Russian Naval Aviation

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The Russian Naval Aviation (Russian: Морская авиация Военно-морского флота России, romanized: Morskaya aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo flota Rossii, lit. 'Naval Aviation of the Russian Navy'; abbr. МА ВМФ России, MA VMF Rossii) is the naval aviation arm of the Russian Navy, a successor of Soviet Naval Aviation. The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets and one flotilla: the Northern, Pacific, Baltic, Black Sea Fleets, and the Caspian Flotilla. The air forces of the largest and most important fleets—the Northern and Pacific Fleets—operate Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Il-38 medium-range ASW aircraft, and Ka-27 shipborne ASW and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Formations operating Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers were transferred to the Russian Long Range Aviation in 2011. The relatively small fleets—the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets—currently have only Su-24 tactical bombers and ASW helicopters in service. Since the early 2000s, the small Caspian Flotilla has not had...

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