Before the combat use, the calculations of the anti-aircraft missile brigade relocated from the Altai Territory to the Astrakhan Region
YEKATERINBURG, September 7. /TASS/. Combat crews of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Central Military District, after re-equipping with new Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems, performed combat missile launches with 100% accuracy during the first exercises at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the district.
"The calculations of the Buk-M3 air defense system performed combat launches of two types of missiles and destroyed the high-speed maneuverable means of air attack of the "enemy". As targets, Saman target missiles were used, which carried out an approach from various directions and altitudes at a speed of about 1 thousand km/h. The servicemen of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Central Military District performed firing tasks in the conditions of intensive electronic counteraction perfectly: each missile hit a target at a distance of 35 to 65 km from protected objects, "the report says.
Before the combat use, the calculations of the anti-aircraft missile brigade relocated from the Altai Territory to the Astrakhan Region, having overcome more than 4 thousand km, took up combat duty and repelled the "enemy" air raid, performing more than 100 electronic launches on digital and real targets: reconnaissance aircraft, fighters, bombers and attack helicopters of the conditional enemy.
Tactical exercises with live firing will be completed at the end of September. They became the first for the personnel of the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Central Military District after being re-equipped with new Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems. More than 500 servicemen and more than 200 pieces of equipment were involved in the exercises.
