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Baku / 16.04.17 / Turan: On April 16, the Azerbaijani army started six-day large-scale exercises, in which 30,000 servicemen take part.
The exercises involve more than 250 tanks and armored vehicles, up to 200 rocket-artillery units of different caliber, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, 25 combat aircraft for various purposes, as well as new radio electronic reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles.
The exercises are conducted, according to the plan approved by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The Defense Ministry press service reported the exercises are conducted to check the combat readiness of the troops, as well as control and interaction in conditions close to combat. -0 ---
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