From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Ukrainian Naval Aviation

Component of the Ukrainian Navy

Field	Value
unit_name	Ukrainian Naval Aviation
native_name	Морська Авіація
image	НЗ ВМС МА.svg
caption	Sleeve patch of the UNA
start_date	April 5, 1992
country
allegiance
branch
type	Naval aviation
role	Fleet reconnaissance, patrolling coasts for enemy ships and submarines
size	2,500
command_structure	[[File:Штандарт КВМС ЗСУ.png	20px]] Navy Command
garrison	Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
current_commander	Colonel Oleh Zahurskyi
notable_commanders	Colonel Ihor Bedzai
identification_symbol	[[Image:Naval Ensign of Ukraine.svg	border	200px]]
identification_symbol_label	Ukrainian Navy Ensign
identification_symbol_2	[[File:Roundel of Ukraine – Naval Aviation.svg	50px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	Roundel
identification_symbol_3	[[Image:Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine.svg	50px]]
identification_symbol_3_label	Fin flash
aircraft_helicopter_multirole	Westland Sea King
aircraft_recon	Bayraktar TB2
aircraft_patrol	Ka-27, Ka-29
aircraft_trainer	An-2
aircraft_transport	An-26, Mi-8, Mi-14PL, Ka-226

The Ukrainian Naval Aviation (, ) is a component of the Ukrainian Navy.

During the breakup of the Soviet Union, significant portions of the Soviet Naval Aviation were based in Ukraine, which were intended to support the Black Sea Fleet. These forces included the 2nd Guards Maritime Missile Aviation Division (Gvardeyskoye, Crimean Oblast), with three regiments of maritime attack Tu-22M2s (5th, 124th at Gvardeskoye, Crimean Oblast and the 943rd at Oktyabrskoye), and the 30th independent Maritime Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Saki-Novofedorovka, Crimean Oblast) of Tu-22Ps.

In the second half of 1997, when Ukraine and Russia agreed on how to split the Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine received 12 planes and 30 helicopters.

History

Ukraine inherited large naval aviation units from the Soviet Union. These included large aircraft such as the Tupolev Tu-142 and Tupolev Tu-22M, however these were scrapped under the Budapest Memorandum. Fighters such as the Mig-29 were either decommissioned due to budgetary reasons or transferred to the air force.

The remaining inventory included transport, attack, and anti-submarine warfare helicopters, as well as numerous transport aircraft. Ukraine's naval units, along with some aviation units participated in several deployments such as Operation Atalanta and Operation Ocean Shield.

2014 Russian annexation of Crimea

During the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Ukrainian naval aviation managed to get a number of its aircraft and helicopters airborne from its Novofedorivka airbase to fly to bases in mainland Ukraine on 5 March. This included one Kamov Ka-27PL and three Mil Mi-14PL maritime helicopters, and one Beriev Be-12 amphibian and two Antonov An-26 transports.

More than a dozen aircraft and helicopters, which were undergoing maintenance, had to be left behind. The long-term sustainability of the Ukrainian Navy's surviving helicopters is uncertain after the pro-Russian administration in Crimea nationalised all state owned enterprises, including the Sevastopol Aviation Enterprise, which had provided long-term maintenance and overhaul of the service's helicopters.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 7 May, Ukraine confirmed that Colonel Ihor Bedzay, the deputy commander of the Ukrainian Navy, was killed in action. His Mi-14PS was shot down by a Russian Sukhoi Su-35. The Ukrainian Navy also operates the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 drone along with the Ukrainian Air Force. In November 2022 it was revealed by the UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace that 3 former Royal Navy Sea King helicopters would be sent to Ukraine, to provide anti-submarine warfare and combat search and rescue (CSAR) capabilities.

Organization

;10th Naval Aviation Brigade All naval aircraft in service are controlled by the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade in Mykolaiv.

10th Naval Aviation Brigade, Mykolaiv
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- Air Squadron
- Helicopter Squadron
- Signal & Radio-technical Support Battalion
- Airfield & Technical Support Battalion
- Aviation Technical & Operational Engineering
- Helicopter Technical & Operational Engineering
- CSAR Company
- Logistic Company
- Meteorological Company
- Engineer Platoon
- Security Platoon

One Kamov Ka-27 helicopter is to be stationed on the Hetman Sahaidachnyi (a Krivak III-class frigate). The frigate is able however carry a maximum of two helicopters.

Equipment

Current inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	NATO reporting name	In service	Notes
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Transport	An-26B-100	Curl-A	2	2 in storage.
Mil Mi-8	Soviet Union /
Ukraine	Utility	Mi-8MSB-V	Hip	2+	Upgraded by the Motor Sich company.
Mil Mi-14	Soviet Union	Anti-submarine helicopter	Mi-14PL
Mi-14PS	Haze-A	4
Kamov Ka-27	Soviet Union	Anti-submarine helicopter		Helix-A	4
Kamov Ka-226	Russia	Light utility helicopter		Hoodlum	1
Westland Sea King	United Kingdom	Utility	HU5Mk.41		3	Six also pledged by Germany in January 2024.
Antonov An-2	Soviet Union	Utility aircraft	An-2T
An-2R	Colt	2	Used by the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade.
Baykar Bayraktar TB2	Turkey	Umanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)

Retired aircraft

Mikoyan MiG-29A − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force
Sukhoi Su-17 − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force
Sukhoi Su-25 − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force
Yakovlev Yak-38 Decommissioned in early 1990s.
Tupolev Tu-16
Tu-22M − Scrapped following the nuclear disarmament treaty
Beriev Be-12 − Non-operational by February 2023
Antonov An-12 − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force
Antonov An-24 − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force
Ilyushin Il-18
Tupolev Tu-134 − Transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Kamov Ka-25
Kamov Ka-29
Mil Mi-6

Bibliography

References

http://www.db.niss.gov.ua/docs/polmil/Neutrality.pdf

References

«Aviation and Time". 1996, № 5, page 35, and Michael Holm, [http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/CHF.htm Red Banner Black Sea Fleet], accessed December 2012.
link. (2012-08-04)
(3 Jan 2014). "Frigate "Hetman Sahaydachniy" joins EU's operation "Atlanta"". Eu.for.
Ripley, Tim. "Ukrainian navy decimated by Russian move into Crimea". IHS Jane's.
(9 June 2022). "Russian Sukhoi Fighter 'Hunts Down' A Ukrainian Mi-14 Chopper; Incident Gets Caught On Camera — Watch".
"A brave Ukrainian colonel died".
(18 May 2022). "Incredible Success Of Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2: The Ghost Of Snake Island".
(2022-11-23). "Britain sending helicopters to Ukraine for first time - Ben Wallace". BBC News.
(25 November 2021). "Ukrainian Naval Aviation received two Mi-8MSB-V helicopters". Militarnyi.
(24 January 2024). "Ukraine conflict: Germany pledges Sea King helicopters". Janes.com.
(25 September 2020). "Overhaul of an An-2 for the Ukrainian Navy". Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society.
(April 2005). "Ukraine Bomber Decommissioning and Transfer Chronology". Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

ukrainian-navy naval-aviation-services aviation-in-ukraine

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Ukrainian Naval Aviation — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report