Russian Inspectors Begin Surveillance Flight Over U.S.

A group of Russian military observers begin on Sunday a nine-day inspection mission in the skies of the United States under the Open Skies Treaty.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russia’s Tupolev Tu-154 LK-1 will take off on Sunday from the Travis Air Force Base, located in California, while the maximum range of the flight will total 4,250 kilometers (2,640 miles).

“Russian and U.S. experts on board the plane will monitor the implementation of agreements on the use of technical equipment for the observation,” the ministry said in a statement earlier this week.


Source: 08 April 2011 - dailyairforce News

Photo: The Russian Tupolev Tu-154 LK-1 (dailyairforce.com)

(8.04.2012)