It is part of the key operations in their training program this year, the daily said, adding that the drills ended with good results.
Su-30MK2, Su-22 M4 fighter jets and Mi-8, Mi-171 helicopters took part in the exercises, according to the report.
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Major General Nguyen Van Tho, Vice Commander and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Air Force assigns the mission to pilots. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Mounting rockets to Su-30MK2. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Aircraft maintenance check. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Radar communication. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Before take-off. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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On the way to targets. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Su-30MK2s strike land-based targets. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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An Mi-8 fires at the targets. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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A target destroyed in the first attack. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |
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Pilots after the successful mission. Photo: People’s Army Newspaper |