In September, the
army aviation brigade in the Sverdlovsk Region received one Mi-24P gunship.
YEKATERINBURG,
October 22. /TASS/. Four Mil Mi-24P strike helicopters will arrive for the
Central Military District’s army aviation brigade stationed in the Sverdlovsk
Region in the Urals by the end of October, the District’s press office reported
on Tuesday.
"The arrival of
four multirole strike helicopters will complete the process of forming a
squadron of Mi-24P gunships. The rotorcraft crews will be accomplishing
missions in flight tactical drills and will also be employed in various
tactical exercises, from the company to the brigade level," the press
office said in a statement.
The pilots of the
Mi-24P squadron have gained theoretical knowledge and practical skills at the
combat training center for the army aviation flight personnel in the Tver
Region in central Russia, the statement says.
In September, the
army aviation brigade in the Sverdlovsk Region received one Mi-24P gunship.
The Mi-24P is a heavy
upgrade of the domestically produced Mi-24 helicopter. The helicopter’s
armament includes 23mm twin-barrel automatic guns placed in a nacelle under the
wing. The gunship can carry up to 2.5 tonnes of underslung bomb armament
weighing from 50 to 500 kilograms.
Source: ITAR-TASS
22-10-2019
