The drill includes the refuelling of Su-30SM aircraft in mid-air by the Il-78 tanker plane
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Avia Indra-2014 is being held in Voronezh at the Pogonovo range and in the Astrakhan Region at the Ashuluk training range.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Indra is a joint, bi-annual military exercise conducted by India and Russia that began in 2003.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>The Indra exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and inter-operability between the Russian and Indian navies. It was later extended to the armies as well.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Helicopters brought down several thousands of litres of water to the firing ground, practicing fire-fighting, and the fighters hit the ground targets with missiles and bombs.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>The Indian Defence Ministry termed the exercises as a “major milestone” in military relations.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Pilots from mixed crews communicated with each other in English, and using sign language.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Joint air defence crews at the Ashuluk military range repulsed a strike by a simulated enemy with field firings of S-400, S-300, Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems, and the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-and-gun system
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Russo-Indian crews manned Su-30SM aircrafts and Mi-35 and Mi-8 helicopters, on joint flights to fire on ground targets.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>The second phase of the exercises will be held in India in November 2014.
<a href=http://riavrn.ru/photo/society/5620/ target=_parent>Roman Demyanenko / RIA Voronezh</a>Subscribe
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