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Aviadarts 2019 large-scale competition takes place in Southern Military District

Russian Aviaton » Wednesday April 10, 2019 16:03 MSK
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At the airfield in the Krasnodar region, in preparation for the International Army Games, the second preliminaries of Aviadarts have been completed.

Pilots of formations and military units of the army and operational-tactical aviation, based in Rostov, Volgograd regions, Stavropol and Krasnodar regions, on Su-25SM assault aircraft, Su-30SM fighter jets, Su-34 fighter-bombers, Ka-52 attack helicopters, and Mi-35M, as well as transport and combat helicopters Mi-8AMTSh took part in the contest.

During the contest, the crews flew along a 150-km route, reached three turning points at the specified time, and overwhelmed the air defence system.

In accordance with the flight task, military pilots launched unguided missiles, dropped bombs and fired 30-mm air cannons at ground targets simulating military equipment and the manpower of a mock enemy.

In total, more than 40 air crews participated in the contest.