4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command

The 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command  is a formation of the Russian Air Force. It was formed on 1 December 2009 from the amalgamation of the 4th Air Army and 5th Air Army. Headquarters is in Rostov, and the Command covers the North Caucasus Military District and the Volga-Urals Military District.

It comprises the 7th Brigade of Missile-Space Defence, in the North Caucasus Military District, and the 8th Military Space Defence Brigade in the Volga-Urals Military District. The 7th Brigade of Missile-Space Defence is based on the former 51st PVO Corps.

Combat Aircraft contradicted themselves between their text and a table regarding the 4th A&AD Command in their June 2010 issue. The text followed the above data drawn from warfare.ru, with the table saying that forces in the Volga-Ural Military District would come under the 3rd A&AD Command in the Siberian Military District.

The 7th Brigade of Missile-Space Defence was the former 51st Air Defence Corps. In 2000 it had 7,500 personnel of which 2,500 were air crew. It also had 164 aircraft (59 Su-27, 105 MiG-29). In December 2007 it received upgraded 3D radars.


 * 7th Brigade of Missile-Space Defence - Rostov NC.
 * 6969th Airbase (Millerovo NC). Ex 19th and 31st Fighter Aviation Regiments. 2000: 570 pers., 51 Mig-29. 03.2007 lost two Mig-29 during manoeuvres. Pilots ejected and survived. 01.2008 named as best rgt in Rostov AF/AD command. 2008 commander: Colonel Vyacheslav Kudinov. 2009: cutting staff, combining with 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment? 2009: 36 Mig-29, 6 MiG-29UB
 * 6970th AIRBASE (Morozovsk NC) ex 559 + 722 + 1 bbr rgts. 710 pers., 30 Su-24. 1994-1996 21 ac took part in Second Chechen War. 2008 commander: lt col Sergey Goncharov. 2009: 24 Su-24, 30 Su-24m. 19.06.2009 lost Su-27 during landing due to malfunction of management system, pilots ejected.
 * 6971 AIRBASE 	Budennovsk NC ex 368 + 461 attack rgts. 2000: 610 pers., 33? Su-25, Su-24MR? 1994-1996 37 Su-25, 7 Su-24MR took part in Chechen war. 2007: 6 Su-25SM planned to be delivered from Lipetsk. 08.2007 comd.staff exercises jointly with NC. 2008 commander: col Evgeny Fegotov. 08.2008 took part in war in South Ossetia.
 * 6972 AIRBASE 	Krimsk (Krymsk?) (Krasnodar) NC. Ex 3 Fighter + 55 Hel Regts. 2000: 710 pers., 30 Su-27. ex- 562 Ftr Regt (2000). 08.2007 comd.staff exercises jointly with NC. 2009: repairs of airfield, aircraft to Zernograd? 2009: 36 Su-27, 6 Su-27UB, 20 Mi-24, 16 Mi-8, 4 Ka-27, 3 Mi-28.
 * 6973 AIRBASE Primorsko-Akhtarsk NC ex 960 + 461 attack rgts. 2000: 620 pers., 31 Su-25, MiG-29? 1994-1996 21 Mig-29 took part in Chechen war.
 * 1537 AD RGT 	Novorossyysk 	NC 2008 commander: col Vladimir Timofeev. 2009: 2 S-300PM
 * 1536 AD RGT 	Rostov 	NC Formed 1940. 04.2009 msl launches at Ashuluk. 2009 commander: col Andrei Mineichev. 2009: 3 S-300PM
 * 1721 AD RGT 	Sochi 	NC ex 102 ad bde. 2000: 680 pers., Buk, 1 RKhM-4. 2009: 2 Buk
 * 6970+ AIRBASE 	Marinovka 	NC ex 11 separate recce rgt. Su-24MR. 1994-1996 18 ac took part in Chechen war. 2005: probably to be disbanded. 2009: 24 Su-24mr
 * 6974 AIRBASE 	Egorlyk (Rostov) NC ex 325 separate hel rgt. 2000: 656 pers., 26 Mi-8, 4 Mi-6, 10 Mi-26. 2009: 10 Mi-26, 16 Mi-8
 * 326 SEPARATE HEL SQDN-? 	Bataisk 	NC 246 pers., 6 Mi-8
 * 100 RT BDE 	Astrakhan' 	NC 2008 commander: col Vladimir Sletin
 * 42 SEPARATE COMMS RGT 	Rostov 	NC
 * 3624 AIRBASE 	Erebuni, Armenia, 2009: 18 Mig-29
 * 32 RT RGT 	Volgograd 	NC 2008 commander: col Alexey Zaitsev.
 * 7 RT BDE? 	Rostov 	NC 2008 commander: col Vladislav Karelin.


 * 8 Military Space Defence Brigade - (4 CMD AF&AD) Ekaterinburg VU ex 5A. 2009: disbanding, transferring to VKO.
 * 6977 AIRBASE 	Bolshoye Savino Airport, near Perm VU ex 764 fighter rgt. 2000: 750 pers., 34 Mig-31. 02.2007 comd trainings. 2009: 24 Mig-31. 18.01.2010 Mig-31 emergency landing due to oxygen system damage in flight.
 * 30 AIRBASE 	Koltsovo (Ekaterinburg) VU ex ?128 separate sqdn. 2009: 3 Tu-134, 2 An-12, 8 An-26, 5 Mi-8, 3+1 Su-27?
 * 6975 AIRBASE 	Bobrovka (Samara) VU ex 237 separate hel sqdn. 2009: 16 Mi-8, 12 Mi-24, 6 Mi-26
 * ? AIRBASE 	Troitsk (Chelyabinsk) VU rescue, ex- 320 hel rgt.
 * 4215 AIRBASE 	Uprun 	VU 2009- 2 An-12, 2 An-24
 * 6956 AIRBASE 	Cheben'ki 	VU 2009- 12 Mi-8
 * 511 AD RGT 	Engels VU 2009: 2 S-300PS
 * 185 AD RGT 	Ekaterinburg 	VU 2009: 2 S-300PS
 * 568 AD RGT 	Samara VU 2008 commander: col Yury Kostyankin. 2009: 2 S-300PS
 * 44 RT RGT 	Mirnyy (Samara) 	VU
 * 51 RT RGT 	Chelyabinsk


 * Units directly under command headquarters
 * 229th Transport Aviation Base (Rostov-na-Donu) (ex 535th Separate Composite Aviation Regiment? Rostov, NC An-12, Mi-8)
 * 999th Airbase (Kant, Kyrgyzstan) 	250 pers., 5 Su-25, 2 An-26, 5 L-39, 2 Mi-8, 2 Il-76, An-30. 08.2004 took part in Rubezh-2004 exercises. 11.2005, 05.2006 visited by AF Commander-in-Chief V.Mikhailov. 06.2007 inspected by VVS CINC. 10.2008 anniversary. 2008 commander col Vladimir Nosov. Gorenburg lists 999th aviation base (Kant, Kyrgyzstan) (Su-25, Su-27, Mi-8)

Russian military reform blog:
 * 1) 7th and 8th MSD Brigades
 * 2) 6970th aviation base (Morozovsk, Rostov Oblast) (Su-24M)
 * 3) 6971st aviation base (Budennovsk, Stavropol Krai) (Su-25SM, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28)
 * 4) 6972nd aviation base (Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai) (Su-27, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28, Ka-27)
 * 5) 6974th aviation base (Korenovsk, Krasnodar Krai) (Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-28)
 * 6) 229, 999 Aviation Bases