[ 03 April 2015 17:42 ]
Baku. Agha Jafarli – APA. Azerbaijani Armed Forces will start the first operational-tactical exercises at night involving all types of troops on April 5, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
The exercises will be held in accordance with the order of Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-In-Chief of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, under the leadership of the Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.
Up to 15,000 personnel, about 200 armored vehicles, more than 300 units of missile and artillery troops, 12 combat helicopter and 8 warplanes of the Air Forces, as well as air defense units equipped with modern air defense complexes and anti-aircraft missile units will involved in the exercises.
Servicemen will perform tasks on managing formations and units the ground forces, organizing and carrying out offensive operations, breaking through an enemy’s defense line with tanks and infantry combat vehicles at night and under conditions of limited vision as well as landing tactical air commandos behind enemy units and studying interaction of air defense troops based on support from troops in the attack.
Infantry and tank units, missile and artillery troops, anti-aircraft missile systems, warplanes and helicopters will practice bombing and launching projectiles and missiles.
The exercises will last till April 10.
