Russian Army Aviation in 2014
Army aviation it is customary to call helicopter units, which work together with the ground forces - support fire from the air, supply their troops with various supplies, land troops and evacuate the wounded. The value of army aviation is that it is almost always located next to the troops and has a very high combat potential. In recent years, Russian army aviation has been equipped with new military equipment, which is produced by five helicopter plants located in Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, Kumertau, Ulan-Ude and Arsenyev. According to the results of the 2014 production year, Russia took the first place in the world in the production of combat helicopters, having overtaken even the United States and the European Union in this indicator. In addition to our own armed forces, our combat helicopters enter the arsenal of the armies of Venezuela, Peru, Afghanistan, Iraq, Brazil, Azerbaijan, India and many other countries of the world.
In 2014, the air bases of Zapadny (Ostrov, Levashovo and Vyazma), Yuzhny (Rostov-on-Don, Budennovsk and Dzhankoy), Central (Kamensk-Uralsky and Tolmachevo) and Vostochny (Chernigovka, Khabarovsk, Chita and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) military districts As well as the military school and the center for the training and retraining of air crews, more than 100 new combat, transport and training helicopters were received.
Today adopted the Russian Air Force receives transport helicopters Ka-226, Mi-8MTV-5 and Mi-26T, transport and combat helicopters Mi-8AMTSH and Mi-35M, combat helicopters Mi-28N and Ka-52, as well as training helicopters " Ansat.
The main types of helicopters entering service with the Russian Air Force:
Ka-52 "Alligator" - combat reconnaissance, attack helicopter;
Mi-28H "Night Hunter" - combat attack helicopter;
Mi-35M - combat attack helicopter;
Mi-8AMTSH "Terminator" - transport and landing combat helicopter
Mi-8MTV-5 - transport and landing helicopter;
Mi-26 - heavy transport helicopter;
Ka-226 - light transport helicopter;
"Ansat-U" - training helicopter.
In addition to the above, the industry also produces profile-making helicopters, for example, repeater helicopters, rescue helicopters, or luxury helicopters.
Aircraft bases, regiment and brigade of Russian Army Aviation
Russian Army Aviation is represented by second-class aviation bases, the 39 helicopter regiment formed this year as part of the aviation division in Crimea, as well as the most powerful helicopter unit, the 15 air brigade deployed in one of the most important areas of the north-west.
Usually, the aviation base includes the 2-3 squadron of transport and combat helicopters. As part of the 5 brigade squadrons, the composition of the regiment in the open press has not yet been disclosed.
Western Military District (1-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Voronezh)
378-I AB AA, Vyazma (Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28Н - 12 pcs.)
549-I AB AA, Levashovo (Mi-8, Mi-24)
15-th AA, Island (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-8MTV-5, Ka-52 - 16 pcs., Mi-28Н - 12 pcs., Mi-35М - 2 pcs., Mi-26)
Central Military District (2-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Yekaterinburg)
562-I AB AA, Tolmachevo (Mi-8, Mi-24)
42-ia AA, Kamensk-Uralsky (Mi-8, Mi-24)
Eastern Military District (3-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Khabarovsk)
575-I AB AA, Chernigovka (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-24, Ka-52 - 20 pcs., Mi-26Т)
573-I AB AA, Khabarovsk-Large (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-24, Mi-26, Ka-52 - 12 pcs.)
412-ia AA, Chita (Mi-8, Mi-24).
Southern Military District (4-e Command Air Force and Air Defense, Rostov-on-Don)
39 Wap 27 Garden, Dzhankoy (Mi-8AMTSH, Ka-52 - 16 pcs., Mi-28Н - 12 pcs., Mi-26, Mi-35М - 8 pcs.)
546-ia AA, Rostov, Egorlykskaya (Mi-28 - 12 pcs., Mi-24, Mi-35, Mi-8, Mi-26)
387-i AB AA, Budennovsk (Mi-28Н - 16 pcs., Mi-24, Mi-35 - 8 pcs., Mi-8)
It is not clear what happened to 393-th ab AA in Korenovsk, after the transfer of equipment to the 39-th wap.
Types and number of vehicles entered service with army aviation in 2014
2009 helicopters of various types were supplied to the Ministry of Defense of Russia in the 25 year, the 2010 helicopters in the 59 year, the 2011 helicopters in the 90 year, the 2012 helicopters in the 127 year, and more than 2013 helicopters in the 100 year. In 2014, information on the supply of new cars began to be half-closed, but according to open media reports, we can conclude that the Russian Air Force received no fewer helicopters than the previous year.
According to information reflecting the implementation of the “State Armaments Program - 2020”, based on the results of 2014 of the year (helicopters):
Ka-52 - 12 pcs.
Mi-28Н - 8 pcs.
Mi-35M - 14 pcs.
Mi-8MTV-3 - 3 pcs.
Mi-8AMTSH - 25 pcs.
Mi-8AMTSH-V - 8 pcs.
Mi-8MTV-5 - 24 pcs.
Mi-26T - 4 pcs.
Ansat-U - 6 pcs.
