Air defense exercise with live fire by the Cyprus Armed Forces! (VIDEO+PHOTOS)

Just a few days ago the General Chief of Staff of the Cypriot Armed Forces took office. He didn’t wait at all and the first anti-aircraft defense exercise was ordered.

The Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) systems used were the French-made Very Short Range Air Defense System (VSHORADS) Mistral.

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