Soviet Air Force Inventory As of 1990
See also: List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS- 205 strategic bombers
- 160 Tupolev Tu-95
- 15 Tupolev Tu-160
- 30 Myasishchev M-4
- 230 medium bombers
- 30 Tupolev Tu-22M
- 80 Tupolev Tu-16
- 120 Tupolev Tu-22
- 3,530 fighters
- 610 Su-27 Flanker
- 720 MiG-29 Fulcrum
- 700 MiG-23 Flogger
- 800 MiG-21 Fishbed
- 400 MiG-31 Foxhound
- 300 MiG-25 Foxbat
- 2,135 attack aircraft
- 630 Su-24 Fencer
- 535 Su-17 Fitter
- 130 Su-7 Fitter-A
- 500 MiG-27 Flogger-D
- 340 Su-25 Frogfoot
- 84 tankers
- 34 Ilyushin Il-76 Midas
- 30 Myasishchev M-4 'Molot' Bison
- 20 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger
- 40 AWACS
- 40 Beriev A-50 Mainstay
- 1,015 Reconnaissance and ECM aircraft
- 50 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed
- 170 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat
- 190 Sukhoi Su-7R
- 235 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer
- 200 Yakovlev Yak-28 Brewer
- 130 Tu-16 Badger
- 30 Tu-22M Backfire
- 10 Il-20 Coot
- 620 transport aircraft
- 45 Antonov An-124 'Ruslan' Condor
- 55 Antonov An-22 'Antey' Cock
- 210 Antonov An-12 Cub
- 310 Ilyushin Il-76 Candid
- 2,935 civilian and other transport aircraft, usually Aeroflot aircraft which were easily converted
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