Russian Air Force
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The Russian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Russia’s armed forces, responsible for air defense, strategic bombing, and support of ground and naval operations using a wide range of combat and transport aircraft.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian Air Force canonical | 32 |
| Russian Air Force (early post‑Soviet period) | 1 |
| Russian Air Force (test flights) | 1 |
| Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily | 1 |
| Военно-воздушные силы России | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VVS ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| branchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ |
| componentOf | Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Chechen War
ⓘ
Russian military intervention in Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Georgian War
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ Second Chechen War ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1992-05-07 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
integrated air defense ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| emblem | roundel of the Russian Air Force ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| garrison | Moscow ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
army aviation
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Aviation
Frontal Aviation ⓘ Long-Range Aviation ⓘ Military Transport Aviation ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Imperial Russian Air Service
ⓘ
Soviet Air Defense Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Defence Forces
|
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| motto | Above us only stars ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Russian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Военно-воздушные силы России
|
| operates | air bases in Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
|
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ airlift ⓘ close air support ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ support of ground operations ⓘ support of naval operations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Russian General Staff
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Ministry of Defence
|
| usesAircraft |
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
ⓘ
surface form:
Antonov An-124
Ilyushin Il-76 ⓘ Ka-52 ⓘ
surface form:
Kamov Ka-52
MiG-29 ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan MiG-29
MiG-31 ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan MiG-31
Mi-24 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-24
Mi-8 ⓘ
surface form:
Mil Mi-8
Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-25 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-30SM ⓘ Sukhoi Su‑34 ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-34
Sukhoi Su-35S ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-35
Tupolev Tu-160 ⓘ Tupolev Tu-22 bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-22M
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-95
|
| usesAircraftType |
attack aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopter ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ tactical bomber ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-134
this entity surface form:
Военно-воздушные силы России
this entity surface form:
Russian Air Force (early post‑Soviet period)
this entity surface form:
Russian Air Force (test flights)