Naval
aircraft of Russia’s Pacific Fleet have practiced searching for
a simulated enemy’s submarine in the Sea of Japan during anti-submarine
defense drills, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman Roman Martov
said on Thursday. "Ilyushin Il-38 [NATO reporting name: May],
Il-38N and Tupolev Tu-142MZ [Bear-F Mod 4] anti-submarine aircraft are
accomplishing various flight tasks both in the daytime and at night,"
Martov said. |
"The
aircraft have held several exercises to practice searching for and identifying
a simulated enemy’s submarines in the Sea of Japan,"
he added.
According to the spokesman, the Pacific Fleet’s Project 877 conventional
submarine simulated the enemy’s submarine.
The pilots also improved their flight skills flying over featureless
terrain for more than 10 hours, he added.
"During training flights, the pilots are practicing cohesion
with Pacific Fleet ships and Eastern Military District aircraft and
troops," Martov added.
It was reported earlier that Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft had started
performing flights at the air base of the Pacific Fleet’s naval
aviation in Elizovo in Kamchatka in the Russian Far East as part of
the winter combat training program. The Tupolev Tu-142 is a maritime
reconnaissance and ASW aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic
bomber. Its first flight occured in 1968 while the latest variant (Tu-142MZ)
was produced until 1994. The aircraft is fitted with two weapon bays
with a total capacity of 11,340 kg combat load for:
- Sonobuoys (RGB-15/25/55A/75)
- Up to 12 torpedoes (APR-2, APR-3
and UMGT-1)
Typical loadout being 126 sonobuoys and 6 torpedoes
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![Naval aircraft of Russia’s Pacific Fleet have practiced searching for a simulated enemy’s submarine in the Sea of Japan during anti-submarine defense drills, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman Roman Martov said on Thursday. "Ilyushin Il-38 [NATO reporting name: May], Il-38N and Tupolev Tu-142MZ [Bear-F Mod 4] anti-submarine aircraft are accomplishing various flight tasks both in the daytime and at night," Martov said.](/images/stories/news/2015/april/TU_142MZ_Bear_F_mod_4_Russian_Navy.jpg)