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Russia and Belarus create common air defense system · 2009-02-04 13:25
An agreement on forming a common air defense system of Russia and Belarus was signed at a meeting of the Union State's Supreme State Council, Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said.
"This system will increase the defense ability of Russia and Belarus a lot," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the meeting.
The common air defense system should be developed alongside Belarus-Russia military contacts, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko added.
The common air defense network of Russia and Belarus will upgrade radar control of the air space at low and super-low altitudes on the western boundary of the Union State from the Baltic countries to Ukraine, ITAR-TASS informs.
The network will engage five aviation units, ten air defense units, five radio-technical units and one electronic warfare unit.
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