MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2019) A group of Russian military observers plans to conduct an observation flight over the US territory from September 22-30, the official newspaper of the Russian Armed Forces, Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star), reported on Friday.
The flight of the Russian Tu-154M LK-1 aircraft will be carried out within the international Treaty on Open Skies, according to the newspaper.
The aircraft will depart from the US air base, located near the city of Great Falls. The maximum flight distance will be up to 5,130 kilometers (3,187 miles).
The flight route has been coordinated with the United States, while US experts on board of the Russian aircraft will control the use of the surveillance equipment and the compliance with the treaty's provisions, the newspaper added.
