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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:24 AM
 
Russian armed forces will conducted over 3,500 military exercises of various levels in 2014.
According to the plans of the Russian defense ministry, over 3,500 military exercises of various levels, including 29 international ones, will be conducted. The largest of these will be "East 2014." Officials with the ministry noted that an important role would be paid to interaction of the Army, Air Force and Navy on the battlefield.
     
According to the plans of the Russian defense ministry, over 3,500 military exercises of various levels, including 29 international ones, will be conducted. The largest of these will be "East 2014." Officials with the ministry noted that an important role would be paid to interaction of the Army, Air Force and Navy on the battlefield.
Russian army soldiers at military training exercise.

     
To reduce costs and time of training specialists in the armed forces, new forms of education, with the use of computer technology will be introduced, as well as training complexes of new generation.

According to officials, current approaches to the organization of combat training stipulate not only the introduction of new training exercises and the mastering of most advanced teaching methods, but also a fivefold increase in the use of ammunition.

In this regard, the troops already begin to use advanced training equipment with radio-controlled targets. Such innovations will automate the process to organize and conduct trainings.

Furthermore, the military will develop training methods using laser weapons simulators and electronic record keeping.

Igor Korotchenko Editor of National Defense Magazine believes that for Russia it is crucial to keep the volume and level of military spending at the level of the numbers that had been announced before the rearmament program.

"At any rate, no cuts are in sight on the level of the state defense order. This was confirmed at meetings on the military-industrial complex, which President Putin conducted last week. We expect that combat training activities will be funded appropriately," said the expert.