Firing From Mi-35 Helicopters
Monday, 6.4.2020 | Training
The crews of Mi-35 helicopters from the 98th Air Force Brigade fired at ground targets with anti-armour guided missiles and from a 23 millimeter cannon at the Pasuljanske Livade Training Ground.
Yesterday, the Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović with their associates attended the range firing.
The firing showed that the technique in the Air Force and Air Defence armament was operational and capable, and that the anti-armour guided missiles fulfilled all requirements.
Training on Mi-35 helicopters is being carried out at the Morava Airport and the Pasuljanske Livade military complex. The goal is to test the crews’ ability to accomplish combat tasks in all conditions and to improve the level of training for a wide range of tasks. During the training, ground targets are engaged with unguided missiles, rockets and 23 millimetre cannon.
For the purpose of training, the AF and AD Engineer Battalion members have adapted a part of the Pasuljanske Livade military complex to enable helicopter landing, take-off and arming at the training ground.
Mi-35 helicopters were introduced into the Serbian Armed Forces at the end of last year. They are intended to carry out combat operations against ground targets in the context of air fire support to ground forces. They can engage targets in airspace, transport personnel and cargo, carry out reconnaissance and patrol tasks, as well as team landing operations. They have protection against infantry weapons and are equipped with modern navigation devices, digital indicators, electronic indicators and a sighting system.
