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Chapter 3: Organisation & 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.
3.1The AFADA system
The flying VKS is divided over five tactical commands, tied to the military districts.
Read §3.1 →3.2Geographic layout
The five AFADA together cover the whole of Russia, from Kaliningrad to the Pacific. The diagram below shows the rough location; the interactive map places every individual unit.
Read §3.2 →3.3Chain of command top to bottom
The VKS sits under the General Staff and the National Defence Management Centre (NTsUO) in Moscow. Below that the chain runs via district and command to the individual unit.
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