"An observation flight over the territory of France will be carried out from September 21 to September 25, 2020 from the Orleans-Bricy open sky airfield," TASS quoted him as saying.
It is noted that the maximum flight range will be 2078 km.
The Russian Tu-154M-LK-1 observation aircraft will follow the route agreed with the monitored side, French specialists on board will control the procedure for using observation equipment and compliance with all provisions of the agreement.
Earlier it became known that the Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft of the Russian Navy performed an observation flight over the Black Sea.