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Russia: massive simulation of a nuclear attack

Moscow, Russia - "The biggest training for number of airplanes used and for objectives since URSS disintegration"

Russian press defined yesterday training programme "The biggest one for the number of airplanes used and for objectives since URSS disintegration". A nuclear attack was simulated and, to protect the Country, 20 different fighter planes (Ilyushin Il-78, Mig-31 and Sukhoi 27) have been used. They fronted 20 strategic bombers, the supersonic aircraft Tupolev TU-160 and TU-95. The 40 aircraft have been...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1095090
Rome, Italy, 10/08/2008 14:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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