Baltic Fleet's Russian Su-24 and Su-30SM aircraft train in bombing

#Russia #RussianDefenceMinistry #МинобороныРоссии #RussianAirForce #ВВСРоссии #ВМФРоссии #RussianNavy #Ocean2024 #Океан2024: Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet's Su-24 and Su-30SM aircraft train in bombing

Naval aviation pilots of the Baltic Fleet trained to cover ground troops from the air during the Ocean 2024 CPX.

Su-24 bombers and Su-30SM, Su-30SM2 multi-role fighter jets carried out precision bomb strikes on command posts, and neutralised manpower and hardware of the mock enemy at an aviation training ground in Kaliningrad region.

During combat training, the crews practised pinpoint bombing at full-scale targets simulating command posts, engineering fortifications, manpower and hardware of the mock enemy. The bombs were dropped at altitudes of 200-2,000 metres.

All practical actions of the pilots were recorded by objective control systems installed on combat vehicles as well as on the ground in the area of combat employment.

In addition to practical bombing, the fleet's naval aircraft practised combat manoeuvres at parameter limits and methods of suppressing the air defences of the mock enemy.

According the training plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formations and units of the Russian Navy have started taking part in the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise, which is to last until 16 September 2024. The exercise, which is one of the most important operational and combat training events of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2024, is to be conducted in a bilateral format under the overall command of Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

More than 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, over 120 naval aircraft, some 7,000 units of weaponry, military and special hardware, and more than 90,000 personnel participate in the drills, which take place in the waters of the Pacific and Arctic oceans, Mediterranean, Caspian, and Baltic seas.

The Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise is aimed at checking the readiness of the senior staff of the Russian Navy to operate all-arms groups of forces in the areas of responsibility, to solve non-standard operational tasks, to make full use of high-precision weapons, advanced and modern weapons and military hardware in the practical part of the exercise, and to expand cooperation with the navies of partner countries to perform joint maritime missions.

RussianDefence Ministry.