Russian Air Force to Greatly Increase Combat Training in 2006

[BoyElroy]

Russia & CIS Military Weekly

December 2, 2005

HEADLINE: Combat training to enhance in Russian Air Force next year - commander

DATELINE: MOSCOW Dec 1

A total of over 400 various combat training events are scheduled for 2006 in the Russian Air Force, Army General Vladimir Mikhailov, Air Force commander-in-chief, told Interfax- Military News Agency on Thursday.

Mikhailov pointed out that about 150 tactical exercises will be organized for air defense forces and electronic warfare units, with 90% of missile regiments to receive live firing practice.

According to him, all the exercises with air force units will see live firing against both aerial and ground targets.

In addition to its own training activities, the Air Force will take part in command-post exercises of the Land Forces, Navy, some military branches, which are planned both in the CIS and outside it.

"The Air Force combat training will be significantly enhanced next year as compared with 2005. We will concentrate on training young specialists," Mikhailov said.

He added that about 40 events aimed at strengthening the air borders of the CIS are slated for 2006 in the framework of the CIS Unified Air Defense System.

"Search and rescue and parachuting branches of the Air Force will hold about a dozen large-scale exercises, including one aimed at pilots' survival in extreme conditions," he said.

According to him, 36 inspection flights are also in plans for next year in the framework of the Open Skies Treaty. In return, foreign inspectors will perform 36 flights over the territories of Russia and Belarus.

Russian Knights, Swifts, Golden Eagles and Hawks of Russia display teams of the Russian Air Force will take part in more than 100 aerobatics shows next year.

LOAD-DATE: December 16, 2005

[Drunkensquid]

Hopefully navigation training is on the list, russian pilots have a bad habit of flying into other counries' airspace without permission.

[Scrat335]

As do other countries flying into Russian airspace such as Poland and the Danes.

You may be right though, I myself violated Finnish airspace twice this month already tyda ee ahbratno ezz Mockba.

I make sure I take a healthy dump when over Finland. Gives the Finnish gunners something to shoot at.

When I next fly to Belarus, I will time it just right for Poland.

[RomanS]

Hopefully navigation training is on the list, russian pilots have a bad habit of flying into other counries' airspace without permission.

Email them !

Let them know about the issue every country in world has!

Also call those other countries and tell them maybe to paint and outline with white paint their borders. This way Russian pilots will make sure not to cross it accidently and will see the outline clearly. It will probably make you sleep better.