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Aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union's armed forces
The Soviet Air Forces (Russian: Военно-Воздушные Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, romanized: Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily Soyuza Sovetskih Sotsialisticheskih
Soviet_Air_Forces
Air defense branch of the Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Air Defence Forces (Russian: войска ПВО, romanized: voyska protivovozdushnoy oborony, V-PVO, lit. 'Anti-Air Defence Troops'; formerly: противовоздушная
Soviet_Air_Defence_Forces
Military forces of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (1918–1991)
The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Soviet Armed Forces, were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922)
Soviet_Armed_Forces
Branch of the Soviet armed forces
The Soviet Airborne Forces, or VDV (from Vozdushno-desantnye voyska SSSR, Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces), was a separate
Soviet_Airborne_Forces
Land warfare branch of the Soviet Armed Forces (1946–1992)
air components of the Soviet Armed Forces, encompassing the Ground Forces as well as the Strategic Rocket Forces, the Air Defence Forces, and the Air
Soviet_Army
Branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces
the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reborn Russian armed forces began to be
Russian_Air_Force
Air force branch of the armed forces of Turkmenistan
Air Force (Turkmen: Türkmen Howa Güýçleri) is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. It was formed from former Soviet Air Forces units
Turkmen_Air_Force
Air warfare branch of the Uzbekistan military
Tashkent were taken over by Uzbekistan. The takeover of Soviet Air Defence Forces units from the 15th Air Defence Division at Samarkand followed on 12 November
Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
Uzbekistan_Air_and_Air_Defence_Forces
Воздушного Флота). It was also known as the Soviet Air Forces Day (Russian: День Военно-воздушных Сил), or Soviet Aviation Day. It was established in 1933
Soviet_air_show
Aerial warfare branch of Belarus' armed forces
merging separate air force and air defense branches. Belarus formed its air force in 1992 from the 26th Air Army of the Soviet Air Forces which had been
Belarusian_Air_Force
1983 aircraft shotdown over the Sea of Japan
through Soviet airspace. The Soviet Air Forces treated the unidentified aircraft as an intruding U.S. spy plane, and destroyed it with air-to-air missiles
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
Soviet medium-range transport aircraft
in many variants. Developed during the 1950s and introduced by the Soviet Air Forces in 1959, it remained the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop
Antonov_An-12
Major command of the US Air Force
The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF) and a component
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_–_Air_Forces_Africa
Aviation forces of Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Air Defense Forces is the aerial warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Their responsibilities include protecting
Kazakh_Air_Defense_Forces
Aerial warfare of Ukraine
form was created in 2004 by merging the Ukrainian Air Defence Forces into the Air Force. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, many aircraft were left
Ukrainian_Air_Force
One-day air battle during WWII
destroyed significant forces of outnumbered Soviet air forces, gained air supremacy. The defeat was seen as forcing the Soviets to request replacement
German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941
German-Soviet_air_war_22_June_1941
Formation of the Soviet Army formerly stationed in East Germany
Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG) from 1945 to 1989 and the Western Group of Forces (WGF)
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Group_of_Soviet_Forces_in_Germany
Sub-branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Aviation of Distant Action and abbreviated DA) was a sub-branch of the Soviet Air Forces responsible for delivering long-range nuclear or conventional strikes
Soviet_Long_Range_Aviation
Aerial warfare branch of Poland's armed forces
the Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September, escaped via Romania and Hungary to continue fighting throughout World War II in allied air forces, first
Polish_Air_Force
Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure (1942–2020)
Soviet Air Forces officer who served as the final Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union in 1991. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air
Yevgeny_Shaposhnikov
1940 fighter aircraft model by Mikoyan-Gurevich
the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in 1941, but most were destroyed during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-1
the Russian Ground Forces. These ranks also became the basic ranks for the Soviet Air Forces in 1918 and the Soviet Air Defense Forces (from 1932 to 1949
Military ranks of the Soviet Union
Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union
Organization or formation within the Soviet Armed Forces
Formations of the Soviet Army were organizational groups used to divide the armed forces of the Soviet Union after 1945. The largest organizational groups
Formations_of_the_Soviet_Army
Military unit
14th Air Army was an air army of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II and the Cold War and of the Ukrainian Air Force in the early Post-Soviet period
