Russian Aerospace Forces
Combined air and space forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
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| 2025 | First flight of Tupolev PAK DA stealth strategic bomber expected in mid-2020s. |
| 2025 | Potential replacement of MiG-31 interceptors with the new Mikoyan MiG-41 long-range interceptor. |
| June 2024 | Additional Su-30SM aircraft deliveries completed in mid-2024, further reinforcing the Russian Air Force's multirole fighter squadron. |
| December 2023 | New deliveries of Su-30SM aircraft conducted in late 2023, continuing to expand the Russian Air Force's multirole fighter capabilities. |
| August 20 2023 | Colonel General Viktor Afzalov becomes acting Commander of the Aerospace Forces, replacing Sergei Surovikin. |
| June 23 2023 | During the Wagner Group rebellion, VVS lost one Il-22M Airborne Command Post, five helicopters (three Mi-8, one Mi-35M, and one KA-52), with up to 29 crew potentially killed. This included two of Russia's newest Mi-8MTPR-1 Electronic Warfare variants. |
| October 10 2022 | VVS recommenced large-scale bombardment of Ukrainian cities, particularly targeting energy infrastructure across multiple cities and oblasts. |
| October 8 2022 | Sergey Surovikin became the commander of all Russian forces invading Ukraine. |
| September 19 2022 | US Air Force General James B. Hecker reported that Russia had lost 55 military aircraft due to being shot down by Ukrainian air defenses since the start of the invasion. |
| March 13 2022 | Russian forces launched cruise missile attacks on Yavoriv military base near the Polish border. |
| February 25 2022 | Ukrainian forces destroyed several Russian aircraft and set fire to the Millerovo air base. |
| February 24 2022 | VVS (Russian Air Force) was deployed in support of the invasion of Ukraine, with approximately 300 combat aircraft positioned within range of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Production of Ilyushin Il-78MD-90A tanker aircraft starting, with 10 aircraft ordered. |
| 2020 | Serial production of Mil Mi-38T transport helicopters expected to begin after this year. |
| 2018 | Order placed for 150 Yakovlev Yak-152 trainer aircraft for the period 2018–2027. |
| November 22 2017 | Army General Sergei Surovikin assumes command of the Aerospace Forces, succeeding Pavel Kurachenko. |
| September 26 2017 | Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko takes over as acting Commander of the Aerospace Forces, replacing Viktor Bondarev. |
| September 1 2015 | Colonel General Andrey Yudin becomes Commander of the Air Force. |
| September 1 2015 | Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko is appointed as First Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces (Chief of the Main Staff). |
| August 1 2015 | Colonel General Viktor Bondarev becomes Commander of the Aerospace Forces, marking the official leadership of the newly formed organization. |
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