Unit Name: | Air and Missile Defense Forces |
Dates: | 2015–present |
Commander1 Label: | Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces |
Commander2: | Andrey Semyonov |
Commander2 Label: | Commander of the Air and Missile Defense Forces |
The Air and Missile Defense Forces (Russian: Войска противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны) is one of three branches of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[1] The branch was formed in 2015 during the creation of the Russian Aerospace Forces as the branch responsible for all strategic land-based air defense.[2]
The primary combat formation of the unit is the 1st Special Purpose Air and Missile Defense Army.
As of 2023 the commander of the branch is Lieutenant General Andrei G. Dyemin.[3]
Structure of the branch as of 2023:[4]