List of active Russian Air Force aircraft

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This is a list of the military aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2025. It belongs to the Russian Aerospace Forces, established on 1 August 2015, after the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.

Aircraft

Current inventory

Main article: Russian Air Force
A Russian Air Force Su-34
A Russian Air Force Su-35S
A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade
A Beriev A-50 in flight
A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield
An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment
An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB
A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight
A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-57 Russia stealth multirole 29[1][2][3] 78 on order[4]
Sukhoi Su-35 Russia air superiority Su-35S 118+[4] As of 28 May 2024 at least 7 Su-35S have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
Sukhoi Su-34 Russia multirole 142[4]-163+[5][6][7][8] As of 27 July 2024 at least 27 Su-34 and one Su-34M have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-30SM/M2 110+[4] 91 Su-30SM and 19 Su-30M2 in service as of 2022[9][10] and new deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024.[11] As of 28 May 2024 at least 11 Su-30SM have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
Mikoyan MiG-35 Russia multirole MiG-35S/UB 6[12][13] [14][15]
Mikoyan MiG-31 USSR interceptor / attack MiG-31BM/BSM/K 128[4]-247[16]
Mikoyan MiG-29 USSR/Russia air superiority MiG-29S/UB/SMT/UBT 256[4] To be replaced by the MiG-35
Sukhoi Su-27 USSR/Russia air superiority Su-27P/UB/SM/SM3 <422[4]
Sukhoi Su-25 USSR attack Su-25/UB/SM/SM3 175[4]
Sukhoi Su-24 USSR attack Su-24M/M2 260[4] To be replaced by the Su-34
Tupolev Tu-160 USSR/Russia strategic bomber Tu-160/M 15[4] 10+40 on order[4]
Tupolev Tu-95 USSR strategic bomber Tu-95MS/MS16 47[4]
Tupolev Tu-22M USSR strategic bomber Tu-22M3/M3M 56[4]
AWACS
Beriev A-50 USSR AWACS A-50/U 12[4]
Ilyushin Il-80 USSR command and control 3[4]
Ilyushin Il-76 USSR command and control Il-82 1[4]
Ilyushin Il-18V USSR command and control Il-18/20/22/M 15[4]
Electronic Warfare
Antonov An-12 USSR radar jamming An-12PP 4[4]
Ilyushin Il-22 USSR radar jamming Il-22PP 3[32]
Reconnaissance
Antonov An-30 USSR reconnaissance 16[4]
Ilyushin Il-20 USSR SIGINT / ELINT Il-20/M 12[33]
Tupolev Tu-214 Russia reconnaissance Tu-214ON/PU-SBUS 4[34][35]
Tupolev Tu-214R Russia SIGINT / ELINT Tu-214R 2[36]
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78 USSR air refueling Il-78/M 19[4] 10+21 on order, 1 modernized to Il-78M2
Transport
Antonov An-12 USSR transport An-12B/BK 55[4]
Antonov An-22 USSR transport An-22A 4[4]
Antonov An-26 USSR transport 115[4]
Antonov An-72 USSR transport An-72/P 31[4]
Antonov An-124 USSR strategic airlifter An-124-100 5[4]
Antonov An-140 Ukraine/Russia transport An-140-100 3[4]
Antonov An-148 Ukraine/Russia VIP transport An-148-100E 15[4]
Ilyushin Il-18 USSR transport Il-18D/V 3[4]
Ilyushin Il-62 USSR/Russia VIP transport Il-62M 7[37]
Ilyushin Il-76 USSR/Russia strategic airlifter Il-76M/MD/MD-M/MD-90A 130[4] 7 on order
Let L-410 Turbolet Czechoslovakia transport 53[4] 2 on order
Tupolev Tu-134 USSR transport 6[4]
Tupolev Tu-154 USSR transport Tu-154B-2/M 3[4]
Helicopter
Eurocopter AS350 / AS355 France utility 2[4]
Kazan Ansat Russia utility Ansat-U 50[4]
Kamov Ka-27 USSR attack 6[4]
Kamov Ka-52 Russia attack 135[4] 16+25 on order
Kamov Ka-226 Russia utility 36[4]
Mil Mi-8 / Mi-17 USSR/Russia attack / transport 777[4] 10 on order
Mil Mi-24 USSR/Russia attack / transport 323[4]
Mil Mi-26 USSR/Russia transport Mi-26/T 45[4] 15 on order
Mil Mi-28 Russia attack Mi-28N/NM 94[4] 98 on order
Mil Mi-38 Russia transport Mi-38T 2[4] 2 on order
Trainer
Aero L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia trainer 182[4]
Diamond DA42 Austria trainer 34[4]
Mil Mi-2 Polish People's Republic trainer 43[4]
Mi-28UB Russia trainer / attack Mi-28UB 19[4] 4+36 on order
Tu-134UBL USSR trainer Tu-134UBL 37[4] Tu-160 trainer
Yakovlev Yak-130 Russia trainer / attack 123[4] 14 on order
Yakovlev Yak-152 Russia trainer 150 on order[38]

See also

References

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