IAF pilots to go to Russia for joint exercise with Russian AF
MOSCOW, Aug. 25 – RIA Novosti. Indian military arrived in Russia to participate in the joint exercise of the Air Force (IAF) “Aviaindra 2014”, which will be held from August 25 to September 5, said on Monday a representative of the press service and information Russia’s Defense Ministry on the Air Force Colonel Igor Klimov.
“From August 25 to September 5, 2014 under the leadership of Chief of the Air Force in the territory of the Russian Federation held a joint Russian-Indian doctrine” Aviaindra 2014. “Official start date of the exercise – August 29, 2014. Until that time, the Indian pilots in the Lipetsk aviation center will explore areas of future Flight to practice piloting skills on modern simulators and air defense specialists familiarize themselves with anti-aircraft missile systems in the training center of anti-aircraft missile troops in Gatchina, “- he said.
According to Klimov, the exercise scenario provides for joint Russian-Indian flight crews in the Su-30SM, Mi-35 and Mi-8 in landfills “Pogonovo” in the Voronezh region and “Ashuluk” in the Astrakhan region. Also, crews will be refueled in the air in the Su-30cm from the air tanker Il-78. In addition, the joint air defense calculations Ashuluk range to reflect the impact of conditional enemy combat missile launches S-400, S-300 air defense missile systems Buk-M1 and ZRPK “Pantsir-S1”.
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