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

In 2009 the Russian Air Forces' structure was completely changed to a command-air base structure from the previous structure of air army-air division or corps-air regiment. This listing is not up to date. Warfare.ru maintains what appears to be a reasonably up to date listing, and Combat Aircraft magazine in June 2010 listed their organisation's estimate of the new order of battle.

Forces of central subordination of the Russian Air Force

• 8th Air Division for Special Purposes (Chkalovskiy Chkalovsky Airport)
• 929th State Flight Test Centre (Akhtubinsk)
• 4th Centre for Combat Training and Flight Personnel Training - Lipetsk Air Base
• 344th Centre for Combat Training and Flight Personnel Training - Torzhok(ground forces helicopters)
  • 696th Research and Instruction Helicopter Regiment (Torzhok)(Ka-50, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-26, has used Mi-28)
  • 92nd Research and Instruction Helicopter Squadron (Sokol-Vladimir) (Mi-8, Mi-24)
• 2881st Reserve Helicopter Base - Mi-24 - Totskoye (air base)
• 924th Centre for Combat Training and Flight Personnel Training - Yegoryevsk (UAVs)
• Russian State Scientific-Research Institute Centre for Cosmonaut Training - Star City, Russia Zvezdniy Gorodok
• 2457th Air Base of Long Range Radiolocation Detection Aircraft - A-50s - Ivanovo Severny
• 1st Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment - Su-24 - Lebyazhye
• 764th Fighter Aviation Regiment - MiG-31, MiG-25PU - Bolshoye Savino Airport (Sokol)
• 5th Independent Long Range Reconnaissance Aviation Detachment - Voronezh (CFE, INF verification)
• 185th Centre for Combat Training and Flight Personnel Training - Astrakhan
• 118th Independent Helicopter Regiment - Dmitriyevka [Чебеньки], Orenburg Oblast.
• 4020th Base for Reserve Aircraft, Lipetsk
• 4215th Base for Reserve Aircraft, Dmitriyevka

Training Units

• Krasnodar Military Aviation Institute (L-39Cs)
• Syzran Military Aviation Institute (Mi-2, Mi-8, Mi-24)
• 783rd Training Centre (Armavir) (MiG-29, L-39C)
• 786th Training Centre (Borisoglebsk)

Special Purpose Command, HQ Moscow, Moscow Military District

• 16th Air Army - Kubinka
  • 105th Composite Aviation Division, Voronezh
    • 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment - operating Sukhoi Su-24, based at Chertovitskoye Airport, Voronezh
    • 899th Shturmovik (Assault) Aviation Regiment Su-25, based at Buturlinovka.
  • 14th Fighter Aviation Regiment - MiG-29 - Kursk
  • 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment - MiG-29 - Andreapol (air base)
  • 47th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - MiG-25 and Su-24 in service - HQs at Shatalovo
  • 237th Air Technology Demonstration Centre of Guards - Kubinka - MiG-29, Su-27, Su-27M, L-39C;
• 226th Independent Composite Air Regiment (Mi-8, Mi-9, An-12, An-24, An-26, An-30) (Kubinka (air base));
• 1st Corps of PVO (surface to air missiles only);
• 32nd Corps of PVO (Rzhev)
  • 611th Fighter Aviation Regiment Su-27 Dorokhovo
  • 790th Interceptor Aviation Regiment - MiG-31, MiG-25U - Khotilovo
• Army Aviation components
  • 45th Independent Helicopter Regiment (Oreshkovo (Vorotinsk) near Kaluga) Mi-24
  • 440th Independent Helicopter Regiment for battle control- Vyazma - Mi-24, Mi-8
  • 490th Independent Helicopter Regiment for battle control - Klokovo (4 km north of Tula) - Mi-24, Mi-8;
  • 865th Reserve Helicopter Base (Protasovo/Aleksandrovo (air base), near Ryazan);

1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command, Western Operational Strategic Command (former 6th Army of VVS and PVO)

2nd Command of VVS and PVO, Eastern Operational Strategic Command (former 11th Army of VVS and PVO)

3rd Command of VVS and PVO, Central Operational Strategic Command (former 14th Army of VVS and PVO)

4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command, Southern Operational Strategic Command (former 4th and 5th Armies of VVS and PVO)

