Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) will conduct a flypast of 75 aircraft, including 55 fixed-wing air platforms and 20 helicopters during the Victory Day Parade that will be held in Moscow on June 24, 2020, Russian Deputy Commander of the VKS Lieutenant-General Andrey Yudin told the newspaper Red Star (Krasnaya Zvezda).

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Russian aircraft during rehearsal for the Victory Day 2020 military parade. (Picture source Maria Moskvitsova VK)

According to lieutenant-General Andrey Yudin, the fighter component will include four Su-57 (Felon) fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft, four Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31K (Foxhound) interceptors with the Dagger (Kinzhal) air-launched hypersonic missiles, four MiG-29 (Fulcrum) fighters, five Sukhoi Su-30SM (Flanker-H) aircraft of the Russian Knights (Russkie Vityazi) aerobatic team, four MiG-29 aircraft of the Swifts (Strizhy) aerobatic team, four combat Su-30SMs, and two Su-35S (Flanker-E+) multirole combat aircraft.

Red Square will also see a flypast of several strategic aircraft and long-range bombers, including two Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) platforms (of which one will be involved in a simulated aerial refueling along with an Ilyushin Il-78 (Midas) aerial tanker), three Tu-95MS (Bear-H) systems, and four Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C) bombers.

The ground attack detachment will comprise four Su-24-family (Fencer) and four Su-34 (Fullback) frontline bombers, as well as six Su-25-family (Frogfoot) close air support aircraft.

The abovementioned aerial platforms will be complemented with three Il-76 (Candid) airlifters and a Beriev A-50 (Mainstay) airborne early warning and control aircraft.

The parade will see the involvement of some rotary-wing aircraft, including five Mil Mi-35M (Hind-E) gunships, five Kamov Ka-52 (Hokum-B) attack helicopters, and four Mi-8-family (Hip) military transport helicopters. Those systems will be supported by five Mi-28N (Havoc-B) attack helicopters of the War Eagles (Berkuty) aerobatic team.