Petrov: I do not have information on supplies to the Erebuni airbase in the near future
ArmInfo."I do not have information that in the near future the air base will receive new equipment". The commander of the Erebuni air base, Colonel Aleksandr Petrov, commenting on the information in the media about the fact that new MiG-29 fighters could be deployed to the Erebuni air base in the near future, said in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.
"But aviation is developing, one type is changing the other, and I do not rule out that someday there will be more new and maneuverable planes. I'll be very glad about it, so to speak, it's nice to fly on a new technique," said the colonel.
Speaking about the training of the personnel of the airbase, Petrov, said that their training, as a minimum, can be assessed on "good". "You just saw the level of their preparation in the sky. I think that you can even put an estimate yourself, but I believe that at least it will be "good," the pilot concluded.
Previously, Russian media reported that the Russian military aviation base in Armenia could be replenished with MiG-29 fighters. It was noted that on June 3, the first two multi-purpose Su-30SM fighters arrived at the airfield Khalino in Kursk, which is a part of the 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. "By this began the rearmament of the regiment from the "Algerian" fighters MiG-29SMT, now in its arsenal, to new aircraft. In total, the regiment will include 6 more sets of Su-30SM fighters, that is 12 jets. It is possible that the MiG-29SMT fighters released as a result of the rearmament of the 14th regiment will go to manning the airbase in Erebuni, Armenia," the publications wrote.