The opening ceremony of ‘Combat Commonwealth 2015’ joint air-defense exercises of CIS countries took place in the Ashuluk training range in Russia’s Astrakhan region, Armenian Defense ministry said.
Troops from CIS countries are taking part in the military drills – Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The Russian Defense Ministry’s press service reported yesterday that the drills involve anti-aircraft missile systems ‘S-400 Triumph’ and “S-300 Favorite’ as well as 40 crews of combat aircraft MiG-29, Su-24, Su-24, Su-27, Su-30, Su-25, MiG-31 and Tu-22M3.
Source: Panorama.am