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Equipment[edit]

The precise quantitative and qualitative composition of the Russian Air Force is unknown and figures include both serviceable and unserviceable aircraft as well as those placed into storage or sitting in reserve. FlightGlobal estimated that there were about 3,947 aircraft in inventory in 2015.[1] According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the share of modern armament in the Air Force had reached about 35% during 2014.[2][3] The figure was raised to 66% by late 2016[4] and to 72% by late 2017.[5]

Estimates provided by the IISS show that Russian Air Force combat pilots average 60 to 100 flight hours per year and pilots flying transport aircraft average 120 flight hours per year.[6]

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  2. ^ "ТАСС: Армия и ОПК – Шойгу: оснащенность Российской армии современным оружием и техникой за год выросла на 7%". ТАСС. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Восемь МБР приняты на вооружение в интересах РВСН во втором квартале". РИА Новости. 2015-07-16. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / Выступление министра обороны РФ генерала армии Сергея Шойгу на расширенном заседании Коллегии Минобороны". www.armstrade.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Remarks by Chief of General Staff of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov at the Russian Defence Ministry's board session (November 7, 2017) : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation". eng.mil.ru. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2014, p.186