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	Russian Air Force
		Russian Air force started very early and by 1910 had successful pilot training program in place.
		After Cold War was over Russian Air Force saw a steep decline in numbers of operational jets as well as flight hours by pilots.
		Current state of Air Force is in much better shape thanks to economical revival of Russia.
	army.russiansabroad.com /about.aspx?id=air (301 words)

	Russian Air Force 3.7
		The share of air force acquisition was 9.4 % in 1996, 3.4 % in 1997, and 1.6 % in 1999.
		Also the Russian Air Force command declared that the aircraft industry is aiming at creating a fighter with optimized stealth characteristics according to air force requirements (19).
		The fact that Long-Range Aviation redirected its forces from inter-continental strategic missions more to the regional conflicts was a natural consequence of both the requirements of the new military doctrine and the changes in quantities of military units and equipment after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
	www.sci.fi /~fta/ruaf-3-7.htm (7766 words)

	Russian Aviation Prints
		Soviet Air Force, These Russian and Soviet Aircraft, MIG 19, Petlyako PE-8, The Bear, Yak 3, by top aviation artist, Robert Taylor, David Pentland, Keith Aspinall and Robert Tomlin at these great prices for aviation art are available direct form military art company a division of Cranston Fine arts at these great prices.
		In the skies above this conflagration, an air battle of monumental proportions raged, with the German and Russian air forces locked in combat.
		The decimation of the Soviet Air Force during the fighting in 1941 was shocking, but even more remarkable is the story of the comeback of the Soviet Air Force.
	www.aviationartprints.com /russian_air_force.htm (3668 words)

	Russian Air Force 3.3
		The air defense of the southern border of the CIS was estimated very weak consisting of Tajikistan 536th Air Defense Rocket Regiment with two outdated S-125M complexes and four S-75 complexes.
		About 70 percent of air force aircraft are deployed on the European side of Russia; 15 percent in northwestern area, 25 percent in western area and 30 percent in southwestern area.
		The Air Force has launched an airbase project, which aims at guaranteeing supply and maintenance services in all airbases in a certain area to all aircraft types operating in that particular area and also to expected reinforcements.
	www.saunalahti.fi /~fta/ruaf-3-3.htm (1247 words)

	Russian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the centre of the flag is the Air Force’s emblem — twoheads eagle with Órossed propeller and sword.
		The emblem at the centre of the flag is the Air Force's emblem, not Russia's coat-of-arms.
		Since the end of the Soviet Union the Russian Air Force retained the previous flag, except that the hammer and sickle (but not the red star!) was removed.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru^af.html (369 words)

	Russian armed force, Russian air force, Russia military, Russian army on RussiansAbroad.com
		The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are organized into six services subordinate to the Ministry of Defense.
		The services are the ground forces, the naval forces, the air forces, the air defense forces, the strategic rocket forces, and the airborne troops (see fig.
		There were plans to reduce the number of armed services to three by combining the air forces, air defense forces, and strategic rocket forces into a single space force, but this change had not been approved officially by mid-1996.
	www.russiansabroad.com /russian_history_347.html (151 words)

	MILITARY REFORM AND THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE
		According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Col Gen AM Kornukov, ?the main mission of the Russian armed forces is to be ready to conduct local wars and armed conflicts in the World?s contemporary military-political situation.
		The new Air Force is organized (to anticipate only slightly the completion of the task) into six air and air defence armies, one of which is operationally subordinated to each military district (MD) save Moscow.
		As so often with Russian claims, no explanation of the calculation is provided: presumably it is based on the greater synergy that will be achieved and on the conversion of some aircraft, especially MiG-29 (mentioned specifically) and Su-27 to add a ground attack to their air to air capability.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/agency/b56-cjd-compl.htm (5915 words)

	Current State of the Russian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Air Defense (AD) is the largest component of the Russian Air Force (VVS), with about 60% of all VVS aircraft and personnel.
		The Moscow Air Defence District is the last survivor of several regional air defence commands established during the Cold War.
		However, the bulk of air defence regiments brigades and divisions will be retained, so that the air defence troops will constitute 60 per cent of the integrated air force.
	www.aeronautics.ru /news/news002/news052.htm (2665 words)

	Russian Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, transliteration: Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the air force of Russia.
		In October 2004 the disbandment of the 200th and 444th Bomber Aviation Regiments with Tupolev Tu-22M3, the disbandment of the 28th, 159th, 790th, and 941st Fighter Aviation Regiments, the 302nd and 959th Regiments equipped with Sukhoi Su-24, and the 187th and 461st Assault Aviation Regiments with the Sukhoi Su-25 was announced.
		In 1998 the VVS was merged with the Voyska PVO (Air Defence Force).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_Federation_Air_Force (965 words)

