Russian Aerospace Forces and Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force conduct another joint air patrol in Asia-Pacific region

Russian Aerospace Forces and Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force conduct another joint air patrol in Asia-Pacific region The aviation group consisting of Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Xian H-6k strategic bombers of the PLA Army Air Force carried out air patrols over the waters of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the western part of the Pacific Ocean. The duration of the joint flight of Russian and Chinese aircraft was about 8 hours. Fighter-jet air cover was provided along the entire route of the joint patrol by Su-30sm, MiG-31 of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Shenyang J-16 of the Chinese Air Force. During the joint air patrol, Russian aircraft landed and took off from an airfield in the People’s Republic of China. At certain stages of the route, the strategic missile carriers were escorted by fighter-jets of foreign states. During the flight, crews of Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers performed aerial refuelling at ni... Source: MoD Russia