As many as 10
aircraft simultaneously performed combat training tasks in the sky.
MOSCOW, January 17.
/TASS/. The crews of MiG-31 interceptor-fighters and Su-24 bombers from the
composite air regiment of the Northern Fleet’s Air Force and Air Defense Army
performed training flights in adverse weather conditions, the press office of
the Western Military District reported on Friday.
"The training
flights became the most massive exercise this new year. As many as 10 aircraft
simultaneously performed combat training tasks in the sky. Over the flight
shift, more than 40 sorties were made and more than 20 crews of the air
regiment practiced their skills," the press office said in a statement.
The pilots of fighter
jets and bombers were sharpening the skills of take-offs and landing in a
snowfall, low clouds and poor visibility during the day and the polar night.
"The crews of
Su-24 planes practiced heading for an attack and notional bombing. The pilots
of MiG-31 aircraft practiced tactical measures upon intercepting an air target
and conducting a dogfight and also performing aerobatic maneuvers," the
statement says.
Source: ITAR-TASS
17-01-2020
