AZERBAIJAN LAUNCHES LARGE-SCALE MILITARY DRILLS

15:37, 03 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

Azerbaijani armed forces have launched large-scale operational and
tactical exercises attended by all types of troops on February 2,
the country’s Defense Ministry said.

Nearly 15,000 personnel, up to 300 armored vehicles, as well as over
200 means of missile and artillery troops and about 20 aircrafts of
the air forces, air defense units and sophisticated anti-aircraft
missile complexes are involved in the exercises.

About 5,000 reservists and 300 automotive vehicles are also engaged
in the exercises to check the implementation level of the mobilization
tasks of the formations and units during the exercises.