MORE THAN 110 AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS WILL TAKE PART IN COMMAND STAFF EXERCISES OF THE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THE CIS
DEFENSE and SECURITY
April 16, 2008 Wednesday
Russia
Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, aide to the Russian Air Force
Commander for information support, reports that Russia, Belarus,
Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
will take part in the exercises. Drobyshevsky says, "More than 20
various issues of strengthening the air borders of the CIS countries
will be worked out in the course of the command staff exercises."
According to Drobyshevsky, more than 110 airplanes and helicopters
MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-27, Su-24, Tu-95, Tu-22, A-50, Mi-8 and Mi-24 will
take part in the exercises. The exercises are planned in accordance
with the plan of joint measures of the united air defense system of
the CIS member states.