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This is a list of Russian military aircraft currently in service across three branches of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as in the National Guard of Russia. The list further encompasses Russia's experimental aircraft and those currently in development.
This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2024. It belongs under larger Russian Aerospace Forces branch, established on 1 August 2015 with merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces .
Soviet/Russian jets have long been a fixture military aviation, and look set to remain so. Let’s have a look at some of the best Russian fighter jets produced by the former Soviet machine.
According to a report by the Kyiv Independent, Dmytro Pletenchuk, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy (Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, VMS ZSU), confirmed that Russia had shot down one of its own Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft over the occupied territory of Crimea in late March 2024.
The Su-57 is a fifth-generation multirole fighter aircraft and the first operational stealth aircraft for the Russian armed forces.
Current aircraft of the Russian Air Force including attack, fighter, bomber, transport, and special mission types.
Present-day Russian fighter jets have their origins in the formidable Cold War-era Soviet Union fighter jets designed to counter the threat of the American strategic nuclear bombers and challenge the air supremacy of United States jet fighters.
Type: Multi-role utility helicopter Year introduced: 1970 Active aircraft: 64 Top speed: 150 mph Armament: 12.7mm GAU-16 machine gun, 7.62mm machine guns, 70mm rocket pods The UH-1N Twin Huey is a ...
Russian aircraft makers unveiled a prototype of the stealth fighter dubbed “Checkmate” for the 68-year-old leader at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, ahead...
Competing neck to neck with the United States, the USSR produced multiple classes of combat aircraft which were far ahead of their time.