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The Russian Aerospace Forces were formed in 2015 after the merger of the Air Force (Vyenno-Vozdushnye Forces) and the Aerospace Defense Forces. They began to perform their functions on August 1, 2015. The general governing body is the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, and the direct command staff is controlled by the High Command of the Aerospace Forces. The main headquarters of this type of troops is located in the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the capital.

VKS is an abbreviation that stands for Aerospace Forces. Military personnel celebrate their holiday on August 12. According to General S. Shoigu, the unification of the 2 formations became the best option improving the defense system. On the one hand, more targeted responsibility for the education and development of the relevant troops is ensured, on the other hand, the success of the operation increases due to deep integration, and on the third, the constant and irreversible development of the Aerospace Forces as a system is realized.

Starting from September 30, 2015, the VKS has been participating in the military conflict in Syria, and by next year about 84% of the flight personnel received relevant experience in combat, which was highly appreciated by the president of our country.

VKS tasks

Russian videoconferencing accomplishes many goals and functions:

Reflecting attacks and providing protection from aggressive enemy actions against administrative facilities, political centers, military groups, industrial and economic regions of Russia, and the most important infrastructure zones.
Use against the enemy different means, including nuclear ones.
Carrying out combat operations with other troops.
Destroying enemy missiles, which is how the attack is carried out.
Providing management personnel with accurate information about the movement of missiles and warning of a possible attack.
Surveillance in space and detection of threats towards Russia, as well as response actions regarding them.
Launching special vehicles into space, regulating satellites.
Maintenance, readiness for activation of satellites.
Solving other problems.

Composition of the VKS

The structure of the Aerospace Forces is represented by 3 branches of the military. These include the following:

air and missile defense;
space military forces.

The first category includes missile, anti-aircraft and radio technical troops, aviation, administrative authorities, medical and other institutions, as well as special purposes(which includes communications, automated control systems, reconnaissance, engineering, search and rescue, logistics, aeronautical and other troops).

The structure of the Air Force is long-range, operational-tactical, military transport and army aviation. The reform that began in 2008 ended with the creation of 4 instead of 6 armies, which subsequently became part of the updated military districts.

The second category of troops until 1998 was a separate species The RF Armed Forces, then merged with the Air Force, and later reorganized as 11 aerospace defense brigades. After the unification in 2015, new troops were organized, which are abbreviated as PVO-PRO VKS.

Using appropriate means, they must protect and repel enemy strikes, as well as defeat ballistic missiles attempting to attack objects of national importance.

The main tasks solved by these troops are monitoring space objects in order to detect various types of threats, launching special vehicles into space, and maintaining satellites in a state of readiness for use.

How to get a job in VKS

Many young people dream of joining this branch of the military, but for this they need to meet different parameters. Today, conscription and contract service is carried out in the Aerospace Forces in the same way as in other branches of the RF Armed Forces. The service here is conditional the highest level responsibility. The slightest mistake during an operation can threaten the safety of many people, and also leads to malfunctions and loss of expensive equipment.

Some airfields store nuclear weapons, while management strives to minimize the number of newcomers in such a responsible area.

Depending on the rank and service experience, the salary of a contract soldier here is about 40 thousand rubles. In addition to material support, employees are provided with a whole package of various social benefits. These include travel without payment, provision of housing, food, and more.

A conscript can do military service or get a contract. In the first case, during the survey you should indicate your desire to serve in this branch of the RF Armed Forces, then the conscript will have the appropriate chances if he is fit for health reasons (and not only his physical condition is taken into account, but also his mental one). However, in this case, the soldier can only count on economic, security and other similar functions, but not on controlling, for example, an airplane. However, a conscript will still not have a full guarantee of getting into the Aerospace Forces for military service.

To become a pilot, you must enroll and graduate from the appropriate university. In this case, an application is submitted to the military commissariat, to which the following documents should be attached:

short biography;
characteristics;
certificate;
6 photos size 4.5*6;
certificates from dispensaries;
a certificate from a medical institution confirming the absence of chronic diseases.

