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Russian Aerospace Forces
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Key facts
- Founded
- 1 August 2015 ; 10 years ago ( 2015-08-01 )
- Country
- Russia
- Type
- Air and space force
- Role
- Aerial warfare Space warfare Missile defense
- Size
- 165,000 personnel (2020)
- Part of
- Russian Armed Forces
- Headquarters
- Arbat District , Moscow
- Colors
- Light Blue Dark Blue Gold Silver
- March
- " Air March " ( Russian : "Авиамарш" ) (official march-past of the Air Force), " 14 Minutes Until Launch " ( Russian : "14 минут до старта" ) (official march of the Space Forces)
- Anniversaries
- Air Force Day , (12 August)
- Engagements
- Intervention in the Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
- Website
- eng.mil.ru/forces/aerospace
- Supreme commander in chief
- President Vladimir Putin
- Minister of defense
- Andrey Belousov
- Commander in chief
- Colonel General Aleksandr Chayko
- Chief of the main staff
- Lieutenant General Aleksandr Maksimtsev
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
President Putin presenting the banner of the Aerospace Forces to Viktor Bondarev
The Russian Aerospace Forces or Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS) 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. The VKS is headquartered in Moscow.
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