On July 17, 1916 the Russian Naval Aviation scored its first victory as four Russian M-9 hydroplanes engaged a group of four German military aircraft over the Baltic Sea downing two of them. Now, almost a hundred years after that fateful battle, the air arm of the Russian Navy stands ready to defend the country's maritime borders against any threat, with a vast arsenal of graceful and deadly land- and carrier-based aircraft and helicopters at its disposal.
MiG-29KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) carrier-based multirole fighter.
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Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name: Hip) deploys a marine assault team during Russia's Pacific Fleet military exercise in Primorsky Territory.
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Ilyushin Il-38N (NATO reporting name: May) anti-submarine aircraft.
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MiG-29K (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) carrier-based multirole fighter.
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Kamov Ka-27 (NATO reporting name: Helix) carrier-based naval helicopter.
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Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) carrier-based air superiority fighter conducts a training flight over the Severomorsk-3 airfield.
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"Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser.
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Tupolev Tu-142 (NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft.
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Beriev Be-12 (NATO reporting name: Mail) amphibious aircraft.
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Kamov Ka-29 (NATO reporting name: Helix) carrier-based assault transport helicopter.
