Ukrainian Naval Aviation

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

On the breakup of the Soviet Union significant portions of the Soviet Naval Aviation were based in Ukraine, 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 finally agreed on how to split the Black Fleet, Ukraine received 12 planes and 30 helicopters including Su-33 and Su-25UTG

Organization
All of the aircraft are organized into 1 Naval Aviation brigade.


 * Fixed Wing Squadron
 * Rotary-Wing Squadron

1 of the Kamov Ka-27 helicopters is stationed on the Hetman Sahaidachnyi (a Krivak III class frigate). The frigate can however carry 2 helicopter at maximum.

Commanders

 * Colonel Yuriy Moskal'ov - Commander
 * Colonel Anatoliy Buh - 2nd Commander of the Aviation brigade
 * Colonel Oleh Zahurskyi- 3rd Commander of the Aviation Brigade