The peacekeeping force of the collective security organization with Russian airborne troops as the main force was deployed to Kazakhstan within two days, which not only demonstrated the rapid response ability of Russian airborne troops, but also the strategic delivery ability of Russian airborne troops. Recently, due to the rapid changes in Kazakhstan's domestic situation, Kazakh President Tokayev urgently asked the member states of the collective security organization for help to deal with the "terrorist threat", and the collective security organization also responded quickly by sending peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan. The rapid involvement of the Jian organization in the situation in Kazakhstan not only demonstrated the rapid response capability of the Russian airborne troops, but also the strategic delivery capability of the Russian air and space forces. "Veteran" is still the main force of transportation According to the news released by the Russian side, the total number of peacekeeping forces this time is about 3500, of which 3000 Russian airborne troops are sent, mainly from the 98th airborne division, the 31st close guard airborne assault brigade and the 45th independent special combat brigade. Personnel and equipment depart from three Russian airports to Kazakhstan. In addition to carrying soldiers, transport aircraft also carry airborne combat vehicles, wheeled infantry combat vehicles, trucks and other weapons. In order to quickly transport more than 3000 people and their weapons and equipment to Kazakhstan, the Russian Ministry of defense organized an air transport force composed of more than 70 Il-76 and 5 An-124 transport aircraft to deliver the personnel and equipment of the collective security treaty organization peacekeeping forces (including weapons such as bmd-2, btr-82a and some truck class electronic warfare vehicles) to Kazakhstan day and night. In this peacekeeping operation, the rapid response capability of Russian airborne troops is impressive, and the strategic delivery capability of Russian troops reflected behind it is also remarkable. In this airlift operation, "veteran" Il-76 is still standing in the center of the stage. As the Soviet ilyushen aviation group developed four large transport aircraft in the 1970s, the Il-76 has been used or is being used in more than 38 countries and has more than 850 operators. At present, the Russian air and space force is mainly equipped with il-76md transport aircraft, with a maximum carrying capacity of about 48 tons, a maximum takeoff weight of 170 tons and a maximum load range of about 5000 kilometers; It can carry 140 fully armed soldiers or 125 paratroopers, as well as various armored vehicles, artillery and missiles. When loading personnel and weapons, Il-76 can load 6 2.99 meters weighing 5670 kg × 2.44 meters × 2.44m containers or 12 1.46M containers weighing 2500 kg × 2.44 meters × 1.90m container. In addition to il-76md, an improved version of the aircraft, il-76md-90a, also appeared in the air transportation operation. Although the shape of il-76md-90a is similar to that of Il-76, it has been updated in many aspects. For example, four ps-90a new engines with greater thrust and lower fuel consumption are installed, the fuel efficiency is improved by 13% to 17%, and the longer range and faster cruise speed are available; At the same time, il-76md-90a adopts new composite reinforced wing, which not only reduces its own weight, but also improves the overall strength, so that the carrying capacity is significantly improved, and the maximum carrying capacity is increased to 60 tons; In addition, the aircraft has been equipped with fly by wire flight control system, and more cameras have been installed on the fuselage to strengthen its flight safety, navigation ability and landing accuracy. Il-76md-90a with new engine. In July 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had received an il-76md-90a transport aircraft assembled by a new automatic production line. The relevant person in charge of Russian United aircraft company once said: "the introduction of new production lines will increase the annual output of transport aircraft by more than 10." This means that the number of new large transport aircraft in Russia will be greatly increased. As the largest strategic transport aircraft of the Russian army, An-124 was not absent from the air transportation operation. An-124 is designed by Antonov design group of the Soviet Union and named "Ruslan". It is currently produced by Hangxing SP plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia and Kiev aircraft plant in Ukraine. An-124 has a length of 69.10 meters, a height of 20.78 meters, a maximum carrying capacity of 150 tons, a maximum takeoff weight of 405 tons and a maximum range of 16500 kilometers. It is the second largest transport aircraft in the world. In this airlift, many Russian heavy equipment arrived in Kazakhstan from An-124. Polar bear's "air truck" The so-called strategic delivery capability refers to the ability to comprehensively use various delivery methods to deliver strategic forces and materials according to specific strategic requirements. Strategic delivery capability is one of the core contents of national strategic capability. Its capability directly affects and even determines the process and outcome of war. At the same time, strategic delivery is also an important factor determining a country's implementation of strategic deterrence. In the strategic delivery capability, the development of air delivery has attracted much attention from large countries because of its fast speed, long distance and rapid response. For example, in the 1948 Berlin crisis, the Soviet Army isolated all land routes outside West Berlin to put pressure on the west, while the United States and Britain countered it through air transportation for 11 months. It is estimated that at that time, the total number of civilians and troops in West Berlin reached 2.5 million, and their daily supplies needed at least 4500 tons. 319 US aircraft participated in the operation, with a total flight time of 597500 hours in 11 months, with an average of more than 1800 hours per day; The British army has 140 participating aircraft, with a total flight time of 116700 