In the Western Military District, began a large-scale aviation exercise "Ladoga-2012"
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Yesterday in the Western Military District (ZVO) a large-scale aviation teaching "Ladoga-2012". It is held over the Ladoga landfill and the coastal territory of Lake Ladoga, according to the Press Service of the Western Military District.
To participate in the exercise, at Besovets airfield (Republic of Karelia), about 50 fighter aircraft were deployed from military bases in Kaliningrad, Kursk, Murmansk and Tver regions during the last week.
During the exercise, more than 100 fighter pilots on MiG-29SMT, MiG-31 and Su-27 aircraft will work out air combat elements, including enemy detection, target hijacking and conditional defeat, will launch guided missiles on air and ground targets, as well as interaction in the dark.
Every day, more than 30 airplanes will repeatedly fly into the air and hit over 150 various land and air targets. Dozens of fighter pilots who already have experience in combat shooting in the daytime will make a launch for the first time at night, and the young pilots will use aircraft for the first time in practice.
The exercise "Ladoga-2012" is a planned event for the preparation of military command bodies and troops (forces) of the Western Military District and will end on April 15 this year.
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