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 1^st, 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 7^th, 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)