MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) – More than 150 representatives of the Russian Air Force and their colleagues from Belarus will meet this week to discuss joint exercises and test the integration of the countries’ air forces and air defense systems, a spokesman for the Russian military said Monday.
The meeting will take place at the Ashuluk Firing Range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan region from Monday to Friday, with Russian Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev overseeing the operations.
Russian Air Force spokesman Igor Klimov told reporters the drills would include S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as Pantsir-S hybrid anti-aircraft artillery and missile systems.
“Su-34, Su-35, Yak-130, and MiG-29 military aircraft will carry out bombing and missile launches. The practical part of the drill will involve Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters,” Klimov said.
