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List of squadrons and detachments of the Russian Air Force 2007 
Summary
This is a list of reported active squadrons and detachments of the Russian Air Force in 2007.
| Squadron/Detachment | Type | Headquarters | Locations | Formation | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Independent Long-range Reconnaissance Aviation Detachment | ODRAO | Kubinka, Moscow Oblast | 55°36′29″N 36°37′57″E / 55.60806°N 36.63250°E | NA | Antonov An-30 |
| 76th Independent Military Transport Aviation Squadron | OVTAE | Migalovo, Tver Oblast | 56°49′39″N 35°45′33″E / 56.82750°N 35.75917°E | 12th VTAD | Antonov An-22 |
| 78th Independent Military Transport Aviation Squadron | OVTAE | Klin-5, Moscow Oblast | 56°21′56″N 36°43′19″E / 56.36556°N 36.72194°E | 61st Air Army | Antonov An-26/Antonov An-12/Tupolev Tu-134 |
| 85th Independent Helicopter Squadron | OVE | Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast | 66°58′13″N 30°21′44″E / 66.97028°N 30.36222°E | 6th Air Army | Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-24 |
| 92nd Research Instructor Helicopter Squadron | IIVE | Sokol, Magadan Oblast | 59°54′52″N 150°41′52″E / 59.91444°N 150.69778°E | NA | Mi-8/Mi-24 |
| 118th Independent Helicopter Squadron | OVE | Chebenki, Orenburg Oblast | 51°58′39″N 55°32′32″E / 51.97750°N 55.54222°E | NA | Mil Mi-6/Mil Mi-8 |
| 128th Independent Composite Aviation Squadron | OSAE | Koltsovo, Sverdlovsk Oblast | 56°44′51″N 60°49′31″E / 56.74750°N 60.82528°E | 5th Air Army | An-26 |
| 137th Independent Composite Aviation Squadron | OSAE | Tolmachevo, Novosibirsk Oblast | 55°00′17″N 84°41′19″E / 55.00472°N 84.68861°E | 14th Air Army | An-26 |
| 147th Independent Helicopter Squadron of Electronic Warfare | OVE REB | Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast | 59°41′12″N 30°19′45″E / 59.68667°N 30.32917°E | 6th Air Army | Mi-8PPA |
| 181st Independent Aviation Squadron | OAE | Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast | 54°54′44″N 103°34′10″E / 54.91222°N 103.56944°E | 37th Air Army | Antonov An-12/Antonov An-30 |
| 223rd Aviation Detachment | LO | Chkalovsky, Moscow Oblast | 55°52′52″N 38°02′09″E / 55.88111°N 38.03583°E | NA | An-12/Ilyushin Il-18/Ilyushin Il-62/Il-76/Tu-134/Tupolev Tu-154 |
| 224th Air Detachment of Military Transport Aviation | LO VTA | Migalovo, Tver Oblast | 56°49′39″N 35°45′33″E / 56.82750°N 35.75917°E | 61st Air Army | Antonov An-124 Ruslan/Ilyushin Il-76MD |
| 237th Independent Helicopter Squadron | OVE | Bobrovka, Samara Oblast | 53°08′42″N 50°42′51″E / 53.14500°N 50.71417°E | 5th Air Army | Mi-8/Mi-24 |
| 320th Independent Aviation Squadron of Search & Rescue | OTAE PSS | Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast | 54°06′38″N 61°32′26″E / 54.11056°N 61.54056°E | 5th Air Army | Mi-8 |
| 386th Independent Composite Aviation Squadron | OSAE | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria | 43°30′42″N 43°38′34″E / 43.51167°N 43.64278°E | NA | An-12 |
Index of abbreviations edit
- IIVE - Research Instructor Helicopter Squadron (Issledovatelskiy Instruktorskiy Vertoliotniy Eskadrilya)
- LO - Aviation Detachment (Lyotnyi Otriad)
- LO VTA - Aviation Detachment of Military Transport Aviation (Lyotnyi Otriad Voyenno-Transportnoy Aviatsii )
- ODRAO - Independent Long-range Reconnaissance Aviation Detachment (Otdelnyi Dalniy Razvedyvatelnyi Aviatsionnyi Otriad)
- OSAE - Independent Composite Aviation Squadron (Otdelnaya Smeshannaya Aviatsionnaya Eskadrilya)
- OTAE PSS - Independent Transport Aviation Squadron (Otdelnaya Transportnaya Aviatsionnaya Eskadrilya Poiskovo-Spasatelnoy Sluzhby)
- OVE - Independent Helicopter Squadron (Otdelnaya Vertoliotnaya Eskadrilya)
- OVE REB - Independent Helicopter Squadron of Electronic Warfare(Otdelnaya Vertoliotnaya Eskadrilya Radio-Elektronnoy Bor'by)
- OVTAE - Independent Military Transport Aviation Squadron (Otdelnaya Voyenno-Transportnaya Aviatsionnaya Eskadrilya)
- VTAD - Military Transport Aviation Division (Voyenno-Transportnaya Aviatsionnaya Diviziya)
Sources edit
- Piotr Butowski. Force report:Russian Air Force, Air Forces Monthly, July & August 2007 issues.