Russia made the second week observation flight over the US territory in the framework of the Open Skies Treaty. At this time, the observation aircraft Tu-154M LK-1 flew on several strategic targets US Department of Defense.
According to available data, observation aircraft videoconferencing Russian Tu-154 LK-1, Takeoff from Great Falls, He flew deployment area of silo launchers of ICBMs US Minuteman-3 and control centers in Montana, including “visiting” airbase Malmström. Mission ended at the US Air Force Wright-Patterson in Ohio, where the plane will fly at Travis AFB in California, and from there go home.
Previous flight of the Russian Tu-154 LK-1 has made 26 September. Then he, also taking off from an airfield in Great Falls, flying over the areas of placement of silo launchers of ICBMs Minuteman-3 and control centers in the State of Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, as well as flying over the air base Ellsworth in South Dakota, where based strategic bombers B-1B.
Thus Russian inspectors flew in all the areas where standing on alert 400 from American land-based ICBMs. This flight occurred on the previously agreed route in the framework of the Open Skies Treaty and has not exceeded 5130 kilometers.
The Open Skies Treaty was signed 24 Martha 1992 in Helsinki representatives of – Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The purpose of the contract – contribute to the strengthening of trust between States through the improvement of mechanisms of control of military activities and the implementation of treaties in the field of arms control.