14th_Air_Army
Aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
years of the Republic of China, which received training from the Soviet Air Forces. The formal establishment of the PLAAF occurred on 11 November 1949
People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Air_Force
Soviet chief marshal of aviation (1900–1976)
aviation for the Soviet Air Forces during the Soviet Union's involvement in the Second World War. Lauded as "the man who has piloted the Red Air Force through
Alexander_Novikov
Soviet air forces
An air army (Russian: воздушная армия, romanized: vozdushnaya armiya) was a type of formation of the Soviet Air Forces from 1936 until the dissolution
Air_army_(Soviet_Union)
Branch of the Ukrainian military
The Air Assault Forces of Ukraine (abbr. AAFU; Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, romanized: Desantno-shturmovi viiska Ukrainy, pronounced [deˌsɑntnoʃtʊrmoˈwi
Ukrainian_Air_Assault_Forces
Russian heavy four-engined military transport jet aircraft
in service. Iraq Iraqi Air Force Libya Libyan Air Force Soviet Union Soviet Air Forces[citation needed] Syria Syrian Arab Air Force operated four, including
Ilyushin_Il-76
All-women Soviet aviation unit
of Suvorov Regiment, of the Soviet Air Forces. Major Marina Raskova used her position and personal contacts with the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to obtain
Night_Witches
The 17th Air Army (Russian: 17-я воздушная армия) was an Air army of the Red Air Force and Soviet Air Forces from 1942. It was formed in November 1942
17th_Air_Army
arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component,
List_of_air_forces
1988 Soviet Afghan war incident with Iran
SuperCobras by Soviet forces near Shindand, Herat Province. It was the only air to air engagement between Soviet and Iranian forces in the Soviet-Afghan War
Shindand_SuperCobra_incident
Russian strategic bomber aircraft
Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015. It is expected to serve the Russian Aerospace Forces until at least 2040
Tupolev_Tu-95
Military unit
(372nd APIB) was a fighter-bomber regiment of the Soviet Air Forces and the Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO). It existed from 1951 to 1993 and was based
372nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
372nd_Fighter-Bomber_Aviation_Regiment
Military unit
the Soviet Air Forces during World War II and the Cold War, which became part of the Soviet Air Defense Forces and the Russian Aerospace Forces. The
54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
54th_Guards_Fighter_Aviation_Regiment
Military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare
aviation or naval aviation units. Typically, air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air, carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions
Air_force
Aerial warfare branch of Yemen's armed forces
Yemeni Air Force (YAF; Arabic: القوات الجوية اليمنية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya) is the air force branch of the Yemeni Armed Forces. It
Yemeni_Air_Force
Fighter aircraft family
by the Soviet Air Force, but served until 1950 with the Czechoslovak Air Force. By 1943, the La-5 had become a mainstay of the Soviet Air Forces, yet both
Lavochkin_La-7
rank insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces between 1955 and 1991 were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet armed forces after the death of Stalin
Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)
Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955–1991)
Russian long-range supersonic strategic bomber
the Tu-22M was operated by the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in a missile carrier strategic bombing role, and by the Soviet Naval Aviation (Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo
Tupolev_Tu-22M
US WWII-era autocannon
standard equipment. During World War II the United States supplied the Soviet Air Forces with the M4-equipped P-39 Airacobra and P-63 King Cobra. The U.S did
M4_autocannon
Military unit
5th Air Army (Russian: 5-я воздушная армия; romanized 5 Vozdushnaya Armiya) was an air army of the Soviet Air Forces and later the Ukrainian Air Force
5th_Air_Army
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
General Grigory Kravchenko of the Soviet Air Forces. Under this divided command structure, the lessons of the Soviet Union's "first real war on a massive
Winter_War
Soviet turboprop transport aircraft
Shtabnoy ("Shtab" = "Headquarters") some An-26s delivered to the Soviet and DDR air forces for use as staff transports/mobile command posts. An-26 Vita [uk]
Antonov_An-26
Interceptor aircraft
Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the MiG-25 "Foxbat"
Mikoyan_MiG-31
and produced volunteers to help Afghan forces. As a result, there were attacks on Pakistan by both the Soviets and communist Afghan groups. During this
Spillover of the Soviet–Afghan War in Pakistan
Spillover_of_the_Soviet–Afghan_War_in_Pakistan
Russian Armed Forces airborne combat arm
is organized into airborne and air assault units. It was formed in 1992 from divisions of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control
Russian_Airborne_Forces
Military formation of the Soviet Air Forces
The 30th Air Army was a military formation of the Soviet Air Forces, active in two periods. From 1949 to 1968 the Frontal Aviation forces in the Baltic
30th_Air_Army
Soviet twin-engine jet fighter aircraft
Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1983. While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy
