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Russian Navy Naval Aviation Active Aircraft Inventory in Details as of March 2016.

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Naval Forces News - Russia
 
 
 
Russian Navy Naval Aviation Active Aircraft Inventory in Details as of March 2016
 
Russian Navy`s Naval Aviation has deployed 191 combat aircraft by March 2016, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies` (IISS) report.
     
Su-30SM of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet in demonstration at MAKS 2015. Picture: V. Kuzmin Su-30SM of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet in demonstration at MAKS 2015. Picture: V. Kuzmin
     
The fleet of the Naval Aviation`s combat aircraft includes two MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D), two MiG-29KUB (Fulcrum-D), 18 Su-33 (Flanker-D), 18 Su-27/Su-27UB (Flanker-B), eight Su-30SM (Flanker-H) multirole fighters, 12 MiG-31B (Foxhound) and 20 MiG-31BM (Foxhound-B) interceptors, 41 Su-24M (Fencer-D) frontline bombers, five Su-25UTG (Frogfoot) close air support (CAS) aircraft, 27 Tu-142M/MR (Bear-F/J) anti-submarine warfare/reconnaissance aircraft, three Be-12 (Mail), one Il-18D, 17 Il-38 (May), five Il-38N (May) maritime patrol aircraft.
     
Russian Navy Il-38N Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Picture: Alex Beltyukov Russian Navy Il-38N Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Picture: Alex Beltyukov
     
Russian Naval Aviation has also deployed 19 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), search-and-rescue (SAR), electronic warfare (EW) and electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, including 12 Su-24MR (Fencer-E) and three An-12PS (Cub), two Il-20RT (Coot A) and two Il-22 (Coot B) planes.

The service also has a fleet of 54 military-transport and passenger aircraft. The aforementioned fleet comprises two An-12BK (Cub), one An-24RV (Coke), 27 An-26 (Curl), six An-72 (Coaler), two An-140, 10 Tu-134, two Tu-154M (Careless).

The Naval Aviation has deployed four L-39 (Albatros) advanced training/light attack aircraft.

According to the IISS` report, Russian Naval Aviation has a rotor-wing aircraft fleet of 185 helicopters. It comprises 83 anti-submarine warfare (63 Ka-27 (Helix) and 20 Mi-14 (Haze-A), eight electronic warfare (eight Mi-8SMV (Hip-J), two airborne early warning (two Ka-31R (Helix)), 56 search-and-rescue (16 Ka-27PS (Helix) and 40 Mi-14PS (Haze C)) and 36 transport (28 Ka-29 (Helix-B), four Mi-8T (Hip) and four Mi-8MT (Hip)) helicopters.-

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