The anti-submarine aircraft's pilots were performing the tasks on search, classification and tracking of the mock enemy submarines. Crews of two Tu-142mz aircraft conducted training over the Japanese Sea, during which radar and hydroacoustic detection equipment were used in a comprehensive manner and information received from them was analyzed.

After the "submarine" is detected at the combat training site, the aircraft dropped practical anti-submarine bombs.

During the flight shift the pilots also improved the skills of passing the assigned course over the no-identity area and the actions during piloting in the absence of ground radio equipment of aeronautical navigation.