Mikoyan_MiG-29
1950–1953 conflict on the Korean Peninsula
possible US deployment, Zhou secured a Soviet commitment to have the Soviet Union support Chinese forces with air cover, and he deployed 260,000 soldiers
Korean_War
This List of Soviet Air Force bases is a list containing all air bases within the Soviet Union or utilized by the Soviet Air Forces. Additional information
List of Soviet Air Force bases
List_of_Soviet_Air_Force_bases
Military unit
The Soviet Volunteer Group was the volunteer part of the Soviet Air Forces sent to support the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War between
Soviet_Volunteer_Group
Russian strategic bomber aircraft
the Russian Aerospace Forces. The Tu-160 entered service in 1987, the last strategic bomber designed for the Soviet Air Forces. It was built to serve
Tupolev_Tu-160
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Strategic Air Command (SAC), and Air Mobility Command (AMC). The origins of the United States Air Force in the
United States Air Force in the United Kingdom
United_States_Air_Force_in_the_United_Kingdom
First President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
in 1996. Dudayev had previously served as a senior officer in the Soviet Air Forces. Dudayev was born in Chechnya in 1944, days before his family and
Dzhokhar_Dudayev
Russian aerial commander (1900–1963)
Жи́гарев; November 6, 1900 – August 2, 1963) was a Soviet commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) twice (1941–1942, 1949–1957), and also served
Pavel_Zhigarev
existed in the Ground Forces in the period from 1989 to 1991. Air armies (18 formations) that existed in the Soviet Air Forces in the period from 1989
List of armies of the Soviet Union 1991
List_of_armies_of_the_Soviet_Union_1991
American light bomber and attack aircraft of World War II
Allied air forces, principally the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF), and the Royal Air Force
Douglas_A-20_Havoc
Soviet Air Defence Forces officer (1939–2017)
2017) was a Russian lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September
Stanislav_Petrov
major powers. Germany and Japan depended on air forces that were closely integrated with land and naval forces; the Axis powers downplayed the advantage
Air_warfare_of_World_War_II
Soviet military transport aircraft
Command (Komandovaniye voyenno-transportnoy aviatsii or VTA) arm of the Soviet Air Forces. Two separate final assembly lines plants setup for the aircraft,
Antonov_An-124_Ruslan
a unit of the Red Army Air Force during the Second World War, the Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) and Soviet Naval Aviation. Since 1991
Aviation regiment (Soviet Union)
Aviation_regiment_(Soviet_Union)
Soviet cosmonaut (1934–1968)
the Soviet Air Forces as a pilot and was stationed at the Luostari Air Base, near the Norway–Soviet Union border, before his selection for the Soviet space
Yuri_Gagarin
Soviet Belarusian revolutionary and aviator
revolutionary and aviator who became the first Chief Commander of the Soviet Air Forces. Akashev was a member of an anarcho-communist group in Kiev from a
Konstantin_Akashev
Air defence branch of Egypt's military
Soviet bloc countries have supplied equipment. Officers are mostly graduates of the Egyptian Air Defense Academy, located in Alexandria. The forces'
Egyptian_Air_Defense_Forces
Russian fighter-bomber aircraft
intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force. Based on the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter
Sukhoi_Su-34
Air base in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
military aviation, while the Soviet Air Forces received technical advice and access to test results. By 1933, the Soviets concluded that the arrangement
Lipetsk_air_base
Aviation accident
On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person.
1989_Belgium_MiG-23_crash
Following is the organization of the Soviet Air Forces (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily) on May 1, 1945. The primary source for this list is the Boevoi sostav
Soviet Air Forces order of battle 1 May 1945
Soviet_Air_Forces_order_of_battle_1_May_1945
Sub-branch of the Russian Air Forces
the Soviet Air Forces, before it was split into the Air Forces of its many successor states, most notably the Russian Air Force and Ukrainian Air Force
Russian_Long_Range_Aviation
Soviet general (1906–1989)
January 1989) was a Soviet pilot and polar explorer. Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). Mazuruk briefly served in the Soviet Air Forces during the late 1920s
Ilya_Mazuruk
Russian Aerospace Forces fighter regiment based in Kaliningrad
regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces today and originally of the Soviet Air Forces, which was formed at Kanatove (air base) in Kirovograd (Ukrainian
689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
689th_Guards_Fighter_Aviation_Regiment
Soviet 4th generation fighter aircraft
complement. The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. The primary role was long range air defence against American SAC Rockwell B-1B Lancer
Sukhoi_Su-27
Finnish war against the Soviet Union (1941–1944)
the Soviet Air Forces had not affected air units located near Finland, the Soviets could deploy around 700 aircraft supported by a number of Soviet Navy
Continuation_War
Military unit
fighter aviation regiment of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II that became part of the Soviet Air Defence Forces after the end of the war. The 518th
518th Fighter Aviation Regiment
518th_Fighter_Aviation_Regiment
Military unit
