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Russian Aerospace Forces

RU

ВКС

Aero-Cosmic Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

gov defenseFounded 2015
History · 1 eventAug 1, 2015 · Aerospace Defence Forces and Russian Air Force merge to form the Russian Aerospace Forces
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

1 event

  1. Aug 1, 2015Merger

    Aerospace Defence Forces and Russian Air Force merge to form the Russian Aerospace Forces

    Source
    Predecessor
    Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO)
    Created organization
    Russian Aerospace Forces
    Created organization
    Russian Space Forces

    Russian Air Force (VVS) is the other merger source but is not separately modeled in this database as out of scope for military-space lineage. Space functions continued as the re-established Russian Space Forces branch within the new service.

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