Russian Air Force
| Russian Air Force Военно-воздушные cилы России Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii |
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Russian Air Force emblem
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| Founded | May 1992 |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Type | Air force |
| Size |
148,000 personnel (2014) |
| Part of | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| March | "" (Russian: Авиамарш) |
| Anniversaries | 12 August |
| Engagements |
First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev |
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| Roundel (1992–2010, 2013–present) |  |
| Roundel (2010–2013) |  |
| Air Forces of Russia |
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Air Force (1909–1917) Red Air Force (1918–1991) Naval Aviation (1918–1991) Air Defence (1948–1991) Strategic Rocket Forces (1959–1991) Air Force (1991–present[update]) Naval Aviation (1991–present[update]) Strategic Rocket Forces (1991–present[update]) |
148,000 personnel (2014)
Approx. 3,040+ to 3,155 aircraft
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, tr. Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii, literally "military air forces of Russia") is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on the 1 August 2015 with the merger of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The modern Russian Air Force was originally established on the 7 May 1992 following Boris Yeltsin's creation of the Ministry of Defence. However the air force can trace its lineage and traditions back to the Imperial Russian Air Service (1912–1917) and the Soviet Air Forces (1918–1991).
The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno-morskogo Flota (lit. "Aviation of the military-sea fleet"), or AV-MF.
Air Force (1909–1917)
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