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WATCH Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers engage in head-spinning dogfight over Urals | WATCH Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers engage in head-spinning dogfight over Urals |
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Russian Air Force pilots were caught on film while flying their heavy Su-34 jets over the snow-covered countryside near Chelyabinsk, in the Urals. The exercise was to hone their flying and missile-launching techniques. | |
Wearing winter fatigues and helmets, the pilots are filmed doing pre-flight briefings before climbing to the cockpit. Once cleared for take-off, the Su-34s roll towards the runway and disappear into the air. | Wearing winter fatigues and helmets, the pilots are filmed doing pre-flight briefings before climbing to the cockpit. Once cleared for take-off, the Su-34s roll towards the runway and disappear into the air. |
A while later, the crews are seen flying at low-altitude over the desolate countryside outside the city of Chelyabinsk. At some point, cameras installed inside the cockpit capture aerobatic stunts the planes performed somewhere over the Urals. | |
As part of the drills, the Su-34s carried out “one-in-one and group dogfights” using mock missiles, the ministry said. | |
The top-notch two-seater jet comes to replace the time-tested Su-24 fighter-bomber that saw action in countless local wars over the past decades. Known to NATO as Fullback, the Su-34 can carry precision bombs and air-to-surface missiles, while at the same time being almost as maneuverable as regular fighter jets. | |
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