Soviet Air Defense Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Soviet_Air_Defense_Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:PVO
gptkbp:branchColor	blue
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:disbanded	1991
gptkbp:dissolved	1991
gptkbp:emblem	PVO emblem
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:S-125_Neva/Pechora gptkb:MiG-31 gptkb:SA-5_Gammon gptkb:S-75_Dvina gptkb:S-200 gptkb:Tu-128 gptkb:SA-10_Grumble gptkb:S-300 gptkb:Su-15 gptkb:Yak-28P MiG-25 SA-2 Guideline SA-3 Goa
gptkbp:established	1941
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Soviet Air Defense Forces
gptkbp:mainOperation	gptkb:Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007_shootdown gptkb:U-2_incident
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:Войска_противовоздушной_обороны_страны
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Marshal_Alexander_Koldunov gptkb:Marshal_Pavel_Batitsky gptkb:Marshal_Vladimir_Saveliev
gptkbp:notableEvent	Cuban Missile Crisis air defense alert downing of Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Baku_Air_Defense_District gptkb:Central_Asian_Air_Defense_District gptkb:Far_East_Air_Defense_District gptkb:Leningrad_Air_Defense_District gptkb:Moscow_Air_Defense_District gptkb:Transcaucasian_Air_Defense_District
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Soviet_military
gptkbp:peakStrength	over 1,200 SAM sites over 10,000 aircraft over 2,400 radar stations
gptkbp:primaryMission	defend Soviet airspace from enemy aircraft and missiles
gptkbp:role	air defense
gptkbp:size	over 1 million personnel (at peak)
gptkbp:subordinateUnit	gptkb:Ministry_of_Defense_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Russian_Aerospace_Forces
gptkbp:type	air defense
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5