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The pilots and crew of aircraft formations and military units of the Western military district (ZVO), take part in the first qualifying round of the competition "Aviadarts".

At aerodromes and specialized landfills army pilots, transport, ground attack, fighter and bomber aircraft during routine flights and spend piloting skill and technique while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which is one of the evaluated elements of the competition.

Also during the first stage of the competition assessed the skills to overcome air defense systems, visual aerial reconnaissance, aerial combat, precision bombing and landing loads. Evaluations will be based on objective vystavlyalyatsya control of air defense systems.

The winners of the first stage will have to prove their skills in competitions held under the leadership of Commander of the Joint Force and Air Defense District, which will be held at a military airfield in April-May 2015.

In total in the first stage, involving more than 100 pilots and crew members, of which only 30 military personnel will take part in the next stage of the competition.

January 26 we were able to visit the airfield Halinen, Kursk and attend the change of Flight Fighter Regiment. Unfortunately, a significant number of aircraft to perform combat missions in the southern airfields, so only four aircraft were involved in the flights. We offer you a small photo.

According to the press service of the Western Military District.
Photo by Andrey ZINCHUK and Dmitry Pichugin

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A Russian fighter came within 15 feet of a United States Air Force reconnaissance plane flying in international airspace over the

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on Monday, U.S. military officials said today.

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is calling the intercept by a Russian SU-27 pilot as being conducted in

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that put “both the American flight crew and himself at risk.”

During the intercept of the RC-135U, the Russian pilot flew as close as 15 feet alongside the American reconnaissance plane, a Defense Department official said. It then banked hard to the right “with a heavy amount of power, which caused a destabilizing action for the RC-135."

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The official said intercepts of American reconnaissance flights are common, “but this was unusually close,” which “was enough to cause concern.”

“On January 25, 2016, a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 in an unsafe and unprofessional manner,” said Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman.

“Aircraft intercepts are not unusual, but are normally routine events. In this case the intercept was not routine, and the Russian pilot acted in an unprofessional manner that put both the American flight crew and himself at risk. We have addressed our concerns on this matter appropriately," Baldanza said.

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Hyperwarp said:

is this a newly built Tu-160?

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Equation said:

I believe it's a remodel. ...

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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has beefed up its air group in Syria with state-of-the art fighter jets amid tensions with Turkey.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Monday that Su-35 fighters have been deployed to Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Konashenkov on Monday didn't say how many Su-35s had been sent to Syria, but Russian media reports said there were four of them and state television showed them parked in Hemeimeem.

Russian warplanes so far have flown about 6,000 missions since Moscow launched its air campaign four months ago.

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