Another four S-300 air defense missile systems to be received by Belarusian army by 2016

The 377th guards air defense missile regiment, the 1st and 115th air defense missile regiments are supposed to get four air defense missile batteries S-300.

BelTA was informed about that by representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

“Besides, S-300 training systems are being purchased, too. The radio warfare troops are getting new Belarus-made hardware such as the radar station Rosa and the modern radar complex Vostok. There are plans to buy new radar stations, including the ones from Russia,” the source in the ministry said.

In order to improve the effectiveness of aviation the Air Force and Air Defense command intends to test equipment meant to provide comprehensive protection against high-precision weapons to aerial units. All the necessary equipment has been tested by OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant and at the training range of the Belarusian Defense Ministry. The complex can jam enemy radars without requiring the pilot’s attention.

Representatives of the ministry noted that the acquisition of new and modernized hardware and weapons by the Air Force and Air Defense units allows considerable bolstering the capabilities of military units with regard to the quality fulfillment of air defense missions.