BELARUS, RUSSIA TO STAGE AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE.
Belarus and Russia intend to stage an air defense exercise, learned from Major-General Oleg Dvigalev, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Belarusian army, on 9 February.
“Plans have been made to stage an exercise of the united air defense system. Russian air force units will arrive in our territory,” said Oleg Dvigalev.
According to the concept of the exercise, Belarusian fighter aircraft will cross the Russian border to pose as perpetrators. Respectively watch crews will be sent to intercept. Watch units will also help those aircraft, which stray off course.
According to Oleg Dvigalev, sessions of the Air Defense Coordination Committee under the CIS Defense Ministers Council are supposed to take place this year as well as a science and practice conference on improving the united CIS air defense system.
