Training Syrians to operate S-300 missile systems will take one month - Russian general
MOSCOW. May 31 (Interfax-AVN) - Training Syrian specialists to operate Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems will take no more than a month, Gen. Anatoly Kornukov, a former Russian Air Force commander, told Interfax-AVN on Friday.
"Certainly, our specialists will have to train Syrian colleagues if they receive such systems. But everything will depend on the diligence of those trained. But the most minimal period of training is half of a month or a month," he said.
Asked how long it would take to deploy S-300 systems after they arrive in Syria, Kornukov said that "everything will depend on the site where these systems should be placed."
"Reaching the site will take some time, but the deployment itself will require no more than a couple of hours. I am giving you a longer period because the systems could require additional adjustments after transportation and loading," he said.
"But in an ordinary situation, our systems can be deployed within five minutes," he added.