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Russian Aerospace Forces

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Russian Aerospace Forces
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The Russian Aerospace Forces[2][a] or Russian Air and Space Forces[3] (VKS[b]) comprise the aerial, space warfare, and missile defence branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO), as recommended by the Ministry of Defence to improve efficiency and logistical support.[4] The VKS is headquartered in Moscow.[5]

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President Putin presenting the banner of the Aerospace Forces to Viktor Bondarev
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Organisation

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Branches

With the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, the Russian Aerospace Forces is a unified command consisting of the following branches:[6][7]

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Order of battle

The Aerospace Forces are organised in air armies.

Air Forces High Command (Главное командование ВВС) (Moscow)

Air Defence and Anti-Missile Defence Forces Command (Командование войск ПВО-ПРО) (Moscow)

Space Forces Command (Командование космических войск) (Krasnoznamensk, Moscow Oblast)

  • 15th Aerospace Forces Army (Special Purpose) (15-я армия Воздушно-космических сил (особого назначения)) (Krasnoznamensk)
  • 1st State Test Cosmodrome of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence "Plesetsk" (1-й Государственный испытательный космодром Министерства обороны Российской Федерации «Плесецк»)
  • Space Forces Arsenal (Арсенал космических войск) (Znamenka-1 village, Tambov Oblast)
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  1. Russian: Воздушно-космические силы, romanized: Vozdushno-kosmicheskiye sily
  2. Russian: ВКС

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