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.

Apr 11, 2024 · 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.

Current aircraft of the Russian Air Force including attack, fighter, bomber, transport, and special mission types.

The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) [5][6] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. [7] It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable ...

Oct 12, 2024 · Russia maintains one of the world’s largest and most formidable fleets of combat aircraft on the planet. These aircraft range from advanced fighter jets to long-range bombers to attack...

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.

The Su-34 strike fighter has been procured on a much larger scale by the Russian Air Force than any other post-Cold War era fighter class, and has played a disproportionate role in combat in Ukraine and accordingly suffered particularly high losses.

Mar 13, 2024 · According to the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA), the Russian Air Force has 912 fighter jets (422 multirole, 400 attacks, and 90 for interception missions), accounting for 25% of the total number of Russian Air Force aircraft.

Feb 14, 2022 · 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.