AT 2018 Airborne year will be completed the formation of three new tank battalions, multiple units and electronic warfare UAV, reports TASS message Commander of the Airborne Troops Andrey Serdyukov.
According to the commander, currently composed of VDV 4 divisions, 5 individual teams, parts and maintenance of educational institutions.
As part of the landing connections today are tank companies, Company and EW UAV, intelligence company reorganized into Recon, It created a separate repair-restoration battalion. Besides, Crimean formed in separate assault battalion, he told.
All this has increased the combat capability of troops to 20%, Serdyukov said.
He also said, that received in the past 5 years 52 thousand. arms units allowed the troops to increase the possibility of fire damage on 16%. This vitality level at rose 20%, and maneuverability - in 1,3 fold.
The commander added, that the share of equipment with modern weaponry and technology today makes 62%.
Also increased the share of modern landing (at 1,4 fold), armored vehicles (at 2,4 fold) rocket and artillery weapons (at 3,5 time).
