Belarus Special Forces to Receive Ultralights by 2015

Belarus Special Forces to Receive Ultralights by 2015


Belarusian special forces will be equipped with ultralight aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) by 2015, the Defense Ministry said on its website on Wednesday.
The forces will get T-2M-3 ultralight aircraft and Moskit and Lastochka (Swallow) aerial drones as part of a rearmament program, which also includes new special-purpose small arms and reconnaissance equipment.
The T-2M ultralight was developed by Ukraine’s Antonov Design Bureau at the end of the Cold War.

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Group of U.S. Inspectors to Fly over Russia, Belarus

Boeing OC-135B Open Skies


A group of U.S. inspectors will make a one-week surveillance flight over Russia and Belarus in line with the international Open Skies Treaty beginning on Monday, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“In line with the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty, a U.S. mission will make an observatory flight over the Russian and Belarusian territories between July 30 and August 4 on board of an OC-135B aircraft,” the spokesman said.
He said the surveillance flight will begin at the Kubinka airport in the Moscow Region and both Russian and Belarusian experts will be also on board of the aircraft to make sure the flight goes along the earlier coordinated route.

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Belarus Grounds Military Planes over Su-25 Crash

Su-25

The Belarusian Defense Ministry has suspended flights by military combat aircraft following the recent crash of a Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack plane, local news agency BELTA reported.

The Soviet-era ground attack jet crashed in Belarus during a low-level training flight on Tuesday killing the pilot, who prevented the aircraft from crashing into a village, BELTA said.

The flight ban will remain in force until a special expert commission concludes an investigation into the accident, the ministry said.

The Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau to provide close air support for ground troops. It has been in service for more than 25 years.

According to official data, the Belarusian Air Force has more than 70 Su-25s in its combat aircraft fleet.

Source : http://en.rian.ru