Aircraft Inventory
| Aircraft (NATO designation) | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter aircraft | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-33 (Flanker-D) | Russia | fighter | Su-33 | 19 | designed for service on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov | |
| Mikoyan MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D) | Russia | fighter | MiG-29K/KUB | 24 ordered | 24 ordered in Jan 2010; first delivery of 4 MiGs expected in 2013 | |
| Attack aircraft | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer) | Soviet Union | attack | Su-24M | 18 | ||
| Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot) | Soviet Union | attack | Su-25UBP/UTG | 14 | 8 UBPs and 6 UTGs - used for training pilots to fly the Su-33 fighter. | |
| ASW aircraft | ||||||
| Tupolev Tu-142 (Bear-F) | Soviet Union | long range ASW | Tu-142MK/MZ | 16 | 8 MKs in the Northern Fleet and 8 MZs in the Pacific Fleet. | |
| Ilyushin Il-38 (May) | Soviet Union | medium range ASW | Il-38/N | 26 | 11 in service with the Northern Fleet, 15 with the Pacific Fleet. | |
| Transport aircraft | ||||||
| An-24 | Soviet Union | transport aircraft | An-24T | 10 | ||
| An-140 | Russia | transport aircraft | An-140-100 | 1 | +3 on order | |
| Reconnaissance | ||||||
| Sukhoi Su-24MR (Fencer) | Soviet Union | reconnaissance | Su-24MR | 4 | ||
| Kamov Ka-31 | Russia | airborne early warning | Ka-31R | 2 | +1 on order. | |
| Rescue hydroplane with ASW capability | ||||||
| Beriev Be-12 | Soviet Union | rescue hydroplane | Be-12 | 9 | Probably will be replaced by Beriev A-40. Not ordered for this time. | |
| Attack helicopter | ||||||
| Mil Mi-24 (Hind) | Soviet Union | attack helicopter | Mi-24V | 20 | ||
| Kamov Ka-52 | Russia | attack helicopter | Ka-52K | unknown | designed for service on the Mistral class amphibious assault ships | |
| Transport helicopter | ||||||
| Mil Mi-8 (Hip) | Soviet Union | transport helicopter | Mi-8MT | 35 | ||
| ASW helicopter | ||||||
| Kamov Ka-27 (Helix) | Soviet Union | ASW helicopter | Ka-27/29/32 | 88 | 72 used for ASW, while the rest of 16 used for transport. | |
| Mil Mi-14 (Haze) | Soviet Union | ASW Helicopter | Mi-14 | 9 | 5 used for search-and-rescue, while the other 4 are used for ASW. | |
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