Russia’s Best Warplanes on Full Display During Red Square March

Russia’s Best Warplanes on Full Display During Red Square March
The Aviation Stage of the Parade begins. The modern aircraft of the Russian Air Force will fly over the Main Square of the country.

The Aviation Stage of the Parade begins. The modern aircraft of the Russian Air Force will fly over the Main Square of the country.

The Air Parade is lead by the Mi-26 helicopter capable of lifting up to 20 tons of cargo accompanied by four multipurpose Mi-8 helicopters. The group is led by Major Sergey Suslov. The group is flying at the speed of 200 km/h at the altitude of 150 meters. Army aviation is represented by the Berkut Wing flying the Mi-28N Night Hunters. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Eduard Kazachev. And here are the K-52 Alligator attack helicopters. The group is led by Colonel Vasily Kleshchenko. The Russian military attack helicopters are represented by the modernized Mi-24B's. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Biserov.

 

The aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are in the sky above Moscow flying at the altitude of 300 to 500 meters and at the speed of 500 km/h. Here we see a Tu-160 strategic missile carrier accompanied by four Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Grudakov. And now, the group of three IL-76MT modernized military transport airplanes. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Voloshin. Three Tu-95MS turboprop strategic bombers. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Ilyin.

Thanks to the in-flight refueling, the strategic missile carriers can fly thousands of kilometers to accomplish their mission. The machines are piloted by Major Sergey Korobchenko and Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Nikulin.

Four MiG-29SMT light fighter jets. The group is led by Colonel Alexander Kozeyev. The next group includes four Su-24R frontline bombers.

The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel Denis Zinchenko. The group of MiG-31 long-range interceptor jets. The group is led by Major Yuri Kovalyov. The group of Su-34 fighter bombers. The group is led by Major Dimitri Oparin. Su-57 multipurpose stealth fighters capable of performing complex maneuvers under great stress. The group is led by test pilot Taras Ortsibarsky. The tactical wing of Su-34 bombers, Su-30, and Su-35S fighter jets. The group is led by Lieutenant Colonel German Arakov. The pride of the Russian aviation — Vityazi and Strizhi aerobatics teams flying the Su-30SF and MiG-29SMT aircraft. The group is led by Colonel Andrey Alexeyev.

Six Su-25 fighter jets are leaving the Russian flag-colored trails in the sky. The group is led by Colonel Alexander Kotov.

For the first time in the sky above Moscow, two modernized MiG-31K with the newest Kinzhal supersonic air systems. The group is led by Colonel Sergey Osavichkin.