Russian-Serbian BARS-2017 exercise

A mixed Russian-Serbian crew prepares to take off from Lipetsk-2 aboard MiG-29UBM ‘39 Red’ (RF-92231, c/n 50903029437) on October 3. The aircraft is armed with a pair of 20-shot B-8M rocket pods. THE BARS (Bratstvo Aviatorov Rossii i Serbii, Brotherhood of Aviators of Russia and Serbia) is a series of joint annual exercises. It is held by the Russian Federation Air and Space Force and the Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazduhoplovna Odbrana (RV i PVO, Serbian Air Force and Air Defence).