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SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014 PILOTS OF THE RUSSIAN AVIATION BASE IN ARMENIA PERFORMED ABOUT 150 TRAINING FLIGHTS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
February 24, 2014 Monday
Source: Oruzhie Rossii, February 21, 2014
Since the beginning of 2014, pilots of the Russian air base of the
Southern Military District located in Armenia performed about 150
training flights. As a result, average flight time per each pilot
amounted to about 15 hours, which was 15% more in comparison to the
same period of 2013. Method of so-called air duels is actively used
as an efficient method for checking of combat skills. In the course
of these air duels pilots detect and lock on targets and record their
conventional hitting with assistance of photo control devices. Since
the beginning of the year, pilots of MiG-29 fighters performed more
than 50 maneuverable air battles both in the framework of single
duels and within groups at altitudes from 500 to 8,000 meters.
[Translated from Russian]
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
February 24, 2014 Monday
Source: Oruzhie Rossii, February 21, 2014
Since the beginning of 2014, pilots of the Russian air base of the
Southern Military District located in Armenia performed about 150
training flights. As a result, average flight time per each pilot
amounted to about 15 hours, which was 15% more in comparison to the
same period of 2013. Method of so-called air duels is actively used
as an efficient method for checking of combat skills. In the course
of these air duels pilots detect and lock on targets and record their
conventional hitting with assistance of photo control devices. Since
the beginning of the year, pilots of MiG-29 fighters performed more
than 50 maneuverable air battles both in the framework of single
duels and within groups at altitudes from 500 to 8,000 meters.
[Translated from Russian]