Baku, Azerbaijan, March 9
Trend:
In accordance with the plan approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, large-scale exercises with the participation of various military branches, formations and military units of Azerbaijani Army will be held on March 12-17, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a message March 9.
The exercises will involve up to 25,000 military personnel, up to 250 tanks and other armored vehicles, up to 1,000 missiles and artillery systems of different caliber, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, up to 50 army and front-line aviation for various purposes.
During the exercises, the troops will carry out tasks to prevent enemy from attacking, suppress enemy with fire, restore defense along advantageous frontiers by inflicting counterstrikes and conduct a large-scale counteroffensive operation.
Meanwhile, live-fire exercises using new weapons systems is planned to be conducted at various training grounds in the course of the exercises.