Russian Aerospace Forces

Russian Aerospace Forces Воздушно-космические силы Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily
Emblem of Russian Aerospace Forces
Founded	August 1st, 2015 - present
Country	Russia
Role	Aerospace Defence
Size	188,000 personnel (2014) Approx. 3,040+ to 3,155 aircraft 65 satellites
Part of	Russian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Moscow
Engagements	Intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel General Viktor Bondarev

The Russian Aerospace Forces or VKS (Russian: Воздушно-космические силы, tr. Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily) are the Aerospace Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was established as a new armed force on the 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force (VVS) and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VKO) under the recommendations of the Ministry of Defence. It is headquartered in Moscow. Several reasons were announced for the merger, including greater efficiency and logistical support.

According to Jane's Information Group, with the merger of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, the new Russian Aerospace Forces consists of three sub-branches: