RUSSIA INSTALLS AIR DEFENCE COMMAND CENTRE IN ARMENIA
Mediamax
Dec 20 2010
Armenia
Yerevan, 20 December: An Anti-Missile Defence Command Centre has been
opened in Armenia as a result of cooperation between the country's
Air Forces and the 102nd military base of Russia, deployed in Armenia.
Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Ministry of Defence
that due to super modern equipment, this centre is capable of revealing
a threat to the air borders within a few seconds and coordinating
and managing destruction of the air targets.
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan was present at the opening
ceremony of the command centre. He stressed that this is a new quality
dimension of military cooperation between Armenia and Russia, which
evidences strategic importance of the bilateral relations.
Defence Minister also participated in the opening ceremony of Armenian
buildings in one of the units of anti-missile defence of Armenian
Armed Forces, got familiar with the conditions of service and the
work of S-300 zenith-missile complexes.
Seyran Ohanyan visited the military-industrial enterprise and got
familiar with the work conditions of the military plane repair
production workshop.
From: A. Papazian
Mediamax
Dec 20 2010
Armenia
Yerevan, 20 December: An Anti-Missile Defence Command Centre has been
opened in Armenia as a result of cooperation between the country's
Air Forces and the 102nd military base of Russia, deployed in Armenia.
Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Ministry of Defence
that due to super modern equipment, this centre is capable of revealing
a threat to the air borders within a few seconds and coordinating
and managing destruction of the air targets.
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan was present at the opening
ceremony of the command centre. He stressed that this is a new quality
dimension of military cooperation between Armenia and Russia, which
evidences strategic importance of the bilateral relations.
Defence Minister also participated in the opening ceremony of Armenian
buildings in one of the units of anti-missile defence of Armenian
Armed Forces, got familiar with the conditions of service and the
work of S-300 zenith-missile complexes.
Seyran Ohanyan visited the military-industrial enterprise and got
familiar with the work conditions of the military plane repair
production workshop.
From: A. Papazian