Russian-Armenian air defense command post opened in Armenia

December 20, 2010 - 16:35 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - As a result of cooperation of air defense troops of the RA Armed Forces and 102nd Russian military base stationed in Armenia, a joint air defense command post was opened.

Due to its modern equipment, the command post will be able to fix threats at air borders within the accuracy of one second and manage air target destruction.

The RA Defense Ministry’s press service reported that Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan participated in the official opening ceremony of the joint air defense command post.

Stressing the importance of the joint air defense command post opening, Ohanyan said that it is a qualitatively new level of the Armenian-Russian military cooperation and is an evidence of the strategic nature of the two countries’ relations.

The Minister also participated in a ceremony of army building’s opening in a military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces’ air defense, familiarized himself with conditions in barracks and operation of S-300 missile systems.