Rare images of Vietnam Air Force practicing bombing and rocket firing at night

(Dan Tri) - 6 Su-27 fighter jets and 2 Mi-8 helicopters of the Vietnam Air Force took off, dropped bombs and launched rockets to destroy ground targets at night, successfully completing the TB-2 exercise in 2024.

Rare images of Su-27 fighter jets and Mi-8 helicopters of the Vietnam Air Force practicing bombing and rocket firing at night ( Video : Vu Thinh)

On the night of September 25, Division 372 (Air Defense - Air Force) successfully completed a nighttime live-fire and bombing exercise at the TB-2 shooting range (National Military Training Center 2, Binh Dinh). "This is a regular training task of the Air Defense - Air Force Service and also to demonstrate and enhance the role and responsibility of the Air Defense - Air Force Command's command officers to command the divisions, especially the pilots who actively study and practice in all weather conditions. 80% of the pilots of Division 372 participated in the nighttime shooting and bombing exercise for the first time. The results of the nighttime shooting and bombing were very successful," Lieutenant General Vu Hong Son - Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Air Defense - Air Force Command - assessed (Photo: Nam Anh).

Attending and directing the night shooting and throwing drill were Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force Service; representatives of the Service's agencies; Division 372; Air Force Officer School... On the local side, there was the participation of Mr. Le Kim Toan - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Binh Dinh Province; Mr. Pham Tuan Anh - Deputy Secretary of the Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Dinh Province and representatives of armed forces units and representatives of local Party committees and authorities in the stationed area (Photo: Tien Tuan).

At 4 p.m. at Phu Cat military airport, technical teams hung OFAB-100 bombs under the belly of Su-27 fighters, installed rockets on the launchers on Mi-8 helicopters, ready for pilots to carry out missions (Photo: Tien Tuan).

At 6 p.m., the weather at the TB-2 shooting range was stable. As planned, the first Su-27 fighter jet to participate in the bombing took off from Phu Cat military airport, heading towards the TB-2 shooting range. The 925th Air Force Regiment (372nd Division) participating in the bombing exercise included 6 Su-27 fighters divided into 2 groups. The first group of four and the second group of two bombed ground targets at night (Photo: Nam Anh).

Air Force Regiment 930 (Division 372) with two Mi-8s participated in a rocket firing exercise interspersed between two bombing raids by Su-27 fighters (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Su-27 fighter jet approaches ground target at night, dives and drops bombs... (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Two Mi-8 helicopters launched rockets from both sides of the hanger, the bright fire circle highlighted the helicopter and the bullets rushing through the night sky (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Ground targets were attacked and destroyed by bombs and rockets. The nighttime bombing and live ammunition drop by Division 372 took place as planned, ensuring absolute safety for people and technical equipment (Photo: Tien Tuan).

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