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Naval Air Force
(Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota AV-MF)

Naval Aviation is primarily landbased; its main mission was to conduct air strikes on enemy ships and fleet support infrastructure. The importance attached to its antiship mission was shown by the fact that Naval Aviation has received almost as many TU-26 bombers as have the Strategic Air Armies. Naval Aviation also provided ASW and general reconnaissance support for naval operations.

In 1989 Naval Aviation consisted of nearly 1,000 fixed-wing aircraft and over 300 helicopters. The Naval Aviation fleet included 130 Tu-26 and 230 Tu-16 medium-range bombers armed with air-to-surface cruise missiles for carrying out antiship strikes. Naval Aviation also had 100 Su-17 and Su-24 fighter-bombers that provided close air support to Naval Infantry. Older aircraft in Naval Aviation's inventory have been converted into ASW and maritime reconnaissance platforms.

Equipment

Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota (AV-MF, Naval Air Force)

HQ:Moscow

Black Sea Fleet Aviation (VVS ChF), Sevastopol, Ukraine

      43d Separate Naval Ground Attack Rgmt (43 omshap), Gvardeyskoye Ukraine - Tu-16
    2d Naval Air Recon Division (2 mrad), Gvardeyskoye, Ukraine
      5th Naval Air Recon Rgmt (5 mrap), Veseloye, Ukraine - Tu-16, Tu-22M
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Oktyabrskoye, Ukraine - Tu-22M
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Kulbakino, Ukraine - Tu-22M

Baltic Fleet Naval Aviation (VVS SF), Kaliningrad [ex-Safonovo]

      Transport Squadron, Krabrovo
      Bomber Regiment, Chkalovsk
      Bomber Regiment, Chernyakhovsk
      Fighter Regiment, Nivenskoye
      Maritime Surveillance and Anti-Submarine Regiment

      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Bykhov, Belarus - Tu-22M
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Bykhov, Belarus - Tu-22M

Northern Fleet Naval Aviation (VVS NF), Murmansk

      Transport Regiment, Pechenga
      Attack Regiment, Olenia
    Anti-Ship Attack Division, Olenia
      Anti-Ship Attack Regiment, Olenia
      Anti-Ship Attack Regiment, Arkangelsk
    5th Naval Air Recon Division (5mrad), Olen'ya
      574th Naval Air Recon Rgmt (574 mrap), Lakhta - Tu-16, Tu-22M
      924th Naval Air Recon Rgmt (924 mrap), Olen'ya - Tu-22M
      987th Naval Air Recon Rgmt (987 mrap), Severomorsk - Tu-16
    Maritime Surveillance and Anti-Submarine Division
      MSAS Regiment, Severomorsk
      MSAS Regiment, Kipelovo
      AS Helicopter Regiment, Murmansk NE
    Carrier Division, Kuznetsov
      Fighter Regiment
      Attack Regiment
      Helicopter Regiment
      Training Regiment, Murmansk
      Support Helicopter Squadron, Support Ships

Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation (VVS PF), Vladivostok?

    Naval Air Recon Division (??mrad), Location ???
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap),Petropavlovsk - Tu-16
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Sovetskaya Gavan - Tu-16
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Sovetskaya Gavan - Tu-22
      Naval Air Recon Rgmt (??? mrap), Sovetskaya Gavan - Tu-22M

Sources and Resources


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