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14th Army of the Israeli Air Force and Air Defense, 14th Army of the US Air Force and Air Defense
June 1, 1998 - 2009:
August 1, 2015 – present
Russian Federation
army commander
Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation
Air Force and Air Defense Army
Union
Central Military District, headquarters - Yekaterinburg
Second Chechen War; Russian military operation in Syria
Lieutenant General Tatarenko Alexander Yurievich
See list
Operational association of the Russian Air Force within the Central Military District.
Formed by decree of the President of the Russian Federation - Russia on June 1, 1998 on the basis of the 14th separate air defense army.
- 1 History of organization building
- 2 Composition
- 3 Commanders
- 4 Notes
- 5 Literature and sources
- 6 Links
History of organization building
- Novosibirsk Air Defense Corps (from 07/01/1952);
- 14th Separate Air Defense Army (from 03/24/1960);
- 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army (from 06/01/1998);
- 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command (since 12/01/2009);
- 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army (from 08/01/2015);
- military unit 69711 (until 06/01/1998).
The army included units of the 23rd Air Army, the 6th Separate Air Defense Corps (formerly 14th Air Defense Army) and the 50th Separate Air Defense Corps. The army headquarters was located in the city of Novosibirsk.
In 2009, the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was reorganized into the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Central Military District. On September 25, 2010, the command department was relocated to Yekaterinburg.
In 2015, the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Central Military District was reorganized into the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Central Military District.
In 2016, the crews of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Central Military District on MiG-31BM fighters set a record for the duration of a non-stop flight on MiG-31BM fighters, spending 7 hours 4 minutes in the sky. The flight range was more than 8 thousand km with three refuelings in the air.
Compound
- management, headquarters Yekaterinburg
- 76th Air Defense Division (Samara);
- 41st Air Defense Division (Novosibirsk);
- 21st Guards Mixed Aviation Division (Chelyabinsk);
- 390th separate transport mixed aviation regiment (Ekaterinburg, Koltsovo airport)
- 999th Air Base (Kant Air Base);
- 48th Army Aviation Base, 2nd category (Kamensk-Uralsky airfield);
- 562nd Army Aviation Base, 2nd category (Novosibirsk, Tolmachevo airport).
Commanders
- Zelin Alexander Nikolaevich, Lieutenant General - 2000-06.2001
- Danilov Nikolay Ivanovich, Lieutenant General - 06.2001-07.2007
- Belevich Alexander Mikhailovich, Lieutenant General - 07.2007-06.2008
- Bondarev Viktor Nikolaevich, Lieutenant General - 06.2008-08.2010
- Sevostyanov Viktor Mikhailovich, Lieutenant General - 08.2010-12.2015
- Tatarenko Alexander Yuryevich, Lieutenant General - from 12.2015 to present
Notes
- A. G. Lensky, M. M. Tsybin. Part II // “Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR. Directory". - SPb.,: INFO OL, 2014. - 108 p. (with illustration) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army. Directorate of Press Service and Information of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- The pilots who made a record non-stop flight on MiG-31BM fighters were nominated for state awards: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Literature and sources
- A. G. Lensky, M. M. Tsybin. Part II // “Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR.” Directory". - SPb.,: INFO OL, 2014. - 108 p. (with illustration) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army. Directorate of Press Service and Information of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
Links
- 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
- 14th Army Air Force and Air Defense at tipolog.atspace.com.
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14th Army of the Israeli Air Force and Air Defense, 14th Army of the US Air Force and Air Defense
14th Air Force and Air Defense Army Information About
The combat path of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army began on July 1, 1952, when the Novosibirsk Air Defense Region of the 3rd category was organized by the directive of the commander of the Air Defense Forces.
Subsequently, the association was successively transformed:
07/03/1954 to the Novosibirsk Air Defense Division, 11/15/1956 to the Novosibirsk Air Defense Corps, 03/24/1960 to the 14th Separate Air Defense Army, 06/10/1994 to the 6th Separate Air Defense Corps, 06/01/1998 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army, 12/01/2009 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command, and in 2015 the name of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was returned to the association.
