Inventory (1987/1990)
The PVO inventory of 1990 was:
- 2,410 interceptors
- 210 Su-27 Flanker
- 850 MiG-23 Flogger
- 350 MiG-25 Foxbat
- 360 MiG-31 Foxhound
- 500 Su-15 Flagon
- 90 Yak-28 Firebar
- 50 Tu-128 Fiddler
- AWACS aircraft
- 7 Tupolev Tu-126 Moss
- 1 Beriev A-50 Mainstay
Surface to air missiles on strength in 1990 included:
- 1,400 S-25 Berkut - being replaced by the Almaz S-300 and expected to be replaced by the Almaz S-400 Triumf
- 2,400 Lavochkin S-75 Dvina
- 1,000 Isayev S-125 Neva\Pechora - 300+ sites, 2 or 4 missile launchers and rails
- 1,950 Almaz S-200 Angara\Vega\Dubna - 130 sites
- 1,700 Almaz S-300 - 85 sites, 15 more building
- ABM-1 Galosh Anti-Ballistic Missile, part of the A-35 missile defense system
Previous fighter aircraft operated by the PVO included:
- MiG-3
- La-9 Fritz
- La-11 Fang
- MiG-15 Fagot
- MiG-17 Fresco
- MiG-19 Farmer
- MiG-21 Fishbed
- Su-9 Fishpot
- Yak-25
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