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Russia's Pacific Fleet pilots carry out about 30 drills in 2018

Pilots of the Pacific Fleet’s airbases have carried out 14 flight tactical and 12 special tactical exercises

MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. Pilots of the Pacific Fleet’s marine aviation have carried out more than 300 flight shifts, with the total flying times of more than 7,600 hours, which is much higher than the last year’s indicators. In addition, the Pacific Fleet servicemen carried out 14 flight tactical and 12 special tactical exercises, spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd rank Nikolai Voskresenky told journalists on Monday.

"Pilots of the Pacific Fleet’s airbases have carried out 14 flight tactical and 12 special tactical exercises, including several flight tactical exercises involving unmanned aerial vehicles, throughout the year. All the held events were assessed positively," he noted.

Voskresensky added that the pilots used weapons and submarine detecting devices more than 3,000 times in total.