Command of Long Range Aviation - HQ at Moscow

• • 43rd Centre for Combat and Flight Personnel Training - Ryazan - operates the Tu-22M3, Tu-95MS, Tu-134UBL and An-26;
  • 22nd Heavy Bomber Air Division "Donbass" - HQs at Engels-2;
    • 121st Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Engels - Tu-160 in service;
    • 184th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Engels - Tu-95MS;
    • 52nd Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Shaykovka - Tu-22M3;
    • 840th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Soltsy - Tu-22M3;
  • 326th Heavy Bomber Air Division - HQs at Ukrainka;
    • 182nd Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Ukrainka - Tu-95MS;
    • 79th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Ukrainka - Tu-95MS;
    • 200th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Belaya (air base) (near Irkutsk) - Tu-22M3, Tu-22MR;
    • 444th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment - Vozdvizshenka (Ussuriysk) - Tu-22M3;
  • 203rd Independent Air Regiment of Tanker Aircraft - HQs at Ryazan - Il-78 and Il-78M in service;
  • 181st Independent Air Squadron - Irkutsk - An-12 and An-30;
  • 199th Air Base - Ulan-Ude;
  • 3119th Air Base - Tambov;
  • Unknown Air Base - Tiksi;

Command of Military Transport Aviation - Moscow

• • 610th Centre for Combat and Flight Personnel Training - HQs at Ivanovo Severny;
    • Unknown Instructor Military Transport Air Squadron - Ivanovo - operates the Il-76;
  • 12th Military Transport Air Division - Tver (Migalovo);
    • 196th Military Transport Air Regiment - Tver - Il-76 in service;
    • 566th Military Transport Air Regiment - Seshcha - Il-76, An-124;
    • 76th Independent Military Transport Air Squadron - Tver - An-22;
  • 103rd Military Transport Air Regiment - Smolensk - Il-76;
  • 110th Military Transport Air Regiment - Krechevitsy - Il-76;
  • 117th Military Transport Air Regiment - Orenburg - Il-76, An-12;
  • 334th Military Transport Air Regiment - Pskov - Il-76;
  • 708th Military Transport Air Regiment - Taganrog - Il-76;
  • 78th Independent Military Transport Air Squadron - Klin-5 - operates An-26, An-12 and Tu-134;
  • 224th Air Detachment of Military Transport Aviation - Tver - An-124, Il-76MD;
  • one communications centre

The independent Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform was altered a little, especially the re-introduction of the old Czarist crown and double eagle. The Russian Air Force is an independent organisation. The Russian Air Force follows the same rank structure as the Russian Ground Forces, with the addition of the title "of aviation" to each officers rank.

Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks - troop ranks (army style ranks) and deck ranks (navy style ranks). The army uses troop ranks. The Russian Air Force uses troop ranks. The following table of Ranks is based on those of the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation eliminated the descriptor "of Aviation" following ranks, however, that descriptor is still in use. The rank of a serviceman of a "Guards" unit, formation or ship may be followed by the word “Guards.” The rank of a citizen of the legal, medical or veterinary professions shall be followed by the words “of Justice,” “of the Medical service,” or “of the Veterinary service,” to their respective ranks. The rank of a citizen having reserve or retired status shall be followed by the words “Reserve” or “Retired,” respectively.

Table of Russian Air Force Ranks

Category	Troop ranks	Rank Insignia	NATO Equivalent
Supreme Officers or General Officers	General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии) (Generál ármii)	Every day blue uniform	OF-10 / OF-9
	Colonel General (генера́л-полко́вник) (Generál-polkóvnik)	Every day blue uniform	OF-9 / OF-8
	Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт) (Generál-leytenánt)	Every day blue uniform	OF-8 / OF-7
	Major General (генера́л-майо́р) (Generál-mayór)	Every day blue uniform	OF-7 / OF-6
Senior Officers or Field Grade Officers	Colonel (полко́вник) (Polkóvnik)	Every day blue uniform	OF-5 / OF-6
	Lieutenant Colonel (подполко́вник) (Podpolkóvnik)	Every day blue uniform	OF-4
	Major (майо́р) (Mayór)	Every day blue uniform	OF-3
Junior Officers or Company Grade Officers	Captain (капита́н) (Kapitán)	Every day blue uniform	OF-2
	Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт) (Stárshiy leytenánt)	Every day blue uniform	OF-2
	Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) (Leytenánt)	Every day blue uniform	OF-1
	Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт) (Mládshiy leytenánt)	Every day blue uniform	OF-1
Under-Officers or Master non-commissioned officers	Senior Praporshchik (ста́рший пра́порщик) (Stárshiy práporshchik)	Every day blue uniform	WO-2 / OR-9
	Praporshchik (пра́порщик) (Práporshchik)	Every day blue uniform	WO-1 / OR-8
Sergeants and Petty Officers	Starshina (старшина́) (Starshiná)	Every day green uniform	OR-7
	Senior Sergeant (ста́рший сержа́нт) (Stárshiy Serdzhánt)	Every day green uniform	OR-6
	Sergeant (сержа́нт) (Serzhánt)	Every day green uniform	OR-5
	Junior Sergeant (мла́дший сержа́нт) (Mládshiy Serzhánt)	Every day green uniform	OR-4
Soldiers, seamen, airmen	Gefreiter (ефре́йтор) (Yefrèytor)	Every day green uniform	OR-3
	Private (рядово́й) (Ryadovóy)	Every day green uniform	OR-2 / OR-1

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