Over the years, 257 Heroes of the Soviet Union fought and served in formations and military units of the association, 17 of them twice.
The 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was formed for the first time on June 1, 1998 by decree of the President of Russia. The army included units of the 23rd Air Army, the 6th Separate Air Defense Corps and the 50th Separate Air Defense Corps.
The newest history of the association dates back to August 1, 2009, when, during the transition to a new organizational structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the command of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was reorganized into the management of the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command. On September 25, 2010, the association’s management began to carry out its intended tasks.
In 2011, the association received priority for aviation units due to the admission of eight separate helicopter squadrons from the Strategic Missile Forces associations.
On August 4, 2015, the army was formed again. The name of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was returned to the association.
The combat path of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army began on July 1, 1952, when the Novosibirsk Air Defense Region of the 3rd category was organized by the directive of the commander of the Air Defense Forces.
Subsequently, the association was successively transformed into a division, a corps, a separate air defense army, the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army, the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command, and in 2015 the name of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was returned to the association.
Over the years, 257 Heroes of the Soviet Union fought and served in formations and military units of the association, 17 of them twice.
The newest history of the association dates back to August 1, 2009, when, during the transition to a new organizational structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the control of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was reorganized into the control of the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command. On September 25, 2010, the association’s management began to carry out its intended tasks.
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation and the orders of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the transition to a new administrative-territorial division of military districts, the association included the Volga and Urals East Kazakhstan region and Air Force military units stationed within the territory of the Central Military District.
In 2011, the association received priority for aviation units due to the admission of eight separate helicopter squadrons from the Strategic Missile Forces associations.
Formations and units of the 2nd Air Force and Air Defense Command are deployed on the territory of 29 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga, Ural and Siberian federal districts, as well as in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Every year, the duty forces of the radio technical troops, anti-aircraft missile forces and fighter aviation, in the interests of combat readiness, escort more than 20 thousand aircraft following schedules and requests, including about 3 thousand in the border zone.
Numerous cases of flights of aircraft of foreign states along the borders of the Russian Federation outside its territory are being monitored, and dozens of violations of the rules for the use of airspace are being revealed. Thus, in April 1960, on the basis of the 185th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, the 57th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade was formed, whose personnel on May 1, 1960, destroyed a US Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft in the Ural sky.
Thousands of soldiers from the Air Force and Air Defense Association took part in combat operations and provided military assistance to the peoples of Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Vietnam, Syria, Madagascar, Libya, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and many other countries.
For his courage, courage and heroism in fulfilling his international duty in Afghanistan, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to Major General of Aviation N.A. Vlasov (posthumously), Colonel A.S. Golovanov (posthumously), captain N.S. Maidanov. Subsequently, Colonel N.S. Maidanov participated in the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus and was again awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).
The commander of the 23rd Air Army, Lieutenant General Valery Mikhailovich Gorbenko, twice fulfilled his international duty on the territory of Afghanistan. For skillful actions, courage and bravery, 60 aviators of his regiment were awarded high state awards, and Valery Mikhailovich was awarded the Order of the Red Star. Subsequently, for carrying out combat missions during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, Lieutenant General V.M. Gorbenko was awarded the high title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
From June 2008 to August 2010, the formation was commanded by Hero of the Russian Federation, Major General V.N. Bondarev, awarded a high rank for heroism shown during combat missions during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.
Commanders Major General S.M. made a great contribution to the construction and improvement of the structure of the association. Maslov, Colonel General of Artillery D.G. Saprykin, Colonel General of Aviation V.N. Abramov, Colonel General Yu.M. Boshnyak, E.L. Timokhin, Lieutenant General V.A. Artemyev, V.N. Mayorov, O.V. Anisimov, V.D. Nechaev, Colonel General A.N. Zelin.
In 2015, the name of the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army was returned to the association.
army commander
Air Force and Air Defense Army
Formed by decree of the President of the Russian Federation - Russia on June 1, 1998 on the basis of the 14th Separate Air Defense Army.
