The Russian Air Force is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merger of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The modern Russian Air Force was originally established 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).
As of 2012, the Russian Air Force operated a total of 61 airbases, including 26 airbases with tactical aircraft, of which 14 are equipped with fighter aircraft.
The precise quantitative and qualitative composition of the Russian Air Force is unknown and figures include both serviceable and unserviceable aircraft as well as those placed into storage or sitting in reserve. Flightglobal estimated that there were about 3,947 aircraft in inventory in 2015. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the share of modern armament in the Air Force had reached about 35% during 2014. The figure was raised to 66% by late 2016 and to 72% by late 2017.
Here is the Russian Air Force Aircraft Type and Size Comparison 3D Video
RuASF TRAINER Aircraft
- Aero L-39 Albatros
- Diamond DA42T
- Yakovlev Yak-152
- Yakovlev Yak-130
RuASF TRANSPORT Aircraft
- Mil Mi-8
- Antonov An-148
- Antonov An-26
- Antonov An-18
- Ilyushin Il-76
- Ilyushin Il-96-300PU
- Antonov An-22
- Antonov An-124
RuASF RECONNAISSANCE/PATROL Aircraft
- Antonov An-30
- Myasishchev M-55
- Tupolev Tu-214
- Ilyushin Il-20
RuASF ELECTRONIC WARFARE Aircraft
- Antonov An-12PP
- Ilyushin Il-22PP
RuASF COMMAND & CONTROL Aircraft
- Ilyushin Il-22M
- Ilyushin Il-82
- Beriev A-50
- Ilyushin Il-80
RuASF TANKER Aircraft
- Ilyushin Il-78
RuASF ATTACK Aircraft
- Kamov Ka-27
- Kamov Ka-50
- Kamov Ka-52
- Mil Mi-24/35
- Mil Mi-28
RuASF BOMBER Aircraft
- Tupolev Tu-22M
- Tupolev Tu-95
- Tupolev Tu-160
RuASF FIGHTER Aircraft
- Mikoyan MiG-29
- Mikoyan MiG-31
- Sukhoi Su-27
RuASF MULTIROLE Aircraft
- Mikoyan MiG-35
- Sukhoi Su-30
- Sukhoi Su-34
- Sukhoi Su-35S
- Sukhoi Su-57
