List of active Russian military aircraft

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.

Russian Aerospace Forces

Main article: Russian Aerospace Forces

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Notes
Multirole/Fighter aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-29	Soviet Union	Jet	Fighter	1982	70 MiG-29/MiG-29UB, 15 MiG-29SMT and 2 MiG-29UBT in service as of 2022.[1] At least 256 MiG-29/35 combined in service according to World Air Forces, 2 on order[2]
Mikoyan MiG-31	Soviet Union	Jet	Interceptor	1981	[3][2]
Mikoyan MiG-35	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2019	6 MiG-35S/UB in service as of 2022.[1][4][5][6][7]
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union	Jet	Fighter	1985	12 Su-27, 18 Su-27UB, 47 Su-27SM and 24 Su-27SM3 in service as of 2022.[1]At least 384 Su-27/30/35 combined in service according to World Air Forces.[2]
Sukhoi Su-30	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2012	[1][4][8] New deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024.[9]
Sukhoi Su-34	Russia	Jet	Fighter-bomber	2006[citation needed]	[2]
Sukhoi Su-35	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2013	[1][4][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] A total of 30 on order.[18]
Sukhoi Su-57	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2020	A total of 52 on order[2] As of December 2024, 29 have been delivered to the 929th State Flight Test Centre at Akhtubinsk and other bases, 29 produced and 10 prototypes.[19][20][21][22][23][1][24][25][26][27][28]
Attack aircraft
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Jet	Attack	1975	[2]
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Jet	Attack	1981	[2]
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-12	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport/Patrol	1959	[2]
Antonov An-22	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport	1969	[2]
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport/Patrol	1970	[2]
Antonov An-72	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1977	[2]
Antonov An-124	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1986	[2]
Antonov An-140	Ukraine	Propeller	Transport	2002	[2]
Antonov An-148	Ukraine	Jet	Transport	2009	[2]
Ilyushin Il-18	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport	1958	[2]
Ilyushin Il-62	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1967	[1][29]
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1974	7 on order.[2]
Tupolev Tu-134	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport/Trainer/Patrol	1967	[2]
Tupolev Tu-154	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1970	[2]
Let L-410 Turbolet	Czechoslovakia	Propeller	Transport/Trainer	1970	2 on order[2]
Trainer aircraft
Diamond DA42	Austria	Propeller	Trainer	2017	[2]
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Jet	Trainer	1974	[2]
Yakovlev Yak-130	Russia	Jet	Trainer	2009	25 on order[2]
Bombers
Tupolev Tu-22M	Soviet Union	Jet	Bomber	1973[citation needed]	[2]
Tupolev Tu-95	Soviet Union	Turboprop	Bomber	1956[citation needed]	[2]
Tupolev Tu-160	Soviet Union/ Russia	Jet	Bomber	1987	[2] 10+40 on order[2],Two more Tu-160Ms to be added in 2022,4 more TU-160Ms to be added in 2023.[30][31]
Special aircraft
Antonov An-30	Soviet Union	Propeller	Patrol	1970	.[2]
Beriev A-50	Soviet Union	Jet	Command and control	1984	[32]
Ilyushin Il-20/22	Soviet Union	Propeller	Patrol/Command and control	1969/1971	[2]
Ilyushin Il-78	Soviet Union	Jet	Tanker	1984	31 on order[2]
Ilyushin Il-80	Soviet Union	Jet	Command and control	1992	[33][2]
Tupolev Tu-214	Russia	Jet	Command and control/ Reconnaissance	2013	[2]
UCAV
Sokol Altius	Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2021	[34]
Helicopter
Kamov Ka-27	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	Attack	1982	[2]
Kamov Ka-52	Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	2011	41 on order.[2]
Kamov Ka-226	Russia	Rotorcraft	Utility	2003	[2]
Kazan Ansat	Russia	Rotorcraft	Utility	2013	[2]
Mil Mi-2	Poland	Rotorcraft	Transport	1965	[2]
Mil Mi-8/Mi-17	Soviet Union/ Russia	Rotorcraft	Transport/Utility	1967	[2]
Mil Mi-24	Soviet Union/ Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	1972	[35]
Mil Mi-26	Soviet Union/ Russia	Rotorcraft	Transport	1983	15 on order[2]
Mil Mi-28	Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	2006	136 on order[2]
Mil Mi-38	Russia	Rotorcraft	Transport	2019	2 on order[2]
Eurocopter AS350/AS355	France	Rotorcraft	Utility	2006	[2]

