ASTRAKHAN (TASS): The agreement on the creation of a unified regional air defense system (air defense) of Russia and Tajikistan is undergoing the ratification procedure, similar projects are being discussed with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhs-tan and Armenia. This was stated on Tuesday following a meeting of the Coordination Committee for Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, Deputy Chairman of the Coordination Committee, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov.
“The agreement on the creation of a unified regional air defense system of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan, signed on April 27, 2021, is undergoing ratification,” he said.
Grekhov also noted that “at present, a draft agreement on the creation of a unified regional air defense system of Russia and Kyrgyzstan is undergoing t-he procedure of domestic coordination.” Upon completion of this work, the draft agreement will be submitted for signing to the defense ministers of the two countries. Also, according to the colonel-general, “work continues on the practical implementation of agreements between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
Now the forces and means of the CIS joint air defense system include 19 aviation units, 38 units of anti-aircraft missile forces, 15 units of radio engineering troops, nine air defense brigades and three units of electronic warfare. The management of these forces and assets is carried out by the national commands, and the coordination of joint actions is carried out by the chairman of the Coordination Committee for Air Defense.
