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ITAR-TASS, Russia
March 16, 2012 Friday 04:17 PM GMT+4
Air defence force of Russia military base begins muster in Armenia
YEREVAN March 16
The air defence force of the Russian military base in Armenia began a
muster at the highland training centre Alagyaz, Capt. Kirill Kiselev,
who is an officer of the press service in the Southern Military
District in Gyumri, where the major facilities of the military base
are deployed, told Itar-Tass on Friday.
Russian servicemen passed a 100-kilometer march to the fire training
range. The field muster, which will last more than a month, will end
with special exercises and live fire drills from the air defence
self-propelled system Shilka, the air defence system Strela-10 and the
mobile air defence system Igla.
At the tactical exercises the air defence troops will drill the tasks
of a defensive battle in the highlands, when the enemy uses high
precision weapons and electronic countermeasures, Kiselev said.
As part of scheduled drills the servicemen will have live fire drills
on air targets in the conditions, which are very close to combat
conditions, from reinforced positions and at a brief stop in the
movement of the military convoy.
More than 200 servicemen, about 30 pieces of weapons and military
hardware are involved in the field exercises.
The staff of the air defence units at the Russian military base that
are on combat duty in the CIS united air defence system will show the
level of their skills at fire drills at the Kapustin Yar fire range in
the Astrakhan Region this spring.
The Russian military base is deployed in Armenia under the
Russian-Armenian interstate agreement. The republican authorities
consider the deployment of the Russian military base in the country
along with Russian border guards as an important component of Armenian
national security.
March 16, 2012 Friday 04:17 PM GMT+4
Air defence force of Russia military base begins muster in Armenia
YEREVAN March 16
The air defence force of the Russian military base in Armenia began a
muster at the highland training centre Alagyaz, Capt. Kirill Kiselev,
who is an officer of the press service in the Southern Military
District in Gyumri, where the major facilities of the military base
are deployed, told Itar-Tass on Friday.
Russian servicemen passed a 100-kilometer march to the fire training
range. The field muster, which will last more than a month, will end
with special exercises and live fire drills from the air defence
self-propelled system Shilka, the air defence system Strela-10 and the
mobile air defence system Igla.
At the tactical exercises the air defence troops will drill the tasks
of a defensive battle in the highlands, when the enemy uses high
precision weapons and electronic countermeasures, Kiselev said.
As part of scheduled drills the servicemen will have live fire drills
on air targets in the conditions, which are very close to combat
conditions, from reinforced positions and at a brief stop in the
movement of the military convoy.
More than 200 servicemen, about 30 pieces of weapons and military
hardware are involved in the field exercises.
The staff of the air defence units at the Russian military base that
are on combat duty in the CIS united air defence system will show the
level of their skills at fire drills at the Kapustin Yar fire range in
the Astrakhan Region this spring.
The Russian military base is deployed in Armenia under the
Russian-Armenian interstate agreement. The republican authorities
consider the deployment of the Russian military base in the country
along with Russian border guards as an important component of Armenian
national security.