Posted on 08/14/2006 7:15:30 AM PDT by Srirangan
The Russian Air Force is all set to deploy latest S-300 air defense systems during a five-day combined air defense exercise in the south of the country this week, a military spokesman revealed on Monday.
"The active phase of a command-and-staff exercise at the Ashuluk test range on August 15-19 will be supervised by Colonel General Yury Solovyev, the head of the Russian Air Force Special Command," Alexander Drobyshevsky said.
The official said 10 S-300 air defense systems and more than 30 aircraft, including MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker fighters, would participate in the exercise.
(Excerpt) Read more at india-defence.com ...
Don't fly commercial in the area. The last time that Ukraine tested their air defenses, it was a bummer to be on a plane.
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Big deal.
Those are odd looking planes.
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