List of active Russian Air Force aircraft

This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2022. 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.

Emblem of the Russian Air Force
Emblem of the Russian Aerospace Forces

Aircraft

Current inventory
Main article: Russian Air Force
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
Mikoyan MiG-29USSR/Russiaair superiorityMiG-29S/UB/SMT/UBT87[1]To be replaced by the MiG-35
Mikoyan MiG-31USSRinterceptor / attackMiG-31BM/BSM/K90[1]
Mikoyan MiG-35RussiamultiroleMiG-35S/UB6[2][3][4][5]
Sukhoi Su-24USSRattackSu-24M/M2273[6]To be replaced by the Su-34
Sukhoi Su-25USSRattackSu-25/UB/SM/SM3196[6]
Sukhoi Su-27USSR/Russiaair superioritySu-27P/UB/SM/SM3101[1]
Sukhoi Su-30RussiamultiroleSu-30SM/M2110[7][8]91 x SM
19 x M2 used for training
Sukhoi Su-34Russiamultirole149+[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Sukhoi Su-35Russiaair superioritySu-35S118[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Sukhoi Su-57Russiastealth multirole10+[25][26][27][28][29]78 on order[30][31]
Tupolev Tu-95USSRstrategic bomberTu-95MS/MS1642[6]
Tupolev Tu-22MUSSRstrategic bomberTu-22M3/M3M67[6]
Tupolev Tu-160USSR/Russiastrategic bomberTu-160/M16[6]10 on order[32]
AWACS
Beriev A-50USSRAWACSA-50/U15-19[6][33]7 modernized to A-50U[34][35]
Ilyushin Il-22USSRcommand and controlIl-22/M18[36]
Ilyushin Il-82USSRcommand and control1[6]
Ilyushin Il-80USSRcommand and control3[6]
Electronic Warfare
Antonov An-12USSRradar jammingAn-12PP4[6]
Ilyushin Il-22USSRradar jammingIl-22PP3[37]
Reconnaissance
Antonov An-30USSRreconnaissance15[6]
Ilyushin Il-20USSRSIGINT / ELINTIl-20/M12[38]
Myasishchev M-55USSRreconnaissance1
Tupolev Tu-214RussiareconnaissanceTu-214ON/PU-SBUS4[39][40]
Tupolev Tu-214RRussiaSIGINT / ELINTTu-214R2[41]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78USSRair refuelingIl-78/M19[6]1 modernized to Il-78M2
Transport
Antonov An-12USSRtransportAn-12B/BK56[6]
Antonov An-22USSRtransportAn-22A5[6]
Antonov An-26USSRtransport113[6]
Antonov An-72USSRtransportAn-72/P29[6]
Antonov An-124USSRstrategic airlifterAn-124-1004[6]
Antonov An-140Ukraine/RussiatransportAn-140-1005[42]
Antonov An-148Ukraine/RussiaVIP transportAn-148-100E15[43]
Ilyushin Il-18USSRtransportIl-18D/V8[44]
Ilyushin Il-62USSR/RussiaVIP transportIl-62M7[45]
Ilyushin Il-76USSR/Russiastrategic airlifterIl-76M/MD/MD-M/MD-90A109[6]
Let L-410 TurboletCzechoslovakiatransport43[6]
Tupolev Tu-134USSRtransport55[46]
Tupolev Tu-154USSRtransportTu-154B-2/M19[47]
Helicopter
Eurocopter AS350 / AS355Franceutility5[6]
Kazan AnsatRussiautilityAnsat-U50[6][48]
Kamov Ka-27USSRattack6[6]
Kamov Ka-52Russiaattack127
Kamov Ka-226Russiautility36[6]
Mil Mi-8 / Mi-17USSR/Russiaattack / transport746[6]
Mil Mi-24USSR/Russiaattack / transport330[6]
Mil Mi-26USSR/RussiatransportMi-26/T44[6]
Mil Mi-28RussiaattackMi-28N/NM95[6]
Mil Mi-38RussiatransportMi-38T2[49]
Trainer
Aero L-39 AlbatrosCzechoslovakiatrainer210[6]
Diamond DA42TAustriatrainer35[1]
Mil Mi-2Polish People's Republictrainer29[6]
Mi-28UBRussiatrainer / attackMi-28UB12[6]
Tu-134UBLUSSRtrainerTu-134UBL37[6]Tu-160 trainer
Yakovlev Yak-130Russiatrainer / attack110+[6][50][51]
Yakovlev Yak-152Russiatrainer150 on order[52]

See also

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