BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/05/2007

Russia, Belarus discuss use of air power in military conflicts

MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax-AVN) - An air force and air defense conference has been held in Minsk to discuss theoretical and practical aspects of employing air power and air defense in present-day conflicts. Russian military personnel participated.

"The participants discussed ways to enhance the efficiency of aviation, air defense and radar troops with the use of high-precision weapons in a complex air situation," spokesman for the Russian air force commander, Alexander Drobyshevsky, told Interfax on Thursday.

An exchange of opinion was held concerning tactical exercises with live firing on Russian training ranges, Drobyshevsky said.

For details, see the Interfax-AVN Military News Agency newswire.

Source:

http://www.interfax.com/3/267336/news.aspx

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