The Soviet Air Defence Forces or Soviet PVO Strany (protivovozdushnaya oborona strany) was the Air defence air arm of the former Soviet Union. The PVO Strany was mainly tasked with intercepting aircraft that entered Soviet Airspace. The PVO Strany was seperate to the Soviet Air Forces
Aircraft operated:
- MiG-3
- MiG-15 Fagot
- MiG-17 Fresco
- MiG-19 Farmer
- MiG-21 Fishbed
- MiG-23 Flogger
- MiG-25 Foxbat
- MiG-29 Fulcrum
- MiG-31 Foxhound
- Su-9 Fishpot
- Su-11 Fishpot-C
- Su-15 Flagon
- Su-27 Flanker
- Tu-128 Fiddler
- La-9 Fritz
- La-11 Fang
- La-15 Fantail
- Yak-9 Frank
- Yak-25 Flashlight-A/Mandrake
- Tu-126 Moss
- A-50 Mainstay
Surface to Air Missiles operated:
- SA-1 (S-25)
- SA-2 (S-75)
- SA-3 (S-125)
- SA-5 (S-200)
- SA-10 (S-300PT)
- ABM-1