hours in eight months, with an average of nearly 500 hours per day. Finally, the strong air transport capacity of the United States and Britain forced the Soviet Union to bow its head. At present, Russia, which inherited the mantle of the Soviet Union, still has a very considerable air transport force. The large transport aircraft of the Russian army mainly include Il-76, An-124, an-22 and il-96. These large transport aircraft can transport large weapons and equipment of the army and play an important role. At present, Russia has about 12 An-124 and more than 100 Il-76; Tactical transport aircraft mainly include an-12, an-16 and tu-140; Air tankers are mainly IL-78, with a number of 19. In addition, the strength of Russian civil aviation is also quite strong. At present, it has more than 400 independent airlines and more than 70000 civil aircraft. The Russian Civil Aviation air transport reserve has a total of 1600 transport aircraft, which can transport 4 demobilized divisions or 150000 people and 20000 tons of materials at the same time. In terms of airports, the Russian army mainly plans to build airports according to the direction and regional characteristics of the theater, and has built three to four base airports in each theater. The runways of most military airports can take off and land all kinds of large and medium-sized transport aircraft. The airport is equipped with some fully functional and well-equipped ancillary facilities and equipment, such as material reserve warehouses and material loading and unloading vehicles, It is also equipped with special loading and unloading service support teams, making the airport a logistics support and supply base integrating shutdown, flight support, material reserve and professional loading and unloading. The Russian army began its military intervention in the Syrian civil war in September 2015, and the operation also demonstrated the strategic delivery capability of the Russian air and space army. During the operation, the Russian air and space army ensured the surprise and remarkable results of military operations in Syria by virtue of its advanced airport support capability, efficient air transportation capability, excellent organization and command capability and strong civil aviation mobilization capability. Before international public opinion reacted, Russia quickly deployed a considerable number of troops by air, making it take the initiative. In the subsequent war, a large number of transport planes continuously transported materials and weapons to hemeim Air Force Base in the south of the Syrian port city of Latakia, and built an air bridge between Russia and Syria to ensure that the Russian army had no worries about the future. According to relevant websites in the United States, this "air logistics line" has been running for more than 1000 days and nights. Some analysts believe that without sufficient strategic air transport capacity as support, Russia's way of existence in Syria may be quite different, and may not send troops at all. In the "central 2019" strategic exercise held by Russia in 2019, the Russian army dispatched 71 il76 transport aircraft at one go, renovated and controlled the air, and threw a mechanized regiment of its 98 airborne division, with a total of about 2000 combatants, more than 200 sets of various equipment and necessary supplies. Therefore, it is not difficult to see that although the Russian military's strategic air transport capacity has decreased a lot after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it is still in the first echelon in the world, second only to the United States in terms of hard power and application experience. There are many problems with the replacement of the old and the new However, in recent years, Russia's bad relations with the West have led to a severe economic situation, which has inevitably affected the construction of Russia's strategic air transport force. The most obvious is that the military transport aircraft are seriously aging, the development of new military transport aircraft lags behind, and there is a situation of lack of connection. For example, the Russian an-26 transport aircraft has been in service for more than 50 years and has long been unable to keep up with the development of the times. The avionics system and parts are seriously aging and basically belong to obsolete products. Moreover, the accident rate of an-26 has gradually increased in recent years. Although the successor of an-26, il-112v, is a brand-new aircraft with performance much higher than that of an-22, its development cycle is too long. Especially in August 2021, an il-112v crashed during test flight, which greatly hit the confidence of Russia in this aircraft. Therefore, an-26 may continue to work with illness for some time in the future. At the same time, as the largest strategic transport aircraft of the Russian army, An-124 has made contributions in many strategic delivery operations. Although An-124 has made great contributions to the Russian army, many of its core technologies come from the Antonov group of Ukraine. Due to the deterioration of bilateral relations, the maintenance and upgrading of An-124 has become a big problem. Previously, Russia communicated with Ukraine Antonov group many times, hoping that they could reopen the An-124 production line, but no consensus was reached. In order to make up for the shortcomings, Russia is also trying its best to maintain the strategic delivery capacity. On the one hand, it is mass producing the improved transport aircraft il-76md-90a to replace some old Il-76 that has reached the service life limit. At present, Russia has ordered 27; On the other hand, the in-service An-124 and other transport aircraft are modernized and improved. In addition, new transport aircraft projects such as il-112v and elephant will continue to be promoted. Among them, the "elephant" transport aircraft project can be used to replace An-124. The preliminary design index of "elephant" transport aircraft is civil, with a maximum load of 150 tons and a range of 7000 kilometers; The maximum load capacity of military type is 180 tons and the range is 4900 kilometers; The cruise speed is 850 km / h, taking into account civil and military requirements. (outlook new era)