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List of active Russian Air Force aircraft

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This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2024. It belongs under larger Russian Aerospace Forces branch, established on 1 August 2015 with merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.

Aircraft

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Current inventory

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A Russian Air Force Su-34
A Russian Air Force Su-35S
A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade
A Beriev A-50 in flight
A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield
An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment
An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB
A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight
A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-57 Russia stealth multirole 25+[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 78 on order[8][9]
Sukhoi Su-35 Russia air superiority Su-35S 118+[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] A total of 30 on order.[19] As of 28 May 2024 at least 7 Su-35S have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[citation needed]
Sukhoi Su-34 Russia multirole 163+[10][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] As of 27 July 2024 at least 27 Su-34 and one Su-34M have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[citation needed]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-30SM/M2 110+ 91 Su-30SM and 19 Su-30M2 in service as of 2022[10][31] and new deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024.[32] As of 28 May 2024 at least 11 Su-30SM have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[citation needed]
Mikoyan MiG-35 Russia multirole MiG-35S/UB 6[33][34] [35][36]
Mikoyan MiG-31 USSR interceptor / attack MiG-31BM/BSM/K 247[37]
Mikoyan MiG-29 USSR/Russia air superiority MiG-29S/UB/SMT/UBT 253[38] To be replaced by the MiG-35[citation needed]
Sukhoi Su-27 USSR/Russia air superiority Su-27P/UB/SM/SM3 <403[38]
Sukhoi Su-25 USSR attack Su-25/UB/SM/SM3 163
Sukhoi Su-24 USSR attack Su-24M/M2 261 To be replaced by the Su-34[citation needed]
Tupolev Tu-95 USSR strategic bomber Tu-95MS/MS16 42[39]
Tupolev Tu-22M USSR strategic bomber Tu-22M3/M3M 67[39]
Tupolev Tu-160 USSR/Russia strategic bomber Tu-160/M 17[39] 10 on order[40]
AWACS
Beriev A-50 USSR AWACS A-50/U 15-19[39][41] 7 modernized to A-50U[42][43]
Ilyushin Il-22 USSR command and control Il-22/M 18[44]
Ilyushin Il-82 USSR command and control 1[39]
Ilyushin Il-80 USSR command and control 3[39]
Electronic Warfare
Antonov An-12 USSR radar jamming An-12PP 4[39]
Ilyushin Il-22 USSR radar jamming Il-22PP 3[45]
Reconnaissance
Antonov An-30 USSR reconnaissance 15[39]
Ilyushin Il-20 USSR SIGINT / ELINT Il-20/M 12[46]
Myasishchev M-55 USSR reconnaissance 1[citation needed]
Tupolev Tu-214 Russia reconnaissance Tu-214ON/PU-SBUS 4[47][48]
Tupolev Tu-214R Russia SIGINT / ELINT Tu-214R 2[49]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 USSR air refueling Il-78/M 19[39] 1 modernized to Il-78M2
Transport
Antonov An-12 USSR transport An-12B/BK 56[39]
Antonov An-22 USSR transport An-22A 5[39]
Antonov An-26 USSR transport 113[39]
Antonov An-72 USSR transport An-72/P 29[39]
Antonov An-124 USSR strategic airlifter An-124-100 4[39]
Antonov An-140 Ukraine/Russia transport An-140-100 5[50]
Antonov An-148 Ukraine/Russia VIP transport An-148-100E 15[51]
Ilyushin Il-18 USSR transport Il-18D/V 8[52]
Ilyushin Il-62 USSR/Russia VIP transport Il-62M 7[53]
Ilyushin Il-76 USSR/Russia strategic airlifter Il-76M/MD/MD-M/MD-90A 128[38]
Let L-410 Turbolet Czechoslovakia transport 43[39]
Tupolev Tu-134 USSR transport 55[54]
Tupolev Tu-154 USSR transport Tu-154B-2/M 19[55]
Helicopter
Eurocopter AS350 / AS355 France utility 5[39]
Kazan Ansat Russia utility Ansat-U 50[39][56]
Kamov Ka-27 USSR attack 6[39]
Kamov Ka-52 Russia attack 196+[citation needed]
Kamov Ka-226 Russia utility 36[39]
Mil Mi-8 / Mi-17 USSR/Russia attack / transport 746[39]
Mil Mi-24 USSR/Russia attack / transport 330[39]
Mil Mi-26 USSR/Russia transport Mi-26/T 44[39]
Mil Mi-28 Russia attack Mi-28N/NM 126[57]
Mil Mi-38 Russia transport Mi-38T 2[58]
Trainer
Aero L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia trainer 210[39]
Diamond DA42T Austria trainer 35[10]
Mil Mi-2 Polish People's Republic trainer 29[39]
Mi-28UB Russia trainer / attack Mi-28UB 12[39]
Tu-134UBL USSR trainer Tu-134UBL 37[39] Tu-160 trainer
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia trainer / attack 110+[39][59][60][61]
Yakovlev Yak-152 Russia trainer 150 on order[62]

See also

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