Russian military inspectors to make surveillance flights over Norway

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian military inspectors will make surveillance flights over the territory of Norway under the international Open Skies Treaty over a period starting Monday, July 1 a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said, according to RIA Novosti.

Russian experts will conduct the inspection flights on board an Antonov An-30B (Clank) aircraft between July 1 and 6, the spokesman told journalists.

The aircraft will take off from Gardermoen Airport to cover a total distance of 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles).

During the flights, Russian and foreign specialists will monitor the operation of surveillance equipment on board the aircraft as set out in the Open Skies Treaty.

This will be Russia’s eighteenth observation flight this year under the agreement.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that German and Romanian inspectors would conduct inspection flights over Russia in the same period, between July 1 and 6, on board a Romanian An-30 aircraft under the treaty.