Air and Missile Defense Forces
| Air and Missile Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1992–1998 2015–present |
| Country |  Russia |
| Part of |  Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces |  Colonel General Viktor Afzalov |
| Commander of the Air and Missile Defense Forces | Lieutenant General Andrey Semyonov |
The Air and Missile Defense Forces (Russian: Войска противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны, Войска ПВО-ПРО or Voiska PVO-PRO) is one of three branches of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[1] The branch was formed in 2015 during the creation of the Russian Aerospace Forces as the branch responsible for all strategic land-based air defense.[2]
The Air Defense Forces (PVO) were a separate branch of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992 until 1998, when it was merged into the Russian Air Force. In 2010 the four corps and seven divisions of the PVO within the Air Force were reorganized into 11 anti-air defense brigades.[3]
The primary combat formation of the branch is the 1st Special Purpose Air and Missile Defense Army.[2] It includes nine surface-to-air missile regiments, with four equipped with the S-300 system and five with the S-400 and Pantsir systems.[4]
Structure
[edit]Structure of the branch as of 2023:[5]
- 1st Special Purpose Air and Missile Defense Army
- Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy
- Yaroslavl Higher Military School of Anti-Aircraft Warfare
Commanders
[edit]- Army General Viktor Prudnikov (1992–1997)
- Colonel General Viktor Sinitsyn (1997–1998)
- Lieutenant General Viktor Gumyony (2015–2018)
- Colonel General Yuri Grekhov (2018–2021)
- Lieutenant General Andrey Dyomin (2021–2023)
- Lieutenant General Andrey Semyonov (2023–)
Equipment
[edit]Anti-ballistic missile systems
[edit]| Type | Image | Origin | Description | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| А-135 | 
|
 Soviet Union
|
Anti-missile defense complex | n/a | |
| 53Т6 | 
|
Soviet Union
|
Anti-missile defense battery | 68[4] |
Surface-to-air missile systems
[edit]| Type | Image | Origin | Description | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-400 | 
|
Russia
|
Long range surface-to-air missile system | 96[4] | |
| S-300PM1/PM2 | 
|
Russia
|
Long range surface-to-air missile system | 90[4] | |
| Pantsir-S1 | 
|
Russia
|
Medium range surface-to-air missile system | 36[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Воздушно-космические силы". structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b "День войск противовоздушной обороны". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Research Institute of Military History, Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2012). "Военно-воздушные силы Российской Федерации. (Становление ВВС и Войск ПВО РФ (1992–1998 гг.); Новый вид Вооруженных Сил РФ; Военно-воздушные силы в новом облике ВС РФ)". 100 YEARS OF THE VVS OF RUSSIA. 1912-2012 (in Russian). 100letvvs.ru. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e IISS 2024, p. 192.
- ^ "Войска противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны". structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
Sources
[edit]- IISS (2024). The Military Balance 2024. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-78004-7.