Showing posts with label Rocket Forces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rocket Forces. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2015

Russia Wraps Up War Games Featuring Strategic Rocket Forces


The largest military exercises ever to involve the Strategic Missile Forces have concluded in Russia. Russia has conducted military exercises involving its Strategic Rocket Forces; these were the largest such Russian drills yet, with 30 regiments based all across the country taking part, Russian media outlets reported. During the drills, servicemen used the country's most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile complexes, such as the Topol, Topol- M and Yars. Additionally, a number of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, were involved in the war games which saw combat patrolling and missile firing practice, among other things.