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===Surface and Submarine Force=== | ===Surface and Submarine Force=== | ||
=== | The surface and submarine forces are the largest and primary arm of the RMSDF. | ||
===Coastal Troops=== | |||
The Coastal Troops consist of the Naval Infantry, the Coastal Artillery, and support various units, such as anti-aircraft defense. Each fleet has several ground units attached to it, mainly Naval Infantry and Coastal Artillery brigades. | |||
===Naval Aviation=== | ===Naval Aviation=== | ||
The Naval Aviation of the RMSDF operations from ground-based naval air bases, but the ''Admiral Lazarev'' helicopter carrier is also capable of being converted to hosting airplanes in addition to helicopters. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
The Russian Maritime Self Defense Forces are a fully volunteer force with enlisted ratings, warrant officers, and commissioned officers. There are about 81,000 personnel as of 2022, down from 150,000 at the height of the Cold War in the early 1980s. The fleet has been downsized since then and the number of personnel has been also. | |||
===Ranks=== | ===Ranks=== | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||