Russian aircraft arrives at CFB Trenton for flight across Canada

Posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009

A Russian Federation aircraft has arrived at C-F-B Trenton, preparing to conduct an aerial observation mission over Canada.

The Tupolev T-U-154M,  which touched down at the base yesterday, will be given its legal right of unimpeded observation overflight of Canadian territory in fulfillment of Canada’s obligations as a State Party to the Treaty on Open Skies.

The Russians, using onboard imagery systems, will be able to observe and verify facts of interest, such as military installations, industrial complexes, populaton centres and transportation facilities. The flight, the fifth time another Treaty nation has conducted an observation flight in Canada, will have Canadian military escort and technical personnel aboard to ensure compliance, and is set for this Saturday to Monday.

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