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| Russia Deploys Su-35S Fighter in Aggressor Training for NATO Air Strike Simulation |
Moskow - The Su-35 fighter is rumored to be used for 'aggressor training' simulating NATO air strikes. The Russian Air Force has allocated three of these Su-35S fighter jets. The allocation is placed to the Air Force's 185th Combat Training and Combat Application Center. It is based at the Privolzhsky Air Base near the city of Astrakhan.
Quoted from Military Watch Magazine, this is a unit tasked with simulating the capabilities of enemy aircraft in realistic combat and training to prepare combat units to face their most likely enemy.
Although widely used in the Soviet era and in the US Military today, the underfunded Russian fleet has less aggressor training. Such squadrons are valuable because they expose pilots to a realistic presentation of enemy equipment, tactics, and operational techniques based on what intelligence can be gathered. It can also ensure pilots are prepared for the type of battle they could face in actual combat.
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| Russian Su-35S Fighter In Air Base |
Quoted from Military History Fandom, an aggressor squadron or enemy squadron is a squadron that is trained to act as an opposing force in military warfare. Aggressor squadrons use enemy tactics, techniques, and procedures to provide realistic air combat simulations (as opposed to training against their own troops).
Since it was impractical to use actual enemy aircraft and equipment, surrogate aircraft were used to mimic potential adversaries. Some aggressor missions do not require dogfighting.
However, it involves a relatively simple flying profile to test target acquisition and tracking capabilities of radar, missiles, and aircraft. Some of these missions are outsourced to private companies operating ex-military jets or small business jets in the aggressor role.