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Russian Tu-142 ASW Aircraft Carry Out 13-Hour Patrol Over Pacific Ocean

© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev / Go to the mediabankA TU-142 anti-submarine aircraft. File photo
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two Russian Tu-142 long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft have carried out a 13-hour patrol mission over the neutral water of the Pacific Ocean, the press service of the Eastern Military District said Tuesday.

"Two long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft from the Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation grouping have completed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of the Aleutian Islands and the western coast of Alaska and Canada," the press service said in a statement.

© Sputnik / Vitaliy AnkovDeadly Aircraft of Russian Naval Aviation
Russian Tu-142 ASW Aircraft Carry Out 13-Hour Patrol Over Pacific Ocean - Sputnik International
Deadly Aircraft of Russian Naval Aviation

According to the statement, the planes carried out an aerial refuelling provided by Il-78 aerial tankers and were accompanied by MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor aircraft at certain stages of the flight.

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