The 11th Red Banner Air and Air Defence Forces Army () is a formation of the

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, located in the Russian Far East, whose zone of responsibility covers the

Eastern Military District The Eastern Military District (Russian: Восточный военный округ) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction within the Far Eastern Federal ...

. The 11th Army Air Force and Air Defense Army was reformed within the Eastern Military District on 14 August 2015. The designation "11" for an aviation formation of this size in the Far East was introduced during the

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. In August 1942 the Air Forces of the

2nd Red Banner Army The 2nd Red Banner Army () was a Soviet field army of World War II that served as part of the Far Eastern Front. The army was formed at Khabarovsk in the Soviet Far East in 1938 as the 2nd Army. After the Far Eastern Front was split in Septembe ...

were redesignated the 11th Air Army. But this formation only last less than two and a half years, because in December 1944 the formation was reduced to the 18th Aviation Corps, which in June 1945 joined the

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. In April 1960 the designation "11" was taken up again by redesignation of the independent Far Eastern Air Defence Army. For decades thus the aviation forces in the area consisted of the

1st Air Army __NOTOC__ The 1st Air Army (russian: 1-я воздушная армия) was an Air Army in the Soviet Air Force which served during World War II. It was formed on May 10, 1942, within the Soviet Western Front, and renamed the 26th Air Army on ...

of the Air Forces, reformed on 1 July 1957 by merger of two existing armies when the higher command arrangements in the Far East were reorganised, and the 11th Air Defence Army of the

Soviet Air Defence Forces The Soviet Air Defence Forces (russian: войска ПВО, ''voyska protivovozdushnoy oborony'', ''voyska PVO'', ''V-PVO'', lit. ''Anti-Air Defence Troops''; and formerly ''protivovozdushnaya oborona strany'', ''PVO strany'', lit. ''Anti-Air De ...

. In 1998, six years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the two were merged into the 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, covering the

Far Eastern Military District The Far Eastern Military District (russian: Дальневосточный военный округ; Dalʹnevostochnyĭ voennyĭ okrug) was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Pacific ...

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also handed over a regiment of

Mikoyan MiG-31 The Mikoyan MiG-31 (russian: link=no, Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a ...

interceptor aircraft An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft that are cap ...

on the

Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...

which was included in the new force. The 11th Army of VVS and PVO was disbanded in 2009 by being redesignated the

3rd Air and Air Defence Forces Command Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (disambiguation) * Third Avenue (disambiguation) * Hig ...

. The army was reformed once again in 2015 from the command.

11th Separate Air Defence Army

The army traces its lineage back to the formation of the Far Eastern Air Defence Zone on 11 August 1941. The zone was broken up in spring 1945 to form the Priamur and Primorsky Air Defence Armies. Postwar, in October, the Priamur Air Defense Army was renamed the Far Eastern Air Defence Army, and soon reorganized as the Far Eastern Air Defense District (''okrug'' PVO) in 1946. The Far Eastern Air Defence District took over responsibility for air defence east of

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

, including the old sector of the Primorsky Air Defence Army. In a February 1949 reorganization, the Far Eastern Air Defense District (''raion'' PVO) was formed as a ''raion'' of the 1st (''okrug'') category, and the headquarters of the former Far Eastern Air Defence District became that of the Komsomolsk-Khabarovsk Air Defense District (''raion'' PVO). The Amur Air Defence Army, headquartered at Khabarovsk, was formed in December 1954 during PVO restructuring from the Komsomolsk-Khabarovsk Air Defense District and the 50th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO, merging anti-aircraft and interceptor units. The army was reorganized as the Separate Far Eastern Air Defence Army in December 1956, its responsibilities expanded with the takeover of air defense units previously under naval control. The army was numbered in March 1960 as the 11th Separate Air Defence Army (or 11th Army of the Air Defence Forces (11 OA PVO). The army was awarded the

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

on 30 April 1975. Under the Ogarkov reforms, the army headquarters was disbanded in May 1980 and its units placed under the air force and air defence forces of the

. These changes were reversed in May 1986 and the army headquarters reformed, receiving a new battle flag. During the Soviet period, the 11th Air Defence Army gained headlines due to the defection of

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in September 1976, and the

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shootdown in 1983. The KAL 007 shootdown occurred on 1 September 1983. After a protracted

ground-controlled interception Ground-controlled interception (GCI) is an air defence tactic whereby one or more radar stations or other observational stations are linked to a command communications centre which guides interceptor aircraft to an airborne target. This tactic was p ...

