Strike Aircraft)
*Sukhoi Su-25SM/SM3 x 180 (CAS Aircraft)
*Sukhoi Su-34 x 142 (Strike Fighter) - 124 more on order
===Bombers===
*Tupolev Tu-22M3/M3M x 64 (Strategic Bomber)
*Tupolev Tu-95MS/MSM x 60
*Tupolev Tu-160M x 16 (Strategic Bomber) - 50+ Tu-160M2 on order
===AWACS/Special Mission Aircraft===
*Beriev A-50U x 20 (AWACS Aircraft)
*Ilyushin Il-22M x 18 (Command and Control Aircraft)
*Ilyushin Il-80 x 4 (Command and Control Aircraft)
*Ilyushin Il-82 x 2 (Command and Control Aircraft)
===Electronic Warfare Aircraft===
*Antonov An-12PP x 4 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
*Ilyushin Il-22PP x 4 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
===Reconnaissance Aircraft===
*Antonov An-30 x 14 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
*Ilyushin Il-20M x 14 (ELINT/SIGINT Aircraft)
*Myasishchev M-55 x 2 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
*Sukhoi Su-24MR x 50 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
*Tupolev Tu-22MR x 12 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
*Tupolev Tu-214ON/PU-SBUS x 4 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
*Tupolev Tu-214R x 2 (ELINT/SIGINT Aircraft)
===Transport Aircraft===
*Antonov An-12B/BK x 56 (Transport Aircraft)
*Antonov An-22A x 6 (Transport Aircraft)
*Antonov An-26 x 114 (Transport Aircraft)
*Antonov An-72/P x 30 (Transport Aircraft)
*Antonov An-124-100 x 4 (Strategic Airlifter)
*Antonov An-140-100 x 6 (Transport Aircraft) - 6 more on order
*Antonov An-148-100E x 16 (VIP Transport)
*Ilyushin Il-18D/V x 8 (Transport)
*Ilyushin Il-62M x 8 (VIP Transport)
*Ilyushin Il-76M/MD/MD-M/MD-90A x 110 (Strategic Airlifter) - 39 more Il-76MD-90A on order
*Ilyushin Il-78/M x 20 (Aerial Tanker) - 24 Il-78M-90A on order
*LET L-410 Turbolet x 44 (Transport Aircraft)
*Tupolev Tu-134 x 56 (Transport Aircraft)
*Tupolev Tu-154B-2/M x 18 (Transport Aircraft)
===Helicopters===
*Eurocopter AS350/AS355 x 6 (Utility Helicopter)
*Kamov Ka-52 x 128 (Attack Helicopter) - 52 more on order
*Kamov Ka-226U x 20 (Utility Helicopter)
*Kazan Ansat x 50 (Utility Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-8T/MT/AMTSh/AMTShVA/MTV-5-1 x 300 (Transport Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-8PPA/MTPR-1 x 28 (Electronic Warfare Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-24D/V/BP/P/PN x 100 (Combat Transport)
*Mil Mi-26/Mi-26T x 34 (Transport Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-28N/UB x 102 (Attack Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-35M x 64 (Attack Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-38T x 2 (Transport Helicopter)
===Trainer Aircraft===
*Mikoyan MiG-29UBT x 12 (Conversion Trainer)
*Sukhoi Su-25UB x 16 (Conversion Trainer)
*Sukhoi SU-27UB x 12 (Conversion Trainer)
*Sukhoi Su-30M2 x 20 (Conversion Trainer)
===UAVs/UCAVs===
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