Azeri fighter jets tested ahead of military parade
BAKU – Fighter jets and helicopters of Azerbaijan’s air force carried out test flights over the capital Baku on Friday, as part of preparations for the country’s biggest military parade due in late June.
Up to 20 MiG-29 planes and Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters made several rounds above a central square in Baku, For the first time, Mi-28 helicopters were involved in the test flights.
The June 26 military parade will involve all types of armed forces. The parade, which will take place on the central Azadlig square, is devoted to Armed Forces Day and the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s independence from the Soviet Union.
Azerbaijan has held two military parades so far – in October 1992 and in June 2008. During the last one, Israel-made Lar drum-fire systems, Ukraine-made Smerch long-range missiles, as well as Russian Tochka-U missiles were shown to the public.
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