Defense Ministry will conduct 16 launches of ballistic missiles – Russian newspaper

sharply increase in the coming year, the number of exercises and training in the Strategic Missile Forces. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 16 planned test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. This is the flight testing advanced weapons and control the technical readiness of missile systems.

Overall, for the year must pass more than 100 command-staff, tactical and special exercises. That is, a single quiet day, the more – the week when nothing happens, we will not be rocket scientists. Many of the drills will be conducted once. It has long gone are the days when the service in missile troops seemed monotonous, and even sleeping.

What is especially important, more than 40 shelves, parts of welfare and work out the modes of combat duty in the highest degree of combat readiness.

Recall that the basis of categories of stationary bases comprise complexes with rockets heavy (RS-20V “Voivod”) and light (RS-18 (“Stillet”), RS-12M2 (“Topol-M”) classes. As part of the group of mobile home there is a complex “Topol” with a missile RS-12M “Topol-M” with a missile RS-12M2 single warhead and “yars” with a missile RS-12M2R with multiple warheads in the mobile and fixed units based. These missiles are the main “argument” the Russian Defense and able to apply the so-called unacceptable damage to any aggressor.

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will continue in the coming year to strengthen and air defense. For service received four regimental sets of the latest and is unparalleled in the world of anti-aircraft missile system S-400 “Triumph”. One of the sets – to protect the capital region, three – on arms air defense military district connections. The Defense Ministry said that now is a part of aerospace forces on combat duty already have four regiments S-400 “Triumph”, which provide air defense of Moscow and the Central Industrial District. In the future S-400 should form the basis of anti-aircraft missile regiments videoconferencing.

In the plans of the military establishment and strengthening of training commanders and chief mates of ships having on board the carrier aviation. Navy Chief of Naval Aviation Igor Kozhin said that this is due to the fact that the Navy is actively taken the new generation of ships, which can carry and operate aircraft of various classes and purposes. And it’s not just about the aircraft carrier. Navy gets the newest frigates, corvettes, patrol ships, and each commander must be professionally prepared for the full range of air traffic in all climate zones and in adverse weather conditions.

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