The air forces (af)

The main tasks of The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

-achievements of air superiority;

-covering of forces and objects against enemy air strike;

-the Army and the Navy combat operations aerial support;

-breakdown the enemy maneuver and its transportation;

-landing operations and fight against enemy troops landed;

-aerial reconnaissance;

-air transportation of troops and equipments;

-destruction of enemy military industrial and state objects, communications infrastructure.

The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine consists of the components:

Aviation

Bomber Aviation (consists of Tu-22m3, Su-24m aircraft) is the main striking force of the Air Force and intended for destruction of troops, aircraft, the Navy and military-industrial and power objects in strategic and operational depth.

Assault Aviation (consists of Su-25 aircraft) provides air support of ground forces and intended for destruction of enemy troops and ground (sea) targets at the tactical depth of the front line.

Fighter Aviation (consists of Su-27, Mig-29 aircraft) carries out the direct air combat with enemy aircraft and intended for aircraft, helicopters, air cruise missiles and terrain (marine) objects destruction.

Reconnaissance Aviation (consists of Su-24mr, Su-17m4r aircraft) intended for enemy, terrene and weather aerial reconnaissance.

Transport aviation (consist of Il-76, An-24 aircraft) intended for landing operations, troops and equipments air carriages.

The Air Defence

Surface-to Air Missile Forces (SAM) are intended to provide the air defense of Ukraine in cooperation with other branches of the Armed Forces.

SAM forces are equipped with different types of anti-aircraft missile (AAM) complexes highly capable to intercept modern air targets of wide range of altitude and speed under any weather conditions and 24 hours per day.

Radar Troops are intended to conduct constant air space radar observation and to provide combat operations of SAM forces and fighter aviation. Radar troops are equipped with modern radar sets capable to detect air targets on high spectrum of their distances and altitudes, to determine their exact coordinates and to provide target designation for SAM forces and fighter aviation 24 hours per day under any weather.

Special Forces, Units, Institutions and Elements of Logistics and Maintenance, Military Educational Institutions are intended to provide combat activity of formations, units and elements of Air Defence branches.

4.	Answer the questions

1. What are the main tasks of the Air Forces?

2. What is the principle task of bomber aviation?

3. What is the principle task of assault aviation?

4. What is the principle task of fighter aviation?

5. What is the mission of transport aviation?

6. What are Surface to Air Missile Forces intended for?

5.	Complete the speech bubbles

1. The main tasks of The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: achievements of ______________; covering of forces and objects against enemy air strike; the Army and the Navy ______________; aerial support; breakdown the enemy maneuver and its transportation; ______________; and fight against enemy troops landed; ______________; air transportation of troops and equipments.

2. Bomber Aviation is the main ______________; of the Air Force and intended for destruction of troops, aircraft, the Navy and military-______________; in strategic and operational depth.

3. Fighter Aviation carries out the direct air combat with enemy aircraft and intended for aircraft, ______________; and terrain (marine) objects destruction. 4. Radar troops are equipped with modern radar sets capable to ______________; on high spectrum of their distances and altitudes.

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Discuss these questions in pairs or small groups

1. What do you know about the history of the Air Forces?

2. How can you characterize the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine?

3. What branches of the Air Forces do you know? What are their tasks?

4. What types of aircrafts do you know?

7.	Translate words and word combinations into English

Авіація (винищувальна, штурмова, розвідувальна, військово-транспортна), протиповітряна оборона, радіолокаційна розвідка, авіаційна підтримка, повітряні перевезення.