, three Su-15 fighters from Dolinsk-Sokol airbase and a MiG-23 from Smirnykh Air Base managed to make visual contact with the Boeing 747 and later shot it down. In the late 1980s the 11th Separate Air Defence Army of the

Voyska PVO The Soviet Air Defence Forces (russian: войска ПВО, ''voyska protivovozdushnoy oborony'', ''voyska PVO'', ''V-PVO'', lit. ''Anti-Air Defence Troops''; and formerly ''protivovozdushnaya oborona strany'', ''PVO strany'', lit. ''Anti-Air De ...

, controlled two corps ( 23rd in Vladivostok &

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in Komsomolsk) and four divisions (24th in Petropavlovsk, 29th in Blagoveshchensk, 6th in Okhotsk, and 25th in Chukotka) with 12 fighter aviation regiments (IAPs), 19 SAM brigades and regiments and ten radio-technical (radar) brigades/regiments. The army underwent dramatic reductions during the 1990s, leaving it with only the 8th and 23rd Air Defence Corps. A 1990 reorganization eliminated the 24th and 25th Air Defence Division headquarters, with the units in Sakhalin and Chukotka coming directly under the 72nd Air Defence Corps, formed from the 6th Air Defence Division in Kamchatka. The corps reverted to the 6th Air Defense Division in 1994 when the last Chukotka air defense units were eliminated. The 29th Air Defence Division was eliminated in 1994. By mid-1998, the 6th Air Defence Division was abolished after the last units in Sakhalin disbanded and its units became part of the new Aviation and Air Defence of the Joint Command of Troops and Forces in Northeast Russia. In 2001 the 8th and 23rd Air Defence Corps were renamed the 25th and 93rd Air Defence Divisions, respectively, and in 2009 became the 11th and 12th Aerospace Defence Brigades. 24th Air Defence Division was activated 5.60 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo), Sakhalin Oblast.

23rd Air Defence Corps 1988

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...

* 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO ( Tsentralnaya Uglovaya,

Primorskiy Kray Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the ...

(http://eagle-rost.livejournal.com/310734.html) *47th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Zolotaya Dolina (Unashi), Primorskiy Kray) (disbanded 1998) *530th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Chuguevka, Primorskiy Kray) *821st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (

Spassk-Dalny Spassk-Dalny (russian: Спасск-Да́льний), sometimes called simply Spassk, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated on the Prikhankayskaya Flatland on the coast of Khanka Lake. Geography T ...

, Primorskiy Kray) (disbanded 1994) *130th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray) *150th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Zolotaya Dolina (Unashi), Primorskiy Kray) *267th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Filino, Primorskiy Kray) *639th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Vasilevka, Primorskiy Kray) *749th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Timofeevka, Primorskiy Kray) *1133rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lipovtsy, Primorskiy Kray) *10th Radio-Technical Brigade (Artem, Primorskiy Kray) *123rd Radio-Technical Regiment (Timofeevka, Primorskiy Kray)

6th Air Defence Division 1988

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ( rus, Петропавловск-Камчатский, a=Петропавловск-Камчатский.ogg, p=pʲɪtrɐˈpavləfsk kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj) is a city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultur ...

Kamchatka Oblast Kamchatka Oblast (russian: Камча́тская о́бласть, ''Kamchatskaya oblast'') was, until being incorporated into Kamchatka Krai on July 1, 2007, a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). To the north, it bordered Magadan Oblast ...

*865th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport Elizovo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Елизово) , also known as Yelizovo Airport or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, is located in the Russian Far East city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai. Its main runway is long. Milit ...

(Yelizovo), Kamchatka Oblast) *191st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, Kamchatka Oblast) *60th Radio-Technical Regiment (Koryaki, Kamchatka Oblast) *124th Radio-Technical Regiment (Ust-Kamchatsk, Kamchatka Oblast) Formed from 222nd Fighter Aviation Division PVO May 1960; disbanded 1998.

24th Air Defence Division 1988

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( rus, Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, a=Ru-Южно-Сахалинск.ogg, p=ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk, literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city on Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. I ...

(

Khomutovo Khomutovo (russian: Хомутово) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Khomutovo, Novoderevenkovsky District, Oryol Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Novoderevenkovsky District of Oryol Oblast ;Rural loc ...

