Participants of the joint exercise of the CIS Joint Air Defence System “Combat commonwealth – 2015” arrived at the Ashuluk range

Air defence formations and units of the member-states of the CIS Joint Air Defence System involved in the international exercise “Combat commonwealth – 2015” have arrived to the Ashuluk range.

Along with the Russian Federation, air defence units of 5 states – Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan – will take part in the exercise “Combat commonwealth – 2015”.

Air defence missile complexes S-300 Favorit and S-400 Triumph as well as electronic technical units have been delivered to the Ashuluk range by railway. The active stage of the exercise will take place on September 7-10.

MiG-29, Su-24, Su-34, Su-27, Su-30, Su-25, MiG-31 and Tu-22M3 aircraft have been redeployed on operational airfields.

After arrival, the servicemen are preparing the military materiel for deployment on combat positions.

The active phase of the exercise will take place on September 7-10.

Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

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