Prospective types of jets and helicopters will be tested by the Russian Chkalov State Flight Tests Center at the Chauda range in Crimea, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, the Russian Aerospace Forces commander, said Sunday, Sputnik reports.
"It is the first time we have got such a range and it is very good that the State Flight Tests Center’s pilots will work here. Tests of new aircraft will be held here," Bondarev told reporters.
The Crimean range is equipped with "excellent telemetry," which allows tracing results of munitions' use, he added.
"During tests of new prototypes, all their characteristics are being assessed – from munition separation to the moment of its explosion. Based on the findings, some corrections in the work of sight's automatics and other systems can be made," Bondarev specified.
The Aerospace Forces commander also noted that the range would be equipped with long, narrow targets looking like oil refining complexes and convoys of enemy vehicles on the march. He added that other ranges would be equipped with such targets as well.
