Russian pilots carry out over 500 training air battles in Armenia - Mediamax.am

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Russian pilots carry out over 500 training air battles in Armenia


Photo: Press service of the Russian military base


Yerevan /Mediamax/. The military training results for 2014 have been summed up at "Erebuni” Russian military air base.

“The overall flying time of the 4th generation MiG-29 fighters made over 1000 hours, over 80 flight shifts have been held. The helicopter squadron carried out overall 550 hours of flights in the South Military District airfields with over 190 flights. 40% of flights of fighters and helicopter squadron on Mi-8, Mi-24 and Mi-35 helicopters were operated in conditions of limited visibility at night time”, the press service of the Russian military base reads.

 

More than 40 tactical exercises of various difficulty were conducted. They comprised basic tactical exercises in the mountainous firing grounds of Kakhmud and Alagyaz and joint exercises with Armed Forces of Armenian Defense Ministry. Over 500 training air battles were carried out.

 

As compared to last academic year, the intensity of combat training of Russian military airbase subdivisions increased by 20% on average.

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