) *121st Communications Center (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo), Sakhalin Oblast) *41st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO ( Burevestnik, Iturup Island) *528th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (

Smirnykh Smirnykh (russian: Смирных) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Smirnykhovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the central part of the Sakhalin Island. Population: History Du ...

, Sakhalin Oblast) *777th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO ( Dolinsk-Sokol, Sakhalin Oblast) *328th independent Transport Aviation Squadron (Dolinsk-Sokol, Sakhalin Oblast) *140th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Poronaysk, Sakhalin Oblast) *752nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo), Sakhalin Oblast) *891st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Okha, Sakhalin Oblast) *38th Radio-Technical Regiment (Smirnykh, Sakhalin Oblast) *39th Radio-Technical Regiment (Dolinsk, Sakhalin Oblast) *125th Radio-Technical Regiment (

Goryachiye Klyuchi, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast Goryachiye Klyuchi (russian: Горя́чие Ключи́) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the Iturup Island. The main responsibility for the defence of the Kuril Islands falls to t ...

(Iturup Island)

11th Air Force and Air Defence Forces Army

Following the amalgamation of the 11th Air Defence Army and the 1st Air Army, in 2007 the 11th Army included two regiments of

Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet ...

fighter aircraft Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield ...

, one of MiG-31 interceptors, two of

Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, night fighter, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, Twinjet, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for it ...

tactical bomber Tactical bombing is aerial bombing aimed at targets of immediate military value, such as combatants, military installations, or military equipment. This is in contrast to strategic bombing, or attacking enemy cities and factories to cripple fut ...

s, two of

Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...

attack aircraft An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pre ...

and one

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...

regiment of Su-24MRs.

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, July & August 2007 issues. The anti-aircraft component is much less powerful, including just three regiments of

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

s, located in

Khabarovsk Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...

, Komsomolsk and

. The 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment, located at

Dzemgi Dzyomgi Airport (russian: Аэропорт Дзёмги) is an air base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located northeast of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Dzyomgi is Komsomolsk-na-Amure's northeast side airport, handling small airliner traffic. The base is ho ...

(

Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur ( rus, Комсомольск-на-Амуре, r=Komsomolsk-na-Amure, p=kəmsɐˈmolʲsk nɐɐˈmurʲə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the west bank of the Amur Rive ...

), was the first Russian Air Force unit armed with the upgraded Su-27SM fighters. The 303rd Fighter Aviation Division fought with the

64th Fighter Aviation Corps The 64th Fighter Aviation Corps (64th IAK) was an aviation corps of the Soviet Air Forces. The corps was the parent unit for Soviet interceptor units based in northeastern Manchuria during the Korean War. History The Korean War broke out in June ...

of the Air Defence Forces during the

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, flying

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of ...

s, though it is not certain that the current 303rd Division is the same unit that fought during that war. The 303rd Fighter Aviation Division fought during

Operation Bagration Operation Bagration (; russian: Операция Багратио́н, Operatsiya Bagration) was the codename for the 1944 Soviet Byelorussian strategic offensive operation (russian: Белорусская наступательная оп� ...

, and included the Normandie-Niemen regiment for a period. In 2007 the commanding officer was General-Lieutenant Valeriy Ivanov (equivalent to a major-general), former commander of the 1st Air Defence Corps. The most notable unit of the 11th Army in 2007 was the 18th Guards Vitebsk Normandie-Niemen Assault Aviation Regiment, stationed at

Galyonki Galyonki (russian: Галёнки) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Oktyabrsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: History It was founded in 1880.Приморский крайисполком. "Приморский край. � ...

, which has been twice awarded the

Red Banner Red Banner (russian: Красное знамя) was a symbol of revolutionary struggle used late Russian Empire, in Soviet Russia, and in the USSR and the background of the Soviet state flag and other similar flags. Military units, instit ...

and the

Order of Suvorov The Order of Suvorov () is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named in honor of Russian Generalissimo Prince Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800). History The Order of Suvorov was originally a Soviet award established on July 29, 1942 ...

. In 1943, during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, the regiment included the Normandie squadron of French pilots, which later became the independent regiment known as Normandie-Niemen. On 9 May 1995 (Victory Day), to commemorate these events, the 18th ShAP received the name Normandie-Niemen. Since March 1993, the unit operates the

Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...

attack aircraft.