	Air Force Technology - Yak-130 - Combat Trainer, Russia
		The Yak-130 combat trainer was selected as the winner of the trainer competition of the Voyenno Vozdushnyye Sily, Russian Federation Air Force, in April 2002.
		The Russian Air Force has a future requirement for 300 Yak-130 aircraft that can be deployed as a light strike aircraft or as a trainer for a range of fourth or fifth generation fighters.
		The air intakes are fitted with optional screens and are closed when the aircraft is running on the ground and the nose wheel landing gear is fitted with a mud flap to prevent the ingress of debris into the engines.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/yak_130 (1580 words)

	"Organization and Equipment: Priorities for the Russian Air Force"
		By the time the Russian Armed Forces were formed last May, other sovereign states had grabbed a fair amount of military equipment from the FSU, paying no attention to the collective security needs of CIS, the supply and command needs of the forces, the training of officers or the effects on their families.
		The Air Force's objectively distinctive unique combat characteristics [sic] and the high-tech nature of aviation hardware and weaponry determine the leading role of Air Force in increasing the defence capability and combat might of the armed forces of any state.
		The loss of the air defence "cordon sanitaire" of Warsaw Pact territory and the forward airfields located in the Western states of FSU are a bitter blow, as is the retention by the Ukraine of the strategic rocket carriers Tu-160 (Blackjack) and Tu-95MS (Bear).
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/agency/b52.html (5033 words)

	Russian Aviation News
		At the suggestion of air force commander-in-chief, General of the Army Vladimir Mikhaylov, reports have appeared repeatedly in the press that the fifth generation fighter which is being built for the Tactical Aviation Future Aviation Complex (PAK FA) program will make first flight as early as 2007.
		Right now the Russian Federation ministry of industry and energy, defense ministry, ministry of economic development and transportation ministry are coordinating the state defense order for 2007 and deliveries of combat equipment within the framework of the state arms program to 2015.
		As air force commander-in-chief, General of the Army Vladimir Mikhaylov, reported to Interfax-AVN, representatives of defense ministry and air force leadership have arrived for acceptance of the upgraded airplane.
	www.royfc.com /acft_news_old_jul1.html (2991 words)

	MissileThreat :: News Archive: Russian Missile Defenses
		Russian air defense regiments in the Moscow region will be equipped with S-400 surface-to-air missiles in 2006, reports RIA Novosti.
		Russian television, in a report on Russian Channel One TV on April 10, carried a profile of the Russian Air Defenses coinciding with the thirtieth annual “Day of Air Defence Troops” commemoration.
		Former commander of the Russian Air Force Anatoly Kornukov declared that Russian defenses against air attack are “in deplorable condition,” and comparing their capabilities to those of several decades ago.
	www.missilethreat.com /news/russian_md.html (9569 words)

	Russian air force announces massive modernization program (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Air force officials presented ambitious plans Friday to rejuvenate the aging Soviet-era fleet, which has suffered badly from poor maintenance and insufficient pilot training.
		Russian Air Force chief Vladimir Mikhailov said that the air force next year should start receiving a modernized version of the MiG-29 fighter, called the MiG-29SMT, and an upgraded variant of the MiG-31, the Interfax-Military News Agency reported.
		While air to air or air to ground combat may be a little beyond the capabilities, or at least the trust, of current computer control systems...I would be very surprised if it stayed that way for too long.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/960872/posts (2526 words)

	Modern Russian Air Force Patches (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This section covers some of the many service and unit patches that are worn by members of the Russian paratroops and air force.
		Beginning in 1992 patches were made for the air force.
		These were the first patches instituted by the Russian Republic and replaced the Soviet patches that had been worn since 1968.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1991_airpatches.htm (109 words)

	Air Force Times - F-15s intercept Russian bombers off coast of Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Four American F-15s intercepted “a number” of Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers on Sept. 28 after the bombers came within 15 miles of the Alaskan coast while participating in an exercise, the North American Aerospace Defense Command announced Sept. 29.
		The armed fighters were launched from the Alaskan NORAD Region and the Canadian NORAD Region after the Russian bombers penetrated NORAD’s Air Defense Identification Zone, according to NORAD officials.
		The Russian News and Information Agency reported that more than 50 bombers participated in the annual Russian exercise, which included live bomb and missile training.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-2146483.php (170 words)

	The Russian Air Force Threatens the Baltic Region (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The last incident is considered in Helsinki to be a display of reaction of the Russian President, reacting thus on support by the Finnish president Tarja Halonen of the position of the Baltics concerning the frontier issue and the national minorities.
		Moreover, the Finnish economy is in significant dependence on deliveries of the Russian energy carriers, and also on the transit of the Russian goods through the Finnish territory, and export of the Finnish goods to Russia.
		Besides the questions of violation of the Finnish border, and construction of the Russian oil terminals on coast of the Gulf of Finland, Finns are going to draw attention of the EU to violation of the rights of Finno-Ugric minority, living on the territory of Russia.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=316 (1370 words)

