Crews of the shipborne fighter regiment of the Russian Northern Fleet continue their training exercises at the NITKA facility, located at the Novofedorovka airbase in Crimea. This training installation has a mock-up of the deck of an aircraft carrier and was specifically designed for pilots to practice taking off off and landing from a carrier-like runway.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoGround crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Ground crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoThe NITKA special aviation training facility located at the Novofedorovka airbase in Crimea.

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The NITKA special aviation training facility located at the Novofedorovka airbase in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoSukhoi Su-25UTG trainer aircraft at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Sukhoi Su-25UTG trainer aircraft at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoGround crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Ground crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoSukhoi Su-33 multirole fighter aicraft conducting a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Sukhoi Su-33 multirole fighter aicraft conducting a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoThe NITKA special aviation training facility, located at the Novofedorovka airbase in Crimea.

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The NITKA special aviation training facility, located at the Novofedorovka airbase in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Sergey MalgavkoGround crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Ground crew preps a Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft for a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Vasiliy BatanovSukhoi Su-25UTG trainer aircraft conducting a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.

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Sukhoi Su-25UTG trainer aircraft conducting a training flight at the NITKA aviation training facility in Crimea.