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Order of Battle - Russia
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by Russian armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

  Russian Air Force
19x   A-50(M) Mainstay   airborne early warning
..x   An-2 Colt   light transport
..x   An-12 Cub   tactical transport
3x   An-22 Cock   heavy transport
..x   An-24 Coke   tactical transport
..x   An-26 Curl   tactical transport
..x   An-30 Clank   surveillance
20x   An-72 Coaler   tactical transport
25x   An-124 Condor   heavy transport
..x   Il-22 Coot   airborne command post
220x   Il-76MD   heavy transport
19x   Il-78 Midas   air-to-air refueling
4x   Il-80 Maxdome   airborne command post
19x   Ka-50 Hokum   anti-armour attack
9x   Ka-52 Hokum   anti-armour attack
  "          "   +3 on order
8x   Ka-60 Orca   medium-lift transport
  "          "   +192 on order
..x   L-39 Albatros   advanced flying training
5x   Mi-6 Hook   heavy-lift transport
160x   Mi-8 Hip   medium-lift transport
9x   Mi-14 Haze   anti-submarine warfare
240x   Mi-24 Hind   anti-armour attack
45x   Mi-26 Halo   heavy-lift transport
10x   Mi-28 Havoc   anti-armour attack
  "          "   +290 on order
30x   MiG-25 Foxbat   air defence
40x   MiG-25RB Foxbat   reconnaissance
..x   MiG-29   air defence
..x   MiG-31   air defence
300x   Su-24MR Fencer   ground attack
241x   Su-25 Frogfoot   ground attack
..x   Su-27 Flanker   air defence
10x   Su-30 Flanker   multi-role
3x   Su-34 Fulback   multi-role
  "          "   +67 on order
1x   Su-35 Flanker   multi-role
  "          "   +14 on order
2x   T-50   test flights
158x   Tu-22M Backfire   strategic bombardments
64x   Tu-95MS Bear   strategic bombardments
16x   Tu-160 Blackjack   strategic bombardments
  "          "   +14 on order
4x   Tu-214   VIP transport
   
  Russian Navy
..x   Be-12PS Chayka   search and rescue
40x   Il-38 May   anti-submarine warfare
88x   Ka-27 Helix   anti-submarine warfare
35x   Mi-8 Hip   medium-lift transport
20x   Mi-24 Hind   anti-armour attack
58x   Su-24M Fencer   maritime strike
20x   Su-24MR Fencer   reconnaissance
10x   Su-25UTG Frogfoot   maritime strike
23x   Su-33 Flanker   multi-role
50x   Tu-22M Backfire   maritime strike
16x   Tu-142MK/MZ Bear   anti-submarine warfare
   
  Future orders
18x   Il-112V   delivery date(s) unknown
60x   Yak-130   delivery date(s) unknown
   
Remarks
  • Reliable sources to update this OrBat are hardly available, therefore some
        information might be missing, incomplete or outdated.
  • All Mi-24s will be replaced with Mi-28s by 2015.
  • All Su-24s will be replaced with Su-34s by 2015.
  • The two Sukhoi T-50s are testflown until the type enters mass production in 2012.
  • Up to 200 Yak-130s may be purchased, which will fly alongside the L-39 Albatros.
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