The 1st Air Army (Russian: 1-я воздушная армия) was an Air Army in the Soviet Air Force which served during World War II. It was formed on May 10, 1942
1st_Air_Army
the Soviet armed forces, the service branches and arms were formed by orders of the People' Commissariat of Defence, consisting of artillery, air force
Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)
Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943–1955)
Armed Forces was inherited from the Soviet Armed Forces and modified across the years. Traditionally, the military uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces have
Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces
Uniforms_of_the_Russian_Armed_Forces
The 24th Air Army was an Air army of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1980, and probably inactivated in 1992. Its headquarters was located at Vinnitsa
24th_Air_Army
Soviet air raids on Warsaw during World War II were a series of air raids on German-occupied Warsaw conducted by the Soviet Air Forces from 1941 to 1944
Soviet air raids on Warsaw during World War II
Soviet_air_raids_on_Warsaw_during_World_War_II
Soviet/Russian aerial refueling tanker
Libya Libyan Air Force – one Il-78E bought in 1989. Destroyed in a 2015 attack on Mitiga International Airport. Soviet Union Soviet Air Forces – aircraft
Ilyushin_Il-78
Military unit
The 15th Air Army was a military formation of the Soviet Air Forces, active from July 1942 until December 1993. It was formed between 11 July and 15 August
15th_Air_Army
Soviet long-range turboprop airliner
scrap 21 aircraft at the same time. A few continued in use by the Soviet Air Forces until 1991. Although the time in service was relatively brief, the
Tupolev_Tu-114
Soviet pilot and son of Nikita Khrushchev
March 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot and the son of Nikita Khrushchev. Khrushchev served as a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the Winter
Leonid_Khrushchev
Military unit
Corps (64th IAK) was an aviation corps of the Soviet Air Forces. The corps was the parent unit for Soviet interceptor units based in northeastern Manchuria
64th_Fighter_Aviation_Corps
Military unit
полк; 726th IAP) was an aviation regiment of the Soviet Air Forces and the Soviet Air Defense Forces. Formed in 1949, the regiment was equipped with the
726th Fighter Aviation Regiment
726th_Fighter_Aviation_Regiment
Military unit
was designated the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought
4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army
4th_Guards_Air_and_Air_Defence_Forces_Army
Aerial service branch of the Afghan military
Air Force (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارت هوایي ځواک, Dari: قوای هوایی امارت اسلامی افغانستان) is the air force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces.
Afghan_Air_Force
Soviet Air Forces lieutenant general (1911–1941)
Рычагов; 2 January 1911 – 28 October 1941) was the Commander of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) for a brief time from 28 August 1940 to 14 April 1941. He was
Pavel_Rychagov
Soviet single-seat WWII fighter aircraft
Barbarossa, some 981 were in service with the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), the Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) and Soviet Naval Aviation. The MiG-3 was difficult
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-3
Soviet military aviator
19 May] 1910 – 22 July 1991) was a Soviet military aviator and, according to some accounts, the Soviet Air Forces' top ace in the Spanish Civil War. Osipenko
Alexander_Osipenko_(pilot)
Prototype Soviet high-altitude fighter aircraft
confused with the experimental MiG-3 variant of the same name. Soviet Union Soviet Air Forces Data from General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 9.603 m (31 ft
Mikoyan-Gurevich_I-220
Military unit
the Russian Air Force. The division began its history as the 149th Fighter Aviation Division PVO of the Soviet National Air Defense Forces (PVO) during
149th_Mixed_Aviation_Division
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
false alarms by Stanislav Petrov (1939–2017), an engineer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces on duty at the command center of the early-warning system. He
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
Combined military forces of Ukraine
former Soviet armed forces in the Ukrainian SSR included the 43rd Rocket Army, the 5th, 14th 17th and 24th Air Armies of the Soviet Air Forces, an air-defence
Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine
Air warfare branch of Armenia's armed forces
The Armenian Air Force (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռազմաօդային Ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Razmaodayin Uzher) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Armenia formed
Armenian_Air_Force
Major command of the Russian Air Force
major component of the former Soviet Air Forces, active from the Cold War period, through the dissolution of the Soviet Union, to 1998–1999. In 1999–2009
Military_Transport_Aviation
WW2 Soviet large general-purpose bomb
000 kilogram (11,000 lb) large air-dropped, thin cased, high explosive demolition bomb used by the Soviet Air Forces during World War II. The device
FAB-5000
Aviator, thrice Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1991)
and retired later that year, concluding 45 years of service in the Soviet Air Forces. Kozhedub lived in Moscow until he died in 1991, and was buried in
Ivan_Kozhedub
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