Structure after 2007

*11th Air Army -

23rd Air Defence Corps Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

- HQ at Vladivostok; ***22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment - HQ at Tsentralnaya Uglovaya - Su-27; - 1.12.09 renamed 6989th Guards Aviation Base. 03 GSAD, other regt was 120 at Domna***530th Fighter Aviation Regiment - HQ at

Chuguyevka (air base) Chuguyevka (russian: Чугуевка) is a military air base of the Russian Air Force in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in Chuguyevsky District, near the towns of Chuguyevka and Bulyga-Fadeyevo, north-east of Vladivostok. Chuguyevka Air ...

(AFM 2007: 'Sokolovka') -

MiG-25 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. Designed by th ...

PU,

MiG-31 The Mikoyan MiG-31 (russian: link=no, Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a ...

; - disbanded 1 December 2009. ** 25th Air Defence Division - HQ at

Komsomolsk-na-Amure Komsomolsk-on-Amur ( rus, Комсомольск-на-Амуре, r=Komsomolsk-na-Amure, p=kəmsɐˈmolʲsk nɐɐˈmurʲə) is a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the west bank of the Amur River in the Russian Far East. It is located ...

***23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment - HQ at

- Su-27; former 60th IAP. 2000 amalgamated with the 404th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment. 03 GSAD**303rd Composite Aviation Division - HQ at

Ussuriysk Ussuriysk (russian: Уссури́йск) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai, and about ...

***277th Bomber Aviation Regiment - HQ at

Khurba Khurba Airport (also given as Komsomolsk South, Khurba, Uchastok, and Kalinovka) is an air base (also used as an airport (russian: Аэропорт Хурба)) in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia south of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This medium-sized base ha ...

; 1 September 2009 renamed 6988th Aviation Base. ***302nd Bomber Aviation Regiment - HQ at Verino - Su-24; - 1 September 2009 absorbed by the 6988th Aviation Base. ***18th Guards Normandie-Niemen Assault Aviation Regiment - HQ at

Galenki Galyonki (russian: Галёнки) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Oktyabrsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: History It was founded in 1880.Приморский крайисполком. "Приморский край. � ...

- disbanded June 2009; ***187th Assault Aviation Regiment - HQ at

Chernigovka Chernigovka (russian: Черниговка) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities in Russia: *Chernigovka, Arkharinsky District, Amur Oblast, a ''village#Russia, selo'' in Chernigovsky Rural Settlement of A ...

- Su-25, merged September 2009 into 6983rd Guards Aviation Base. ***799th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment - HQ at Varfolomeyevka - Su-24MR, MiG-25RB(?); **257th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment - HQ at Khabarovsk-Bolshoy -

An-12 The Antonov An-12 ( Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than th ...

An-26 The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins ...

Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...

; **Army Aviation component; ***Unknown Independent Helicopter Regiment - HQ at Dolinsk-Sokol (

Dolinsk Dolinsk (russian: Долинск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Dolinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, a town in Dolinsky District of Sakhalin Oblast ;Rural localities * Dolinsk, Orenburg Oblast, a settlement in ...

) - Mi-8; ***319th Independent Helicopter Regiment for Battle Control - HQ at

Mi-24 The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been o ...

; ***364th Independent Helicopter Regiment - HQ at Srednebelaya - Mi-8, Mi-24,

Mi-26 The Mil Mi-26 (russian: link=no, Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest and most po ...

; ***825th Independent Helicopter Regiment - HQ at Garovka-2 - Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-26;

2020 Structure

* Headquarters, 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army ** 25th Air Defence Division 'Red Banner Komsomolskaya' ( Komsomolsk-on-Аmur, Khaborovsk Krai) *** 1529th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (

S-400 The S-400 Triumf (russian: link=no, C-400 Триумф – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russ ...

SAM) *** 1530th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Bolshaya Kartel, Khabarovsk Krai) - S-400 surface-to-air missile systems(as of 2018) *** 38th Air Defence Brigade (

Birobidzhan Birobidzhan ( rus, Биробиджа́н, p=bʲɪrəbʲɪˈdʐan; yi, ביראָבידזשאַן, ''Birobidzhan'') is a town and the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, near th ...

) ( S-300V4 surface-to-air missiles from the brigade reported deployed on

Iturup Island , other_names = russian: Итуру́п; ja, 択捉島 , location = Sea of Okhotsk , coordinates = , archipelago = Kuril Islands , total_islands = , major_islands = , area_km2 = 3139 , length_km = 200 , width_km = 27 , coastline = , highest_moun ...

