Exercises of the air defense of the CIS is appointed for the fall of 2015
Joint exercises of United system of air defense (PVO) of the countries-members of CIS will be held in September of the next year in the Astrakhan region, said the head of the meeting of the coordination of the Department on problems of air defence at the Council of Ministers of defense of the States-participants of CIS Lieutenant-General Pavel Kurachenko. meeting of the coordination of the Department on problems of air defence at the Council of Ministers of defense of the States-members of CIS was held Wednesday in Vladivostok, RIA " news "." in the course of the meeting considered more than 12 issues. They discussed developments in 2015. The main event will be a common exercises with combat firing at Ashuluk in the Arkhangelsk region. Such large-scale events are held every 2 years. In those years, when it is not done, are staff training and fees. Countries in the scope of their activities, military training to carry out their teaching, but in the framework of the CIS air defence is the only major Joint doctrine, " said Kurachenko. According to him, participants Also discussed issues concerning the process and basic scientific organization escort events defense, this year, this organization is the Central scientific research Institute of air and space defense." Also Were discussed questions on the training of military personnel for the United air defense system of the CIS basic organization defined Military Academy of air and space defense named after Zhukov in Tver ", said M. Kurachenko. United system of air defense of the States-participants of CIS (OS CIS air defence) created on the basis of the contract of ten countries of the Commonwealth, signed on February 10, 1995 in Alma-ATA. The term of the contract is not limited, it is open to accession by other countries sharing provisions of the Concept of protection of the air space of the countries - participants of the CIS and the Plan of interaction of the personnel and equipment of the joint air defense system. Now part of the United air defense system of the States-participants of CIS includes eight countries: Russian Federation, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine. We emphasize that on Tuesday in the Rostov region and Stavropol territory Were launched large-scale three-day flight and tactical exercises in the framework of which about 30 helicopters will combat launches of unguided rockets.