As part of training flights, the crews of Mi-8 multipurpose helicopters destroyed columns of military equipment and fortifications of a mock enemy. The maneuvers took place at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region, the Baltic Fleet's press service reported.
More than 10 helicopter crews were involved in the training. The servicemen used aviation weapons to engage ground targets at a distance of 500 m to 2 km from minimum and medium altitudes. Strikes were carried out on the ground using unguided S-8 rockets and cannon armament.
Also, the Mi-8 crews performed flights at low altitudes along specified routes, bypassing difficult terrain sections, practicing the element of covert movement from detection by the air defense systems of a mock enemy.
The flights were conducted in different areas. The exercises contribute to improving the skills of pilots of helicopters of the Baltic Fleet's naval aviation.
About Mi-8
Modernized Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopters account for over 90% of the global market for rotary-wing aircraft in their class. Over the past decades, Russia has supplied about 4,000 helicopters of this family to other countries. The Mi-8 and its modifications are operated in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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