Aircraft Inventory of Russian Air Force
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The Russian Air Force operates around 3282 aircraft of all types. This includes 1205 fixed wing combat aircraft, 164 strategic bombers and 301 attack helicopters.
| Aircraft | Photo | Type | Versions | Numbers In Service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| Sukhoi Su-27 |  | Air Superiority Fighter | Su-27 | 250 (plus 72 operated by Navy) | |
| Sukhoi Su-30 |  | Strike Fighter | Su-30 | 9 | |
| Sukhoi Su-35BM |  | Air Superiority Fighter | Su-35 | 11 | |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 |  | Multirole Fighter | MiG-29 | 194 | |
| Mikoyan MiG-31 |  | Interceptor | MiG-31 | 168 | |
| Sukhoi Su-34 |  | Fighter-bomber | Su-34 | 16 | |
| Sukhoi Su-24 |  | Tactical Fighter/Bomber | Su-24 | 314 | |
| Sukhoi Su-25 |  | Close Air Support | Su-25 | 243 | |
| Total Combat Fixed-wing Aircraft | 1205 | ||||
| Bomber Aircraft | |||||
| Tupolev Tu-22M |  | Strategic bomber | Tu-22M | 84 | |
| Tupolev Tu-95 |  | Strategic bomber | Tu-95 | 64 | |
| Tupolev Tu-160 |  | Strategic bomber | Tu-160 | 16 | |
| Total Bomber aircraft | 164 | ||||
| Trainer Aircraft | |||||
| Yakovlev Yak-130 |  | Training | Yak-130 | 12 | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros |  | Training | L-39 | ~1000 | |
| Total Trainer aircraft | ~1012 | ||||
| Transport Aircraft | |||||
| Ilyushin Il-76 |  | Transport | IL-76MD | 68 | |
| Antonov An-12 |  | Transport | An-12 | 126 | |
| Antonov An-2 |  | Transport | An-2 | 10 (plus 20 in Navy) | |
| Antonov An-22 |  | Transport | An-22 | 21 | |
| Antonov An-32 |  | Transport | An-32 | 50 | |
| Antonov An-124 |  | Transport | An-124 | 11 | |
| Antonov An-70 |  | Transport | An-70 | 1 | |
| Total Transport Aircraft | 307 | ||||
| Command and Control | |||||
| Ilyushin Il-80 |  | Command Post | Il-80 | 4 | |
| Tupolev Tu-214 | Command Post / VIP | Tu-214-100 | 2 | ||
| Total Command Post | 6 | ||||
| Aerial refueling | |||||
| Ilyushin Il-78 |  | Refueling Tanker | IL-78 | 18 | |
| Total Aerial refueling aircraft | 18 | ||||
| Reconnaissance | |||||
| Beriev A-50 |  | AEW&C | Beriev A-50 | 19 | |
| Total Reconnaissance & EW aircraft | 19 | ||||
| UAV | |||||
| Yakovlev Pchela |  | UAV | PCHELA-1T | 13 | |
| REIS-D | UAV | REIS-D | 24 | ||
| Total UAV Aircraft | 37 | ||||
| Attack Helicopter | |||||
| Kamov Ka-50 |  | Attack Helicopter | Ka-50 | 15 | |
| Kamov Ka-52 |  | Attack Helicopter | Ka-52 | 10 | |
| Mil Mi-24 |  | Attack helicopter | Mi-24 | 252 | |
| Mil Mi-28 |  | Attack Helicopter | Mi-28 | 24 | |
| Total Attack Helicopters | 301 | ||||
| Transport Helicopter | |||||
| Mil Mi-8 |  | Transport Helicopter | Mi-8 | 160 (35 more under Navy control) | |
| Mil Mi-26 |  | Transport Helicopter | Mil Mi-26 | 30 | |
| Kamov Ka-60 |  | Transport Helicopter | Ka-60 | 7 | |
| Total Transport Helicopters | 232 | ||||
