The Soviet Naval Air Forces

Abstract

This research memorandum reviews the evolution of the missions and capabilities of Soviet aviation asssigned to maritime roles from the days of the Tsarist Navy to the present. The author addresses the mission priorities revealed in the Soviet literature, the hardware developed in response to those priorities, and the trends that can be identified from the literature and these developments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA168062

Entities

People

  • Floyd D. Kennedy Jr.

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Ship Missiles
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aviation
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies