Combat Commonwealth 2013 Air Defense Exercise

An active phase of the Combat Commonwealth 2013 air defense exercise, involving units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), is being held at Russia’s Ashuluk firing range near the Caspian Sea on September 6 to 11.
Photo: A Pantsyr-S1 short-range gun-missile air defense system at the Combat Commonwealth 2013 air defense exercise in the Astrakhan Region.

The Combat Commonwealth is a biennial exercise, which this year involves air defense units from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Photo: MiG-29 fighter jets at the Privolzhsky airfield in the Astrakhan Region during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 exercise.

Russia is represented at the exercise by 500 servicemen and some 100 pieces of military hardware.
Photo: An S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) air defense system during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 exercise in the Ashuluk range.

Some 20 units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have been placed on high alert for the duration of the Combat Commonwealth 2013 drills.
Photo: S-400 air defense systems fire missiles at simulated targets during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 drills.

A MiG-29 fighter jet at the Privolzhsky airfield in the Astrakhan Region during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 exercise.

MiG-29 fighter jets landing at the Privolzhsky airfield in the Astrakhan Region during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 exercise.

S-400 Triumf air defense systems during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 exercise in the Ashuluk range.

S-300 Favorit air defense systems fire missiles at simulated targets during the Combat Commonwealth 2013 drills.

A Pantsyr-S1 short-range gun-missile air defense system at the Combat Commonwealth 2013 air defense exercise in the Astrakhan Region.