In accordance with the annual military cooperation plan between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey, a joint air and tactical exercise “TurAz Qartalı-2019” will be carried out with the participation of the air forces of both countries.
The press service of the Ministry of Defense informs AZERTAC that in the exercises that will begin on September 2, up to 30 aircraft of the Air Forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey will participate, including aircraft – MiG-29, F-16, Su-25, “Kasa” P-235, as well as helicopters – Mi-35, Mi-17, “Sikorsky” UH-70, CH-47 “Chinook”, and ATTACK / AH-1W.
During the exercises, joint activity planning tasks for the air assets of the Azerbaijan Air Force, the Air Force, the Navy and the Land Forces of Turkey, the study of interchangeability possibilities and the coordination of the fighting will be carried out in the conduct of operations, the execution of search and rescue operations, the destruction of targets on the ground by conducting air strikes, as well as other tasks.
The exercises will last until September 16.
Source: Azertag
