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| Russia plans 'tactical city' for anti-terror training |
| 2016-09-18 |
| [RBTH] Russia plans to build a special complex dedicated entirely to preparing special forces that will be able to take decisive action in the event of a terrorist attack. Yulia Plavinskaya, communications director for the future International Training Center for the Special Forces, said the private center will be built in Gudermes, in Chechnya in 2018. According to regional president Ramzan Kadyrov, construction is being financed by Russian investments. However, he did not say which companies are providing the funds. It is planned that representatives of all Russian security agencies, and foreign ones, will be able to use the center's services. Kadyrov notes that some foreign countries have already expressed the desire to send fighters for training there, including China, Canada and Kazakhstan. The 400-hectare complex will be a tactical city for working with all possible terrorist scenarios: liberating hostages in a school, on a bus or plane, in the subway and other public places. The trainees will also prepare for fighting militants in forests and mountainous areas around the base. The center's airborne program will be expanded to include landing with a wingsuit. It will help the fighter reduce his falling speed to 45 mph and glide at a speed of 155 mph. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Something to ponder; |
| Posted by: Dale 2016-09-18 14:02 |