Armenia’s Russian air base pilots start flights on MiG-29 fighters

PanARMENIAN.Net - Young Russian pilots have started practical flight trainings at the military airfield Erebuni in Armenia, the press office of the Russian Southern Military District said.

According to the statement, the pilots will for the first time fly fourth generation MiG-29 modern fighters by themselves in adverse weather conditions at altitudes of 4-5 km above sea level.

During the first flight, the pilots will practice taking off, landing, flying in the daytime on specified routes. Limited runway and landing of fighters in a close proximity to the state border are key characteristic features of these flights.

Modern Tachyon drones were deployed to the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SMD) in Armenia.

Tachyon unmanned aerial vehicles are used for military intelligence operations both in the daytime and at night, covering up to 40 kilometers in a variety of adverse conditions in the wind at a speed of 15 meters per second.

Russia has reinforced its military base in Armenia with six modern attack Mi-24P and transport Mi-8MT helicopters on December 21.

In early December, seven of Russia’s advanced Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters and Mi-8MT Hip transport helicopters had been deployed to the Erebuni base.