Many believe that a recruit will have a better chance of getting into the desired branch of the military if he undergoes training at DOSAAF. This organization has been training young people since Soviet times. Currently, this activity is also ongoing. Every year, this organization trains over 100 thousand future conscripts. As a result, they receive a military specialty and are more likely to end up in the branch of the military for which they are better prepared.

You can also try submitting an application to the military registration and enlistment office. To do this, you need to come there, take an application form, and write it outlining your request. If there is a desire, then you need to make efforts to achieve it, then perhaps the recruit will get exactly where he wants.

Today, a young man who served in the army is an example to follow. Whatever type of army he ends up in, life in the army will instill in him responsibility, as well as a number of high moral principles. At the same time he receives good experience, becomes a real man, he is more likely to choose the right direction in life.

For several days now, the news has been spreading in the media that the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces has been appointed and that General S.V. Surovikin will become him. He will take this post instead of General Viktor Bondarev. The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces has received a new assignment and will work in the Federation Council. The former commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces will work with the committee in the field of defense and security and is currently preparing to begin new position. The new appointment of the commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces and the reshuffle in the leadership were not accepted by everyone unequivocally.

How did the military personnel in the Aerospace Forces react to the appointment?

The military personnel of the Aerospace Forces reacted especially negatively to this appointment. Although the dismissal of Bondarev, the commander of the Aerospace Forces, is also due to the fact that his leadership was distinguished by an increased number of air accidents. But unlike his predecessor, Sergei Surovikin never had anything to do with the air force; he spent most of his time military career commanded motorized rifle formations, and in last years led the detachment's work in Syria. According to the pilots, entrusting the command of the Aerospace Forces to a person who has no experience at the controls of an aircraft is an extremely reckless decision.

Air Force Major General Aleksandr Tsialko also took this news without much enthusiasm. In his opinion, the commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces must be a professional in his field. With such assignments, it often happens that the commander first has to be taught basic knowledge. It will be difficult for him to understand the documents, the organization of work and simply understand the life of the pilots. The command of such troops is trained in specialized military educational institutions.

It is precisely because of the incompetence of the leadership that there are cases of pilots dying while on duty. The commander of the Aerospace Forces must listen to his deputies in order to avoid mistakes in leadership. Tsialko believes that Surovikin will not always do this. Therefore, problems cannot be avoided.

It's no secret that pilots don't like infantry. This does not happen because of great pride, but because you need to understand the flying business. Pilots have their own special language for orders. Thanks to this, generals assign all the necessary tasks to their subordinates. For this reason alone, the new VKS Group may have problems with interaction and management.

What is known about the new boss

Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces S.V. Surovikin went through a difficult military path. His biography has difficult moments. The new head of the Aerospace Forces is 50 years old, he is a career professional military man who graduated from the military combined arms command school located in Omsk. Sergei Vladimirovich began his service during the Soviet army. Immediately after graduating from college, he was sent to serve in Afghanistan. He served during the war on the territory of Tajikistan, as well as in the North Caucasus. In 2002 he graduated from the military academy under the General Staff.

In the period 2002-2004, he headed the 34th motorized rifle division stationed in Yekaterinburg. Then he served as part of the 42nd division during the military operations during the military conflict in the Republic of Chechnya. There he held mainly command positions and took part in the work of the headquarters. Since October 2013, he has led military formations within the Eastern Military District. Since 2017, he has led the work of Russian troops in Syria. He has military awards and was awarded orders such as “for courage” and “for courage.”

In the 90s in Tajikistan, at the risk of his life, he delivered military equipment and personnel to ensure the elimination of the serious consequences of a natural disaster in the affected regions of this country. Many of the general's colleagues speak of him as an experienced and professional military man.

But not everything is so smooth in the biography of the future commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces. There was a moment in his life when he was taken into custody after the death of civilians. This happened in 1991, when he was still captain of the Toman division. By order of the State Emergency Committee, he was to participate in restoring order in troubled Moscow. On the night of August 21, he was given the order to break through the barricades of civilians posted at the Garden Ring. He led a convoy of infantry fighting vehicles. As a result of the clash, three picketers were killed.

