Post: | Commander-in-Chief |
Body: | Russian Air Force |
Flag: | Flag of Russia's Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force.svg |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force |
Incumbent: | Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov |
Incumbentsince: | 2019 |
Member Of: | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
Reports To: | Commander of the Aerospace Forces |
Appointer: | President of Russia |
Formation: | June 9, 1917 August 1991 |
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (ru|Главнокомандующий ВВС|Glavnokomanduyushchiy VVS) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Air Force. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the Russian Revolution in 1917.
See main article: Russian Aerospace Forces.