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Two More Russian Tu-142 ASW Planes Carry Out Training Mission Over Norwegian, Barents Seas
Two More Russian Tu-142 ASW Planes Carry Out Training Mission Over Norwegian, Barents Seas
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SEVEROMORSK (Russia) (Sputnik) - Another two Russian Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft carried out on Thursday a routine patrol training... 27.02.2020, Sputnik International
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Two More Russian Tu-142 ASW Planes Carry Out Training Mission Over Norwegian, Barents Seas
20:51 GMT 27.02.2020 (Updated: 13:45 GMT 06.08.2022) SEVEROMORSK (Russia) (Sputnik) - Another two Russian Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft carried out on Thursday a routine patrol training flight over the neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents seas, Russia's Northern Fleet reported.
The first pair of Tu-142s conducted a similar mission the day before.
"On 27 February, the next two crews of the long-range Tu-142 ASW aircraft of the Northern Fleet carried out a planned training flight over the neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents seas. The duration of the flight was about 12 hours", the fleet's press service said in a statement.
According to the statement, the crews practiced flying a set course over reference-free terrain and coordinating actions while piloting in the absence of ground-based radio navigation aids. The pilots also performed ice-floe reconnaissance.
The press service added that the flights were carried out as part of the combat training program for Tu-142 crews in the winter training period.
The Tupolev Tu-142 is a maritime patrol version of the Tu-95 strategic bomber known in the West as the Bear-F.
The aircraft can be used in a variety of roles, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-shipping, reconnaissance, and electronic intelligence.