After this tragedy, he was forced to spend seven months in “Matrosskaya Tishina”, but, subsequently, the charges were dropped, and the rank was promoted to major, from light hand Boris Yeltsin.

Another incident occurred with Sergei Surovikin in 2004. His subordinate wrote a report to the prosecutor's office about his commander beating him because of an incorrect vote in the elections, and a month later his subordinate shot himself. But in both cases the guilt of the division commander was not proven.

Creation of the Military Police

Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin was at the origins of the creation of the military police structure, it was he who opened this structure. The powers of this unit include the activities of the FSB and military counterintelligence. Military police not only carry out patrol tasks, but also carry out operational activities. The military personnel of these units are also required to monitor the maintenance of the guardhouse.

By creating this structure S.V. Surovikin was supposed to become its head, but due to the fact that an old criminal record came to light, for which he received a 1-year suspended sentence, his candidacy was withdrawn from consideration.

His criminal record stems from a case in which he was found guilty of firearms trafficking. Later it turned out that he had been framed, his criminal record was expunged, but the prosecutor’s office did not forget such an incident. The chief military prosecutor of the Russian Federation opposed his candidacy and in 2011, in his letter to the Minister of Defense, he expressed his position. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation, in order to avoid conflict, sent Surovikin to the post of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Military District.

Last appointment

Information that Surovikin will be appointed commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces has been discussed among military personnel for a long time. It is believed that he received this appointment after his excellent work carried out during the Syrian conflict. Despite the fact that he is a typical ground commander, he managed to organize the work of aviation, air defense systems, space forces and motorized rifle formations.

Two other candidates were considered for this position:

Lieutenant General Igor Mokushev;
representative of the space forces Alexander Golovko.

S.V. Surovikin was not considered with particular seriousness among possible candidates. Both candidates went through their military career and were associated with activities in the field of missile and air forces, but on this issue the choice was made for other reasons.

The pilots did not want to see the candidacy of Alexander Golovko. Since at the time of the creation of the Aerospace Forces, the Rocket and Space Forces very actively began to develop the budget allocated to the entire structure. For this reason, Golovko, as a representative of the rocket and space forces, was not the best option. Therefore, the choice not in his favor only made Air Force representatives happy.

General Sergei Surovikin was chosen due to the fact that he has extensive combined arms experience. In such a position, a representative of one type of military will experience difficulties. The example of his predecessor Viktor Bondarev is indicative. There is an opinion that the commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev, is leaving precisely because of the plane crash that happened in 2016 in Sochi. This tragedy influenced the decision not in his favor.

For Surovikin, the news of the appointment also came as a surprise, but he has good experience in command different types troops and acts as a good manager. Therefore, despite all the complexity, there is hope that he will understand this issue perfectly, as he has always done. Due to the fact that the Aerospace Forces is becoming a real inter-military structure, it includes not only Air Force troops, but also air defense and space-missile forces. This is a structure that acts in the interests of all troops of the Russian Armed Forces.

General Surovikin's military experience in commanding a combined arms military district, which includes such military formations as the fleet, air defense systems and other various types of troops, is of great importance for working in this position.

The general gained good experience in Syria, where he had to manage various systems and organize work on their interaction. There have already been examples of the appointment of commanders from other military structures in the history of Russia. There was a case where Anatoly Serdyukov, who had nothing to do with the army, was appointed to the most important position of Defense Minister. But, despite this fact, he was able to get into the swing of things and even began a large-scale military reform.

Therefore, it was logical to make such a decision, to appoint Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin as commander of the Aerospace Forces, by decision of the commander-in-chief, combined arms general, because his experience in the interaction of various troops will provide effective work in the position held.

The Russian Federation is a relatively young type of military. VKS appeared the year before last. This happened when the Air Force and Space Forces merged into a single whole as a result of reform. The new branch of the military came into force on the first day of August 2015, in connection with the corresponding decree of the commander-in-chief.

