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Mixed air formation of Southern Military District practise aircraft landing on highway

Russian Aviaton » Thursday January 18, 2018 15:47 MSK
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The Su-30M2 fighters and Su-34 bomber of the SMD Air Force and Defence Army’s mixed air formation have practised conveyor aircraft landing on a highway for the first in Rostov region within the flight tactical exercise.

Pilots landed planes thrice on the 18 metres wide highway.

During the exercise, runway guard units repelled a simulated attack of a commando group.

The Ka-27 search-and-rescue helicopter also trained evacuation of wounded serviceman.

During training flights, pilots worked out the procedure for landing on a mock damaged runway, and in conditions of applied chemical weapons by enemy.

In addition, during training flights, the Su-30M2 and Su-34 fighters trained dogfighting against a simulated enemy, carrying out stunts of complex aerobatics.