During strategic exercises “Center-2019”, which will be held in September in the Central Military District and other districts, It planned the largest mass landing of troops from the Soviet army exercises “west” at 1981 year. It is reported “Notifications” with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
As reported by the Ministry of Defense, in upcoming exercises, which will be held this September, units of several brigades and divisions of the Airborne Forces will be involved. During the maneuvers, the landing of parachute and helicopter assault forces will be practiced in mountain-flat terrain. For the first time since the Soviet Union, nor the crews of BTA aircraft, no paratroopers will know until the last the areas of the upcoming landing.
Military transport aviation and the Airborne Forces will play out the scenario of destroying enemy targets and seizing a field airfield, which BTA aircraft will later land on. Covering transport workers with a landing will be provided by fighter and front-line aviation, but coordinate – AWACS A-50U aircraft and IL-22 control and relay aircraft.
The Defense Ministry stressed, what past 11 July, the mass landing in the Crimea is, to some extent, rehearsal exercises Center-2019. Recall, that then the landing was carried out 2,5 thousand paratroopers with more 40 BTA aircraft.
Recall, that the most massive landing during the Soviet era took place during the exercises “West-81”. Then the final phase of the landing episode of the exercises was the landing of the 7th Guards Airborne Division on the training ground near Minsk, including a shelf in full force with equipment, with 3 crews inside the BMD.
