MOSCOW July 31: Russia’s Airborne Troops will receive ten new artillery vehicles at the end of summer, the troops’ Commander Lieut. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov said in Moscow.
“We will receive a battery of Nona self-propelled artillery vehicles in late August. This includes ten vehicles plus two command vehicles,” Shamanov said.
The Airborne Troops are currently testing two new radio communications sets, which will help control the troops’ operations at a distance of up to ten kilometers, the general said.
“This is just what we lacked during the first and second [Chechen] campaigns and the five-day war [during last August's conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia],” he said.
The Airborne Troops are also taking steps to modernize their servicemen’s ammunition, a set of which should weigh no more than 25-30 kilograms, Shamanov said.
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“We will receive a battery of Nona self-propelled artillery vehicles in late August. This includes ten vehicles plus two command vehicles,” Shamanov said.
The Airborne Troops are currently testing two new radio communications sets, which will help control the troops’ operations at a distance of up to ten kilometers, the general said.
“This is just what we lacked during the first and second [Chechen] campaigns and the five-day war [during last August's conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia],” he said.
The Airborne Troops are also taking steps to modernize their servicemen’s ammunition, a set of which should weigh no more than 25-30 kilograms, Shamanov said.
http://www.militarynews.ru/EMAIN.ASP