MOSCOW, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Aerospace Force began receiving cutting-edge training simulators for mastering the operation of air defense missile systems and other combat aircraft, local news reported Monday.

The Aerospace Force are being equipped with modern training simulators intended to prepare first-class specialists, TASS news agency quoted Sergei Surovikin, Russian Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief, as saying.

According to Surovikin, these training simulators are designed for combat aircraft including Yak-130, Su-34, combat helicopters such as Mi-28N, Ka-52 and Mi-8MTV-5, and also for S-400 air defense systems and Pantsir-S short-and medium-range surface-to-air missile systems.

The commander added that Russia is continuing work on equipment for firing systems and modern control systems.