Tasks of the Aerospace Forces

The new branch of the military was commissioned to solve many problems, including:

Composition of the Aerospace Forces

The VKS consists of three types of troops:

Russian Federation Air Force;
Anti-aircraft and anti-missile forces;
Space Forces.

Nine educational institutions in the country are training specialists to replenish the officers of the Aerospace Forces. The main command of the new type of troops is based in the capital of Russia, in the Arbat area. The professional holiday for employees in the Aerospace Forces is considered to be the former Russian Air Force Day - August 12.

Colonel General Bondarev was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, to whom the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, presented the battle flag of the new type of troops.

The representative of the VKS of Russia at cultural events is the vocal and choreographic ensemble of the VKS. The main cultural center of the Russian Aerospace Forces is the Central Club of Aerospace Forces Officers, located in Moscow.

Prerequisites for the emergence of a new type of troops

The need to reform the Air Force was discussed at the end last decade XX century. Why did such a need arise? This need was dictated by the fact that by that time the operational life of most of the military equipment in service with this type of troops had expired. The technical arsenal was significantly worn out, which undermined the combat effectiveness of the Air Force. As a result of the reforms carried out, some of the obsolete equipment was written off, which made it possible to reduce personnel. The number of airfields serving as military bases was also reduced. Changes have occurred in the field of specialized education.

These changes were manifested in the concentration of educational institutions involved in training personnel for service in the Air Force. By the beginning of 2012, the Russian Air Force acquired a new, more compact appearance. The reduction in the number of personnel and units of military equipment occurred against the backdrop of an increase in state spending on the maintenance of these troops. The result of the reform measures was an increase in the salaries of employees and a more intensive rate of renewal of military equipment. However, not all measures taken were effective.

Second wave of reforms

After Sergei Shoigu headed the Ministry of Defense, it was brought to life new complex measures to return the Air Force to its former power.

Among the events carried out were:

It has great value to maintain the combat potential of the Aerospace Forces and modernize the aviation fleet. By 2020, more than half of the equipment in the arsenal of the Aerospace Forces must undergo repairs and undergo technical improvements.

Results of the transformations

The creation of the Russian Aerospace Forces was the optimal solution to the problem further development aviation defense of the Russian Federation. As a result of the unification of several branches of the military and the creation of the Aerospace Forces, the command of these troops was concentrated in one hand, which increased its effectiveness. There has been a tendency to increase quantitative and qualitative indicators in the development of the country's Aerospace Forces. But that's not all. The effectiveness of the participation of aviation and space forces in the defense sector has increased.

Baptism of fire

The first military operation of the Aerospace Forces was participation in armed conflict in Syria. This military company received high praise from the commander-in-chief. By the end of last year, most of the Aerospace Forces personnel were involved in the operation. Many pilots were awarded high government awards from the Russian Federation and Syria. The actions of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria have been highly praised by the world's leading analysts. In March last year, some military equipment was withdrawn from the deployment area due to the fact that the mission was completely completed.

The face of aviation

At many cultural events, as well as during demonstrations of the flight program of air shows, the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation are usually represented by the Swifts and Russian Knights aerobatic teams. Their masterful management aviation technology arouses admiration among many people who make up the audience of such events. These aerobatic teams also participate in campaigns to attract people to contract service and to attract young people to serve in the Aerospace Forces. According to surveys, many young people are entering higher aerospace educational establishments and flight schools, inspired by the example of pilots who are part of aerobatic teams.

Exhibition of achievements

For more than 20 years, one of the main events demonstrating the level of development of the country's aerospace complex has been the MAKS air show.

This exhibition usually hosts air shows, which can be viewed by MAKS participants during first three days and everyone interested in the following days. The aerobatics demonstrated by Russian pilots during demonstration flights are clear evidence of the highest professional level representatives of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation.

The President of Russia has repeatedly emphasized the great importance of the Aerospace Forces in the defense of our country and in the exploration of outer space. In the history of the aviation and space forces of our state there have been many significant milestones that the citizens of the country can be proud of.