Near Astrakhan began the final stage of the exercises "Combat Commonwealth-2015"

The active phase of the combined air defense system of the CIS "Combat Commonwealth" with the participation of more than 1000 military personnel and 200 units of special and military equipment of the Air Force of Russia began at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, RIA reports "News".

The final stage will last from 7 to September 10. Along with the Russian servicemen, units of the air defense forces of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan participate in it. The rest of the member states of the CIS Air Defense System sent observers to the exercises.

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that calculations of the latest C-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and C-300 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems arrived at the Ashuluk test site. In addition, 40 crews of Su-24, MiG-29, Su-34, Su-30, Su-27, MiG-31, Su-25 and Tu-22М3 airplanes are deployed to operational airfields.

In the framework of the exercises, pilots will have to overcome the air defense systems of a conditional enemy, work out close maneuverable combat, firing from aviation guns on ground targets, launches of unguided missiles, bombing and reflection of a massive missile strike.

It is also noted that in the 2015, the “Combat Commonwealth” exercise will take place not only in the territory of the Russian Federation. One of the episodes of the maneuvers will be the training of the coalition group of air defense and aviation troops at the Kazakhstani Sary-Shagan test site.

The joint air defense system of the CIS member states was created over 20 years ago. Its main task is to protect the air borders and jointly repel a possible aerospace attack.

Comments

[Vladimirets]

At the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, the active phase of the exercises of the CIS Combined Commonwealth Air Defense System began

Doesn’t have something in common with the previous news?

[IGMIT]

This is definitely something similar.

[Vitaly Anisimov]

In Tajikistan, it would be time to conduct such exercises! It’s uneasy there on the border and in the republic .....

[KazaK Bo]

Vladimirets
At the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, the active phase of the exercises of the CIS Combined Commonwealth Air Defense System began
Doesn’t have something in common with the previous news?

Not only echoes ... but rather is a continuation of a unified system of training air defense forces ...
... "Far from God and the sciences, God created Ashaluk! ..." Indeed, a COOL SCHOOL for combat training ... 4 times, along with 270 zrp (now disbanded by Dill) "had the good fortune" to be there ... how and on the inspection of the Ministry of Defense in January 1980 in Sary-Paris! Much has already been erased from memory ... but the calls to the combat shooting range are NOT FORGOTTEN! And from the emotional side ... and with the benefit of the professional growth of combat crews!

[rotmistr60]

active phase of exercises of the CIS Combined Air Defense integrated air defense system

NATO in the Baltic States four fighters, we are air defense exercises. So let the Balts (and the United States) scratch their turnips, but are all these ostentatious attempts worthwhile to annoy Russia at least somehow under the false pretext of possible aggression.