The Aerospace Defence Forces of Russia. The Aerospace Defence Forces of Russia is the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for air and missile defence, and the operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The task of Russian Air/Missile Defense Forces is to cover Russian territory from attacks from the air and from (outer)space. Pictured: January 29,2013. Rzhev,Tver region of Russia. Officer on duty fixing the points on a special map in the bunker of 6th Missile Defence Brigade based in Rzhev.