Russian Air Force Corps and Divisions
12:53 AM
Posted by Peace Keeper
This is an incomplete list of corps and divisions of the Russian Air Force and Russian Air Defence Force (PVO) active from 1992 to the present.
| Corps/Division | Type | Headquarters | Formation | Equipment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Balashikha | 16th Air Army | surface-to-air missiles only | |
| 1st Composite Aviation Division | SAD | Krasnodar | 4th Air Army | Su-24/Su-25/L-39 | |
| 8th Aviation Division of Special Purpose | адон | Chkalovsky Airport, Moscow Oblast | Air Forces headquarters | transport aircraft | |
| 8th Air Defence Corps | KPVO | ? | 11 OA PVO (Murmansk) | Fighters, radars, SAMs | Disbanded 1992-98 |
| 9th Air Defence Division | дПВО | Moscow Military District | 1st Air Defence Corps | Surface to air missiles | May include S-400 units |
| 12th Military Transport Aviation Division | VTAD | Migalovo | 61st Air Army | Il-76/An-22/An-124 | |
| 19th Air Defence Corps | KPVO | ? | 4 OA PVO (Sverdlovsk) | Fighters, radars, SAMs | Disbanded 1992-1998 |
| 21st Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Severomorsk | 6th Air Army | SAMs, radars, Su-27/MiG-31 | |
| 21st Composite Air Division | SAD | Dzhida | 14th Air Army | Su-24M/Su-25/Su-24MR | |
| 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division | TBAD | Engels Air Force Base, Engels | 37th Air Army | Tu-22M3/Tu-95MS/Tu-160 | |
| 22nd Air Defence Corps | KPVO | ? | 10 OA PVO Murmansk | Disbanded 1992-1998 | |
| 23rd Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Vladivostok | 11th Air Army | Su-27/MiG-25PU/MiG-31 | Also radars, SAMs |
| 25th Air Defence Division | дПВО | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 11th Air Army | Su-27 | |
| 32nd Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Rzhev | Special Purpose Command | Su-27/MiG-31/MiG-25U | Also SAMs, radars |
| 38th Air Defence Corps | KPVO | 14 OA PVO (Siberian Military District) | Fighters, SAMs, radars | Disbanded 1992-98 | |
| 51st Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Rostov on Don | 4th Air Army | Su-27/MiG-29 | Also SAMs, radars |
| 54th Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Taytsy | 6th Air Army | Su-27 | |
| 56th Air Defence Corps | KPVO | Semipalatinsk | 14 OA PVO | Fighters, SAMs, radars | Disbanded circa 1992 |
| 105th Composite Aviation Division | SAD | Voronezh | Special Purpose Command | Su-24/Su-25 | |
| 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division | TBAD | Ukrainka | 37th Air Army | Tu-22M3/MR, Tu-95MS |
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