Russian Air Force(Unmanned Combat Aircraft)
Mikoyan Skat(Manta Ray)
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Mikoyan Russia
Intial Year of Service: 2015
Production: 1
Crew: 0
Length: 33.63ft(10.29mt)
Width: 33.73ft(11.50mt)
Maximum Speed: 497mph(800kmp,432knt)
Maximum Range: 1,243miles(2000km)
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, tr. Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota.
| Active | 1992 - present | |
|---|---|---|
| Country |  Russian Federation |
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| Role | Air superiority, reconnaissance, close air support | |
| Size | 160,000 personnel | |
| Anniversaries | 12 August | |
| Engagements | First Chechen War 1999 Invasion of Dagestan Second Chechen War 2008 South Ossetia war Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Current
commander
Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev
Currently the Russian Air Force operates a total of 61 air bases.
This includes 26 air bases with tactical aircraft, of which 14 are
equipped with fighter aircraft.In 2012, the Air Force was made up of:
- 38 fighter squadrons (7 operating MiG-29s, one operating the MiG-29S, 2 operating the MiG-29SMT, 10 operating the MiG-31, one on operating the MiG-31B, one operating the MiG-31BM, 7 operating the Su-27P, 8 operating the Su-27SM, 1 operating the Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2
- 14 bomber squadrons (12 operating the Su-24M, 2 operating the Su-24M2, 1 operating the Su-34)
- 14 assault squadrons (10 operating the Su-25, 4 operating the Su-25SM)
- 9 intelligence squadrons (operating the Su-24MR, and various UAVs)
- 13 training and testbed squadrons
Russian Air Force Approves New Bomber Design – Commander
MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Air Force has approved the conceptual design and specification of its future PAK-DA strategic bomber, paving the way for development of components for the aircraft, Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Thursday.
“The development of the aircraft is going as planned. The outline of its design and characteristics has been approved and all relevant documents have been signed allowing the industry to start the development of systems for this plane,” Bondarev said at a meeting with Russian lawmakers.
The PAK-DA (meaning future long-range aircraft) project has been in the works for several years but was given the formal go-ahead by the Russian leadership last year. It is due to replace Russia’s aging fleet of 63 Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear and 13 Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers in the next decade.
According to recent reports in the Russian media, citing defense ministry sources, the Tupolev design bureau has won the PAK-DA development tender with its concept for a subsonic aircraft with a “flying wing” shape which provides superior “stealth capabilities.”
The Defense Ministry insisted that the PAK-DA should be equipped with advanced electronic warfare systems and armed with new nuclear-capable long-range cruise missiles in addition to a veriety of high-precision conventional weapons.
The new bomber is expected to go in production by 2020 and will be built at a new aircraft assembly line at Russia's Kazan plant (KAPO), according to defense ministry officials. The same plant previously built the Tu-95MS and Tu-160
Fixed-wing aircraft
Ilyushin Il-18
| Role | Airliner | |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Ilyushin | |
| Built by | Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30 | |
| First flight | 4 July 1957 | |
| Status | Out of production, in limited service | |
| Primary users | Aeroflot (Former) Air Koryo Rossiya |
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| Produced | 1959–1978 | |
| Number built | 564 | |
| Variants | Ilyushin Il-38 |
Ilyushin Il-62
| Role | Airliner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Design group | Ilyushin | ||
| Built by | KAPO | ||
| First flight | 3 January 1963 | ||
| Introduction | Il-62 - March 1967 Il-62M - 1974 |
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| Status | Operational | ||
| Primary users | Rossiya Air Koryo Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Enterprise |
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| Produced | 1963-1995 | ||
| Number built | 292 (5 prototypes; 94 Il-62; 193 Il-62M) |
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