The State of the Integrated Air Defense System of the Warsaw Pact Countries and Measures for Improvement (Summary)21 May 1970 |
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Description:
This is the summary of a report by the chief of the Warsaw Pact (WP) Air Defense Troops, Marshal Pavel Batitskii, on NATO's air forces and the WP's air defense capabilities. His report was delivered during the second session of the WP Committee of Defense Ministers in Sofia 1970. He begins with a review of NATO's policies, development, and strategy in terms of air power. The air forces of NATO members are powerful and modern. Secondly, he offers an overview of the WP's integrated air defense system, its condition, components, advantages, and disadvantages, as well as prospects for further development. The WP forces are vulnerable to attacks from very low altitudes.
Collection: Defense Ministers
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Document Type:
Summary
Memorandum Sender: Batitskii, Commander of Air Defense Troops of the Warsaw Pact Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 10 Cold War Period: 1970s Persons: Batitskii |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br. Call Number: DVW 1/71026 |
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