	NOVA Online/Top Gun Over Moscow/Russian Air Force/Ethell Essay
		The highest-scoring fighter pilots of World War II were Germans who fought the Russian Air Force (Erich Hartmann is the world leader at 352 kills)...but they lost.
		Certainly training is at its lowest, a very real liability, but Russian aircraft are the same brute force machines they have always been, made to operate from rough fields while being maintained with a minimum of support.
		Russian aircraft can be ill treated and still fly effectively, far more than their Western counterparts.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/topgun/ethell.html (457 words)

	Russian Air Force to Greatly Increase Combat Training in 2006 - Military Photos
		In addition to its own training activities, the Air Force will take part in command-post exercises of the Land Forces, Navy, some military branches, which are planned both in the CIS and outside it.
		He added that about 40 events aimed at strengthening the air borders of the CIS are slated for 2006 in the framework of the CIS Unified Air Defense System.
		Russian Knights, Swifts, Golden Eagles and Hawks of Russia display teams of the Russian Air Force will take part in more than 100 aerobatics shows next year.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=70349 (487 words)

	Russian Air Force 3.8
		The current Russian radar systems for fighters have their origins in the year 1988 and in radar types N010 Zhuk for the MiG-29M and type N011 for Su-27M.
		It was displayed to the public in the Dubai Air Show in 1991, although the development had actually began already in the 1970s and it had been introduced to service in 1981.
		According to the Commander of the Russian Air Force there is still one weakness in this impressive air-to-ground arsenal; the Russian Air Force lacks an all weather precision ammunition.
	www.sci.fi /~fta/ruaf-3-8.htm (2792 words)

	Russian Air Force Prepared to Strike Foreign Bases Pre-emptively - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Russian Air Force is prepared to strike foreign bases it suspects of serving terrorists, the force’s commander in chief has announced.
		If need be the Air Force is ready to use up its entire arsenals to destroy terrorists, said Mikhailov, who was visiting the Engels air base on the Volga for an awards ceremony Friday.
		Russian Air Force to Shoot Down Terrorist Planes — Commander
	www.mosnews.com /news/2004/12/03/preemptive.shtml (656 words)

	Russian air force general killed / News / Russian London
		A man has been arrested over the fatal shooting of a top Russian air force general in western Russia.
		An air force spokesman said Major-General Konstantin Dementyev was killed when his car was raked with small arms fire from another car.
		Dementyev was deputy head of Russia's strategic long-range air force.
	www.russianlondon.com /uknews/news/22607 (256 words)

	Russian Air force VS US Air Force - - Military Aviation \| Defence Talk Forum
		The russians acknowledge that their most long ranging and effective bomber (backfire) is probably only 10% operational.
		I have heard reports of serious maintenance issues with the bulk of the Russian air force, extremely limited training for it's pilots (the basic minimum to keep their flying competencies) and serious overall logistics problems.
		From my personal view, the russian will use their aircraft not to pitted against the comparable US fighters or field units, but they are likely to bore in on the high value assets like AWACS, ground radar and com station while ignoring the opposing fighters and AD.
	www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=861 (2335 words)

	Top Russian Air Force General Gunned Down on Highway - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A top Russian air force general and his driver were shot dead in their car Sunday near the west Russian city of Smolensk.
		Dementyev was deputy commander of Russia’s strategic long-range air forces.
		Russian Army to Practice Repelling Invasion From the East — Paper
	www.mosnews.com /news/2004/11/01/airforce.shtml (634 words)

	Pravda.RU Russian air force strikes Argun gorge
		Individual air strikes have been delivered against rebel mountain bases in the Argun gorge over the past 24 hours, the headquarters of the combined federal grouping in the North Caucasus has told Interfax.
		Russian troops killed the Chechen rebel commander Baudin Bakuyev in the Shatoi district of Chechnya on Saturday.
		Goskomstat is conducting a trial census of the Russian population
	newsfromrussia.com /chechnya/2000/10/12/228.html (729 words)

	Russian Air Force serviceability (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Deputy Head of Overhaul and Repair, Major General Dmitri Morozov, noted that the Russian Air Force's current inventory includes over 4,000 aircraft and helicopters.
		Similar problems affect the helicopter fleets of the Air Force and the vitally important Ilyushin/Beriev A-50 Mainstay fleet.
		Specialists at the Air Force Research Centre at Akhtubinsk believe that between 55 and 58 billion Roubles are required in the period up to 2005 to renew the Air Force's capabilities, through overhaul, repair and refurbishment.
	www.aeronautics.ru /nws001/afm101.htm (421 words)

	Russian Air Force
		Lt Gen Heikki Nikunen has studied in the USAF Air University and is a member of the Finnish Society of Military Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.
		However, since the Russian Air Force inherited from the Soviet Union such vast assets, it was possible to do some rational cutbacks and thus achieve higher effectiveness, if only the objectives and priorities were set right.
		This research first examines the different phases of development in the Russian/Soviet Air Force until the transformation caused by the end of the cold war and collapse of the Soviet Union.
	www.saunalahti.fi /~fta/ruaf.htm (498 words)

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