| Unit Name: | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Native Name: | Воздушно-космические силы |
| Country: | Russia |
| Type: | Air and space force |
| Size: | 165,000 personnel (2020)[1] |
| Command Structure: | Russian Armed Forces |
| Garrison: | Arbat District, Moscow |
| Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
| Colors: |
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| March: | (official march-past of the Air Force) "14 Minutes Until Launch" (official march of the Space Forces) |
| Anniversaries: | Air Force Day (12 August) |
| Battles: | |
| Website: | Official website |
| Commander1: | Colonel General Viktor Afzalov |
| Commander2 Label: | First Deputy Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander3: | Colonel General Sergey Dronov |
| Commander3 Label: | Deputy Commander-in-Chief |
| Notable Commanders: | Colonel General Viktor Bondarev |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Flag |
| Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Roundel |
| Identification Symbol 3 Label: | Patch |
| Identification Symbol 4 Label: | Middle emblem |
| Identification Symbol 5 Label: | Insignia |
The Russian Aerospace Forces (Russian: VKS)[2] or Russian Air and Space Forces[3] comprise the aerial, space warfare, and missile defence branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO), as recommended by the Ministry of Defence to improve efficiency and logistical support.[4] The VKS is headquartered Moscow.[5]
With the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces, the Russian Aerospace Forces is a unified command consisting of the following branches:[6] [7]
| Commander-in-Chief Aerospace Forces (Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами) | Army general / Colonel general | ||
| Chief of the Main Staff - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces (Начальник Главного штаба — первый заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами) | Colonel general / Lieutenant general | ||
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief Aerospace Forces (Заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами) | Colonel general / Lieutenant general | ||
| Chiefs of branches, deputy commanders: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander of the Air Force, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Aerospace Forces(Командующий Военно-воздушными силами — заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами) | Commander of the Aerospace and Missile Defense Forces, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Aerospace Forces(Командующий Войсками противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны — заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами) | Commander of the Space Forces, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Aerospace Forces (Командующий Космическими войсками — заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами) | |
| Functional deputy commanders: | |||
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Aerospace Forces for Military-Political Work (Заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами по военно-политической работе)Major general | Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Aerospace Forces for Logistics (Заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами по материально-техническому обеспечению)Major general | Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Aerospace Forces for Armaments (Заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами по вооружению)Major general | |
| Commander of the Aerospace Forces | Colonel General Viktor Bondarev | 1 August 2015 | 26 September 2017 |
| Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko (acting) | 26 September 2017 | 22 November 2017 | |
| Army General Sergei Surovikin | 22 November 2017 | ||
| First Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces (Chief of the General Staff) | Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko | 1 September 2015 | unknown |
| Lieutenant General Viktor Afzalov | unknown | ||
| Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces | Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov | 1 August 2015 | 2019 |
| Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin | 2019 | 2021? | |
| Lieutenant General Andrey Dyomin[8] | 2021 | ||
| Deputy Commanders of the Aerospace Forces | |||
| Commander of the Air Force | Colonel General Andrey Yudin | 1 September 2015 | 2019 |
| Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov | 2019 | ||
| Commander of the Aerospace and Missile Defense Forces | Lieutenant General Viktor Gumyonny | 1 September 2015 | 2018 |
| Lieutenant General Yury Grekhov | 2018 | 2021 | |
| Lieutenant General Andrey Dyomin | 2021 | ||
| Commander of the Space Forces | Colonel General Aleksandr Golovko | 1 September 2015 | |
| Deputy Commander for Work with Personnel | Major General Andrei Kazakevich | unknown | unknown |
| Lieutenant General Aleksandr Maksimtsev | 2019 | ||
| Deputy Commander for Logistics | Lieutenant General Vladimir Trishunkin | unknown | unknown |
| Lieutenant General Zabit Kheirbekov | unknown | ||
| Deputy Commander for Armaments | Colonel Andrei Medvedkov | unknown | unknown |
| Major General Sergei Meshcheryakov | unknown | 2021 | |
| Colonel General Yury Grekhov | 2021 | ||
The Aerospace Forces are organised in air armies.
Air Forces High Command (Главное командование ВВС) (Moscow)
Air Defence and Anti-Ballistic Missile Defence Forces Command (Командование войск ПВО-ПРО) (Moscow)
Space Forces Command (Командование космических войск) (Krasnoznamensk, Moscow Oblast)
See main article: Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation.