In total, about 1,000
servicemen and about 300 pieces of military and special hardware, took part in
the exercise.
MOSCOW, August 30.
/TASS/. Russian servicemen used Pantsir-S1 and Tor-M2 air defense systems and
firearms to repel a simulated drone attack at the Marinovka airfield in the
Volga area region of Volgograd, Southern Military District spokesman Vadim
Astafyev told reporters on Thursday.
According to the
statement, obtained by TASS, electronic warfare specialists trained to detect,
disrupt communications and seize control of simulated enemy’s drones.
"Crews of
Pantsir-S1 self-propelled missile systems and Tor-M2 air defense systems
practiced simulated destruction of the targets with guided surface-to-air
missiles at the distance of up to 10 kilometers. Besides, one UAV [unmanned
aerial vehicle] was destroyed by gunfire at the altitude of 150 meters,"
the source said.
In total, about 1,000
servicemen and about 300 pieces of military and special hardware, took part in
the exercise.
Astafyev said that
mobile anti-UAV groups have been set up at all units of the Southern Military
District.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-8-2018