Issued by the enterprises of the holding "Helicopters of Russia":
KVZ:
In 2014, as part of the execution of the state defense order, the plant supplied the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 1 helicopter Mi-8MTV-2, 20 helicopters Mi-8MTV-5-1, and also 6 helicopters "Ansat-U".
Rostvertol:
In 2014, the 8 Mi-28Н, 14 Mi-35М, 4 heavy Mi-26Т is handed over to the domestic customer XNUMX.
U-UAZ:
As part of the state defense order, the Tolmachevo airbase of the Central Military District, stationed in the Novosibirsk Region, received the Mi-14AMTSH Terminator X-NUMX transport and attack helicopters, the press service of the Central Military District reported. In total, the plant handed over at least 8 helicopters Mi-2014AMTSH / Mi-33AMTSH-B to the customer in 8, however, Air Force Commander Bondarev spoke of the planned delivery of 8 helicopters of this type.
AAC Progress:
In total, starting from 2008, the plant built Ka-79 helicopters 52.
Transferred to the troops:
According to media reports, 2014 helicopters come to the ZNO in 35, of which 14 is the Mi-8MTV-5. 14 Mi-8AMTSH has been received in the Central Military District. The 10 Ka-52 helicopters entered service with the BBO.
Over the 50 helicopters will arrive from the repair enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the part of army aviation. These are not new machines, but upgraded helicopters of the types Mi-8, Mi-24 and Mi-26.
The most important events that occurred in army aviation in 2014:
1. In February and March 2014, helicopter units of the Southern Military District took part in ensuring peace and security during the people's referendum on self-determination of the Crimea: several airborne operations were carried out by the forces of the South-Eastern Military District to deliver the “green men” to the missions.
2. In 2014, a powerful aviation group was created in the Crimea, the basis of which was the newly formed 27-I mixed aviation division, which, in addition to the two "aircraft" regiments, included the 39-th helicopter regiment based at the airfield in Dzhankoy. The 393-I air base in Korenovsk took part in the formation of this regiment - it was from this base that the newest combat helicopters Ka-52, Mi-28Н and various modifications of transport and combat helicopters Mi-8 available at Korenovsk air base were transferred to Crimea. At the moment it is the only helicopter regiment in the Russian armed forces.
3. At the plant in Ulan-Ude, the assembly of “Arctic” Mi-8AMTSH-V helicopters began, which are maximally adapted for use and combat use in the harsh climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. The first eight vehicles entered service with two air bases in the Western and Central military districts.
4. In September, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise, sixteen Mi-8AMTSH helicopters from the Eastern Military District made a long-haul flight from Iturup Island (Kuriles) to the Kamchatka Yelizovo airfield. The entire route in 1300 kilometers passed over the sea and took more than six hours. Each helicopter was equipped with additional fuel tanks, which made it possible to make this record flight.
According to the materials of the open print
In 2014, the air bases of Zapadny (Ostrov, Levashovo and Vyazma), Yuzhny (Rostov-on-Don, Budennovsk and Dzhankoy), Central (Kamensk-Uralsky and Tolmachevo) and Vostochny (Chernigovka, Khabarovsk, Chita and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) military districts As well as the military school and the center for the training and retraining of air crews, more than 100 new combat, transport and training helicopters were received.
Today adopted the Russian Air Force receives transport helicopters Ka-226, Mi-8MTV-5 and Mi-26T, transport and combat helicopters Mi-8AMTSH and Mi-35M, combat helicopters Mi-28N and Ka-52, as well as training helicopters " Ansat.
The main types of helicopters entering service with the Russian Air Force:
Ka-52 "Alligator" - combat reconnaissance, attack helicopter;
Mi-28H "Night Hunter" - combat attack helicopter;
Mi-35M - combat attack helicopter;
Mi-8AMTSH "Terminator" - transport and landing combat helicopter
Mi-8MTV-5 - transport and landing helicopter;
Mi-26 - heavy transport helicopter;
Ka-226 - light transport helicopter;
"Ansat-U" - training helicopter.
In addition to the above, the industry also produces profile-making helicopters, for example, repeater helicopters, rescue helicopters, or luxury helicopters.
Aircraft bases, regiment and brigade of Russian Army Aviation
Russian Army Aviation is represented by second-class aviation bases, the 39 helicopter regiment formed this year as part of the aviation division in Crimea, as well as the most powerful helicopter unit, the 15 air brigade deployed in one of the most important areas of the north-west.
Usually, the aviation base includes the 2-3 squadron of transport and combat helicopters. As part of the 5 brigade squadrons, the composition of the regiment in the open press has not yet been disclosed.
Western Military District (1-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Voronezh)
378-I AB AA, Vyazma (Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28Н - 12 pcs.)
