The squadron of the Kursk Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Western Military District (ZVO) carried out night launches of aviation guided weapons at the Ladoga training ground in Karelia, the press service of the ZVO reported on Monday, March 29.
It is noted that during the exercise, the crews of heavy multi-purpose fighters of the 4++ generation Su-30SM over Lake Ladoga with the help of optoelectronic targeting devices identified the enemy's air targets and destroyed them with guided air-to-air missiles of close combat.
As targets, light bombs were used, which were launched at an altitude of 8 thousand meters.
In conclusion, techniques for intercepting aircraft and forcing them to land, conducting offensive and defensive air combat were worked out. The young pilots confirmed their qualification level for taking up combat duty for the protection and defense of the southern borders of Russia in the Kursk region.
The total flight time of the pilots was about 20 hours, 15 missile launches were carried out, 10 aircraft and about 100 military personnel were involved.
Earlier, on March 18, the Military Space Forces of the Russian Federation (VKS) during a staff training held in Belarus, worked out the issue of relocating Russian equipment to Belarusian airfields.
