Russia Military Aircraft: 2020 - 2025

By: Zanfirov, Alexandre

UPDATED 16 March 2023
Added Tu-142.
This is a comprehensive look at the current mix of Russian combat aircraft. It does not cover transports, trainers, utility, UAV or reconnaissance aircraft. It does include the Tupolev PAK DA stealth bomber, TU-22M3 (Backfire) and the Sukhoi Su-57 (Felon). Aircraft covered:
CHECKMATE Light Tactical Aircraft
Antonov An-22A (Cock)
Antonov An-26 (Curl)
Antonov An-30 (Clank)
Antonov An-72 (Coaler)
Antonov An-124 (Condor)
Antonov An-140
Antonov An-148
Beriev A-50 (Mainstay)
Eurocopter AS350/AS355
Ilyushin Il-20 (Coot-M)
Ilyushin Il-22/M (Coot-B)
Ilyushin Il-38N (May)
Ilyushin Il-62 (Classic)
Ilyushin Il-76 (Candid)
Ilyushin Il-78 (Midas)
Ilyushin Il-80 (Maxdome)
Kamov Ka-27 (Helix)
Kamov Ka-50 (Hokum A)
Kamov Ka-52 (Hokum B)
Mil Mi-8 (Hip)
Mil Mi-17 (Hip)
Mil Mi-24 (Hind-D)
Mil Mi-26 (Halo)
Mil Mi-28 (Havoc)
Mil Mi-35M (Hind-E)
MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
MiG-31 (Foxhound)
MiG-35 (Fulcrum-F)
Myasishchev M-55 (Mystic-B)
Sukhoi Su-24M2 (Fencer-B)
Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot)
Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
Sukhoi Su-30 (Flanker-H)
Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback)
Sukhoi Su-35 ) (Flanker-E
Sukhoi Su-37 ) (Flanker-F
Sukhoi Su-57 (Felon)
Tupolev PAK DA Stealth Bomber (UPDATED 26 May 2020)
Tu-22M3 (Backfire)
Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear)
Tupolev Tu-134 (Crusty)
Tupolev Tu-142 (Bear F/J)
Tupolev Tu-154 (Careless)
Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack)
Tupolev Tu-214
Tupolev Tu-214R

Rather than use fuzzy copyright photographs ($$$) or travel to Russia to photograph them myself ($$$$$), I chose to provide 3D drawings so I could call out pertinent details.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1706822863
• ISBN13: 9781706822868
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"