549-I AB AA, Levashovo (Mi-8, Mi-24)
15-th AA, Island (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-8MTV-5, Ka-52 - 16 pcs., Mi-28Н - 12 pcs., Mi-35М - 2 pcs., Mi-26)
Central Military District (2-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Yekaterinburg)
562-I AB AA, Tolmachevo (Mi-8, Mi-24)
42-ia AA, Kamensk-Uralsky (Mi-8, Mi-24)
Eastern Military District (3-e command of the Air Force and Air Defense, Khabarovsk)
575-I AB AA, Chernigovka (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-24, Ka-52 - 20 pcs., Mi-26Т)
573-I AB AA, Khabarovsk-Large (Mi-8AMTSH, Mi-24, Mi-26, Ka-52 - 12 pcs.)
412-ia AA, Chita (Mi-8, Mi-24).
Southern Military District (4-e Command Air Force and Air Defense, Rostov-on-Don)
39 Wap 27 Garden, Dzhankoy (Mi-8AMTSH, Ka-52 - 16 pcs., Mi-28Н - 12 pcs., Mi-26, Mi-35М - 8 pcs.)
546-ia AA, Rostov, Egorlykskaya (Mi-28 - 12 pcs., Mi-24, Mi-35, Mi-8, Mi-26)
387-i AB AA, Budennovsk (Mi-28Н - 16 pcs., Mi-24, Mi-35 - 8 pcs., Mi-8)
It is not clear what happened to 393-th ab AA in Korenovsk, after the transfer of equipment to the 39-th wap.
Types and number of vehicles entered service with army aviation in 2014
2009 helicopters of various types were supplied to the Ministry of Defense of Russia in the 25 year, the 2010 helicopters in the 59 year, the 2011 helicopters in the 90 year, the 2012 helicopters in the 127 year, and more than 2013 helicopters in the 100 year. In 2014, information on the supply of new cars began to be half-closed, but according to open media reports, we can conclude that the Russian Air Force received no fewer helicopters than the previous year.
According to information reflecting the implementation of the “State Armaments Program - 2020”, based on the results of 2014 of the year (helicopters):
Ka-52 - 12 pcs.
Mi-28Н - 8 pcs.
Mi-35M - 14 pcs.
Mi-8MTV-3 - 3 pcs.
Mi-8AMTSH - 25 pcs.
Mi-8AMTSH-V - 8 pcs.
Mi-8MTV-5 - 24 pcs.
Mi-26T - 4 pcs.
Ansat-U - 6 pcs.
Issued by the enterprises of the holding "Helicopters of Russia":
KVZ:
In 2014, as part of the execution of the state defense order, the plant supplied the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 1 helicopter Mi-8MTV-2, 20 helicopters Mi-8MTV-5-1, and also 6 helicopters "Ansat-U".
Rostvertol:
In 2014, the 8 Mi-28Н, 14 Mi-35М, 4 heavy Mi-26Т is handed over to the domestic customer XNUMX.
U-UAZ:
As part of the state defense order, the Tolmachevo airbase of the Central Military District, stationed in the Novosibirsk Region, received the Mi-14AMTSH Terminator X-NUMX transport and attack helicopters, the press service of the Central Military District reported. In total, the plant handed over at least 8 helicopters Mi-2014AMTSH / Mi-33AMTSH-B to the customer in 8, however, Air Force Commander Bondarev spoke of the planned delivery of 8 helicopters of this type.
AAC Progress:
In total, starting from 2008, the plant built Ka-79 helicopters 52.
Transferred to the troops:
According to media reports, 2014 helicopters come to the ZNO in 35, of which 14 is the Mi-8MTV-5. 14 Mi-8AMTSH has been received in the Central Military District. The 10 Ka-52 helicopters entered service with the BBO.
Over the 50 helicopters will arrive from the repair enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the part of army aviation. These are not new machines, but upgraded helicopters of the types Mi-8, Mi-24 and Mi-26.
The most important events that occurred in army aviation in 2014:
1. In February and March 2014, helicopter units of the Southern Military District took part in ensuring peace and security during the people's referendum on self-determination of the Crimea: several airborne operations were carried out by the forces of the South-Eastern Military District to deliver the “green men” to the missions.
2. In 2014, a powerful aviation group was created in the Crimea, the basis of which was the newly formed 27-I mixed aviation division, which, in addition to the two "aircraft" regiments, included the 39-th helicopter regiment based at the airfield in Dzhankoy. The 393-I air base in Korenovsk took part in the formation of this regiment - it was from this base that the newest combat helicopters Ka-52, Mi-28Н and various modifications of transport and combat helicopters Mi-8 available at Korenovsk air base were transferred to Crimea. At the moment it is the only helicopter regiment in the Russian armed forces.
3. At the plant in Ulan-Ude, the assembly of “Arctic” Mi-8AMTSH-V helicopters began, which are maximally adapted for use and combat use in the harsh climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. The first eight vehicles entered service with two air bases in the Western and Central military districts.
4. In September, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise, sixteen Mi-8AMTSH helicopters from the Eastern Military District made a long-haul flight from Iturup Island (Kuriles) to the Kamchatka Yelizovo airfield. The entire route in 1300 kilometers passed over the sea and took more than six hours. Each helicopter was equipped with additional fuel tanks, which made it possible to make this record flight.
According to the materials of the open print
- Alexey Sukonkin
- Press Service of OJSC Russian Helicopters
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