VVS
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VVS was the air force branch of the Soviet Union’s armed forces, responsible for military aviation and air defense operations.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military organization
→
air force → military branch → |
| alliance | Warsaw Pact → |
| branchOfService | air force → |
| country | Soviet Union → |
| dissolvedWith | dissolution of the Soviet Union → |
| equipmentType |
attack aircraft
→
bomber aircraft → fighter aircraft → helicopters → reconnaissance aircraft → transport aircraft → |
| fullName |
Russian Air Force
→
surface form:
Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily
|
| fullNameInEnglish | Soviet Air Forces → |
| garrisonLabel | headquarters → |
| governedBy |
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
→
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
|
| ideologyContext | communism → |
| operatedAircraftModel |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
→
surface form:
MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 →
surface form:
MiG-21
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 →
surface form:
MiG-23
MiG-25 → MiG-29 → Su-17 → Sukhoi Su-24 →
surface form:
Su-24
Sukhoi Su-25 →
surface form:
Su-25
Sukhoi Su-27 →
surface form:
Su-27
Sukhoi Su-7 →
surface form:
Su-7
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber →
surface form:
Tu-16
Tupolev Tu-160 →
surface form:
Tu-160
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber →
surface form:
Tu-22M
Tupolev Tu-20 / Tu-95 strategic bomber →
surface form:
Tu-95
|
| operatedBy | Soviet Union → |
| partOf |
Soviet armed forces
→
surface form:
Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
|
| primaryMission |
defense of Soviet airspace
→
nuclear strike capability → support of Soviet ground forces → |
| role |
air defense
→
air superiority → air transport → military aviation → reconnaissance → strategic bombing → tactical air support → |
| successor |
Russian Air Force
→
air forces of post-Soviet states → |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War
→
Korean War → World War II →
surface form:
Second World War
Soviet–Afghan War → |
Referenced by (1)
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