A Look At Russia's Air Force

The 5 Most Powerful Russian Weapons of War in the Sky -- National Interest

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union established the largest air force in the world. Fed by a number of energetic state aviation design bureaus, particularly Mikoyan-Gurevich, Sukhoi and Tupolev, the Soviet Air Force was a powerhouse that enjoyed not only numbers and high technology but also that rare commodity in the Soviet bloc: innovation.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 meant the new countries that sprung up to replace it inherited thousands of fighters, attack planes, bombers and transports. Russia inherited the lion’s share of the old Soviet Air Force. Some of the old design bureaus survived—barely—the lean years of the 1990s and early 2000s.

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My Comment: No drones on the list.