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Russian Naval Aviation
Air arm of the Russian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Naval Aviation (Russian: Авиация Военно-морского флота России, romanized: Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota Rossii) is the air arm of the Russian Navy, a successor of Soviet Naval Aviation. The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets and one flotilla: Northern Fleet, Pacific Fleet, Baltic Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, and Caspian Flotilla.
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Авиация Военно-морского флота Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota | |
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Active | 30 May 1912 – present |
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Type | Naval aviation |
Size | 28,000 personnel (2014)[1] Approx. 359+ aircraft[2][1] |
Engagements | World War I World War II Winter War Soviet-Japanese War Korean War Cold War Russian military intervention in the War in Syria Russo-Ukrainian War |
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Current commander | Major-General Igor Kozhin |
Notable commanders | Major-General Timur Apakidze Colonel-General Viktor Potapov |
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The air forces of the largest and most important fleets, the Northern and Pacific fleets, operate long range Tu-142 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Il-38 medium-range ASW aircraft, and Ka-27 shipborne ASW and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Formations operating supersonic Tu-22M3 bombers were transferred to the Russian Air Force's Long Range Aviation in 2011.[3] The relatively small fleets, the Baltic and Black Sea, currently have only tactical Su-24 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. In 2011, the Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Naval Aviation and Air Defense/Commander, Naval Air and Air Defense Forces is Major General Igor Kozhin.
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