AirDefense Academy · Contents · Nederlandse versie
AirDefense Academy — contents
A free learning environment on the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS): aircraft, organisation and order of battle, air defence and IADS, doctrine and a threat library.
1Introduction — the VKS
What the Russian Aerospace Forces are, how they came about and which three components they consist of. Plus: how to use this learning environment.
2Equipment & aircraft
The VKS arsenal: aircraft types and numbers, generations, and the role of each platform. The basis for the threat cards.
3Organisation & command
How the VKS is built up: the five AFADA commands within the military districts, plus strategic and transport aviation. The backbone of the layered structure.
4The AFADA layers
Per tactical command the full order of battle: headquarters, regiments, bases and aircraft. The geographic counterpart is on the map.
5Air defence & IADS
The ADD/PVO layer: the integrated air defence system. Layered SAM belts, the radar network, combat control and the four branches (RTV, fighters, ZRV, REB) with their unit structure — the defensive heart of the VKS.
6Doctrine & TTPs
Why the VKS operates as it does: the Soviet roots, the ground-oriented A2/AD role, the officer-led command culture, GCI, and the mathematical decision-making model.
7Geographic map
Every covered unit placed on the map of Russia. Filter by command and type; click a unit for details.
8Threat library
A structured threat card per weapon system in the style of the operational threat slide. Click a system for the full card.
9Abbreviations & lexicon
All abbreviations used, with the Russian spelling and the English meaning. Searchable via the search bar.
10Knowledge check
Test your knowledge of the threat library: recognise systems by their NATO reporting name, role and category. Questions are drawn automatically from the 47 threat cards.
11Unmanned Systems Forces (BSV)
Russia's newest service branch, created in 2025 around the drone lessons of Ukraine: build-up, the four-phase plan, recruitment, equipment, and what it means for the NATO flank.
12Sources & accountability
The complete source register: which open sources were used for every chapter and threat card, how the content was compiled and how to read it.