Russian Aerospace Forces: Most Long-Range Aviation Crews Gained Combat Experience During a Military Operation

The Russian Aerospace Forces are analyzing the combat experience gained during the military operation, said Sergey Kobylash, commander of long-range aviation. According to him, most of the crews received combat experience. In addition, all flight crews of the regiment armed with Kinzhal missiles mastered the program for the combat use of hypersonic missiles.

“This year, the majority of long-range aviation flight crews received combat experience during a special military operation. It is also very important that for the first time the crews from the most trained young flight personnel received combat experience, ”said Mr. Kobylash “Red Star”.

The commander said that the Kinzhal complex was repeatedly used during a military operation to destroy ground targets. According to him, this is the first use of hypersonic weapons in real combat conditions in world history. “Kinzhal showed high combat effectiveness and confirmed all the tactical and technical characteristics laid down in it,” Mr. Kobylash added.

The commander recalled that the regiment, armed with the Kinzhal complex based on MiG-31 aircraft, became part of the long-range aviation at the end of 2021. According to him, the uniqueness of the complex lies in the fact that its aeroballistic missile “is capable of reaching speeds that are more than 10 times the speed of sound, and at the same time maneuver in all parts of the flight path, which allows it to reliably overcome all existing air defense systems and hit targets. deep behind enemy lines.

In 2023, the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces will receive the first modernized Tu-95MSM strategic missile carriers and Tu-22M3M missile carrier bombers. The production of the Tu-160 complex in the Tu-160M ​​version will be resumed.

Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine since February 24 on the orders of President Vladimir Putin.

Leonid Uvarchev