History of organization building
Compound
- management, headquarters Yekaterinburg
- 76th Air Defense Division (Samara);
- 41st Air Defense Division (Novosibirsk);
- 21st Guards Mixed Aviation Division (Chelyabinsk);
- 390th separate transport mixed aviation regiment (Ekaterinburg, Koltsovo airport)
- 999th Air Base (Kant Air Base);
- 48th Army Aviation Base, 2nd category (Kamensk-Uralsky airfield);
- 562nd Army Aviation Base, 2nd category (Novosibirsk, Tolmachevo airport).
Commanders
- Nechaev Valery Dmitrievich, Lieutenant General - 06.1998-12.2000
- Zelin Alexander Nikolaevich, Lieutenant General - 12.2000-06.2001
- Danilov Nikolay Ivanovich, lieutenant general - 06.2001-07.2007
- Belevich Alexander Mikhailovich, Lieutenant General - 07.2007-06.2008
- Bondarev Viktor Nikolaevich, Lieutenant General - 06.2008-08.2010
- Sevostyanov Viktor Mikhailovich, Lieutenant General - 08.2010-12.2015
- Tatarenko Alexander Yurievich, Lieutenant General - from 12.2015 to present
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Notes
Literature and sources
- A. G. Lensky, M. M. Tsybin. Part II // “Soviet Air Defense Forces in the last years of the USSR.” Directory". - St. Petersburg. ,: INFO OL, 2014. - 108 p. (with illustration) p. - (Organization of troops). - 500 copies.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.. Directorate of Press Service and Information of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
Links
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An excerpt characterizing the 14th Air Force and Air Defense Army
- Wait, I’ll light a fire. Where the hell do you always put it? – turning to the orderly, said the stretching man. It was Shcherbinin, Konovnitsyn's adjutant. “I found it, I found it,” he added.The orderly was chopping the fire, Shcherbinin was feeling the candlestick.
“Oh, disgusting ones,” he said with disgust.
In the light of the sparks, Bolkhovitinov saw the young face of Shcherbinin with a candle and in the front corner a still sleeping man. It was Konovnitsyn.
When the brimstones lit up with a blue and then a red flame on the tinder, Shcherbinin lit a tallow candle, from the candlestick of which the Prussians ran, gnawing it, and examined the messenger. Bolkhovitinov was covered in dirt and, wiping himself with his sleeve, smeared it on his face.
-Who is informing? - said Shcherbinin, taking the envelope.
“The news is true,” said Bolkhovitinov. - And the prisoners, and the Cossacks, and the spies - they all unanimously show the same thing.
“There’s nothing to do, we have to wake him up,” said Shcherbinin, getting up and approaching a man in a nightcap, covered with an overcoat. - Pyotr Petrovich! - he said. Konovnitsyn did not move. - To the main headquarters! – he said, smiling, knowing that these words would probably wake him up. And indeed, the head in the nightcap rose immediately. On Konovnitsyn’s handsome, firm face, with feverishly inflamed cheeks, for a moment there remained the expression of dreams of a dream far from the present situation, but then suddenly he shuddered: his face took on its usually calm and firm expression.
- Well, what is it? From whom? – he asked slowly, but immediately, blinking from the light. Listening to the officer’s report, Konovnitsyn printed it out and read it. As soon as he finished reading, he lowered his feet in woolen stockings onto the dirt floor and began to put on his shoes. Then he took off his cap and, combing his temples, put on his cap.
-Are you there soon? Let's go to the brightest.
Konovnitsyn immediately realized that the news brought was of great importance and that there was no time to delay. Whether it was good or bad, he did not think or ask himself. He wasn't interested. He looked at the whole matter of war not with his mind, not with reasoning, but with something else. There was a deep, unspoken conviction in his soul that everything would be fine; but that you don’t need to believe this, and especially don’t say this, but just do your job. And he did this work, giving it all his strength.