) ** 26th Air Defence Division ( Chita, (

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...

) *** 1723rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kashtak - S-300PS SAM) ** 53rd Air Defense Division (

Yelizovo Yelizovo (russian: Е́лизово) is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: History Founded in 1848 as the '' selo'' of Stary Ostrog (), it was renamed Zavoyko () in 1 ...

) *** 1532nd SAM Regiment (

SAM as of 2018) ** 93rd Air Defence Division (

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the ...

) *** 1533rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Vladivostok - S-400/S-300V/ Pantsir-S2 SAM systems) *** 589th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (

Nakhodka Nakhodka ( rus, Нахо́дка, p=nɐˈxotkə) is a port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trudny Peninsula jutting into the Nakhodka Bay of the Sea of Japan, about east of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. Po ...

- S-400/Pantsir SAMs) ** 1724th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...

Oblast - S-400 SAM reported) ** 303rd Composite Aviation Division (

), Khabarovsk Krai) *** 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (

Dzyomgi Airport Dzyomgi Airport (russian: Аэропорт Дзёмги) is an air base in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located northeast of Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Dzyomgi is Komsomolsk-na-Amure's northeast side airport, handling small airliner traffic. The base is h ...

) (Two squadrons:

Su-35 The Sukhoi Su-35 (russian: link=no, Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable aircraft, designed ...

S fighters; one flight deployed at Yasny air base on Iturup Island - as of 2019) *** 22nd Fighter Aviation Regiment (

Uglovoye (airfield) Uglovoye, (Центральная Угловая, Tsentralnaya Uglovaya, Central Corner), known in the US intelligence community as Uglovoye Northwest, is an air base in Primorsky Krai located close to the town of Artyom, Russia. This is the prima ...

) (Two squadrons:

Mig-31 The Mikoyan MiG-31 (russian: link=no, Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a ...

BM/BSM; One squadron: Su-35S - 2019) *** 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment (

) (Two squadrons:

Su-34 The Sukhoi Su-34 (russian: Сухой Су-34; NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Sovie ...

- 2019) ***

18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment The 18th Guards Assault Aviation Vitebsk twice Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov and the French Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor Regiment "Normandie-Niemen" (''18-й гвардейский штурмовой авиационный пол ...

( Chernigovka (air base)) (reformed 2013 at Chernigovka; two squadrons of

"Frogfoot" in 2019) *** 120th Independent Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment ( Domna,

): (Two squadrons:

Su-30 The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...

SM - 2019) *** 266th Assault Aviation Regiment (

Step (air base) Step (also Olovyannaya) is an air base in Chita, Russia located 14 km northwest of Yasnogorsk. It is a large air base with two revetment areas and numerous military fortifications. It is near an SS-11 missile field that was dismantled in t ...

) (Two squadrons Sukhoi Su-25 - 2019) *** 799th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (

Vozdvizhenka (air base) Vozdvizhenka (also known as Ussuriysk and before the 1960s Voroshilov) is an air base in Primorsky Krai located close to the village of Vozdvizhenka. This base was dedicated to Pacific heavy long-range bomber fleet, housing the 444th Berlin Order ...

(

Sukhoi Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 ( NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It wa ...

- 2019) ** 18th Army Aviation Brigade (formerly 573rd Aviation Base of Army Aviation (Second Rank) (Bolshoy airfield ( Khabarovsk-Tsentralny), Khaborovsk, Khaborovsk Krai)) ** 112th Separate Helicopter Regiment ** 319th Separate Helicopter Regiment (formerly 575th Aviation Base of Army Aviation (Second Rank) ( Chernigovka (air base))) Additional MiG-31BM fighters in the Eastern Military District are deployed as part of the Pacific Fleet's naval aviation forces.

Tu-95 The Tupolev Tu-95 (russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the ...

MS and

Tu-22M The Tupolev Tu-22M (russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. According to some s ...

3 bombers (including with

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (in Russian: Х-47М2 Кинжал, "Dagger", NATO reporting name Killjoy) is a Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile. It has a claimed range of more than , Mach 12 speed (2.5 mi/s), and an ...

ASM) deployed as part of Russian

Long-Range Aviation Long-Range Aviation ( rus, Авиация Дальнего Действия, r=Aviatsiya dal'nego deystviya, abbr. to AДД, or ADD, and literally ''Aviation of Distant Action'') is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces responsible for delive ...

, including based at Ukrainka in the Eastern Military District (as of 2016).

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