A pair of anti-submarine Tu-142 flew along the Aleutian Islands and Alaska
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Russia conducted another long-range patrol over the Pacific. Two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 made a long flight over the neutral waters of the ocean. This was reported by the press service of the Eastern Military District.
According to the press service of the BBO, two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 from the marine aviation Pacific Fleet made a 13-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Pacific Ocean. It is noted that the aircraft passed along the northern coast of the Aleutian Islands and the western coast of Alaska and Canada. In flight, the Tu-142 aircraft refuel.
Two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 Pacific Naval Aviation fleet performed a scheduled flight in mid-air over the neutral waters of the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of the Aleutian Islands and the western coast of Alaska and Canada
- said in a statement.
The press service added that in some parts of the flight, Russian anti-submarine aircraft flew accompanied by high-altitude interceptors MiG-31MB from the Pacific Fleet naval aviation, a pair of which escorted from the Kamchatka Yelizovo airfield. Maintenance was carried out in the zone of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet.
Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft were refueled by Il-78 tanker aircraft of the Russian Long-Range Aviation
- said in a statement.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Tu-142 flight took place strictly in accordance with international rules without entering the airspace of other countries.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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