Pyotr Petrovich Konovnitsyn, just like Dokhturov, only as if out of decency was included in the list of so-called heroes of the 12th year - the Barclays, Raevskys, Ermolovs, Platovs, Miloradovichs, just like Dokhturov, enjoyed the reputation of a person of very limited abilities and information, and, like Dokhturov, Konovnitsyn never made plans for battles, but was always where it was most difficult; he always slept with the door open since he was appointed general on duty, ordering everyone sent to wake him up, he was always under fire during the battle, so Kutuzov reproached him for this and was afraid to send him, and was, like Dokhturov, alone one of those inconspicuous gears that, without rattling or making noise, constitute the most essential part of the machine.
Coming out of the hut into the damp, dark night, Konovnitsyn frowned, partly from the intensifying headache, partly from the unpleasant thought that came into his head about how this whole nest of staff, influential people would now be agitated at this news, especially Bennigsen, who was after Tarutin at knifepoint with Kutuzov; how they will propose, argue, order, cancel. And this premonition was unpleasant for him, although he knew that he could not live without it.
Indeed, Tol, to whom he went to tell the new news, immediately began to express his thoughts to the general who lived with him, and Konovnitsyn, who listened silently and tiredly, reminded him that he needed to go to His Serene Highness.
Kutuzov, like all old people, slept little at night. He often dozed off unexpectedly during the day; but at night, without undressing, lying on his bed, he mostly did not sleep and thought.
So he lay now on his bed, leaning his heavy, large, disfigured head on his plump arm, and thought, with one eye open, peering into the darkness.
Since Bennigsen, who corresponded with the sovereign and had the most power in the headquarters, avoided him, Kutuzov was calmer in the sense that he and his troops would not be forced to again participate in useless offensive actions. The lesson of the Tarutino battle and its eve, painfully memorable for Kutuzov, should also have had an effect, he thought.
“They must understand that we can only lose by acting offensively. Patience and time, these are my warrior heroes!” – thought Kutuzov. He knew not to pick an apple while it was green. It will fall on its own when it is ripe, but if you pick it green, you will spoil the apple and the tree, and you will set your teeth on edge. He, as an experienced hunter, knew that the animal was wounded, wounded as only the entire Russian force could wound, but whether it was fatal or not was a question that had not yet been clarified. Now, according to the dispatches of Lauriston and Berthelemy and according to the reports of the partisans, Kutuzov almost knew that he was mortally wounded. But more evidence was needed, we had to wait.
Air Force reform
In August 2008 information appeared in the media about the possible reform of the Russian Air Force: it was assumed that all air force and air defense armies would be transferred directly to the command of the military districts on whose territory they are based, and a special department would be created under the General Staff to manage the armies of strategic and military transport aviation . A similar reform was carried out in the USSR Air Force in 1978-1986: aviation and air defense were reassigned to the districts, main commands of four directions were created: Western (Poland), Southwestern (Moldova), Southern (Transcaucasia) and Eastern (Far East). The costs of the reform amounted to about 15 billion rubles. In 1986, the new structure was declared insolvent and underwent reverse reorganization.
In 2009, the transition of the Russian Air Force began during the transition to a new organizational structure: the Air Force will now consist of operational commands, air bases and aerospace defense brigades (anti-aircraft missile and anti-missile). Four commands (former Air Force and Air Defense armies) will be stationed in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk and Rostov-on-Don, in addition, the command of long-range aviation (former 37th Air Army) and the command of military transport aviation (former 61st Air Force) will remain. I Air Force), as well as the operational-strategic aerospace defense command (formerly the special forces command, including missile defense). The Air Force will have 33 air bases and 13 aerospace defense brigades. According to the editor of the Moscow Defense Brief, Mikhail Barabanov, at the beginning of 2009, the Russian Air Force had (according to open sources) 72 air regiments, 14 air bases and 12 separate air squadrons and detachments (excluding training regiments). According to Barabanov, their replacement with 33 air bases means the decommissioning of about 1,000 airplanes and helicopters (about 2,000 aircraft will remain at the new air bases). The goal of the next Air Force reform is to concentrate the most combat-ready forces on a limited number of airfields, which will intensify combat training and save budget funds.
Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
Structure
The Russian Air Force includes the following types of forces (troops):
- Aviation
- Bomber
- Fighter
- Assault
- Intelligence
- Transport
- Special
- Army Aviation (since 2003). Perhaps the AA Air Force of the Russian Armed Forces will return to the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces soon.
- Anti-aircraft missile forces
- Radio technical troops of the Russian Air Force
- Special troops
- Home front units and institutions
Units of central subordination
Operational-Strategic Aerospace Defense Command (formerly Special Purpose Command (KSpN))
- 1st Air Defense Corps - Balashikha
- 9th Air Defense Division - Vidnoye
- 37th Air Defense Division - Dolgoprudny
- 210th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Morozki
- 584th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
- 606th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Elektrostal - S-300 (one division - S-400)
- 614th Guards Vienna Red Banner Order of Mikhail Kutuzov III class. and Alexander Nevsky anti-aircraft missile regiment - Pestovo
- 612th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Alabino
- 144th Guards Vienna Red Banner Order of Mikhail Kutuzov III class. and Alexander Nevsky anti-aircraft missile regiment - Domodedovo
- ?-th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Purpose - Zelenograd
- 70th Radio Engineering Brigade - Naro-Fominsk
- 9th Radio Engineering Regiment - Mikhnevo
- 32nd Air Defense Corps - Rzhev:
- 611th Fighter Aviation Regiment - Bezhetsk (Dorokhovo) - Su-27
- 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment - Khotilovo - MiG-31BM, Su-27SM
- 42nd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Putilov-Kirov Order of Lenin Regiment - Valdai
- 108th Tula Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Shilovo (Voronezh) - S-300PS
- 41st Radio Engineering Brigade - Oryol
- 3rd Radio Engineering Brigade - Rzhev
- 6th Radio Engineering Brigade - Selifontovo (Yaroslavl)
- 846 Center for Military Applied Sports of the KSPN Troops - Istra
1 Air Force and Air Defense Command (6th Air Force and Air Defense Army + part of the KSpN (16th Air Army))
- 16th Air Force - Kubinka:
- 105th Mixed Air Division - Voronezh:
- 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment - Voronezh - Su-24M, Su-34
- 899th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment - Buturlinovka - Su-25
- 226th separate mixed air regiment - Kubinka - Mi-8, An-12, An-24, An-26, An-30, Tu-134
- 5th separate long-range reconnaissance squadron - Voronezh - An-30
- 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - Kursk (Vostochny) - MiG-29SMT
- 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - Andreapol - MiG-29
- 47th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - Shatalovo - Su-24MR, MiG-25RB
- 237th Aviation Equipment Display Center - Kubinka - L-39, MiG-29, Su-27, Su-27M
- 45th separate helicopter regiment - Kaluga (Oreshkovo) - Mi-24
- 440th separate helicopter combat control regiment - Vyazma - Mi-8, Mi-24
- 490th separate helicopter combat control regiment - Tula (Klokovo) - Mi-8, Mi-24
- 865th helicopter reserve base - Ryazan (Protasovo) - storage of Mi-8, Mi-24
2 Air Force and Air Defense Command (Siberian Air Force and Air Defense Association (14th Air Force and Air Defense Army))
- 105th Mixed Air Division - Voronezh:
- 26th Guards Air Defense Division - Chita
- 120th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - Domna - MiG-29
- 69th Radio Engineering Brigade - Chita
- anti-aircraft missile regiment - Angarsk
- 7th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade - Dzhida - Buk-M1
- 41st Air Defense Division - Novosibirsk
- 712th Fighter Aviation Regiment - Kansk (Yuzhny) - MiG-31
- radio engineering regiment - Krasnoyarsk
- 388th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, military unit 97646, village of Nazarovo, Achinsk district
- Lvov Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Novosibirsk
- 21st Mixed Aviation Division - Jida
- 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment - Dzhida - Su-24M
- 266th Attack Aviation Regiment - Steppe - Su-25
