Russian Aerospace Forces
| Russian Aerospace Forces Воздушно-космические силы Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily |
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Emblem of Russian Aerospace Forces
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| Active | 1 August 2015-present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Armed Forces |
| Role | Aerospace Defence |
| Size | 188,000 personnel (2014)[1][nb 1] Approx. 3,040+[2] to 3,155 aircraft[3] 64 satellites[1][4] |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Engagements | Intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev[5] |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Russian Aerospace Forces or VKS (Russian: Воздушно-космические силы, tr. Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily) are the Aerospace Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established as a new armed force on the 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VKO) under the recommendations of the Ministry of Defence. It is headquartered in Moscow.[6] Several reasons were announced for the merger, including greater efficiency and logistical support.[7]
Organisation
Sub-branches
According to Jane's Information Group, with the merger of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, the new Russian Aerospace Forces consists of three sub-branches:[5]
Leadership
| Commander of the Aerospace Forces | First Deputy Commander | Deputy Chief of the Aerospace Forces |
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| Colonel General Viktor Bondarev (1 August 2015- )[5] | Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko (1 August 2015- )[5] | Lieutenant General Aleksandr Golovko (1 August 2015- )[5] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Figure is pre-merger, and includes Air Force (148,000) and Space Forces (40,000) personnel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.181
- ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.186
- ↑ Flightglobal - World Air Forces 2015 (PDF), Flightglobal.com
- ↑ http://rg.ru/2016/03/24/reg-szfo/minoborony-zapushchennyj-s-plesecka-voennyj-sputnik-priniat-na-upravlenie.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Russia creates new Aerospace Force service branch, janes.com, 4 August 2015
- ↑ Шойгу объявил о создании нового вида ВС - Воздушно-космических сил, ria.ru/defense, 3 August 2015
- ↑ Russia establishes Aerospace Forces as new armed service — Defense Minister, tass.ru, 3 August 2015
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