In Belarus, it is planned, together with the Russian side, to create a combat training center for joint training of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry recalled that on March 5 in Moscow, the heads of the defense departments of the two countries, Viktor Khrenin and Sergei Shoigu, discussed the implementation of the activities of the strategic partnership program between Belarus and the Russian Federation for 2021-2025 and came to a consensus on the need to form three combat training centers for joint training.
“On the territory of the Republic of Belarus, it is planned to create a combat training center for joint training of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces”, – the press service said in the Telegram channel of the Belarusian ministry.
It is noted that “on the basis of the center, joint training of Su-30SM aircraft crews will be organized, Belarusian specialists will be trained to work on modern anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as joint training and combat missions”.
“The work of the center will significantly increase the level of education of specialists and the training of units of both the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation, strengthen the practical component of the development of the Unified Regional Air Defense System of the Union State”, – the message says.