- 313th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - Bada - Su-24MR
- 137th separate mixed air squadron - Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo) - An-26
- 337th separate helicopter regiment - Berdsk - Mi-8, Mi-24
- 112th separate helicopter regiment - Chita - Mi-8, Mi-24
- Aviation base at the Cheryomushki-Chita-1 airfield (until 2003, a separate mixed aviation regiment)
3 Air Force and Air Defense Command (Far Eastern Air Force and Air Defense Association (11th Air Force and Air Defense Army))
- 93rd Air Defense Division - Vladivostok
- 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - Central Corner (Artem) - Su-27SM
- 530th Fighter Aviation Regiment - Sokolovka (Chuguevka) - MiG-31
- 10th Radio Engineering Brigade - (Artem)
- 25th Air Defense Division - Komsomolsk-on-Amur
- 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment - Dzemgi - Su-27SM
- 45th Radio Engineering Brigade - Khabarovsk
- 203rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade - Birobidzhan
- 1533rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Vladivostok - S-300PS
- 1529th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Khabarovsk - S-300PS
- XX9th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Golden Valley
- 1530th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment - Komsomolsk-on-Amur
- 303rd Mixed Air Division - Ussuriysk
- 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment - Khurba - Su-24M
- 302nd Bomber Aviation Regiment - Pereyaslavka - Su-24M2
- 18th Attack Aviation Regiment - Galenki - Su-25
- 187th Attack Aviation Regiment - Chernigovka - Su-25
- 523rd Bomber Aviation Regiment - Vozzhaevka - Su-24, Su-24MR
- 799th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - Varfolomeevka - Su-24MR
- 265th Aviation Base - Central, Bolshoi ("Terek") (Khabarovsk) - Mi-8, An-12, An-26, (Tu-134)
- 319th separate helicopter combat control regiment - Chernigovka - Mi-24
- 364th separate helicopter regiment - Sredne-Belya - Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-26
- 825th separate helicopter transport regiment - Garovka-2 - Mi-8, Mi-26
- 101st separate helicopter detachment - Burevestnik Mi-8
- Special center for flight crew survival
4 Air Force and Air Defense Command (4th Air Force and Air Defense Army + Ural Air Force and Air Defense Association (5th Air Force and Air Defense Army))
DA Command (Long-Range Aviation)
VTA Command (Military Transport Aviation)
Compound
The Russian Air Force is second only to the United States Air Force in terms of fleet size.
As of 2010, the number of personnel of the Russian Air Force is about 148,000 people. The Air Force operates more than 4,000 pieces of military equipment, as well as 833 in storage.
At the end of 2003, Lieutenant General Viktor Nikolaevich Sokerin, having resigned from the post of Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Baltic Fleet, described the situation in the Air Force at that time: “The Armed Forces are experiencing an uncontrollable collapse of their combat aviation.” “...The aviation regiments are staffed by officers who, over the course of five years of training, had only a few hours of training flight time, mostly with an instructor. Only 3 percent of 1st and 2nd class pilots are under 36 years of age, and only 1 percent of 1st class navigators of the Baltic Fleet Air Force are under 40 years of age. 60 percent of crew commanders are over 35 years old, half of them are over 40 years old.”
At the end of 2006, the average flight time in the Russian Air Force was 40 hours (young pilots had an average flight time of 80 hours).
The flight time depends on the type of aircraft. In military transport aviation it was 60 hours, while in fighter and front-line aviation it was 20-25 hours. For comparison, for the same year this figure in the USA was 189, France 180, Romania 120 hours.
In 2007, as a result of improving the supply of aviation fuel and intensifying combat training, the average annual flight time increased: in Long-Range Aviation it amounted to 80-100 hours, in Air Defense Aviation - approximately 55 hours. Young pilots often have more than 100 hours of flight time.