Russian Aerospace Forces

Russian Aerospace Forces Воздушно-космические силы Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily
Emblem of Russian Aerospace Forces
Founded	August 1st, 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] 65 satellites^[1]^[4]^[5]
Headquarters	Moscow
Engagements	Intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel General Viktor Bondarev^[6]

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Defence
Services (vid)
Russian Ground Forces Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy
Independent troops (rod)
Strategic Missile Troops Russian Airborne Troops
Other troops
Rear of the Armed Forces
Ranks of the Russian Military
Air Force ranks and insignia Army ranks and insignia Navy ranks and insignia
History of the Russian military
Military history of Russia History of Russian military ranks Military ranks of the Soviet Union

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.^[7] Several reasons were announced for the merger, including greater efficiency and logistical support.^[8]

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:^[6]

Leadership

Commander of the Aerospace Forces	First Deputy Commander	Deputy Chief of the Aerospace Forces
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev (1 August 2015- )^[6]	Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko (1 August 2015- )^[6]	Lieutenant General Aleksandr Golovko (1 August 2015- )^[6]

Notes

↑ Figure is pre-merger, and includes Air Force (148,000) and Space Forces (40,000) personnel.

References

1 2 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
↑ http://tass.ru/kosmos/3339741
1 2 3 4 5 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

Russian Armed Forces

Leadership	President of the Russian Federation Minister of Defence (Ministry of Defence) Chief of the General Staff and First Deputy Minister of Defence (General Staff)

General	History Military doctrine Russia and weapons of mass destruction Awards and Emblems General Staff Building (Saint Petersburg) Main Building of the Ministry of Defense Russian military bases abroad Military budget of the Russian Federation The National Defense Control Center

Previous military districts	Leningrad Military District Moscow Military District Volga-Urals Military District North Caucasus Military District Siberian Military District Far East Military District

Current military districts	Western Military District (headquarters: Saint Petersburg) Southern Military District (Rostov-on-Don) Central Military District (Ekaterinburg) Eastern Military District (Khabarovsk)

Fleets of the Russian Navy	Baltic Fleet Black Sea Fleet Caspian Flotilla Northern Fleet Arctic Sea Flotilla Pacific Fleet

Services	Ground Forces Special Forces Signal Troops Navy Infantry Aviation Hydrography Aerospace Forces Air Force Air and Missile Defence Troops Space Forces

Independent	Airborne Strategic Missile Troops Rear Services Highway and Road Forces Railway Troops Pipeline Troops

Departments in the Ministry of Defence	Main Intelligence Directorate Main Directorate of Military Police Main Missile and Artillery Directorate 12th Chief Directorate Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks Main Agency of Military Medicine Central Television and Radio Studio

Equipment	Ground Forces' equipment Navy ships Air Forces' equipment

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