TSAMTO, March 12. The crews of the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District, based in Stavropol, during the planned flight and tactical training, attacked the air defense facilities of the simulated enemy at night as part of a flight and a squadron.
When performing tactical flight tasks, the pilots mastered the methods of covertly overcoming the military air defense of a conditional enemy in a mountainous and wooded area and suddenly striking targets, using the capabilities of the standard sighting and navigation system "SALT-25" (optical laser thermal imaging system).
The exit to defeat the targets was carried out at extremely low altitudes outside the air defense detection zone with the use of anti-aircraft maneuvering.
The crews also worked out take-off and landing in pairs, worked out elements of complex and group aerobatics such as horizontal "barrels", turns, dived" slides " with large angles of inclination.
In total, in the current winter training period, the pilots of the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the Southern Military District made more than 2.5 thousand sorties with the practical use of standard weapons, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
