Russian Air Force

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The Russian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Russia’s armed forces, responsible for air defense, strategic bombing, and support of ground and naval operations using a wide range of combat and transport aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
abbreviation VVS ⓘ
allegiance Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
branchColor light blue ⓘ
commanderTitle Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ
componentOf Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ
conflict First Chechen War ⓘ
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war ⓘ
Russo-Georgian War ⓘ
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
Second Chechen War ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
dateFormed 1992-05-07 ⓘ
doctrine combined arms operations ⓘ
integrated air defense ⓘ
strategic deterrence ⓘ
emblem roundel of the Russian Air Force ⓘ
formedFrom Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
garrison Moscow ⓘ
hasComponent Army Aviation ⓘ
linked to: army aviation

Frontal Aviation ⓘ
Long-Range Aviation ⓘ
Military Transport Aviation ⓘ
hasPredecessor Imperial Russian Air Service ⓘ
Soviet Air Defence Forces ⓘ
headquartersLocation Moscow ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
motto Above us only stars ⓘ
nativeName Военно-воздушные силы России ⓘ
linked to: Russian Air Force
operates air bases in Russia ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ⓘ
role aerial warfare ⓘ
air defense ⓘ
airlift ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
support of ground operations ⓘ
support of naval operations ⓘ
subordinateTo Russian General Staff ⓘ
Russian Ministry of Defence ⓘ
usesAircraft Antonov An-124 ⓘ
Ilyushin Il-76 ⓘ
Kamov Ka-52 ⓘ
linked to: Ka-52

Mikoyan MiG-29 ⓘ
linked to: MiG-29

Mikoyan MiG-31 ⓘ
linked to: MiG-31

Mil Mi-24 ⓘ
linked to: Mi-24

Mil Mi-8 ⓘ
linked to: Mi-8

Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-25 ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-30SM ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-34 ⓘ
linked to: Sukhoi Su‑34

Sukhoi Su-35 ⓘ
linked to: Sukhoi Su-35S

Tupolev Tu-160 ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-22M ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-95 ⓘ
usesAircraftType attack aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
helicopter ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
tactical bomber ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MiG-29 → operator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Mil Mi-24 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Mi-24
Mi-8 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-134 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
VVS → fullName → Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily ⓘ
linked to: Russian Air Force
VVS → successor → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-27 → successorStateOperator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Idlib offensive → airSupportBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Yelizovo Airport → hasMilitaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Russian Air Force → nativeName → Военно-воздушные силы России ⓘ
linked to: Russian Air Force
Mikoyan design bureau → client → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Fulcrum → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Mil Mi-24 → operator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Hind
Sukhoi Design Bureau → customer → Russian Air Force ⓘ
A-50 AWACS → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
MiG-31 → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-160 → successorStateOperator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Russian Aerospace Forces → formedByMergerOf → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-214ON → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Blinder → usedBy → Russian Air Force (early post‑Soviet period) ⓘ
linked to: Russian Air Force
Ramenskoye airfield → usedBy → Russian Air Force (test flights) ⓘ
linked to: Russian Air Force
Tupolev Tu-330 → intendedOperators → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-124 Ruslan → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Mil Mi-26 → primaryUsers → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Su-17 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-12 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-22 → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Ilyushin Il-76 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Fencer → serviceBranch → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Fencer → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
OKB Sukhoi → customer → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Flanker → associatedWith → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Flanker → typicalOperators → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-72 → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Aero L-39 Albatros → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Tiksi Airport → operator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Zavitinsk air base → operatedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-30SM → enteredServiceWith → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Yuri Onufrienko → militaryBranch → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Yuri Onufrienko → militaryBranch → Russian Air Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Yuri Onufrienko – Roscosmos
Sukhoi Su-30 → primaryUsers → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Aviadvigatel PS-90A → primaryUser → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Smolensk North Airport → operator → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Smolensk North Airport → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Liana radar → operatedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Klimov → suppliesTo → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Burevestnik Air Base → usedBy → Russian Air Force ⓘ
Klimov Design Bureau → client → Russian Air Force ⓘ
NIIP → hasClient → Russian Air Force ⓘ