Combat Approved
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Mi-28 UB: Combat, Training, One-Of-A-Kind Helicopter. Advanced Night Hunter with Dual Control System
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The Refueller: Docking Masters. Threading a needle in the sky
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Nebo-M Radar Complex: The Stealth Buster. Multi-range radar station that tracks ballistic missiles, stealth planes & drones
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Kremlin Fireworks. The soldiers and workers behind the bangs
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A Pirate's Nightmare: Russia's Special Operations Craft. Armed and armoured - the powerful little assault craft that packs a big punch
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The Missile Capable Buyan-M Corvette: High Seas Hellraiser. The stealthy, shallow-hulled warship that launches cruise missiles
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Submarines of the Northern Fleet: The Beast Division - Part 1. Welcome aboard Russia’s deep-sea nuclear Shchuka-B class boats
The Refueller: Docking Masters. Threading a needle in the sky
The range of all aircraft is limited by how much fuel they can carry, but luckily some can take advantage of a filling station in the sky to extend flying time and avoid the need to land. Combat Approved hitches a ride to see the process first hand, along with Russia's airborne tankers and the military planes that rely on them.
A T-50 fighter, also known as PAK FA, carefully approaches a tanker to refuel and our crew boards the 210-tonne Il-78, airborne gas tanker. Aviators and engineers reveal the refuelling boom and explain just how dangerous the process can be.
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9.40
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Published: 29 October 2018
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Duration
26:10
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