Ground Forces Day
In addition to the air defense forces, which are structurally related to the air forces of the Russian Federation (as an air defense segment), the Russian Armed Forces also have other air defense forces. We are talking about the Air Defense Forces of the Ground Forces of the country.
This is a special kind of troops that is designed to cover objects and units (formations), including those that are on the march, of the Russian Ground Forces from exposure aviation and the missile component of this or that enemy. Today, the Air Defense Forces of the Russian Ground Forces celebrate their professional holiday.
A small emblem of the Ground Forces Air Defense Forces is the crosshairs of a cannon and three arrows, symbolizing the possibility of using rocket-cannon weapons in relation to the enemy.
December 26 as the day of the Air Defense Forces was not chosen by chance. The fact is that on this day (December 13, according to the old style) in 1915, at the height of the First World War, the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, General Mikhail Alekseev, issued Order No. 368. On the basis of this order, the formation of special batteries (4 light weapons in each) was prescribed for firing at enemy aircraft.
In fact, in a single form, the air defense system lasted until 1941, surviving the Russian Empire as such. And in the fall of 1941, in the USSR, the air defense system was divided into military and territorial.
Ground Defense Air Forces appeared in August 1958.
Today, the air defense forces are undergoing a serious modernization. They are equipped with various anti-aircraft missile and missile-cannon systems, including systems for performing tasks in the Far North. We are talking about, among other things, the Tor-M2DT air defense system. This week it became known about the completion of state tests of the latest “Bending-S” complex, which allows you to practice firing at aerial targets at the speed of the chassis based on the Tiger car at speeds up to 30 km / h. The arsenal of troops also includes high-performance man-portable air defense systems.
Military Review congratulates servicemen and veterans of the Air Defense Forces on their professional holiday!
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