- Russian Naval Aviation
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = Авиация Военно-морского флота
"Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota"
Russian Naval Aviation
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dates = since 1912
country =Russian Federation (previously theSoviet Union andRussian Empire )
branch =Russian Navy
type =Naval aviation
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current_commander =Lieutenant-General Yuriy Antipov
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identification_symbol_label = Roundel
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anniversaries =The Russian Naval Aviation (Russian: Авиация Военно-морского флота России - "Aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo Flota Rossii") (formerly the
Soviet "Aviatsiya Voenno Morskogo Flota"), is the air arm of theRussian Navy . The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets:Northern Fleet ,Pacific Ocean Fleet ,Baltic Fleet andBlack Sea Fleet .The air forces of the most important fleets, the Northern and Pacific fleets, operate 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 smallCaspian Flotilla operatesAn-26 andMi-8 transports,Ka-27 PS rescue helicopters, as well as someKa-29 andMi-24 armed helicopters. The Chief of the Russian Naval Aviation isLieutenant-General Yuriy Antipov .Components
The Russian Naval Aviation consists of the following components:
*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.Structure
This is the structure of the Russian Naval Aviation, as reproduced from the August 2007 issue of the
Air Forces Monthly .Northern Fleet - HQ
Severomorsk
*924th Separate Maritime Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - HQ at Olenegorsk/Olenya -Tu-22M 3;
*279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment - HQ atSeveromorsk-3 -Su-25 UTG,Su-33 ;
*73rd Independent Air Squadron - HQ at Kipelovo (Fedotovo) -Tu-142 MK, Tu-142MR;
*403rd Separate Mixed Aviation Regiment - HQ atSeveromorsk-1 -An-12 ,An-26 ,Il-38 ,Tu-134 ;
*830th Separate Shipborne Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment - HQ atSeveromorsk-1 -Ka-27 ;Pacific Ocean Fleet - HQ
Vladivostok
*568th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment - HQ atMongokhto - operatingTu-22M 3,Tu-142 MR/MZ;
*865th Interceptor Aviation Regiment - HQ atYelizovo -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 - operatingSu-27 ;
*4th Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment - Chernyakhovsk Air Base - operatingSu-24 M/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 atKhrabrovo -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 atKacha -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 ;Aircraft inventory
Standard table|0! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service [ [http://warfare.ru/?lang=&catid=241&linkid=2180 "State of the Russian Air Force"] , warfare.ru. Retrieved on
September 9 2008 .] ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
-! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Fighter Aircraft
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Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
USSR
fighter
Su-27
28|
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Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D
USSR
fighter
Su-33
23
designed for service on theRussian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Air Forces Monthly, p. 70]
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Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound
USSR
interceptor
MiG-31
30|
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" |Bomber Aircraft
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Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer
USSR
attack
Su-24M
58
planned modernization to reach M2 level.
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Su-25 Frogfoot
USSR
attack
Su-25UTG
10
used for training pilots to fly the Su-33 fighter.Air Forces Monthly, p. 68]
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Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire
USSR
strategic bomber
Tu-22M3
50
35 operational with the Northern Fleet and 15 operational with the Pacific Fleet.Air Forces Monthly, p. 65]
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | ASW Aircraft
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Tupolev Tu-142 "Bear-F"
USSR
long range ASW
Tu-142MK/MZ
16
8 MKs in the Northern Fleet and 8 MZs in the Pacific Fleet.
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Il-38 "May"
USSR
medium range ASW
Il-38
26
11 in service with the Northern Fleet, 15 with the Pacific Fleet.Air Forces Monthly, p. 69]
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" |Reconnaissance
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Sukhoi Su-24MR Fencer
USSR
reconnaissance
Su-24MR
20
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" |Attack Helicopter
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Mil Mi-24 Hind
USSR
attack helicopter
Mi-24
20
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Transport Helicopter
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Mil Mi-8 Hip
USSR
transport helicopter
Mi-8
35|
-----! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | ASW Helicopter
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Kamov Ka-27 Helix
USSR
ASW helicopter
Ka-27/29/32
88
72 used for ASW, while the rest of 16 used for transport. [http://warfare.ru/?linkid=1630&catid=260 Ka-27/29/32 Helix Naval helicopter] , warfare.ru. Retrieved onSeptember 9 2008 .]
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Mil Mi-14 Haze
USSR
ASW Helicopter
Mi-14
9
5 used forsearch-and-rescue , while the other 4 are used for ASW. [ [http://warfare.ru/?linkid=1635&catid=260 Mil Mi-14 Haze] , warfare.ru. Retrieved onSeptember 9 2008 .]Notes
References
*Butowski, Piotr. "Force Report:Russian Air Force",
Air Forces Monthly , August 2007 issue.
* [http://warfare.ru/?lang=&catid=241&linkid=2180 "State of the Russian Air Force"] warfare.ru, Russian Military Analisis.Template group
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