Russian Naval Aviation

The Russian Naval Aviation (Russian: Морская авиация Военно-морского флота России, romanized: Morskaya aviatsiya Voenno-morskogo flota Rossii, lit. 'Naval Aviation of the Russian Navy'; abbr. МА ВМФ России, MA VMF Rossii) is the naval aviation arm of the Russian Navy, a successor of Soviet Naval Aviation. The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets and one flotilla: the Northern, Pacific, Baltic, Black Sea Fleets, and the Caspian Flotilla.

The air forces of the largest and most important fleets—the Northern and Pacific Fleets—operate Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Il-38 medium-range ASW aircraft, and Ka-27 shipborne ASW and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Formations operating Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers were transferred to the Russian Long Range Aviation in 2011. The relatively small fleets—the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets—currently have only Su-24 tactical bombers and ASW helicopters in service. Since the early 2000s, the small Caspian Flotilla has not had its own naval aviation units, so it currently uses airplanes and helicopters from the Russian Air Force and the Black Sea Fleet Naval Aviation.

In 2011, the Russian Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Naval Aviation and Air Defense/Commander, Naval Air and Air Defense Forces is Major General Igor Kozhin.