Russian Naval Aviation

Main article: Russian Naval Aviation

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Notes
Multirole/Fighter aircraft
Sukhoi Su-30	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2012	[2] 22 Su-30SM in service.[1] A total of 21 Su-30SM2 on order,[18] 12 of which have entered service as of July 2023.[36][37][38][39]Calculated based on 3 squadrons and including training fighters, there are approximately 72 or more aircraft.
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union/ Russia	Jet	Fighter	1985	[2]Calculated based on 1 regiment and 3 squadrons, plus training fighters, there are more than 72 aircraft.
Sukhoi Su-33	Russia	Jet	Fighter Carrier-based	1998	[1][40]Calculating about 48 aircraft using 2 squadrons.
Mikoyan MiG-29K	Russia	Jet	Multirole Carrier-based	2010	[2] 19 MiG-29KR and 3 MiG-29KUBR in service.[1]Calculated based on 2 squadrons and including training fighters, there are approximately 48 or more aircraft.
Mikoyan MiG-31	Soviet Union	Jet	Interceptor	1981	10 MiG-31B/BS and 22 MiG-31BM in service.[1]Calculated based on 2 Regiments 6 squadrons, there are approximately 144 aircraft.
Attack aircraft
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Jet	Attack	1975	[2]
Sukhoi Su-25UTG	Soviet Union	Jet	Attack/Trainer Carrier-based	1988	[2]
Transport aircraft
Antonov An-24	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport	1962	[41]
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport	1970	[2]
Antonov An-72	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1977	[2]
Antonov An-140	Ukraine	Propeller	Transport	2002	[2]
Ilyushin Il-18D	Soviet Union	Propeller	Transport	1958	[2]
Tupolev Tu-134	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1967	[2]
Tupolev Tu-154	Soviet Union	Jet	Transport	1970	[2]
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Jet	Trainer	1974	[2]
Yakovlev Yak-130	Russia	Jet	Trainer	2009	5 on order[42]
Special aircraft
Antonov An-12	Soviet Union	Propeller	Patrol	1959	[2]
Beriev Be-12	Soviet Union	Propeller	Patrol	1961	[2]
Beriev Be-200	Russia	Jet	Patrol	2004	[2]
Ilyushin Il-20	Soviet Union	Propeller	Command and control	1969	[2]
Ilyushin Il-22	Soviet Union	Propeller	Command and control	1971	[2]
Ilyushin Il-38	Soviet Union	Propeller	ASW/Patrol	1967	[2]
Tupolev Tu-142	Soviet Union	Propeller	ASW/Patrol	1972	[2]
Helicopter
Ka-27	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	ASW/Patrol	1982	[2]
Ka-28	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	ASW/Patrol	1982	[2]
Ka-29	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	ASW/Patrol	1982	[2]
Kamov Ka-31	Russia	Rotorcraft	AWAC	1995	[2]
Kamov Ka-52K	Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	2015	[2]
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union	Rotorcraft	Transport	1967	[2]
Mi-24	Soviet Union/ Russia	Rotorcraft	Attack	1972	[2]

Russian National Guard

Main article: National Guard of Russia

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Details
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76		Soviet Union	Military transport aircraft	N/A[citation needed]
Antonov An-26		Soviet Union		N/A[citation needed]
Antonov An-72		Soviet Union		N/A[citation needed]
Antonov An-12		Soviet Union		N/A[citation needed]
Helicopter
Eurocopter AS355N Écureuil		France	Light utility helicopter	In service with the Alpha Group.[43]
Mil Mi-8/17		Soviet Union  Russia	Transport helicopters	60 helicopters in service.[citation needed]
Mil Mi-26		Soviet Union		N/A[citation needed]
Mil Mi-24		Soviet Union	Attack helicopter	N/A[citation needed]

Russian Ground Forces

Main article: Russian Ground Forces

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	Notes
UAV/UCAV
Arash 2	Iran	Jet	Loitering munition	2022	[44]
Eleron	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2003	[45]
Eleron-3SW	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2012	[46][47]
Eleron-10	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2011	[48]
IAI Searcher 2 / Forpost	Israel /  Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2010	[49][50][51][52]
Geran-1	Iran	Propeller	Loitering munition	2022	[53][54][55]
Geran-2	Iran	Propeller	Loitering munition	2022	[56][57]
Kronshtadt Orion	Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2019	[58][59]
Granat-1 [ru]	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[60]
Granat-2 [ru]	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[61]
Granat-4	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[62]
Grusha	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[63][64]
IAI Bird-Eye 400 / Zastava	Israel	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2010	[65][66]
Navodchik-2	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[67]
Orlan-10	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2010	[68]
Orlan-30	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2020	[69]
Shahed 129	Iran	Jet	Attack		[70]
Takhion	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance		[71][66][72]
Tipchak	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2008	[citation needed]
Tupolev Tu-143	Russia	Jet	Reconnaissance	1994	[73]
Yakovlev Pchela	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	1990	[74]
ZALA Kub	Russia	Propeller	Loitering munition	2019	[75]
ZALA Lancet	Russia	Propeller	Loitering munition	2019	[76][77][78]
ZALA 421-08	Russia	Propeller	Reconnaissance	2008	[79]
Qods Mohajer-6	Iran	Propeller	ISTAR		[80]
Aerial target
E95M	Russia	Target drone	combat training for troops / testing of air defence		[81]
DAN/Dan-M	Russia	Target drone	combat training for troops / testing of air defence		[82][83]
KBLA-IVT	Russia	VTOL target drone	combat training for troops/testing of air defense	end of 2020	[84]
9F6021 Adyutant	Russia	Target drone system	combat training for troops / testing of air defence		[85][86]

Developmental aircraft

Type	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	In service	Notes
Alekseyev Orlan	Russia	Jet	Ekranoplan	2027		[87]
Beriev A-42	Soviet Union/ Russia	Jet	ASW/SAR			To replace the Be-12[88]
Beriev A-100	Russia	Jet	Command and control	2018	2026	To replace the A-50[89]
Gunship	Russia	Propeller	Close air support			Similar to the Lockheed AC-130[90][91]
Ilyushin Il-78M-90A	Russia	Jet	Tanker	2017	2021	[92] 10 on order[93]
Ilyushin Il-96-400TZ	Russia	Jet	Tanker			Likely canceled. Based on the Il-96-400T freighter[94]
Ilushin Il-212	Russia	Jet	Transport	2019	2021	To replace the An-26 and An-72[95][96]
Ilyushin Il-276	Russia	Jet	Transport	2023	2026	To replace the An-12[97]
Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA	Russia	Jet	Transport	2024–2026		To replace the An-124 and An-22[98][99][100]
Kamov Ka-60	Russia	Rotorcraft	Transport/Utility
Kamov Ka-65	Russia	Rotorcraft	ASW			[101]
Kronstadt Grom	Russia	Jet	Attack/Reconnaissance			Loyal wingman[102]
Kronstadt Orion-2 (Helios)	Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2023		[103][104]
Kronstadt Sirius	Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2022	2023	[105][106][107]
Luch Korsar	Russia	Propeller	Attack/Reconnaissance	2015	2018	It includes also an upgraded variant[108]
Mikoyan MiG-41	Russia	Jet	Fighter			To replace the MiG-31[109][110]
Mikoyan MiG-UTS	Russia	Jet	Trainer			To replace the aging fleet of L-39 Albatros[111][112]
SibNIA "Partizan"	Russia	Propeller	Transport/UAV	2024		Very short take-off and landing transport unmanned aircraft, based on the TVS-2-DTS developed by SibNIA.
Sokol heavy striker drone	Russia	Jet	Attack/Reconnaissance			Project only. Similar to the General Atomics Avenger[113][114]
Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate	Russia	Jet	Multirole	2024		Single engine fifth-generation multirole fighter[115]
Sukhoi PAK ShA	Russia	Jet	Ground attack			Project only. For a combat aviation complex to replace the Su-25 after 2030[116]
Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B	Russia	Jet	Attack/Reconnaissance	2019	2024	[117][118]
Tupolev PAK DA	Russia	Jet	Bomber	2024	2027	[119]
Tupolev PIAK	Russia	Jet	ASW			Project only. Based on the Tu-214 airliner[120]
Yakovlev VTOL fighter	Russia	Jet	Carrier-based fighter			Project only. Planned VTOL fighter for possible future Russian aircraft carrier program[121]

Experimental aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Class	Role	Notes
Beriev A-60	Russia	Jet	Experimental	Airborne laser weapon under the Sokol Eshelon program.
Mikoyan Project 1.44	Russia	Jet	Experimental	Proposed fifth-generation jet fighter.
Sukhoi Su-37	Russia	Jet	Experimental	Supermaneuverable multirole demonstrator.[122]
Sukhoi Su-47	Russia	Jet	Experimental	Technology demonstrator which showcased many technologies now used in the Sukhoi Su-57.

See also

• List of active Russian Air Force aircraft
• Russian presidential aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
• Lists of currently active military equipment by country
• List of Russian aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War