Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation launch training for Aviadarts 2019 in the Lipetsk Aviation Centre.

As part of the training, pilots of fighter jets, assault airplanes and bombers practise air reconnaissance and overwhelming of air defence system, launch missiles, throw bombs and shoot from guns at ground targets, train piloting with aerobatic stunts both single and in group.

The aviation weapons are used at the Pogonovo aviation range in the Voronezh region.

More than 20 crews of Su-25, Su-24M, Su-34, MiG-29, Su-30SM and Su-35S aircraft participate in the flights.

Single training will last until the end of February. The best crews will take part in the first qualifying stage of the competition in March 2019.