About 30 000 personnel, more than 250 armored vehicles, more than 150 plants of missile and artillery troops, about 20 aircrafts, 15 helicopters, air defense units and anti-aircraft missile brigades will be involved in the exercises
In accordance with the plan approved by Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, all military branches of the Armed Forces will conduct large-scale tactical exercises in phases with the participation of military units of the Turkish Armed Forces from September 13 to 20.
Defense Ministry’s press service told APA that the first phase envisages the study of interaction and coordination among all forms of intelligence agencies, special-purpose forces, Air Forces, including air defense troops.
The second phase will cover organization and conduction of offensive operations by formations and military units of ground forces under different conditions, as well as in mountainous areas, employment of tactical air landing, raid and front groups, fulfillment of tasks for comprehensive coverage of operations.
About 10,000 reservists will be involved in the training camp in order to check the level of implementation of the mobilization tasks of the formations and units during the exercises under the instruction of the Supreme Commander. Practical exercises on how to use weapons and military equipment during the preparation for fighting and exercises on combat shootings and moral-psychological and combat readiness will be implemented.
In the third phase, combat shootings from infantry and tank units, rocket and artillery units, anti-aircraft missiles, combat aircrafts and helicopters and practical rocket launches and bombing will be carried out.
About 30 000 personnel, more than 250 armored vehicles, more than 150 plants of missile and artillery troops, about 20 aircrafts and 15 helicopters of the Air Forces, air defense units and anti-aircraft missile brigades armed with modern air defense complexes will be involved in the exercises.
Apa/az