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CIS air defense units hold joint exercises in Russia
MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) are conducting exercises with live firing
drills on September 6-12, the Russian Defense Ministry said on
Thursday.
The drills at the Ashuluk firing range in the Astrakhan Region near
the Caspian Sea are part of the Combat Commonwealth 2011 air defense
exercises.
"About 30 aircraft, including four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus,
take part in the exercises," Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik
said.
Air defense units from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, equipped
with S-200, S-125, Buk and other systems, also participate.
The drills include airstrikes on ground targets, simulated "dog
fights" and interception of aerial targets.
Conducted annually, Combat Commonwealth exercises are part of efforts
to build a joint air defense shield for the CIS, a loose association
of former Soviet republics. An integrated air defense network was set
up by 10 CIS-member countries February 10, 1995.
The main purpose of the network is to ensure the protection of the
member-countries' airspace, early warning of missile attacks and
coordination of joint efforts to neutralize potential air threats.
The CIS network currently comprises seven air defense brigades, 46
units equipped with S-200 and S-300 air defense missile systems, 23
fighter units equipped with MiG-29, MiG-31 and Su-27 aircraft, 22
electronic support units and two detachments of electronic warfare.
MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti)
Units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) are conducting exercises with live firing
drills on September 6-12, the Russian Defense Ministry said on
Thursday.
The drills at the Ashuluk firing range in the Astrakhan Region near
the Caspian Sea are part of the Combat Commonwealth 2011 air defense
exercises.
"About 30 aircraft, including four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus,
take part in the exercises," Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik
said.
Air defense units from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, equipped
with S-200, S-125, Buk and other systems, also participate.
The drills include airstrikes on ground targets, simulated "dog
fights" and interception of aerial targets.
Conducted annually, Combat Commonwealth exercises are part of efforts
to build a joint air defense shield for the CIS, a loose association
of former Soviet republics. An integrated air defense network was set
up by 10 CIS-member countries February 10, 1995.
The main purpose of the network is to ensure the protection of the
member-countries' airspace, early warning of missile attacks and
coordination of joint efforts to neutralize potential air threats.
The CIS network currently comprises seven air defense brigades, 46
units equipped with S-200 and S-300 air defense missile systems, 23
fighter units equipped with MiG-29, MiG-31 and Su-27 aircraft, 22
electronic support units and two detachments of electronic warfare.