Russian Naval Aviation
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| Авиация Военно-морского флота Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota Russian Naval Aviation |
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| Active | 1912 - present |
| Country | Russian Federation (earlier - Soviet Union and Imperial Russian Air Force) |
| Branch | Russian Navy |
| Type | naval aviation |
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| Current commander |
Lieutenant-General Yuriy Antipov |
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The Russian Naval Aviation (Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota Rossii) (formerly the Soviet Aviatsiya Voenno Morskogo Flota), is the air arm of the Russian Navy. The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets: Northern Fleet, Pacific Ocean Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Black Sea Fleet. The air forces of the most important fleets, the Northern and Pacific fleets, are operating Tu-22M3 Backfire-C supersonic missile carriers, long range Tu-142 Bear-F anti-submarine warfare aircraft and Il-38 May medium range ASW aircraft. The relatively small fleets, the Baltic and Black Sea, currently have only tactical Su-24 Fencer C/D bombers and ASW helicopters in service. The small Caspian Flotilla operates An-26 and Mi-8 transports, Ka-27PS rescue helicopters, as well as some Ka-29 and Mi-24 armed helicopters. The Chief of the Russian Naval Aviation is Lieutenant-General Yuriy Antipov.
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[edit] Components
The Russian Naval Aviation consists of the following components:[1]
- Naval missile-carrying aviation;
- Shore-based ASW aviation;
- Attack (Shturmovik) Aviation;
- Shore-based fighter aviation;
- Reconnaissance aviation;
- Shipborne aviation (fighters and ASW aircraft);
- Auxiliary air units.
[edit] Structure
Northern Fleet - HQ Severomorsk
- 924th Separate Maritime Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - HQ at Olenegorsk/Olenya - Tu-22M3;
- 279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment - HQ at Severomorsk-3 - Su-25UTG, Su-33;
- 73rd Independent Air Squadron - HQ at Kipelovo (Fedotovo) - Tu-142MK, Tu-142MR;
- 403rd Separate Mixed Aviation Regiment - HQ at Severomorsk-1 - An-12, An-26, Il-38, Tu-134;
- 830th Separate Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment - HQ at Severomorsk-1 - Ka-27;
Pacific Ocean Fleet - HQ Vladivostok
- 568th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment - HQ at Mongokhto - operating Tu-22M3, Tu-142MR/MZ;
- 865th Interceptor Aviation Regiment - HQ at Yelizovo-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport) - MiG-31;
- 317th Composite Air Regiment - HQ at Yelizovo - Tu-142;
- 71st Independent MIlitary Transport Air Squadron - HQ at Nikolayevka, Primorskaya - An-12, An-24, An-26;
- 175th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron - HQ at Yelizovo - Ka-27;
- 289th Independent Anti-submarine Air Regiment - HQ at Nikolayevka - Il-38, Ka-27, Ka-29;
Baltic Fleet - HQ Kaliningrad
- 689th Independent Fighter Aviation Regiment - Kaliningrad Chkalovsk - operating Su-27;
- 4th Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment - Chernyakhovsk Air Base - operating Su-24M/MR;
- 125th Independent Helicopter Squadron - HQ at Chkalovsk - operating Mi-8, Mi-24;
- 396th Independent Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron - Donskoye Air Base - Ka-27/PS, Ka-29;
- 398th Independent Air Transport Squadron - HQ at Khrabrovo - An-2, An-12, An-24, An-26, Be-12, Mi-8.
Black Sea Fleet - HQ Sevastopol (Ukraine)
- 872nd Independent Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment - HQ at Kacha - Ka-27;
- 917th Independent Composite Air Regiment - HQ at Kacha - An-2, An-12, An-26, Be-12, Mi-8;
- 43rd Independent Naval Shturmovik (Assault) Air Squadron - HQ at Gvardeyskoye - Su-25;
[edit] Aircraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
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| Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D |  Russia |
fighter | Su-33 | 23 | designed for service on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov |
| Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer |  Soviet Union |
attack | Su-24M | 58 | planned modernization to reach M2 level. |
| Su-25 Frogfoot | Soviet Union |
attack | Su-25UTG | 10 | |
| Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire | Soviet Union |
strategic bomber | Tu-22M3 | 50 | 35 operational with the Northern Fleet and 15 operational with the Pacific Fleet. |
| Tupolev Tu-142 Bear-F | Soviet Union |
long range ASW | Tu-142MK/-MZ | 16 | 8 MKs in the Northern Fleet and 8 MZs in the Pacific Fleet. |
| Il-38 May | Soviet Union |
medium range ASW | Il-38 | 40 | 25 in service with the Northern Fleet, 15 with the Pacific Fleet |
| Sukhoi Su-24MR Fencer | Soviet Union |
reconnaissance | Su-24MR | 20 | |
| Mil Mi-24 Hind | Soviet Union |
attack helicopter | Mi-24 | 20 | |
| Mil Mi-8 Hip | Soviet Union |
transport helicopter | Mi-8 | 35 | |
| Kamov Ka-27 Helix | Soviet Union |
ASW helicopter | Ka-27 | 88 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Air Forces Monthly, August 2007 issue.
[edit] References
- Air Forces Monthly, July and August 2007 issues.
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