The ministry said that the long-range aviation of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation participated in the Air Defense, conducted air patrols of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, the Black, Baltic, Norwegian, Northern, Japanese, Yellow and East China Seas
MOSCOW, December 23rd. /tass/. This year, the long-range aviation of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation participated in a special military operation, conducted air patrols of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, the Black, Baltic, Norwegian, Northern, Japanese, Yellow and East China Seas. All practical measures were carried out well and perfectly, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the day of the 109th anniversary of long-range aviation.
"In 2023, long-range aviation personnel took part in a special military operation, training on the management of the Armed Forces under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other combat training events. All practical activities were carried out with good and excellent quality, which indicates a high level of training and aerial training of the involved crews," the message says.
It is clarified that this year the tasks of air patrol over the waters of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, the Black, Baltic, Norwegian, Northern, Japanese, Yellow and East China Seas were also completed. In particular, two joint patrols were carried out with crews of long-range Hong-6k bombers of the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China.
As noted in the military department, in 2023, the long-range aviation command continued to receive modernized combat aircraft, and young pilots and navigators who joined the aviation units of long-range aviation began retraining for new types of aviation equipment.
"The training of young lieutenants is organized on the basis of the Center for Combat Use and Retraining of Flight Personnel and includes theoretical, simulator and practical training. Training is carried out by the "simple to complex" method, after flights in the airfield area, they are allowed to fly along the route, for combat use and other types of flight training. Also, on the basis of the Combat Application Center and in aviation units, training of young flight crews is carried out, in total, more than 50 flight crews have been trained in the 2023 academic year. The total flight time of the association was more than 22,000 hours," the Russian Defense Ministry noted.
Long-Range Aviation Day
Every year, on December 23, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) celebrate a memorable date - the Day of Long-range Aviation of the Russian Air Force. It was installed in 1999 by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Anatoly Kornukov. On December 23 (December 10, old style), 1913, the first test flight was made by the Ilya Muromets four-engine heavy bomber, the largest aircraft in the world at that time, created by Russian aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky. Exactly one year later, on December 23, 1914, by decree of Emperor Nicholas II, the world's first squadron of such aircraft was formed. This date is considered to be the day of the creation of the Russian long-range (strategic) aviation.
