Current organisation and aircraft of all Russian forces. This
comprehensive new book describes the current state of Russia’s
military air assets – the Air Force/Air Defence Force, the Naval Aviation, the
air arms of the Border Guards, the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of
Interior (the police). The book details the Russian Air Force’s current order of
battle, starting with the top command (the Air Force Chief of Staff) and down to
the operational regiments and squadrons. It also includes descriptions and
specifications of the Russian Air Force’s and the Russian Navy’s main fixed-wing
and rotary-wing aircraft – combat aircraft, transports and special-mission
aircraft (reconnaissance, electronic warfare etc.) The book also provides
details of the missile and bomb armament carried by Russian combat aircraft
today.Much attention is given to the Russian Air Force’s day-to-day operations,
with reports of major exercises that have taken place in recent years involving
the Air Force. The book features a wealth of colour photographs and is also
illustrated by maps, charts, line drawings and data tables. Also included are
colour side views of aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force
and Russian Navy, such as the Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 fighters, the
MiG-31 heavy interceptor and many more important types and variants. The book
also includes portraits of leading Russian Air Force commanders and notable
military pilots, such as General Aleksandr Kharchevskiy, Commander of the
Lipetsk Flight Test Centre, who took President Vladimir Putin on an express
inspection trip to Chechnya in a Su-27UB combat
trainer.
Available late 2012
