The teachings of CIS defense "Combat Commonwealth" will be held in autumn in Russia and Kazakhstan

The General teaching of the United air defense system of the CIS "Combat Commonwealth-2015" will be held in the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan in September 2015, told reporters the Deputy Chairman of the coordinating division for air defence under the Council of defense Ministers of CIS Lieutenant-General Pavel Kurchenko.

"in General, the teaching will involve troops from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan ", - said Kurchenko the results of the meeting of the division held on Tuesday in Dushanbe.

The parties have already agreed on the plan of the exercise, however, the media items until were reported.

According to the General, "in connection with the conduct of joint exercises" Combat Commonwealth-2015 " the next meeting of the coordinating unit for air defence under the Council of defense Ministers of CIS countries will be held in September 2015 in Astrakhan ".

United system of air defense of the States-participants CIS has existed for Over twenty years. The objectives of the system is determined by the border security of the States parties in the airspace and joint reflection of the likely air and space attacks.

direct control of air defense exercise national commanders, cooperation provides the Central command post of the air defense of the Russian Federation.

Joint defense airspace is not available in all States signatories. In 2008, the CIS and, therefore, of the defense system of the Commonwealth came Georgia. Turkmenistan does not participate in the activities of the joint system, and with Uzbekistan and Ukraine, Russia has concluded bilateral treaties on mutual cooperation.

The most active supporters of Russia are Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia.


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