Crews of Russia’s long-range bomber planes have staged a series of airborne drills, taking off from airbases in the Volga region and testing out their built-in cannons as part of the exercises, armed forces chiefs have revealed.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow confirmed that the heavy jets carried out training flights. “A practical feature of the mission was practicing firing the aft aircraft cannons,” officials said.
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