Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
06.10.2015.

Joint exercise of Russian and Serbian pilots BARS 2015



Seven pilots ofMiG-29 aircraft and four Mi-8 helicopter pilots from the formation of the Air Force and the Air Defenceare performingfrom 2 to 8 October a joint exercise with colleagues from the Aerospace Defence Forces of the Russian Federation - BARS 2015 at "Privolzski"airport and training ground "Ashuluk" near Astrakhan.

It is the first exercise of Serbian and Russian pilots involving mixed crew. The topic of the exercise is - Repellingenemy air attack and force and facilitiesprotection.

The sixteen-member crew of SAF officers in Russia is led by Colonel SasaMijailovic, Head of the Training Sector for the Command of the Air Force and Air Defence.

The two-day theoretical and practical preparation of mixed Russian-Serbian crews precedes the flight crew activities today and tomorrow over "Ashuluk" training ground.

Pilots of MiG-29 aircraft will implement complex elements of flight training, of which the most significant will be a simulation of air combat in hunting couples,missile attacks on aerial targets, and shooting ground targets with30mmaircraft guns and air-to-air missiles "C-8".

Pilots of Mi-8 aircraft will also implement some of the most complex elements of flight with simulation of search and rescue activities. In addition, they will implement shooting ground targets with57mmunguided missile shells.

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