The Continuing Crisis of Russian Air Power

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Abstract:

Ever since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, military aviation in post- Soviet Russia has been in a state of steady decline. Thanks to the overnight losses the former Soviet Air Force Voenno-vozdushnye sily, or VVS experienced to the newly independent states in the wake of the USSRs collapse, as well as to the further reduction in deployed VVS assets that has continued to take place throughout the ensuing years, Russias air strength has now almost literally been decimated from some 13,000 aircraft in 1990 to no more than around 2000 today.

Author(s):
Lambeth, Benjamin S.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Pagination:
0030

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_1.2.4_Doctrine; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_4.2_Supply
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*AIR POWER, USSR, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Military Forces and Organizations, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
RAND REPORTS
Report Date:
2001 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2001 Oct 10