Text: Western Military District Press Service
Photo: Western Military District Press Service
Having returned from deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, pilots of 279-th Ship-Based Fighter Regiment started training flights from coastal airfield Severomorsk-3.
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Northern Fleet Ship-Based Aviation Practices on Coastal Airfield
03/01/2012 |
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Pilots of deck-based fighters Su-33 and training airplanes Su-25UTG are recovering flight skills in polar conditions after more than a two-month break. Flights are held in extreme weather conditions.
Ship-based pilots have carried out four flight drills now, including night ones. During the flights, they perform aerobatics, practice interception of fast-speed high-altitude targets, air engagement, and use onboard armament against land targets.
Earlier on, Russian naval pilots participated in the long-term deployment, performed 15 flight drills and about 150 landings of heavy fighters Su-33 on the deck of aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov. They held over 20 mock air combats and nearly same number of target interception drills.