Egyptian, Iranian and Venezuelan paratroopers will use Russian parachutes for the first time during the Airborne Platoon 2016 contest, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� The parachuting championships involving military service personnel from�Russia, Egypt, Iran, Venezuela, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China, are due to�kick off�in southwestern Russia on�August 3.

"Teams from�Iran, Egypt and Venezuela will use D-10 parachute systems, servicemen from�Kazakhstan and Belarus will jump using D-6 parachutes, and their Chinese counterparts [will use] Sanbin-9 systems," the Russian military said in�a statement.

In the run-up to�the contest, teams will make two descents each from�Mi-8 helicopters flying over�unfamiliar terrain at�a height of�more than�2,600 feet.

By Sputnik News