Russian Airbases in Kyrgyzstan, Armenia to Take Part in Air Defense Drill

MOSCOW. April 16 (Interfax-AVN) – An air defense command drill will take place on April 19, Assistant to the Russian Air Force Commander Alexander Drobyshevsky told Interfax-AVN on Monday.

“Over 120 planes and helicopters, and S-300, S-125 and S-75 anti- aircraft missile systems will be involved in the training,” he said.

Russian airbases in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia will also take part in the drill, along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, Drobyshevsky said.

“Air defense forces will train the suppression of supersonic and stratospheric targets. Russian and Kazakh Mikoyan MiG-31 jets will make joint maneuvers from the airfields in Karaganda, Tolmachyovo and Bolshoye Savino,” he said.

Belarusian and Russian Sukhoi Su-24 and Su-27 will also conduct joint maneuvers from the Ross and Siversky airfields and four Russian early-warning A-50 radar planes will give them support, he said.

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