Naval aircrafts to be reassigned to Air Force in 2011

Russian Navy will hand over attack aircraft and fighters to Air Force till the current year is over, reported RIA Novosti referring to a source in Navy Main HQ. 

Aviation of Strategic Missile Troops will be also reassigned to Air Force in March 2011. 

"Attack component of naval aviation must be handed over to Russian Air Force till the end of 2011", the admiral said. 

According to him, these are mostly long-range bombers Tu-22M3, fighters MiG-31 (regiment deployed at Kamchatka), Su-27, and front-line bombers Su-24 deployed in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. 

Russian Air Force to receive strike aircraft from Navy

MOSCOW (BNS): Russian Navy is planning to relocate some of its naval strike aircraft to the Air Force by the end of 2011, according to a media report.

Russian Air Force will receive Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers, MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors, Su-27 Flanker fighter jets and Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft from the Navy.

According to RIA Novosti, the strike component of naval aviation will be transferred under the control of the Russian Air Force by the end of the year.