MOSCOW, September 1 (AVN) - A large-scale demonstration of armament and military equipment used by the General Purpose Forces will take place at the Gorokhovets testing ground of the Moscow military district from September 11 to 15, a spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday.
At the same time, the testing ground will host a demonstrative regimental tactical exercise for students of the General Staff Academy, the spokesman told the Military News Agency. Such large-scale activities have not been held there for 10 years, he added.
The future commanders of armies and divisions will take a look on methods of armament and equipment appliance in mountain warfare, study the experience in troops management gained in the Chechen mountains, learn advanced methods of combat and operative training and overall troops maintenance, the spokesman said.
The exercise and demonstration will involve the latest models of armament.