Su-27 fighters, Su-24M bombers and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation conduct training flights at night.
During night flights, pilots practice take-off and landing, training attacks on low-speed air and ground targets, the destruction of command posts and military equipment, perform complex aerobatics and combat maneuvering.
Among the mandatory elements are the imitation of an air battle and forcing the violator to land, the Military-Industrial Courier was told in the information support department of the press service of the Western Military District for the BF. So, the pilots of the Su-27 conducted a search for "enemy" aircraft, in the role of which the An-26 military transport aircraft acted.
Special attention is paid to the technique of night piloting with the use of offensive and defensive maneuvers at various altitudes and speeds and the use of aircraft weapons. During the training battle, elements of complex aerobatics are practiced – "Barrel", "Slides" with an inclination of up to 60 degrees, "Forced turns", "Combat turn".
Vladislav Rzhevsky, correspondent of " MIC " (Kaliningrad)
