Armed Forces Air Space Defense

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Armed Forces
Air Cosmic Defense

Middle emblem of the Russian Space Troops.svg

SLWV emblem
active December 1, 2011 to August 1, 2015
Country RussiaRussia Russia
Armed forces of the Russian Armed Forces
Strength 150,000 (2015)
Insinuation Ministry of Defense

  • RussiaRussia Russia
  • Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
  • Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
  • Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
 Dislocation
Commander
Lieutenant General AW Golovko

The armed forces air-space defense - also armed forces air-cosmic defense (original name: Russian Войска воздушно-космической обороны (ВВКО) / Woiska vosduschno-kosmicheskoy oborony ( part of the armed forces from 2011 to 2015) of the Russian Federation .

On December 1, 2011, the crew on duty at the command post commenced continuous duty (24 hours / 365 days).

On October 1, 2015, in accordance with the presidential decree, the air-space defense armed forces were merged with the air forces , creating the new air and space forces branch . As early as 1998, in the course of the modernization, reorganization and reduction of the armed forces, the air defense and missile defense troops, which had also been an independent branch to date, were integrated into the air force .

history

The main forces of the Armed Forces air-space defense formed the branch of service of the Space Forces and the command operational-strategic air-space defense .

The formation of the large association of armed forces air-space defense was made possible by the bundling of all capabilities for defense against dangers that could arise from and in space, in connection with the necessary means of defense in the armed forces of the Russian Federation. This went hand in hand with the need for integration under an overarching uniform management of all forces, means and abilities for the management of actions in airspace and space. This took into account the growing importance of air-space defense capabilities for the protection of state interests in economic, military and social terms. The objects of the LWV troops were deployed throughout the territory of Russia - from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka, but also beyond. For example, early warning and missile guidance systems were stationed in neighboring countries - Belarus, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.

In 2015, the LWV was merged with the air force, from which, in accordance with a decree of the Russian President, the new air and space force (LWK) was created, which was ready to fulfill the order from August 1st.

Commander

Picture gallery

  • Voronezh-M radar system in Lechtussi

  • Anti-ballistic missile radar in Pushkino

  • ABM system near Moscow

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry of the Armed Forces Air-Cosmic Defense into the “duty (combat) system of the Russian Federation”; Notification: December 1, 2011; RIA NOWOSTI
  2. ↑ "Shoygu" announced the commissioning of the new armed forces - " Forces Air Cosmic Defense " (published by "РИА Новости" on August 3, 2015) .